Chess Tournaments in August 2027
70 upcoming chess tournaments worldwide in August 2027 (August 2027 – August 2027), 51 of them FIDE rated. Most common formats: open, festival, youth. Busiest locations: Bodenmais, Viyana, Pirmasens, Gaziantep. Dates, cities and formats are listed below; registration links and prizes are available to members.
August 2027 70
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 127. U.S. Open Chess Championship 2027 FIDE | United States | Open |
| Aug 1 | 2. Gazi Open Uluslararası Açık Satranç Turnuvası 2027 FIDE | Gaziantep, Türkiye | Open |
| Aug 1 | 23. Festival International des Échecs de Chefchaouen 2027 FIDE | Şafşavan (Chefchaouen), Morocco | Festival |
| Aug 1 | 33. Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival 2027 FIDE | Abu Dabi, United Arab Emirates | Festival |
| Aug 1–8 | 48. Georgi Tringov Memorial 2027 (Plovdiv Open) FIDE | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Open |
| Aug 1–9 | 51 Open Internacional d'Escacs Ciutat de Badalona 2027 (tahmini) FIDE | Badalona (Barselona), Spain | Open |
| Aug 1 | FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2027 FIDE | Youth | |
| Aug 1 | Internationales Vienna Chess Open 2027 FIDE | Viyana, Austria | Open |
| Aug 1 | Kapadokya Uluslararası Açık Satranç Turnuvası 2027 FIDE | Ürgüp (Nevşehir), Türkiye | Open |
| Aug 1 | Riga Technical University Open 2027 FIDE | Riga, Latvia | Festival |
| Aug 1 | Sinquefield Cup 2027 (Grand Chess Tour) FIDE | Saint Louis, United States | Closed |
| Aug 1–14 | Türkiye Satranç Süper Ligi 2027 FIDE | Türkiye | Team |
| Aug 1 | Uluslararası İstanbul Açık Satranç Turnuvası 2027 (Fatih) FIDE | İstanbul, Türkiye | Open |
| Aug 2–8 | Arad Grand Prix Classic / Arad Open 2027 (Romania Grand Prix) FIDE | Arad, Romania | Open |
| Aug 2–6 | Bratislava Chess Summer 2027 - Open Doprastav (Memoriál Ernesta Nového) FIDE | Bratislava, Slovakia | Open |
| Aug 2–11 | SSS - Adelboden 2027 | Hotel Hari im Schlegeli, Switzerland | Open |
| Aug 5–10 | 10. SKG International Open 2027 (Selanik) FIDE | Selanik, Greece | Open |
| Aug 5–13 | 16. Split Open - Chess Festival 2027 FIDE | Split, Croatia | Festival |
| Aug 5–13 | ArberBoma2027_bst | Bodenmais, Germany | Open |
| Aug 5–13 | ArberBoma2027_open | Bodenmais, Germany | Open |
| Aug 5–13 | ArberBoma2027_sen | Bodenmais, Germany | Open |
| Aug 5–12 | Paytakht Cup 2027 (Tahran Uluslararası Açık) FIDE | Tahran, Iran | Open |
| Aug 6–14 | Summer Prague Open 2027 (14. Uluslararası Festival, Czech Tour) FIDE | Prag, Czechia | Festival |
| Aug 7–14 | 25° Torneo Internazionale di Scacchi Spilimbergo 2027 FIDE | Spilimbergo (PN), Italy | Festival |
| Aug 7–14 | 43. FAAKER SEE OPEN 7. - 14.08.2027 Kulturhaus Lat | Latschach ober dem Faaker See, Austria | Open |
| Aug 7–14 | 43. Faaker See Open 2027 FIDE | Faak am See (Kärnten), Austria | Open |
| Aug 7–14 | First Saturday Ağustos 2027 (GM / IM / U2250) FIDE | Budapeşte, Hungary | Closed |
| Aug 8–15 | 2026-2027 Türkiye Kulüpler Satranç Şampiyonası Türkiye Finali | Türkiye | Team |
| Aug 8–15 | Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2027 - 54. Internationale Dortmunder Schachtage FIDE | Dortmund, Germany | Festival |
| Aug 9–15 | Turneul Internațional "V. Cebanenco" 2027 (IM norm) FIDE | Chișinău, Moldova | Closed |
| Aug 10–18 | 24. Rheinland-Pfalz Senioren Open 50+ / 65+ | Germany | Senior |
| Aug 11–15 | Taj Chess Club & Academy Turnuvası 2027 (5. edisyon) | Erbil, Iraq | Open |
| Aug 12–15 | Continental Open 2027 | Woburn (Boston yakını), United States | Open |
| Aug 13–15 | 4. RLP-Jugend-Open A-Turnier | Pirmasens, Germany | Youth |
| Aug 13–15 | 4. RLP-Jugend-Open B-Turnier | Pirmasens, Germany | Youth |
