| SM-00348LSS· Jan 7 – Mar 27, 2016 | Jan 7 – Mar 27, 2016 | Classical | 7 | 2135 | 21 |
CCCSA GM 2016 Charlotte USA· Mar 23 – 27, 2016 | Mar 23 – 27, 2016 | Classical | 10 | 2360 | 42 |
10. Philadelphia Open Philadelphia, PA USA· Mar 23 – 27, 2016 | Mar 23 – 27, 2016 | Classical | 69 | 2286 | 135 |
Fagernes IM 2016 Fagernes NOR· Mar 20 – 27, 2016 | Mar 20 – 27, 2016 | Classical | 11 | 2365 | 47 |
Fagernes GM Open 2016 Fagernes NOR· Mar 20 – 27, 2016 | Mar 20 – 27, 2016 | Classical | 34 | 2303 | 149 |
DEN Ch 2016 Svendborg DEN· Mar 19 – 27, 2016 | Mar 19 – 27, 2016 | Classical | 11 | 2499 | 52 |
43. La Roda Open 2016 La Roda ESP· Mar 23 – 27, 2016 | Mar 23 – 27, 2016 | Classical | 116 | 2239 | 178 |
9. OGD Prinsenstad 2016 Delft NED· Mar 25 – 27, 2016 | Mar 25 – 27, 2016 | Classical | 41 | 2167 | 66 |
| Chess Supersite LaunchChess Supersite INT· Mar 26, 2016 | Mar 26, 2016 | Classical | 4 | 2617 | 6 |
Norway Chess Qualifier Fagernes NOR· Mar 23 – 26, 2016 | Mar 23 – 26, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 2624 | 16 |
| RB-00312LSS· Mar 21 – 26, 2016 | Mar 21 – 26, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 1953 | 21 |
FAI Ch 2016 Sandavagur FAI· Mar 19 – 26, 2016 | Mar 19 – 26, 2016 | Classical | 12 | 2114 | 42 |
| Lynskak-DM FinalerSvendborg· Mar 25 – 26, 2016 | Mar 25 – 26, 2016 | Classical | 4 | 2377 | 6 |
39. San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP· Mar 19 – 26, 2016 | Mar 19 – 26, 2016 | Classical | 61 | 2086 | 110 |
47. Mar Del Plata Open Mar del Plata ARG· Mar 19 – 26, 2016 | Mar 19 – 26, 2016 | Classical | 103 | 2121 | 196 |
| Lynskak-DM Finalegruppe 2Svendborg· Mar 25, 2016 | Mar 25, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 2323 | 26 |
| Lynskak-DM Finalegruppe 1Svendborg· Mar 25, 2016 | Mar 25, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 2240 | 25 |
POR Ch Women 2016 Porto POR· Mar 20 – 23, 2016 | Mar 20 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 1716 | 7 |
| G5-1Svendborg· Mar 19 – 23, 2016 | Mar 19 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 10 | 1751 | 16 |
71. ch-AZE 2016 Baku AZE· Mar 15 – 23, 2016 | Mar 15 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 35 | 2357 | 150 |
Romanian Open 2016 Alba Iulia ROU· Mar 16 – 23, 2016 | Mar 16 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 36 | 2346 | 159 |
ch-AZE w 2016 Baku AZE· Mar 15 – 23, 2016 | Mar 15 – 23, 2016 | Classical | 23 | 2014 | 97 |
| OP-03993LSS· Mar 22, 2016 | Mar 22, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 1740 | 6 |
| OP-03992LSS· Mar 22, 2016 | Mar 22, 2016 | Classical | 4 | 1397 | 5 |
| OP-03991LSS· Mar 20 – 21, 2016 | Mar 20 – 21, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 1468 | 7 |
4. Iraq Int Open 2016 Baghdad IRQ· Mar 20 – 21, 2016 | Mar 20 – 21, 2016 | Classical | 43 | 2100 | 45 |
| Tidlig Kort Paaske 2Svendborg· Mar 19 – 21, 2016 | Mar 19 – 21, 2016 | Classical | 11 | 1662 | 10 |
| Tidlig Kort Paaske 1Svendborg· Mar 19 – 21, 2016 | Mar 19 – 21, 2016 | Classical | 14 | 1856 | 28 |
| SD-00254LSS· Mar 15 – 20, 2016 | Mar 15 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 8 | 1602 | 7 |
| Kokkola We KokkSK· Mar 19 – 20, 2016 | Mar 19 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 15 | 2010 | 24 |
4NCL 3 North pool C Wakefield, ENG· Mar 20, 2016 | Mar 20, 2016 | Classical | 46 | 2034 | 23 |
| OP-03989LSS· Mar 19 – 20, 2016 | Mar 19 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 1658 | 9 |
XXVI Paz de Ziganda 2016 Atarrabia ESP· Mar 19 – 20, 2016 | Mar 19 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 22 | 2295 | 35 |
4NCL 3 North pool D Wakefield, ENG· Mar 20, 2016 | Mar 20, 2016 | Classical | 40 | 1898 | 20 |
Mauricie Open Trois Rivieres CAN· Mar 18 – 20, 2016 | Mar 18 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 21 | 2082 | 39 |
Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER· Jan 10 – Mar 20, 2016 | Jan 10 – Mar 20, 2016 | Classical | 118 | 2171 | 224 |
Mauricie Open U2000 Trois Rivieres CAN· Mar 18 – 20, 2016 | Mar 18 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 25 | 1774 | 22 |
TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16 Sweden SWE· Jan 15 – Mar 20, 2016 | Jan 15 – Mar 20, 2016 | Classical | 114 | 2337 | 189 |
22. Schloss Open 2016 Werther GER· Mar 17 – 20, 2016 | Mar 17 – 20, 2016 | Classical | 33 | 2165 | 76 |
| OP-03988LSS· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 5 | 1773 | 9 |
Ch Uzbekistan women Tashkent UZB· Mar 10 – 19, 2016 | Mar 10 – 19, 2016 | Classical | 12 | 2021 | 16 |
4NCL 3 North pool B Wakefield, ENG· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 46 | 1920 | 23 |
4NCL Division 1a Birmingham ENG· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 22 | 2213 | 11 |
4NCL 3 South pool A Telford ENG· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 46 | 2014 | 23 |
4NCL Division 2b Birmingham ENG· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 61 | 2066 | 31 |
4NCL 3 South pool B Telford ENG· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 46 | 2006 | 23 |
| FICGS__CHESS__UNRATED_TOURNAMENT__000046FICGS· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 7 | 1508 | 10 |
4NCL Division 1b Birmingham ENG· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 26 | 2283 | 13 |
ch-UZB w 2016 Tashkent UZB· Mar 10 – 19, 2016 | Mar 10 – 19, 2016 | Classical | 10 | 2117 | 37 |
4NCL 3 North pool A Wakefield, ENG· Mar 19, 2016 | Mar 19, 2016 | Classical | 44 | 1987 | 22 |