OTB chess tournaments

Over-the-board tournaments found in the game databases ChessHunter imports (Lumbras GigaBase and The Week in Chess), 7,044,474 games in all. Open a tournament to see its standings, then a player to explore their openings and prepare for them.

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Tournament	Dates	Type	Players	Avg. Elo	Games
FIDE World Cup 2023Baku AZE· Jul 30 – Aug 24, 2023	Jul 30 – Aug 24, 2023	Classical	214	2516	730
FIDE World Cup Women 2023Baku AZE· Jul 30 – Aug 21, 2023	Jul 30 – Aug 21, 2023	Classical	103	2280	303
Baku Open 2023Baku AZE· May 4 – 12, 2023	May 4 – 12, 2023	Classical	118	2334	411
ch-AZE Women 2023Baku AZE· Feb 4 – 14, 2023	Feb 4 – 14, 2023	Classical	11	2069	54
Guba Open 2023Guba AZE· Feb 7 – 13, 2023	Feb 7 – 13, 2023	Classical	31	1729	61
77. ch-AZE Final 2023Baku AZE· Jan 23 – 28, 2023	Jan 23 – 28, 2023	Classical	4	2310	11
77. ch-AZE Prelim 2023Baku AZE· Jan 13 – 22, 2023	Jan 13 – 22, 2023	Classical	20	2351	85
White Rook Cup GM 2023Baku AZE· Jan 3 – 9, 2023	Jan 3 – 9, 2023	Classical	10	2383	43
8. Gashimov Mem BlitzBaku AZE· Dec 22 – 23, 2022	Dec 22 – 23, 2022	Blitz	10	2678	88
8. Gashimov Mem RapidBaku AZE· Dec 18 – 20, 2022	Dec 18 – 20, 2022	Rapid	10	2678	44
NCC IM 2 2022Baku AZE· Dec 11 – 15, 2022	Dec 11 – 15, 2022	Classical	10	2274	44
ch-AZE Blitz Women 2022Baku AZE· Dec 5, 2022	Dec 5, 2022	Blitz	14	2025	41
ch-AZE Blitz 2022Baku AZE· Dec 5, 2022	Dec 5, 2022	Blitz	22	2394	64
ch-AZE Rapid Women 2022Baku AZE· Dec 2 – 3, 2022	Dec 2 – 3, 2022	Rapid	14	2025	42
ch-AZE Rapid 2022Baku AZE· Dec 2 – 3, 2022	Dec 2 – 3, 2022	Rapid	22	2394	63
Nakhchivan CC IM 2022Nakhchivan AZE· Nov 17 – 21, 2022	Nov 17 – 21, 2022	Classical	10	2212	51
World Youth U16 OlympiadNakhchivan AZE· Oct 2 – 10, 2022	Oct 2 – 10, 2022	Classical	171	1853	492
Shusha Chess Blitz 2022Shusha AZE· Sep 24, 2022	Sep 24, 2022	Blitz	11	2691	96
Shusha Chess Rapid 2022Shusha AZE· Sep 21 – 23, 2022	Sep 21 – 23, 2022	Rapid	11	2691	49
2. Sunday GM June 2022Nakhchivan AZE· Jun 12 – 16, 2022	Jun 12 – 16, 2022	Classical	10	2339	50
ch-AZE Women 2022Baku AZE· May 17 – 23, 2022	May 17 – 23, 2022	Classical	8	2106	28
2. Sunday GM May 2022Nakhchivan AZE· May 15 – 20, 2022	May 15 – 20, 2022	Classical	12	2364	52
Nakhchivan Open 2022Nakhchivan AZE· May 8 – 14, 2022	May 8 – 14, 2022	Classical	40	1922	52
2. Sunday IM Apr 2022Nakhchivan AZE· Apr 10 – 16, 2022	Apr 10 – 16, 2022	Classical	10	2254	45
