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Douro Blitz Cruise

tournament · Vila Nova de Gaia

  • blitz
  • rated

Venue: no fixed venue

Chess: confirmed by a source of

When chess happens

None of the sources we read gives a regular day or time for this place.

Classes

not stated by sources

Key facts

Who can come
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Cost
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Equipment
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For whom
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Season
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Federation
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What the sources show

The organiser's festival site presents the 2026 Douro Blitz Cruise, a blitz tournament on a river cruise that is part of the Maia Chess Festival. The chess-results database lists groups A and B on 20 August 2026 (3 minutes plus 2 seconds; organiser Academia de Xadrez da Maia, venue Av. de Diogo Leite 135, Vila Nova de Gaia); the FIDE list shows the 2025 edition (21 August 2025) and the 2026 edition, with the city given as "rio Douro". The boarding point is not named on the festival page.

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Sources

  1. axm.pt/douro-blitz-cruise-2026 · own site or page
    • [1] official · read · Set Sail for Strategy: Join Us for This Year
  2. chess-results.com/TurnierSuche.aspx · database or directory
    • [2] secondary · read · Av. de Diogo Leite 135, 4400 Vila Nova de Gaia
  3. ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml · database or directory
    • [3] secondary · read · Douro Blitz Cruise 2026 - gr. A
  4. ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml · database or directory
    • [4] secondary · read · Douro Blitz Cruise 2025 - gr. B