OTB chess tournaments

Over-the-board tournaments found in the game databases ChessHunter imports (Lumbras GigaBase and The Week in Chess), 7,048,610 games in all. Open a tournament to see its standings, then a player to explore their openings and prepare for them.

95 tournaments · most recent first

Tournament	Dates	Type	Players	Avg. Elo	Games
ch-Africa 2025Kerdasa EGY· May 13 – 20, 2025	May 13 – 20, 2025	Classical	48	2123	50
ch-Africa Women 2025Kerdasa EGY· May 13 – 20, 2025	May 13 – 20, 2025	Classical	24	1778	56
Africa Ch 2025Kerdasa EGY· May 13 – 18, 2025	May 13 – 18, 2025	Classical	54	2123	137
Al Ain Overseas Int 2023Cairo EGY· Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2023	Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2023	Classical	166	1732	299
Africa Ch Women 2023Giza EGY· May 6 – 13, 2023	May 6 – 13, 2023	Classical	21	1804	45
Africa Ch 2023Giza EGY· May 6 – 13, 2023	May 6 – 13, 2023	Classical	44	2239	97
Golden Cleopatra OpenCairo EGY· Dec 13 – 21, 2016	Dec 13 – 21, 2016	Classical	124	2076	155
Egypt Open 2016Cairo EGY· Apr 22 – 28, 2016	Apr 22 – 28, 2016	Classical	208	2016	313
It OpenMahalla EGY· Jul 26 – 31, 2015	Jul 26 – 31, 2015	Classical	13	2127	9
16. Mahalla Open 2015El-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY· Jul 24 – 31, 2015	Jul 24 – 31, 2015	Classical	66	2057	75
Africa Ch w 2015Cairo EGY· May 2 – 10, 2015	May 2 – 10, 2015	Classical	12	1905	12
Ch AfricaCairo EGY· May 2 – 10, 2015	May 2 – 10, 2015	Classical	28	2302	34
Africa Ch 2015Cairo EGY· May 2 – 10, 2015	May 2 – 10, 2015	Classical	35	2291	67
Ch Africa womenCairo EGY· May 2 – 10, 2015	May 2 – 10, 2015	Classical	20	1828	38
Zonal womenCairo EGY· Nov 22 – 29, 2014	Nov 22 – 29, 2014	Classical	7	1733	20
Zonal 4.2 2014Cairo EGY· Nov 22 – 29, 2014	Nov 22 – 29, 2014	Classical	13	2243	53
Cairo EGY, Masters 2014Cairo EGY· Feb 20 – 25, 2014	Feb 20 – 25, 2014	Classical	31	2217	79
19. Alexandria OpenAlexandria EGY· Aug 13, 2013	Aug 13, 2013	Classical	59	2012	30
Zonal womenCairo EGY· Apr 30 – May 7, 2013	Apr 30 – May 7, 2013	Classical	8	1760	18
Zone 4.2 2013Cairo EGY· Apr 30 – May 7, 2013	Apr 30 – May 7, 2013	Classical	10	2265	40
Cairo EGY, Masters 2013Cairo EGY· Mar 26 – Apr 3, 2013	Mar 26 – Apr 3, 2013	Classical	24	2298	70
Zgazig EGY, 3. Sharkia OpenZgazig EGY· Mar 12 – 17, 2013	Mar 12 – 17, 2013	Classical	23	2202	24
Aswan EGY, 3. OpenAswan EGY· Dec 2 – 9, 2012	Dec 2 – 9, 2012	Classical	11	2213	17
Cairo EGY, Egyptian Open 2012Cairo EGY· Nov 12 – 19, 2012	Nov 12 – 19, 2012	Classical	63	2170	64
It OpenAlexandria EGY· Aug 27 – Sep 4, 2012	Aug 27 – Sep 4, 2012	Classical	118	2024	128
Alexandria EGY, 18. OpenAlexandria EGY· Aug 27 – 31, 2012	Aug 27 – 31, 2012	Classical	48	2174	44
TCh-EGY 2011-12Egypt EGY· Feb 3 – Jun 8, 2012	Feb 3 – Jun 8, 2012	Classical	17	2356	18
Egyptian Open 2011Cairo EGY· Nov 19 – 28, 2011	Nov 19 – 28, 2011	Classical	70	2134	83
13. Mahalla OpenEl-Mahalla El-Kubra EGY· Jul 4 – 10, 2011	Jul 4 – 10, 2011	Classical	41	2168	44
Cairo EGY, 6. Assiut OpenCairo EGY· Aug 2 – 8, 2010	Aug 2 – 8, 2010	Classical	37	2214	49
Cairo EGY, 2. Heliopolis OpenCairo EGY· May 30 – Jun 6, 2010	May 30 – Jun 6, 2010	Classical	43	2196	51
Cairo EGY, African Youth Ch (b)Cairo EGY· Jan 2 – 7, 2010	Jan 2 – 7, 2010	Classical	10	2136	29
Cairo EGY, Arab Cities Ch 09Cairo EGY· Oct 25 – 31, 2009	Oct 25 – 31, 2009	Classical	27	2225	47
Cairo EGY, 1. Heliopolis OpenCairo EGY· Sep 3 – 10, 2009	Sep 3 – 10, 2009	Classical	13	2229	31
Assiut EGY, 5. OpenAssiut EGY· Aug 5 – 11, 2009	Aug 5 – 11, 2009	Classical	51	2156	75
ch-EGYCairo EGY· Jul 8 – 16, 2009	Jul 8 – 16, 2009	Classical	11	2437	42
Mahalla EGY, 11. OpenMahalla EGY· Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2009	Jan 31 – Feb 5, 2009	Classical	35	2148	33
Assiut EGY, 4. OpenAssiut EGY· Jul 20 – 27, 2008	Jul 20 – 27, 2008	Classical	32	2158	37
Team Ch 2007/8EGY· Nov 2 – 23, 2007	Nov 2 – 23, 2007	Classical	39	2216	25
2. Misr ClosedIsmailia EGY· Aug 16 – 25, 2004	Aug 16 – 25, 2004	Classical	12	2476	17
Ismailia Misr 2ndIsmailia EGY· Aug 16 – 25, 2004	Aug 16 – 25, 2004	Classical	12	2476	47
Arab Ch womenCairo EGY· Dec 20 – 28, 2003	Dec 20 – 28, 2003	Classical	12	2040	12
ch-Arab mCairo EGY· Dec 20 – 28, 2003	Dec 20 – 28, 2003	Classical	18	2352	79
ch-Arab womenCairo EGY· Dec 20 – 28, 2003	Dec 20 – 28, 2003	Classical	25	2018	105
Tanta Open 6thTanta City EGY· Dec 7 – 16, 2003	Dec 7 – 16, 2003	Classical	27	2320	49
6. OpenTanta City EGY· Dec 7 – 16, 2003	Dec 7 – 16, 2003	Classical	27	2337	62
Cairo Misr 1stCairo EGY· Sep 2 – 10, 2003	Sep 2 – 10, 2003	Classical	13	2475	25
1. Misr ClosedCairo EGY· Sep 2 – 10, 2003	Sep 2 – 10, 2003	Classical	13	2475	47
Golden Cleopatra OpenCairo EGY· Jun 2 – 11, 2003	Jun 2 – 11, 2003	Classical	71	2200	85
Golden CleopatraCairo EGY· Jun 2 – 11, 2003	Jun 2 – 11, 2003	Classical	102	2205	190

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