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Prague International Chess Festival 2021 took place from 14-20 June in Hotel Don Giovanni in Prague, Czech Republic.

The 2021 Arzum Turkish Women’s Championship took place from 13-19 June in Corum Turkey.

The event was played in 7 rounds, Swiss system, with participation of 32 players and time control of 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

European Women Individual Chess Championship 2021 will take place from 8-21 August 2021, in Iasi, Romania,

The event will be played in 11 rounds, Swiss system, with time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from /move one.

The total prize fund of the event will be 60.000 Euros, with 10.000 Euros reserved for the Winner of the event.

The FIDE World Chess Cup 2021 will take place in Sochi, starting July 10, 2021.

Out of 206 players taking part in FIDE World Cup 2021, a large portion earned their spots through Continental events, allowed to be organized in hybrid or online formats. This is the first time in the history of chess that the World Chess Championship cycle participants are decided in online events.

Since 2016, the Paris Rapid and Blitz tournament has been a part of the Grand Chess Tour and this year is no exception. Through the support of Vivendi and Colliers International, Paris will host the second stop on the 2021 Grand Chess Tour and promises five days of excitement and fireworks.

Ten elite grandmasters will compete in 9 rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess for a total prize fund of $150,000.

The participants are:

After Slovakian Grandmaster Jergus Pechac showed the spirit of majestic sportsmanship during the European Hybrid Qualification Tournament for the FIDE World Cup 2021, FIDE President decided to provide him a wild card for Sochi.

World No. 5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov finished the 1st leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour with 6.0/9 points to win 1st place in the 2021 Superbet Chess Classic, clinching victory after a draw with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round. Tying for second place were Levon Aronian, Wesley So, and Alexander Grischuk, who each drew their last-round games to finish with 5.0/9.

The win earns Mamedyarov a first-place prize of $90,000 and a total of 13 Grand Chess Tour points.

The 2021 edition of the Prague Chess Festival takes place from 14-20 June in Hotel Don Giovanni in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Festival features Masters, Futures, Open and Rated tournaments. The main Master event is an 8-player round-robin tournament with participation of:

Five rounds have been played at the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour Romania 2021. After 5 played rounds, the resting day took place yesterday.

World No. 9 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the only decisive game of the day 5 as he defeated GM Constantin Lupulescu with the Black pieces, catching up to the leaders with a score of 3.0/5. With all four other games drawn, Mamedyarov, So, and Grischuk headed the resting day as leaders.

LIVE: Grand Chess Tour Romania 2021 – Live

The first event of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, Superbet Chess Classic 2021, takes place from June 3-15, 2021 in Bucharest, Romania.

The event is hosted in Stejarii County Club, with 10 participants playing a 9 rounds round-robin tournament. The total prize fund is 325.000$.

LIVE: Grand Chess Tour Romania 2021