Opens, blitz titles and weekend tournaments 6

This list keeps the tournament series that stand apart from a single club evening. The Düsseldorfer Schachverein 1854 holds the Ludwig-Engels-Open, a rapid on a Saturday in September, and DWZ-Match runs summer blitz and rapid days, a three-day open in April and rapid evenings in Düsseldorf-Eller. The Willicher Wochenendturnier in Schiefbahn is a rated weekend in May, and Refrath hosts the Hans-Friske-Schnellschachopen in the Haus Steinbreche late in the year.

Wuppertal played its open blitz city championship on 3 October in 2024 and 2025, and the Solinger Sparkassen Jugend-Open is a rated tournament for young players. Many clubs run opens of their own, from the Krefeld Whitsun and Christmas opens and the DSK-Open in January to the Erkrath Pfingst-Open and the Solingen carnival open; those are kept on the club’s entry.