#National Championship

China's annual national championship — the round-robin from which Ding Liren, Wei Yi, and Yu Yangyi emerged.

Germany's annual national championship — eleven-round Swiss in a single weekend each summer, with parallel open and women's sections.

India's national championship — the round-robin that has launched the careers of every major Indian grandmaster since Anand. The 60+ edition.

Russia's national championship final — 12-player round-robin held in autumn, the highest-profile annual chess event held in Russia.

Saint Louis's annual round-robin to determine the national champions of the United States — open and women's sections, 12 players each.