7/11/2024 – From 10th to 18th August 2024 Dortmund will host the Sparkassen Chess Trophy with the strong Sparkassen A-Open and a six-game duel between Elisabeth Pähtz and Dinara Wagner, who will fight for the title of Germany's best female player.

2/21/2024 – The 1st Dortmund International Chess Days will take place from 10 to 18 August 2024 at the Cultural Centre Alte Schmiede in Dortmund. Frederik Sane and Leon Mendonca have already confirmed their participation in the A-Open. Elisabeth Pähtz and Dinara Wagner will play a match to find out who is the number one in German women's chess. | (From left to right) Dirk Schaufelberger (CEO of Sparkasse Dortmund), Alexander Donchenko, Frederik Svane, Leon Luke Mendonca | Photo: Michelle Lassak