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Sardinia World Chess Festival 2025

The Sardinia World Chess Festival is the strongest chess tournament in Italy.

Open A ≥ 2000 ELO
Open B < 1999 ELO
Open C < 1699


Sardinia World Chess Festival 2025

April 26 – May 3, 2025
Sardinia, Italia

System and rate

 All tournaments (A, B, and C) are composed of 9 rounds.
Time control is 90' for the first 40 moves + 30' to finish the game + 30'
starting from the first move. The pairing system used is the Swiss.
Tiebreaks at the end of the tournament will follow this order:- Buchholz Total, - Buchholz Cut 1, - Buchholz Cut 1, - Sonneborg - Berger, - ARO (Average Rating of Opponents).
Half-point bye will be assigned according to
the Italian Chess Federation Technical Regulations.

Prize fund

Total prize fund 50.100 EUR

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