The Sitges Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 22-29 July 2018 in Sitges, Spain. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.
The Panamerican Youth Championships are 9-round Swiss tournaments taking place from 22-28 July 2018 in Santiago de Chile. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.
The FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) is pleased to announce the tenth FIDE-TRG Trainer Awards Results for 2017. The final results were decided (voted) by the following Experts’ Panel, consisting of seven members, with reputation and knowledge in the field of training:
The Andorra Open, a traditional tournament in the heart of the Pyrenees, is celebrating its 36th edition from 21-29 July 2018. The 9-round Swiss tournament boosts a prize fund of 10,000 euros, with 2,100 for the winner.
The Lev Polugaevsky Memorial was a 9-round Swiss tournament which took place in Samara, Russia from July 10-18, 2018.
The event is part of the Russia Cup series.
Chinese Individual Championships Group B is 11 rounds swiss and will be held from July 18-23 in Jiangmen. Three players will qualify for next year 2019 championship.
Since the accidental fall in Norway on May 31, the Chinese chess “one brother” and the World Cup runner-up Ding Liren temporarily stopped the international chess with the rating of 2800 points.
