Chess Tournaments in April 2027
63 upcoming chess tournaments worldwide in April 2027 (April 2027 – April 2027), 16 of them FIDE rated. Most common formats: open, youth, rapid. Busiest locations: Parkside Yards, Praha, Obecný úrad Tomášovce, Dětské dopravní centrum. Dates, cities and formats are listed below; registration links and prizes are available to members.
April 2027 63
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1–6 | 2027 Canadian Closed Chess Championship | Canada | Championship |
| Apr 1–8 | Trinidad and Tobago National Chess Championship 2027 | Trinidad & Tobago | Championship |
| Apr 2–4 | 2027 National High School (K-12) Championship | Schaumburg, United States | Youth |
| Apr 2–10 | Binzer_SenFruehling_2027 | Germany | Open |
| Apr 2–4 | Irish Junior Championships 2027 | Ireland | Youth |
| Apr 3–11 | Binzer Sen Frühling 2027 | BINZ Ifa Hotel, Germany | Open |
| Apr 3–10 | First Saturday Nisan 2027 (GM / IM / U2250) FIDE | Budapeşte, Hungary | Closed |
| Apr 3–10 | Jersey International Chess Tournament 2027 (Open & Holiday) FIDE | St Clement, Jersey | Open |
| Apr 4 | 2027-04-04 *** VISAGINAS CHESS MASTERS VII *** U10 | Visagino miesto muziejus, Lithuania | Youth |
| Apr 4 | Visaginas Chess Masters VII (FIDE Rapid) FIDE | Visaginas, Lithuania | Rapid |
| Apr 9–17 | Gold-Cup 2027Meran | Meran, Germany | Open |
| Apr 9–11 | LOCARNO Swiss Lake Open - 2027 | H4 Hotel Arcadia, Switzerland | Open |
| Apr 9–11 | Locarno Lake Open 2027 | Locarno, Switzerland | Open |
| Apr 10–11 | 43rd St Albans Chess Congress 2027 | St Albans, United Kingdom | Open |
| Apr 10 | Praha - 115. PORG Open A (U20)turnaj v rapid šachu | Praha, Czechia | Rapid |
| Apr 10 | Praha - 115. PORG Open B (U10)turnaj v rapid šachu | Praha, Czechia | Rapid |
| Apr 10–11 | Welsh Spring Congress & Welsh Junior Championship 2027 | Cardiff (Galler), United Kingdom | Open |
| Apr 10 | XXXIII edycja Suwalskiej Szkolnej Ligi Szachowej - | Suwałki, Poland | Rapid |
| Apr 11–17 | SSS - Lausanne 2027 | Hôtel Alpha Palmiers, Switzerland | Open |
| Apr 11 | X Lliga Comarcal d’Escacs 2027 (SUB 16) sede Teula | Poliesportiu Municipal de Teulada, Spain | Team |
| Apr 12–18 | 5. Pafos Uluslararası Açık Satranç Turnuvası 2027 FIDE | Baf (Pafos), Cyprus | Open |
| Apr 12 | Mojazo Schools Clusteru13 | Jabulani, South Africa | Youth |
| Apr 13–21 | Bangkok Chess Club Open 2027 (24. BCC Open) FIDE | Bangkok, Thailand | Open |
| Apr 14 | Shropshire Qualifer - ECF Primary Team Chess Chall | Captain Webb Primary School, United Kingdom | Team |
| Apr 15 | KFUPM International Chess Championship 2027 FIDE | Dahran, Saudi Arabia | Open |
| Apr 16–18 | 2. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival Burghausen 2027 | Burghausen, Germany | Festival |
| Apr 16–18 | Aberdeen Congress 2027 | Aberdeen (İskoçya), United Kingdom | Open |
| Apr 16–21 | Curitiba Chess Open 2027 (Circuito Nacional de Abertos) | Curitiba (PR), Brazil | Open |
| Apr 16–18 | National Club Championships & Queen Maeve Cup 2027 FIDE | Ireland | Team |
| Apr 17–18 | 50th Nottingham Congress FIDE | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Open |
| Apr 17–18 | Southall Congress 270417 U1550 | Parkside Yards, United Kingdom | Open |
| Apr 17–18 | Southall Congress 270417 U1850 | Parkside Yards, United Kingdom | Youth |
| Apr 17–18 | Southall Congress 270417 U2400 | Parkside Yards, United Kingdom | Open |
| Apr 17 | Southall Junior 270417 U8-U14 | Parkside Yards, United Kingdom | Youth |
| Apr 17–26 | Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2027 (Sri Lanka Ulusal Şampiyonası, Açık ve Kadınlar) FIDE | Sri Lanka | Championship |
| Apr 17 | Tomášovská liga 2026/27 - 7.turnaj GPX | Obecný úrad Tomášovce, Slovakia | Team |
| Apr 17 | Tomášovská liga 2026/27 - 7.turnaj Open | Obecný úrad Tomášovce, Slovakia | Team |
| Apr 18–25 | Championnat de France d'Échecs des Jeunes 2027 | France | Youth |
| Apr 19–24 | 3. Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Mesir Uluslararası Açık Satranç Turnuvası 2027 FIDE | Manisa, Türkiye | Open |
| Apr 21–25 | 2026-2027 Küçükler ve Yıldızlar Takım Satranç Şampiyonası Türkiye Finali | Türkiye | Team |
| Apr 21 | Open A - Vesus Chess Festival | Palermo, Italy | Festival |
| Apr 21–25 | Sydney International Open 2027 FIDE | Sydney (Rooty Hill), Australia | Open |
| Apr 22 | 1. SK Ottakring Blitzturnier-Serie 2026/27Turnier | HTL Wien West Bibliothek 2. OG, Austria | Blitz |
| Apr 23 – May 3 | European Senior Team Chess Championship 2027 (50+, 65+) FIDE | Acqui Terme, Italy | Senior |
| Apr 23–25 | Festival Internazionale di Scacchi di Lignano Sabbiadoro (ilkbahar 2027) FIDE | Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), Italy | Festival |
| Apr 23 | PŽL 14. ROČNÍK - 6. turnaj MLADŠÍ ŽÁCI (B) | Dětské dopravní centrum, Czechia | Rapid |
| Apr 23 | PŽL 14. ROČNÍK - 6. turnaj STARŠÍ ŽÁCI (A) | Dětské dopravní centrum, Czechia | Rapid |
| Apr 23 | WCF Durrës Spring Rapid Challenge 2027 FIDE | Durrës, Albania | Rapid |
| Apr 24 – May 2 | Ljubljana Chess Festival 2027 FIDE | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Festival |
| Apr 24–25 | Młode Talenty U18 – Klasyfikacja FIDE i PZSzach (5 | Czeladź, Poland | Youth |
| Apr 25 | Internacional Cidade de Braga – Dia da Liberdade 2027 (Portugal Chess Tour) | Braga, Portugal | Open |
| Apr 26 – May 5 | Baku Open 2027 FIDE | Bakü, Azerbaijan | Festival |
| Apr 26 | Interbanques - Grand Prix Blitz - Blitz de clôture | Villa Le Plonjon, Switzerland | Blitz |
| Apr 27 | 18th University of Lahore Chess Championship 2025 | 15 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1, Pakistan | Championship |
| Apr 28 – May 1 | 24. Schachopen Semriach 2027 | Semriach (Steiermark), Austria | Open |
| Apr 28 – May 2 | 24. Schachopen in Semriach - Gruppe A | Trattner, Austria | Open |
| Apr 28 – May 2 | 24. Schachopen in Semriach - Gruppe B | Trattner, Austria | Open |
| Apr 28 – May 2 | SERPIANO Over 50 5Days - April 2027- Swiss Lake & | Hotel Serpiano - Via Serpiano, Switzerland | Open |
| Apr 28 – May 2 | Serpiano Senior O50 Open 2027 | Serpiano (Ticino), Switzerland | Senior |
| Apr 29 – May 2 | Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 7³ 2026/27 – 7. Turnier Magdeburg | Magdeburg, Germany | Open |
| Apr 29 – May 2 | XVII Open Internacional Ciudad de Ibiza 2027 (tahmini) | Ibiza / Eivissa (Balear Adaları), Spain | Open |
| Apr 30 – May 3 | SCT Perth Congress 2027 | Perth (İskoçya), United Kingdom | Open |
| Apr 30 – May 2 | SERPIANO Weekend Open - April 2027- Swiss Lake & M | Hotel Serpiano - Via Serpiano, Switzerland | Open |
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