Chess Tournaments Calendar - [Updated July 2019]

Date	Event	Location
June 24-July 9	Croatia Grand Chess TourThe first edition of one of the GCT's classical tournaments to be held in Zagreb, Croatia. (Classical)	Zagreb, Croatia
June 26-July 5	Russian Championship Higher LeagueThis strong open tournament always serves as the qualifier for the Russian Championship Superfinal later in the year. (Classical)	Yaroslavl, Russia
June 29-July 7	Danzhou GM TournamentThe 10th edition of the annual super GM tournament in China, won by Yu Yangyi last year. (Classical)	Danzhou, Hainan, China
July 2	Titled TuesdayOur monthly, 10-round Swiss (3 minutes + 2 seconds) for titled players only on the first Tuesday of every month. Prize fund: $1,500. First prize: $500. (Blitz)
July 5-13	American Continental ChampionshipThis 11-round Swiss is open to players from the Americas. The prize fund is $20,000 prize and the top four players not otherwise qualified will qualify for the 2019 FIDE World Cup.	Sao Paulo, Brazil
July 9	Junior Speed Chess Championship: QF1 The first Junior Speed Chess Championship quarterfinal has Firouzja vs. Sevian. (Blitz, bullet)
July 10	Junior Speed Chess Championship: QF2The second Junior Speed Chess Championship quarterfinal between Wei Yi and Van Foreest. (Blitz, bullet)
July 10-20	U.S. Championships for Juniors, Girls & SeniorsOnce again the Saint Louis Chess Club is hosting the U.S. Championships for juniors and girls, and this year also for senior players.	St. Louis, USA
July 11	Junior Speed Chess Championship: QF3The third Junior Speed Chess Championship quarterfinal has Maghsoodloo vs. Sarana. (Blitz, bullet)
July 11-25	2nd FIDE Grand PrixThe second of four GP tournaments this year co-organized by FIDE and World Chess. Two GP winners will qualify for the 2020 Candidates' tournament. (Classical)	Jurmala/Riga, Latvia
July 13-21	Sparkassen Chess MeetingThe 47th edition of the annual tournament in Germany will have Richard Rapport, Leinier Dominguez, Teimour Radjabov, Daniel Fridman, Kaido Kulaots, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu and Ian Nepomniachtchi. (Classical)	Dortmund, Germany
July 16	Junior Speed Chess Championship: QF4The fourth Junior Speed Chess Championship quarterfinal has Xiong vs Gledura. (Blitz, bullet)
July 17	Isle of Man QualifierFour male and four female players, who qualified via the April, May, June and July Titled Tuesday tournaments, will fight for two spots in the FIDE Grand Swiss in Isle of Man.
July 18	Junior Speed Chess Championship: SF1The first Junior Speed Chess Championship semifinal. (Blitz, bullet)
July 20-28	Xtracon Chess OpenThe annual and very strong Danish open tournament. (Classical)	Elsinore, Denmark
July 20-31	Biel Chess FestivalThe annual festival in Switzerland is a few years older than Dortmund; it will be held for the 52nd time. (Classical)	Biel, Switzerland
July 23	Junior Speed Chess Championship: SF2The second Junior Speed Chess Championship semifinal. (Blitz, bullet)
July 25	Junior Speed Chess Championship: FinalThe final of the Junior Speed Chess Championship. (Blitz, bullet)
July 26-August 2	Grand Chess Tour: Paris Rapid & BlitzThe annual event held in the Canal+ studios in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris. (Rapid, blitz)	Paris, France
July 26-August 4	British ChampionshipThe British Championship is usually a fairly strong tournament as well. Defending champions are Michael Adams and Jovanka Houska. (Classical)	Torquay, England
July 29-August 6	Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess OpenA new Swiss open tournament in China with an impressive prize fund. The winner will take home $50,000. (Classical)	Changsha city, China
July-October	2019 Speed Chess ChampionshipAnother edition of this popular online knockout event among super grandmasters consisting of 3-hour matches. (Blitz, bullet)