| Aug 13–15 | Newport Chess Congress 2027 FIDE | Newport (Galler), United Kingdom | Open |
| Aug 13–15 | Pacific Coast Open 2027 | Irvine (Los Angeles yakını), United States | Open |
| Aug 14–22 | Championnat de France d'Échecs 2027 (toutes catégories) FIDE | France | Championship |
| Aug 14–15 | Joukkuepikashakin SM-kilpailut 2027 | Pori, Finland | Team |
| Aug 14–22 | Open Brasschaat 2027 FIDE | Brasschaat, Belgium | Open |
| Aug 14–21 | Vienna Chess Open 2027 FIDE | Viyana, Austria | Open |
| Aug 14–22 | ZMDI Schachfestival Dresden Open 2027 FIDE | Dresden, Germany | Festival |
| Aug 15 | 38. Bad Vöslauer Blitzschach Open 2027Penta Cup #3 | College Garden Hotel, Austria | Blitz |
| Aug 15 | Jeddah Chess Season 2027 (Cidde Satranç Sezonu) | Cidde, Saudi Arabia | Festival |
| Aug 15–22 | Olomouc Chess Summer 2027 (28. Uluslararası Festival, Czech Tour) FIDE | Olomouc, Czechia | Festival |
| Aug 16–22 | 6° Festival Internazionale Bella Italia FIDE | Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), Italy | Festival |
| Aug 16–24 | Campeonato de España Absoluto y Femenino 2027 (tahmini) FIDE | Linares (Jaén), Spain | Championship |
| Aug 16–22 | Panevėžys Open 2027 (40. Uluslararası Turnuva) FIDE | Panevėžys, Lithuania | Open |
| Aug 20–22 | Atlantic Open 2027 | Washington, United States | Open |
| Aug 20–25 | Magnificent Chess Open 2027 | Kingston, Jamaica | Open |
| Aug 20–22 | Tallinn Chess Festival 2027 (TalTech Rapid / Nõmme Open, TalTech Blitz) FIDE | Tallinn, Estonia | Festival |
| Aug 20–29 | XXVIII Obert Internacional d'Escacs de Sants – Ciutat de Barcelona 2027 (tahmini) FIDE | Barselona, Spain | Open |
| Aug 21 – Oct 23 | 2027 Victorian Chess Championship FIDE | Melbourne, Australia | Championship |
| Aug 21–28 | Chess Open Tyrol / Innsbruck Open 2027 FIDE | Innsbruck, Austria | Open |
| Aug 21–29 | Chess Slovak Open 2027 (9. Skalica Chess Festival) FIDE | Skalica, Slovakia | Festival |
| Aug 21–29 | Festival Internazionale di Scacchi di Bratto 2027 FIDE | Bratto – Castione della Presolana (BG), Italy | Festival |
| Aug 21–28 | XXXIV Festiwal Szachowy w Poznaniu 2027 | Poznań, Poland | Festival |
| Aug 21–28 | Zadar Chess Festival 2027 (A/B/C turnuvaları) FIDE | Zadar, Croatia | Festival |
| Aug 23–28 | 2e Open International d'Échecs de l'Alpe d'Huez 2027 FIDE | Alpe d'Huez (Huez), France | Open |
| Aug 23–28 | Malatya Altın Kayısı 10. Uluslararası Açık Satranç Turnuvası 2027 FIDE | Malatya, Türkiye | Open |
| Aug 24–30 | 50th Tenkes Cup | Hungary | Open |
| Aug 25–30 | European Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2027 FIDE | Terme Čatež, Slovenia | Youth |
| Aug 25–30 | Northumbria Masters 2027 FIDE | Darlington, United Kingdom | Open |
| Aug 25–29 | Windhoek Namibia Open 2027 FIDE | Windhoek, Namibia | Open |
| Aug 25 | Świnoujście Open 2027 - Międzynarodowy Turniej Szachowy FIDE | Świnoujście, Poland | Open |
| Aug 28 – Sep 3 | 29° Festival Internazionale di Scacchi "Città di Trieste" FIDE | Trieste, Italy | Festival |
| Aug 28–29 | Kıbrıs Hızlı ve Yıldırım Satranç Şampiyonası 2027 (Cyprus Rapid & Blitz Championship) FIDE | Cyprus | Rapid |
| Aug 28–29 | Sofia Cup 2027 – Açık Balkan Rapid & Blitz Şampiyonası FIDE | Sofya, Bulgaria | Rapid |
| Aug 29 – Sep 6 | Campeonato Nacional Individual Absoluto 2026/27 (Portekiz Şampiyonası) + Feminino / Amador FIDE | Portugal | Championship |
| Aug 31 – Sep 5 | 12. Internationales Sparkasse Baden Chess Open 2027 FIDE | Baden bei Wien, Austria | Open |
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Compiled from chess-results, national federations, FIDE and ECU calendars and updated weekly. Dates may change; check with the organizer before registering. Last update: 2026-10-26.