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The 1st Fujairah Global Chess Championship 2025, organized by the Fujairah Chess & Culture Club, is scheduled to be held in Fujairah, UAE, from August 24 to September 01 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The tournament is separated in 3 categories – Superstars, Masters, and Open. With a prize fund of 15 000 $ and more than 240 players, the Open section will be one of the best youth tournaments this summer.

The 1st Fujairah Global Chess Championship 2025, organized by the Fujairah Chess & Culture Club, is scheduled to be held in Fujairah, UAE, from August 24 to September 01 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The tournament is separated in 3 categories – Superstars, Masters, and Open. With a prize fund of 80 000 $, the Superstars section will be one of the best tournaments this summer.

The 1st Fujairah Global Chess Championship 2025, organized by the Fujairah Chess & Culture Club, is scheduled to be held in Fujairah, UAE, from August 24 to September 01 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The tournament is separated in 3 categories – Superstars, Masters, and Open. With a prize fund of 30 000 $ and more than 250 registered players, the Masters section will be one of the biggest tournaments this summer.

Awonder Liang is the latest player to have crossed the 2700 mark. This happened after his round 6 victory at the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters. Awonder Liang has added 4 elo points in the six games he played in Chennai, bringing him exactly to 2700 elo.

Breaking: Integral (2590), the chess engine by Aron Petkovski, is sole leader of the Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) with 15,5/24. It is also the only engine that continues undefeated in TCEC. Integral is ahead of the defending champion Stockfish (2731) with 15,0/24 and Lc0 (2693) with 14,0/24.

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The Brasilia+TI Chess Open 2025 will take place from August 18 to August 21 in Brasilia, Brazil. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec /move.

The AIM International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2025 will take place from August 13 to August 17 in India. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec /move.

The JESENIK OPEN 2025 will take place from August 16 to August 24 in Czech Republic. This tournament is separated into 2 categories: Group A and Group B. The Group B section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec /move.

The JESENIK OPEN 2025 will take place from August 16 to August 24 in Czech Republic. This tournament is separated into 2 categories: Group A and Group B. The Group A section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec /move.

The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025, a cornerstone of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) since 2017, is set to deliver another thrilling display of high-stakes, fast-paced chess action. Held in the chess capital of America, Saint Louis, Missouri, this tournament is the third and final rapid and blitz event of the 2025 GCT season.