| RA-00457LSS· Jul 22 – 24, 2016 | Jul 22 – 24, 2016 | Classical | 7 | 2040 | 21 |
15. Premier League BIH Bihac BIH· Jul 16 – 24, 2016 | Jul 16 – 24, 2016 | Classical | 66 | 2320 | 242 |
Open ch-MKD 2016 Struga MKD· Jul 16 – 24, 2016 | Jul 16 – 24, 2016 | Classical | 67 | 1944 | 252 |
Africa Ch 2016 Kampala UGA· Jul 17 – 24, 2016 | Jul 17 – 24, 2016 | Classical | 31 | 2217 | 135 |
Werner-Ott-Open 2016 Kreuzberg GER· Jul 16 – 24, 2016 | Jul 16 – 24, 2016 | Classical | 68 | 1972 | 178 |
| GBR-ch103 U8Bournemouth· Jul 23, 2016 | Jul 23, 2016 | Classical | 49 | 822 | 63 |
| Ch Africa womenKampala (Uganda)· Jul 17 – 23, 2016 | Jul 17 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 18 | 1785 | 50 |
9. Masters Final 2016 Bilbao ESP· Jul 13 – 23, 2016 | Jul 13 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 7 | 2779 | 40 |
9. Bilbao Open 2016 Bilbao ESP· Jul 13 – 23, 2016 | Jul 13 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 45 | 2094 | 88 |
7. Vaujany Open 2016 Vaujany FRA· Jul 16 – 23, 2016 | Jul 16 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 35 | 2247 | 50 |
Heart of Finland 2016 Jyvaskyla FIN· Jul 18 – 23, 2016 | Jul 18 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 58 | 2092 | 78 |
Gelfand-Inarkiev Rapid Magas RUS· Jul 21 – 22, 2016 | Jul 21 – 22, 2016 | Rapid | 2 | 2732 | 6 |
Ding vs Grischuk Match Wenzhou CHN· Jul 19 – 22, 2016 | Jul 19 – 22, 2016 | Classical | 3 | 2768 | 8 |
| OP-04105LSS· Jul 22, 2016 | Jul 22, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 1434 | 7 |
Dayton Masters 2016 Dayton, OH USA· Jul 18 – 22, 2016 | Jul 18 – 22, 2016 | Classical | 10 | 2450 | 47 |
CHN Ch GpB Men 2016 Harbin CHN· Jul 17 – 22, 2016 | Jul 17 – 22, 2016 | Classical | 54 | 2098 | 110 |
CHN Ch GpB Women 2016 Harbin CHN· Jul 17 – 22, 2016 | Jul 17 – 22, 2016 | Classical | 47 | 1842 | 110 |
TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR· Jul 17 – 22, 2016 | Jul 17 – 22, 2016 | Classical | 218 | 1946 | 661 |
Sables-d'Olonne Open 2016 Sables-d'Olonne FRA· Jul 16 – 22, 2016 | Jul 16 – 22, 2016 | Classical | 49 | 2157 | 77 |
| OP-04104LSS· Jul 21, 2016 | Jul 21, 2016 | Classical | 6 | 1385 | 5 |
| FICGS__CHESS__CLASS_A__000172FICGS· Jul 21, 2016 | Jul 21, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 2044 | 24 |
| SA-00526LSS· Jul 17 – 21, 2016 | Jul 17 – 21, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 2043 | 22 |
| RB-00320LSS· Jul 20 – 21, 2016 | Jul 20 – 21, 2016 | Classical | 7 | 1934 | 21 |
1. Silk Road Blitz 2016 Hancheng CHN· Jul 21, 2016 | Jul 21, 2016 | Blitz | 6 | 2544 | 30 |
27. Czech Rapid G1 2016 Pardubice CZE· Jul 20 – 21, 2016 | Jul 20 – 21, 2016 | Rapid | 101 | 2351 | 233 |
7. Vojvodina Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB· Jul 15 – 21, 2016 | Jul 15 – 21, 2016 | Classical | 101 | 2133 | 178 |
18. Sant Marti Open 2016 Barcelona ESP· Jul 13 – 21, 2016 | Jul 13 – 21, 2016 | Classical | 140 | 2147 | 577 |
Gelfand-Inarkiev Classical Magas RUS· Jul 13 – 20, 2016 | Jul 13 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 2 | 2732 | 6 |
| RA-00456LSS· Jul 19 – 20, 2016 | Jul 19 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 2086 | 23 |
| OP-04103LSS· Jul 20, 2016 | Jul 20, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 1666 | 7 |
1. Silk Road Rapid 2016 Hancheng CHN· Jul 19 – 20, 2016 | Jul 19 – 20, 2016 | Rapid | 6 | 2544 | 15 |
27. Czech Open J 2016 Pardubice CZE· Jul 15 – 20, 2016 | Jul 15 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 29 | 1881 | 34 |
| FICGS__CHESS__THEMATIC_TOURNAMENT__000210FICGS· Jul 20, 2016 | Jul 20, 2016 | Classical | 7 | 1770 | 20 |
39. Eastman Open 2016 Ghent BEL· Jul 16 – 20, 2016 | Jul 16 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 86 | 2123 | 130 |
11. Nana Aleksandria Cup Poti GEO· Jul 13 – 20, 2016 | Jul 13 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 67 | 2219 | 274 |
1. Stars Cup 2016 Bandar-e Anzali IRI· Jul 11 – 20, 2016 | Jul 11 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 21 | 2553 | 109 |
It Sant Marti Open Barcelona ESP· Jul 13 – 19, 2016 | Jul 13 – 19, 2016 | Classical | 6 | 2234 | 5 |
| SB-00456LSS· Jul 15 – 19, 2016 | Jul 15 – 19, 2016 | Classical | 7 | 1936 | 21 |
5. Ideon Andron Op 2016 Anogia GRE· Jul 12 – 19, 2016 | Jul 12 – 19, 2016 | Classical | 65 | 2006 | 170 |
Gilbert Cup 2016 Daventry ENG· Jul 17 – 19, 2016 | Jul 17 – 19, 2016 | Classical | 12 | 1682 | 13 |
| SC-00296LSS· Jul 19, 2016 | Jul 19, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 1793 | 12 |
54. ch-IND Challengers Noida IND· Jul 9 – 19, 2016 | Jul 9 – 19, 2016 | Classical | 105 | 2097 | 285 |
Glorney Cup 2016 Daventry ENG· Jul 17 – 19, 2016 | Jul 17 – 19, 2016 | Classical | 30 | 1808 | 66 |
| OP-04101LSS· Jul 17, 2016 | Jul 17, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 2002 | 8 |
| OP-04098LSS· Jul 13 – 17, 2016 | Jul 13 – 17, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 1411 | 7 |
CAN-op U1200 Windsor CAN· Jul 10 – 17, 2016 | Jul 10 – 17, 2016 | Classical | 16 | 805 | 23 |
44. GM 2016 Dortmund GER· Jul 9 – 17, 2016 | Jul 9 – 17, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 2732 | 28 |
Science Park Open A 2016 Amsterdam NED· Jul 9 – 17, 2016 | Jul 9 – 17, 2016 | Classical | 50 | 2240 | 108 |
7. Hainan Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN· Jul 8 – 17, 2016 | Jul 8 – 17, 2016 | Classical | 11 | 2732 | 53 |
44. Sparkassen Open Dortmund GER· Jul 9 – 17, 2016 | Jul 9 – 17, 2016 | Classical | 69 | 2096 | 289 |