I won't be covering them here, but they're still strong enough and interesting enough in their own right to mention. So: there's another women's Grand Prix underway, this one in Geneva, Switzerland. After three rounds of 11, Anna Muzychuk, Kateryna Lahno and Bela Khotenashvili lead with two points apiece; the next seven(!) players, including Hou Yifan, are half a point behind.
The other big event is the European Individual Chess Championship, taking place in Legnica, Poland. 12 players rated 2700 and up are participating, and there are many more players near that special number. The top four seeds are Dmitry Jakovenko (2739), Evgeny Tomashevsky (2719), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2718) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (2710). Round 1 was Sunday, so it's still early on. Despite having 12 2700s, my recollection is that the tournament is usually a bit stronger at the top. The absolute glut of recent and forthcoming super-events may have weakened it, but it's still a tournament to keep one's eye on.
HT: Chess Today.