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The Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 is taking place August 01- August 09 in Hongkong . The tournament is separated in 5 categories – Standart, Rapid Open, Rapid Women, Blitz Open and Blitz Women. The Blitz Open section is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 5 mins + 3 secs / move. For more events from Asia, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 is taking place August 01- August 09 in Hongkong . The tournament is separated in 5 categories – Standart, Rapid Open, Rapid Women, Blitz Open and Blitz Women. The Rapid Women section is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 15 mins + 5 secs / move. For more events from Asia, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 is taking place August 01- August 09 in Hongkong . The tournament is separated in 5 categories – Standart, Rapid Open, Rapid Women, Blitz Open and Blitz Women. The Rapid Open section is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 15 mins + 5 secs / move. For more events from Asia, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2025 is taking place August 01- August 09 in Hongkong . The tournament is separated in 5 categories – Standart, Rapid Open, Rapid Women, Blitz Open and Blitz Women. The Standart section is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move. For more events from Asia, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Royal City Masters 2025 is taking place August 02- August 07 in Guelph, ON, Canada. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move. For more events from Canada, check out The North American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The X Open Internacional de Ajedrez 64 Villalba 2025 is taking place August 04- August 12 in Villalba, Madrid, Spain. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 27th HZ University of Applied Sciences 2025 is taking place August 02- August 09 in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 secs / move. For more events from Netherlands, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The IX Open Internacional Ciutat de Sueca 2025 is taking place August 04- August 10 in Sueca,Spain. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 49th Internacional Open “City of Badalona” is taking place August 03- August 11 in Badalona,Spain. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov, the top rated English player currently 53rd in the world, wrote an extensive post titled “Stay humble”on the recent developments in the chess world, discussing the Esports World Cup, Las Vegas Freestyle, and the FIFA Club World Cup.