The City of León Masters Tournament, one of the great classics of the international circuit, celebrates its thirty-ninth edition this year, with its traditional four-player format and a knockout system with semifinals and a final that has been and continues to be imitated in many top-level chess events. This system, which makes the competition much more interesting, avoids the infamous and dreaded draws without a fight, one of the problems of competitive chess.

The Masters Tournament will feature four world-class players, including a player from León who is making his way to the chess elite. All of them will compete in León in July 2026.

The Masters Tournament, a true celebration of chess, with numerous activities for children, amateurs, and chess lovers from Spain and around the world, will ensure that everyone enjoys top-level chess for a week. In addition to being able to participate in competitions for all levels, attend conferences, street activities, open tournaments, simultaneous exhibitions, lectures, chess in the street, and much more. A wide range of options for all ages.

The world chess stars who will compete in person in León in 2026 are the following: