The 2020 chess calendar was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but major events that took place included the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, won by Fabiano Caruana, and Norway Chess, won by Magnus Carlsen. The Candidates began in March, but, due to the pandemic, was postponed at the half-way stage with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave leading.
This is a list of significant 2020 chess tournaments:
Tournament | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020 | Round robin | 10–26 Jan | 14 (11) |
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Tata Steel Challengers 2020 | Round robin | 10–26 Jan | 14 (0) |
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Prague Chess Festival 2020 | Round robin | 12–21 Feb | 10 (6) |
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Biel Chess Festival 2020 | Round-robin | 18–29 Jul | 8 (4) |
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Norway Chess 2020 | Round robin | 5–16 Oct | 6 (5) |
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Russian Championship Superfinal 2020 | Round robin | 6–14 Dec | 11 (6) |
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Tournament | System | Dates | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020 | Swiss | 21–30 Jan |
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Aeroflot Open 2020 | Swiss | 19–27 Feb |
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The 2020 chess calendar was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but major events that took place included the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, won by Fabiano Caruana, and Norway Chess, won by Magnus Carlsen. The Candidates began in March, but, due to the pandemic, was postponed at the half-way stage with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave leading.
This is a list of significant 2020 chess tournaments:
Tournament | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020 | Round robin | 10–26 Jan | 14 (11) |
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Tata Steel Challengers 2020 | Round robin | 10–26 Jan | 14 (0) |
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Prague Chess Festival 2020 | Round robin | 12–21 Feb | 10 (6) |
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Biel Chess Festival 2020 | Round-robin | 18–29 Jul | 8 (4) |
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Norway Chess 2020 | Round robin | 5–16 Oct | 6 (5) |
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Russian Championship Superfinal 2020 | Round robin | 6–14 Dec | 11 (6) |
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Tournament | System | Dates | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020 | Swiss | 21–30 Jan |
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Aeroflot Open 2020 | Swiss | 19–27 Feb |
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