8/10/2025 – The 52nd edition of the Dortmund Chess Festival is taking place on 2-10 August at the Kulturzentrum in the largest city of the Ruhr District. European champion Matthias Bluebaum is the rating favourite in the A Open. On Sunday, the International Women's Tournament begins, featuring four representatives from three countries: Elisabeth Paehtz, Dinara Wagner, 15-year-old Chinese champion Lu Miaoyi and Deimanté Daulyté-Cornette of France. | Follow the action live starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST)

8/9/2025 – Round seven of the A-Open at the Dortmund Chess Festival saw the top-board clash between co-leaders Luis Engel and Matthias Bluebaum end in a balanced draw, keeping both on 6/7. Dmitrij Kollars closed in on the leaders with a swift win over Adrian Gschnitzer, while other top-board games were drawn. With two rounds remaining, ten players stand a half point behind the co-leaders, setting up key encounters in Saturday's penultimate round. | Photo: Dariusz Gorzinski

8/7/2025 – Round three of the Women Masters and round five of the A-Open took place on Wednesday at the Dortmund Chess Festival. In the Women Masters, Lu Miaoyi kept her perfect score by defeating Elisabeth Paehtz in a sharp, tactical battle, while Dinara Wagner bounced back with a win over Deimantė Daulytė-Cornette. Meanwhile, in the A-Open, draws on the top boards allowed International Masters Nitish Belurkar and Ashot Parvanyan to join the leading group. | Photo: Dariusz Gorzinski

8/5/2025 – Round two of the Women Masters and round three of the A-Open were played on Monday at the Dortmund Chess Festival. In the Women Masters, Lu Miaoyi claimed a second win with the black pieces to become the sole leader going into the first rest day. Meanwhile, eight players reached a perfect score in the A-Open, including rating favourite Matthias Bluebaum. A costly blunder by Swiss youngster Cristian Arsenie featured in one of the day's key encounters. | All photos: Sparkassen Chess Meeting