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The American Grandmaster Brewington Hardaway is the winner of the 2025 Abu Dhabi blitz tournament. Brewington Hardaway won the 11 rounds Swiss a full point ahead of his closest competitor in a field of 320 players. He collected 10,0/11 and remained undefeated throughout the event.

Six players finished with 9,0/11, with the silver medal going to Benny Aizenberg and the bronze is for Marco Materia.

The main event of Abu Dhabi Chess Festival continues and you can follow it live here

The SRR International Open will take place August 21 – August 25 in Vijayawada, India. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec /move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The XXVI Open Internacional de Sants – Ciutat de Barcelona will take place August 22 – August 31 in Cotxeres de Sants – Barcelona. Spain. This tournament is separated in 3 categories – Group A, Group B and Group C. The Group C section is a 10-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec /move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The XXVI Open Internacional de Sants – Ciutat de Barcelona will take place August 22 – August 31 in Cotxeres de Sants – Barcelona. Spain. This tournament is separated in 3 categories – Group A, Group B and Group C. The Group B section is a 10-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec /move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The XXVI Open Internacional de Sants – Ciutat de Barcelona will take place August 22 – August 31 in Cotxeres de Sants – Barcelona. Spain. This tournament is separated in 3 categories – Group A, Group B and Group C. The Group A section is a 10-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec /move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Belt and Road Open 2025 (Aksu) will take place August 20 – August 25 in Aksu, China. This tournament is separated in 2 categories – Group A and Group B. The Group B section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec /move. For more events from China, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Belt and Road Open 2025 (Aksu) will take place August 20 – August 25 in Aksu, China. This tournament is separated in 2 categories – Group A and Group B. The Group A section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec /move. For more events from China, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

This is the live coverage of the match between Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Wesley So, part of the Sinquefield Cup 2025.

This is the live coverage of the match between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian, part of the Sinquefield Cup 2025.

This is the live coverage of the match between Fabiano Caruana and Alireza Firouzja, part of the Sinquefield Cup 2025.