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.

318 tournaments · most recent first

Tournament	Dates	Type	Players	Avg. Elo	Games
23. Dubai Open B 2023Dubai UAE· May 27 – Jun 4, 2023	May 27 – Jun 4, 2023	Classical	91	1849	301
6. Sharjah ChallengersSharjah UAE· May 17 – 25, 2023	May 17 – 25, 2023	Classical	42	2300	80
6. Sharjah Masters 2023Sharjah UAE· May 17 – 25, 2023	May 17 – 25, 2023	Classical	85	2534	384
Sharjah Blitz 2023Sharjah UAE· Mar 28, 2023	Mar 28, 2023	Blitz	62	1932	95
Sharjah Rapid 2023Sharjah UAE· Mar 26 – 27, 2023	Mar 26 – 27, 2023	Rapid	62	1969	100
12. Women's Sharjah CupSharjah UAE· Dec 9 – 16, 2022	Dec 9 – 16, 2022	Classical	71	1647	250
51. UAE National DaySharjah UAE· Dec 3 – 4, 2022	Dec 3 – 4, 2022	Classical	21	2230	92
22. Dubai Open 2022Dubai UAE· Aug 27 – Sep 4, 2022	Aug 27 – Sep 4, 2022	Classical	147	2283	451
28. Abu Dhabi MastersAbudhabi UAE· Aug 17 – 25, 2022	Aug 17 – 25, 2022	Classical	162	2360	621
5. Sharjah Masters 2022Sharjah UAE· May 21 – 29, 2022	May 21 – 29, 2022	Classical	84	2449	381
GM Stars Ramadan 2022Sharjah UAE· Apr 12 – 13, 2022	Apr 12 – 13, 2022	Classical	6	2567	30
27. Sharjah Int BlitzSharjah UAE· Apr 8, 2022	Apr 8, 2022	Blitz	131	1610	292
27. Sharjah Int RapidSharjah UAE· Apr 6 – 7, 2022	Apr 6 – 7, 2022	Rapid	120	1673	290
27. Abu Dhabi Mast BlitzAbudhabi UAE· Dec 15, 2021	Dec 15, 2021	Blitz	28	2554	124
27. Abu Dhabi MastersAbudhabi UAE· Dec 12 – 14, 2021	Dec 12 – 14, 2021	Classical	29	2548	122
WCh 2021Dubai UAE· Nov 26 – Dec 10, 2021	Nov 26 – Dec 10, 2021	Classical	2	2819	11
Sheikh Hamdan bin RashidDubai UAE· Dec 6 – 9, 2021	Dec 6 – 9, 2021	Classical	27	2611	112
Hamdan bin Rashid BlitzDubai UAE· Dec 9, 2021	Dec 9, 2021	Blitz	27	2611	140
ch-Arab Indiv 2021Dubai UAE· Nov 26 – Dec 3, 2021	Nov 26 – Dec 3, 2021	Classical	35	2195	157
4. Sharjah Masters 2021Sharjah UAE· Sep 17 – 25, 2021	Sep 17 – 25, 2021	Classical	67	2422	295
Sharjah Blitz 2021Sharjah UAE· 2021	2021	Blitz	45	1957	193
Sharjah Rapid 2021Sharjah UAE· Apr 29 – 30, 2021	Apr 29 – 30, 2021	Rapid	46	1957	184
10. Sharjah Women's CupSharjah UAE· Jan 4 – 12, 2020	Jan 4 – 12, 2020	Classical	74	1723	187
ch-UAE President Cup 2019Abudhabi UAE· Dec 17 – 23, 2019	Dec 17 – 23, 2019	Classical	16	1778	38
ch-UAE 2019Sharjah UAE· Aug 16 – 24, 2019	Aug 16 – 24, 2019	Classical	15	1857	48
It (open) (masters)Abudhabi UAE· Aug 2 – 10, 2019	Aug 2 – 10, 2019	Classical	17	2282	16
26. Abu Dhabi MastersAbudhabi UAE· Aug 2 – 10, 2019	Aug 2 – 10, 2019	Classical	164	2302	691
Abu Dhabi Blitz MatchAbudhabi UAE· Aug 8, 2019	Aug 8, 2019	Blitz	2	2667	10
Abu Dhabi Rapid MatchAbudhabi UAE· Aug 6 – 7, 2019	Aug 6 – 7, 2019	Rapid	2	2667	6
Sharjah Ramadan RapidSharjah UAE· May 13 – 17, 2019	May 13 – 17, 2019	Rapid	93	1741	213
21. Dubai Open 2019Dubai UAE· Apr 2 – 9, 2019	Apr 2 – 9, 2019	Classical	127	2222	347
3. Sharjah Masters 2019Sharjah UAE· Mar 22 – 30, 2019	Mar 22 – 30, 2019	Classical	148	2295	448
9. Sharjah Cup for womenSharjah UAE· Dec 15 – 20, 2018	Dec 15 – 20, 2018	Classical	64	1818	161
Emirates ch-Arab w 2018Dubai UAE· Nov 28 – Dec 5, 2018	Nov 28 – Dec 5, 2018	Classical	23	1712	74
Emirates ch-Arab 2018Dubai UAE· Nov 28 – Dec 5, 2018	Nov 28 – Dec 5, 2018	Classical	30	2225	122
25. Abu Dhabi MastersAbudhabi UAE· Aug 7 – 15, 2018	Aug 7 – 15, 2018	Classical	182	2322	757
Sharjah Rapid 2018Sharjah UAE· May 23 – 27, 2018	May 23 – 27, 2018	Rapid	47	1986	85
Sharjah Blitz 2018Sharjah UAE· May 25, 2018	May 25, 2018	Blitz	47	1974	72
2. Sharjah Masters 2018Sharjah UAE· Apr 12 – 19, 2018	Apr 12 – 19, 2018	Classical	114	2277	363
20. Dubai Open 2018Dubai UAE· Apr 3 – 10, 2018	Apr 3 – 10, 2018	Classical	134	2313	339
Arab Championship 2018Sharjah UAE· Jan 28 – 30, 2018	Jan 28 – 30, 2018	Classical	19	2265	43
ch-Arab w 2018Sharjah UAE· Jan 28 – 30, 2018	Jan 28 – 30, 2018	Classical	9	1777	12
1. Al Ain Junior U20Al-Ain UAE· Jan 2 – 5, 2018	Jan 2 – 5, 2018	Classical	52	1878	94
1. Al Ain Junior U20Al-Ain UAE· Dec 30 – 31, 2017	Dec 30 – 31, 2017	Classical	71	1647	56
8. Sharjah Cup for womenSharjah UAE· Dec 15 – 21, 2017	Dec 15 – 21, 2017	Classical	47	1658	100
24. Abu Dhabi MastersAbudhabi UAE· Aug 14 – 22, 2017	Aug 14 – 22, 2017	Classical	142	2292	628
ch-UAE 2017Sharjah UAE· Aug 5 – 10, 2017	Aug 5 – 10, 2017	Classical	7	2254	15
19. Dubai Open 2017Dubai UAE· Apr 3 – 11, 2017	Apr 3 – 11, 2017	Classical	155	2331	383
1. Sharjah Masters 2017Sharjah UAE· Mar 23 – 31, 2017	Mar 23 – 31, 2017	Classical	139	2329	332
Sharjah Grand Prix 2017Sharjah UAE· Feb 18 – 27, 2017	Feb 18 – 27, 2017	Classical	19	2726	89

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