Fourth Sunday IM Mar 2022Nakhchivan AZE· Mar 20 – 26, 2022	Mar 20 – 26, 2022	Classical	10	2265	44
2. Sunday IM Mar 2022Nakhchivan AZE· Mar 13 – 19, 2022	Mar 13 – 19, 2022	Classical	10	2257	44
76. ch-AZE Final 2022Nakhchivan AZE· Feb 15 – 18, 2022	Feb 15 – 18, 2022	Classical	4	2560	10
76. ch-AZE Prelim 2022Nakhchivan AZE· Feb 5 – 13, 2022	Feb 5 – 13, 2022	Classical	24	2309	106
Nakhchivan Premium 2 2022Nakhchivan AZE· Jan 14 – 25, 2022	Jan 14 – 25, 2022	Classical	13	2008	73
7. Gashimov Mem BlitzBaku AZE· Dec 22 – 23, 2021	Dec 22 – 23, 2021	Blitz	8	2717	55
7. Gashimov Mem RapidBaku AZE· Dec 18 – 21, 2021	Dec 18 – 21, 2021	Rapid	8	2717	64
ch-AZE Women 2021Nakhchivan AZE· May 21 – 31, 2021	May 21 – 31, 2021	Classical	12	1963	64
75. ch-AZE Final 2021Nakhchivan AZE· May 15 – 18, 2021	May 15 – 18, 2021	Classical	4	2349	14
75. ch-AZE Prelim 2021Nakhchivan AZE· May 4 – 14, 2021	May 4 – 14, 2021	Classical	12	2339	63
Nakhchivan Premium 2021Nakhchivan AZE· Mar 22 – 31, 2021	Mar 22 – 31, 2021	Classical	13	1901	48
ch-AZE w 2020Baku AZE· Mar 4 – 13, 2020	Mar 4 – 13, 2020	Classical	10	2090	45
Fuad Jafarov Mem MastersBaku AZE· Jan 4 – 10, 2020	Jan 4 – 10, 2020	Classical	12	2368	49
Baku Open 2019Baku AZE· Sep 20 – 28, 2019	Sep 20 – 28, 2019	Classical	58	2101	90
Baku Summer Festival IMBaku AZE· Jul 3 – 9, 2019	Jul 3 – 9, 2019	Classical	13	2172	53
Baku Summer Festival GMBaku AZE· Jul 3 – 9, 2019	Jul 3 – 9, 2019	Classical	12	2325	52
Zirva Cup GM Norm 2019Baku AZE· May 12 – 18, 2019	May 12 – 18, 2019	Classical	10	2452	45
Nakhchivan Open 2019Nakhchivan AZE· May 2 – 10, 2019	May 2 – 10, 2019	Classical	43	2353	104
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019Shamkir AZE· Mar 31 – Apr 9, 2019	Mar 31 – Apr 9, 2019	Classical	12	2783	61
ch-AZE w 2019Baku AZE· Feb 4 – 12, 2019	Feb 4 – 12, 2019	Classical	18	1949	71
74. ch-AZE 2019Baku AZE· Jan 16 – 24, 2019	Jan 16 – 24, 2019	Classical	20	2163	89
Fuad Jafarov Mem MastersBaku AZE· Jan 4 – 11, 2019	Jan 4 – 11, 2019	Classical	10	2368	37
Baku Open 2018Baku AZE· Nov 24 – Dec 2, 2018	Nov 24 – Dec 2, 2018	Classical	59	2174	95
1. Shakh Club Open 2018Baku AZE· Oct 20 – 26, 2018	Oct 20 – 26, 2018	Classical	23	1712	36
Nakhchivan Open 2018Nakhchivan AZE· May 2 – 10, 2018	May 2 – 10, 2018	Classical	45	2427	109
Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018Shamkir AZE· Apr 19 – 28, 2018	Apr 19 – 28, 2018	Classical	12	2770	62

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