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International chess tournament · 7th edition
From December 3 to 8, 2026
Sant Boi de Llobregat · Barcelona
The 7th edition of the El Llobregat Open Chess Tournament will be held in Sant Boi de Llobregat. The tournament will feature 9 rounds of play, with games at 10:00 and 17:00.
Outside playing hours, complementary activities are being prepared for both players and the general public, including some nationally and internationally significant surprises that will be announced soon.
How long until the 2026 edition starts?
000 D
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Sporting record
Six editions consolidating El Llobregat Open Chess
Since 2019, the tournament has established itself as one of the major international events on the chess calendar, with elite participation, master norms and growing international recognition.
2022 and 2023
Best open tournament held in Spain, according to the CSD and FEDA.
+1,200
Total participants, with 50% holding international titles.
45
Countries represented on average in each edition.
59
Master norms awarded to IMs and FMs.
El Llobregat has welcomed players such as Gukesh, Abdusattorov, Erigaisi, Yu Yangyi, Hans Niemann, Francisco Vallejo, Sara Khadem, Sabrina Vega, Antoaneta Stefanova, Ruslan Ponomariov and Amin Tabatabaei, among more than one hundred grandmasters.
In 2025, female participation reached 16%, above the FIDE, Spanish and Catalan averages. That same year, 60 electronic boards were broadcast, with 59,807 users from 45 countries and 77,750 pages served.
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