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.

The winner of the highly competitive Werder anniversary tournament in Bremen has registered for the A-Open of the 51st International Dortmund Chess Days: GM Aditya Mittal also wants to shake up Germany's most traditional chess festival.

Last year, a large Indian delegation played in the Sparkassen Chess Trophy. Aryan Chopra was in the lead for a while, Pranav Anand played a good tournament, but another young grandmaster ended up on the podium. The 17-year-old Leon Luke Mendonca came third in the A-Open and will be back in Dortmund in 2024.