FIDE Calendar

January

European Women's Rapid Chess Championship 2025

09 Jan - 13 Jan / Monaco (MNC)

European Women's Blitz Chess Championship 2025

09 Jan - 13 Jan / Monaco (MNC)

Africa Chess Confederation MEET AND GREET

11 Jan - 25 Jan / (ONL)

Zone 3.6 Men's and Women's Zonals

24 Jan - 29 Jan / Melbourne (AUS)

Tata Steel Chess 2025 – Masters

17 Jan - 02 Feb / Wijk aan Zee (NED)

Tata Steel Chess 2025 - Challengers

17 Jan - 02 Feb / Wijk aan Zee (NED)

February

FIDE World Team Championship 50+ and 65+ 2025

16 Feb - 27 Feb / Prague (CZE)

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series - 3rd leg

17 Feb - 28 Feb / Novotel Hotel Monte Carlo (MNC)

FIDE World Junior U20 Championships 2025

23 Feb - 08 Mar / Petrovac (MNE)

FAIRPLAY INDUCTION

08 Feb - 15 Feb / (ONL)

Africa Cadet League Games 2025

22 Feb - 31 Jul / (ONL)

Africa league Games (Open) 2025

22 Feb - 31 Jul / (ONL)

Africa League Games (Women) 2025

22 Feb - 31 Jul / (ONL)

Africa Youth League Games 2025

22 Feb - 31 Jul / (ONL)

Azerbaijan Men`s Championship - 2025

01 Feb - 15 Feb / Baku (AZE)

2nd International Chess Tournament “Al-Beruniy”

02 Feb - 12 Feb / Tashkent (UZB)

Djerba International Chess Festival (Masters)

15 Feb - 23 Feb / Djerba (TUN)

Prague International Chess Festival 2025 Challengers

25 Feb - 07 Mar / Prague (CZE)

Prague International Chess Festival 2025 Masters

25 Feb - 07 Mar / Prague (CZE)

Aeroflot Open 2025

28 Feb - 07 Mar / Moscow (RUS)

March

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series - 4th leg

14 Mar - 25 Mar / (CYP)

FIDE World School Championships 2025

19 Mar - 29 Mar / Vrnjacka Banja (SRB)

Asian Nations Cup 2025

2025 / Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Africa Women's Chess Championship 2025

08 Mar - 08 Mar / (ONL)

Zone 3.2 Men's and Women's Zonals

10 Mar - 19 Mar / Colombo (SRI)

European Individual Chess Championship 2025 *

14 Mar - 27 Mar / Eforie-Nord (ROU)

Zone 3.5 Men's and Women's Zonals

21 Mar - 31 Mar / Jiangxi (CHN)

European Women's Chess Championship 2025

30 Mar - 12 Apr / Rhodes (GRE)

18th International chess tournament “Memorial of Georgy Agzamov, the first grandmaster of Uzbekistan”

19 Mar - 30 Mar / Tashkent (UZB)

April

Women's World Championship Match 2025

01 Apr - 23 Apr / Shanghai & Chongqing (CHN)

FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid Championships 2025

12 Apr - 18 Apr / Rhodes (GRE)

FIDE World Cadet & Youth Blitz Championships 2025

12 Apr - 18 Apr / Rhodes (GRE)

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series - 5th leg

13 Apr - 24 Apr / India (IND)

Africa Individual Chess Championships 2025

2025 / (MRI)

