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The Sahel Chess Festival 2025 is taking place September 02 – September 08 in Monastir, Tunisia. The tournament is separated into 3 rating categories – Open A upper 2000, OPEN B 1700-2000, and OPEN C under 1700,. The OPEN C under 1700 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move.

The Sahel Chess Festival 2025 is taking place September 02 – September 08 in Monastir, Tunisia. The tournament is separated into 3 rating categories – Open A upper 2000, OPEN B 1700-2000, and OPEN C under 1700,. The OPEN B 1700-2000 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move.

The Sahel Chess Festival 2025 is taking place September 02 – September 08 in Monastir, Tunisia. The tournament is separated into 3 rating categories – Open A upper 2000, OPEN B 1700-2000, and OPEN C under 1700,. The Open A upper 2000 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Tunisia, check out The African Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The US Grandmaster Brewington Hardaway is the winner of Fujairah Global Chess 2025 in the Masters section. Brewington Hardaway collected 7,5/9 and finished half a point ahead of Umut Ata Akbas, Artin Ashraf, Venkataraman Karthik, Reza Mahdavi, and Nico Chasin.

This is a second success this month for Brewington Hardaway after his convincing win at Abu Dhabi blitz

Pranav Venkatesh is the winner of Fujairah Global Chess 2025 in the Superstars section. Entering into the final round Pranav V had half a point advantage ahead of Sanan Sjugirov and Amin Tabatabaei. A draw would have been enough for the Indian player to secure a high prize, but he pushed with white and won his final game to finish with 7,0/9. Along the way Pranav V defeated Nihal Sarin, Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli, Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, M.

Article by Leon Watson, World Chess

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One million people worldwide are now registered on World Chess, demonstrating for the first time that the official partner of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) can be considered a major player.

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The Portuguese National Championship 2024-25 is taking place August 31 – September 07 in Matosinhos, Portugal. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with time control 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Portugal, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Campeonato de España 2025 is taking place September 06 – September 11 in Hoznayo, Spain. The tournament is separated into 3 rating categories – Under 2300, Under 2000, and Under 1700. The Under 1700 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Campeonato de España 2025 is taking place September 06 – September 11 in Hoznayo, Spain. The tournament is separated into 3 rating categories – Under 2300, Under 2000, and Under 1700. The Under 2000 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Campeonato de España 2025 is taking place September 06 – September 11 in Hoznayo, Spain. The tournament is separated into 3 rating categories – Under 2300, Under 2000, and Under 1700. The Under 2300 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.