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2020 in chess

2020 in chess

Overview of the events of 2020 in chess


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.

2020 tournaments

This is a list of significant 2020 chess tournaments:

Supertournaments

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Open events

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Deaths


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