Cañada de Calatrava is located 19 kilometers from the provincial capital. The municipality is crossed by the N-420 road between mile markers (Punto Kilométrico) 182 and 183, by the Ciudad Real-Puertollano A-41 motorway and by the local road CR-P-5135 that connects Corral de Calatrava with the Ciudad Real International Airport.
The landscape and topography of the municipality is similar to its region, predominantly flat to the north in the Jabalón valley, with higher areas as you move south, highlighting the Sierra Gorda on the border with Argamasilla de Calatrava and the Sierra Vieja to the southeast. The altitude ranges from 831 meters to the south (Sierra Gorda) and 570 meters in the vicinity of the Jabalón River. The village is located at an elevation of 660 meters above sea level.
This festival is a chess tournament held in the city of Ciudad Real, Spain. It has been held twice, in 2006 and 2007. At the festival, competitors play rapid chess, competing in 5 minute and 25 minute games.
The festival has a prize pool of 122,000 Euros for the winner, contributed by 13 different large companies. Players can win in a variety of categories, competing against hundreds of other players from around the world.