Chess Club SACH of Thessaloniki is proud to announce that 4th Vardaris is dedicated to the Central Chess Club of Bucharest and as we're doing every year with a different team, we will proceed to brotherhood this year, with this legendary club.

Few information for this club.

Central Chess Club of Bucharest (founded in 1977) is the oldest chess structure in Romania besides Romanian Chess Federation and has more than 500 members, most of them children or youngsters.

Every year, our players and our teams fight in Romanian National Championships, winning medals and trophies and launching new faces in competitions.

Dear chess friends,

The new year has just begun and together we enter the final straight towards the International Chess Tournament "Vardaris", organised by Chess Club SACH Thessaloniki for the 4th consecutive year.

We would like to remind you that on the 15th of January expires the deadline for the additional 10% discount on the privileged prices, offered to the participants and their attendants at the playing venue, the 5 star Holiday Inn Hotel in Thessaloniki.

Take advantage of this unique offer and make your reservation on time, directly to the hotel.

Happy New Year! Health and happiness to all of you!

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In the latest issue of "New In Chess Magazine 2017/8" that has just been released, besides the latest chess news, thousands of magazine's readers worldwide, will also meet "Vardaris".

An indicative and exquisite picture of this year's "Vardaris" logo, is on the main pages of the magazine, promoting our country, our city and our tournament.

"New In Chess" was first released in 1984 and is being distributed today in 116 countries around the world. The worldwide top chess players have written articles for this magazine.

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"Vardaris" and "New In Chess" are preparing together another surprise for the tournament's particip

We welcome you to the 4th International Chess Tournament "Vardaris" with some shots and a superb remembrance from the 3rd...We welcome you to the 4th International Chess Tournament "Vardaris" with some shots and a superb remembrance from the 3rd.

Chess Club "SACH" of Thessaloniki organises and presents for 4th consecutive year, the International Chess Tournament "Vardaris". In an impeccable environment, that uniquely offers the 5* Holiday Inn Hotel in the centre of the city, with participants arriving from every corner of Greece and several foreign countries, with exceptional guests, many surprises for the participants and yet a daily live streaming of the top games and a web tv, "Vardaris" becomes a wind of renewal, evolution and originality in the city's chess events... For 4th year, "Vardaris" is blowing... just like the wind... Live it!

Stefanos Linnaios will walk the paths of the 4th International Chess Tournament "Vardaris". The exceptional actor, director, writer and above all, human, will share with us his experiences of his great career in arts, but also in chess. His presence, along with his beloved wife, Elli Fotiou, will be a wonderful opportunity to listen to his stories and understand through them another era that reaches current times. So, we are expecting, with great joy and impatience, this unique opportunity, this great artist and chess player.