He has been a regular player at SC Viernheim in the German Bundesliga since 2016 and won the German team championship for the first time this year. GM Anton Korobov is using the summer break for the Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2024, where he will take part in the Open with the total prize money of €20,000!

Following the announcement that the youngest chess grandmaster of all time Abhimanyu Mishra will take part in the Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2024, the second US player with 2600 has now registered for the A-Open: GM Christopher Yoo. 17 years old, current rating of 2599.

Located right next to the Dortmund main railway station, the grandmasters' hotel guarantees short distances to Dortmund's city centre, including all its gastronomy, shopping and cultural facilities. The IntercityHotel Dortmund with its 231 hotel rooms, restaurant, bistro lounge, bar and terrace is the partner hotel of the Dortmund International Chess Days in August 2024 for the first time.

Miaoyi Lu, an up-and-coming 14-year-old chess player from China, will be taking part in the International Dortmund Chess Days this year. Her remarkable career and exceptional talent have astonished the chess world from an early age.