The Norway Chess Tournament is a double round-robin that consists of 10 rounds. The Tolstoy Memorial consists of 9 rounds with a time control of 15 minutes and 10 second increments starting from move 1. It was a 7-round Swiss team event, with the time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 more minutes till the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1.
The 36th European Club Cup was held from 18-24 September 2019 at Hotel Izgrev in Struga, North Macedonia. The tournament was a 7-round Swiss team event played with the standard time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 more minutes till the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. The 25th European Club Cup for Women was held from 18-24 September 2019 at Hotel Drim in Struga, North Macedonia. A 10-player round-robin tournament over 10 days, the games are played online from 25 September to 4 October on the chess24 Playzone. The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Final is the 10th and last event of the $1.5 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2020-2021.
