The Spilimbergo Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 10-15 August 2018 in Spilimbergo, Italy. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.
Chinese no. 1 Ding Liren returns after injury in his home city of Wenzhou with a 4-game match against former World Champion Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria.
The Olomouc Chess Summer is a festival taking place from 11-18 August 2018 in Olomouc, Czechia. We broadcast the GM and 2 IM tournaments, plus the Open.
The 4th International tournament, in memory of Eftychios Krommydakis, is a 10-player round-robin taking place in Chania, Crete, Greece, from 9-16 August 2018.
The 17th Iranian Men Festival Championship 1397 is an 11-round Swiss tournament taking place from 9-16 August 2018 in Hamedan, Iran. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.
The “Jugando con las estrellas” (“Playing with the stars”) International Tournament is taking place from 10-17 August 2018 in Santa Cruz de La Palma, on the Canary Island of La Palma.
20th International Open Sants will be held from 17th August to 26th August in Barcelona.
It will be one of the biggest tournament this summer. In Group A 366 players are expected to take part. The top seeded are GM Anton Demchenko, GM Dariusz Swiercz, GM Dieter Nisipeanu etc…