Recurring chess tournaments in and around Barcelona 55

The tournament year around Barcelona follows the seasons. Autumn and spring bring opens with a round every week, in Gràcia, Poble-sec, El Prat, Badalona or Cornellà; summer brings international opens in Sants, Badalona and other parts of the area, played on consecutive days. In between come rapid and blitz events, team competitions, memorials and opens for juniors.

Many events belong to a neighbourhood or town festival, the Festa Major: Gràcia, Les Corts, Poble-sec and Horta in the city, Castelldefels, Gavà and Esplugues outside it, often with a rapid tournament on a single morning. Christmas has its own events in the Guinardó and in Sant Boi, and Cornellà holds a women's open. Dates, venues and time controls change from one edition to the next, so read the organiser's own page before you travel.