The best U.S. junior chess players return to Saint Louis, the “nation’s Chess Capital”, this summer as the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis hosts the U.S.
The Swiss Championship was a 10-player round-robin tournament which took place from 12-20 July 2018 in Lenzerheide.
In the same place were held few other tournaments.
The Xtracon Open is a huge 10-round tournament taking place in Elsinore, Denmark from 21-29 July 2018. It was previously known as the Politiken Cup before acquiring its new Danish IT company sponsor.
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.