Zone 3.4 Men's and Women's Zonals 2025

01 Apr - 11 Apr / Almaty (KAZ)

European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025

04 Apr - 14 Apr / Świdnica (POL)

Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2025

20 Apr - 29 Apr / Dushanbe (TJK)

Zone 3.3 Men's and Women's Zonals

22 Apr - 22 Apr / Ulaanbaatar (MGL)

Reykjavik Open 2025 *

09 Apr - 15 Apr / Reykjavik (ISL)

Fagernes Chess International 2025 *

13 Apr - 20 Apr / Fagernes (NOR)

51 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda *

15 Apr - 20 Apr / La Roda (ESP)

IX Open SEMANA SANTA San Vicente de Raspeig. Costa Blanca 2025

16 Apr - 21 Apr / Alicante, España (ESP)

Grenke Chess Open 2025

17 Apr - 21 Apr / Karlsruhe (GER)

IV OPEN CHESS MENORCA GRUPO A *

22 Apr - 27 Apr / Ciutadella de Menorca (ESP)

Superbet Blitz Poland

24 Apr - 01 May / Warsaw (POL)

Superbet Rapid Poland

24 Apr - 01 May / Warsaw (POL)

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2025

26 Apr - 03 May / Sardinia (ITA)

Sunway Formentera International Chess Festival *

29 Apr - 09 May / Formentera (ESP)

May

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series - 6th leg

05 May - 16 May / Austria (AUT)

Asian Individual Men's and Women's Chess Championships 2025

06 May - 06 May / Al Ain (UAE)

Africa Schools Chess Championships 2025

22 May - 29 May / Mombasa (KEN)

European School Chess Championship 2025

29 May - 08 Jun / Mamaia (ROU)

Campeonato Continental Absolute de Ajedrez de las Americas 2025 *

May 2025 / Natal (BRA)

Superbet Chess Classic Romania

05 May - 17 May / Bucharest (ROU)

German Individual Championship 2025*

15 May - 23 May / Munich (GER)

Sharjah Masters 2025 *

16 May - 26 May / Sharjah (UAE)

30th Tepe Sigeman Chess Tournament *

20 May - 26 May / Malmo (SWE)

June

FIDE World Rapid Teams Championships 2025

10 Jun - 16 Jun / London (ENG)

FIDE World Blitz Teams Championships 2025

10 Jun - 16 Jun / London (ENG)

FIDE World Cup U8, U10, U12

22 Jun - 03 Jul / Batumi (GEO)

Western Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championships 2025

04 Jun - 11 Jun / Colombo, Kaluthara (SRI)

Asian Club Chess Champions League 2025

17 Jun - 26 Jun / Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS)

21st Delhi International Open 2025

07 Jun - 14 Jun / New Delhi (IND)

SuperUnited Blitz Croatia

30 Jun - 07 Jul / Zagreb (CRO)

SuperUnited Rapid Croatia

30 Jun - 07 Jul / Zagreb (CRO)

July

Women’s World Cup 2025

05 Jul - 29 Jul / Batumi (GEO)

AUSC REGION 5 Youth Games

04 Jul - 13 Jul / (NAM)

European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025

04 Jul - 12 Jul / Terme Catez (SLO)

Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2025

18 Jul - 27 Jul / Colombo (SRI)

Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2025

20 Jul - 30 Jul / Zhu Hai (CHN)

Jihlava Open *

07 Jul - 13 Jul / Jihlav (CZE)

Biel International Chess Festival – Open

12 Jul - 25 Jul / Biel (SUI)

Biel International Chess Festival – Masters

12 Jul - 25 Jul / Biel (SUI)

Biel International Chess Festival – Challengers

12 Jul - 25 Jul / Biel (SUI)

22th Karpov International Chess Tournament

14 Jul - 26 Jul / Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS)

Dole Open 2025

19 Jul - 27 Jul / Aix-en-Provence (FRA)

August

FIDE World Youth U16 Olympiad 2025

16 Aug - 23 Aug / Barranquilla (COL)

Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025

01 Aug - 09 Aug / Hong Kong (HKG)

European Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2025

04 Aug - 08 Aug / Thessaloniki (GRE)

European Youth Blitz Chess Championship 2025

04 Aug - 08 Aug / Thessaloniki (GRE)

Asian Schools Chess Championship 2025

15 Aug - 25 Aug / UlaanBaatar (MGL)

Africa Amateur Chess Championships 2025

17 Aug - 23 Aug / (BDI)

Asian Seniors 50+ and 65+ Chess Championships 2025

2025 / Iraq (IRQ)

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

09 Aug - 16 Aug / Saint Louis, Missouri (USA)

Sinquefield Cup

16 Aug - 29 Aug / Saint Louis, Missouri (USA)

Maia Chess Open 2025 *

22 Aug - 30 Aug / Maia (POR)

1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championship 2025 *

24 Aug - 03 Sep / Fujairah (UAE)

September

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025

03 Sep - 16 Sep / Samarkand (UZB)

FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2025

03 Sep - 16 Sep / Samarkand (UZB)

FIDE World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships 2025

18 Sep - 01 Oct / Almaty (KAZ)

European Senior Individual Chess Championship 2025

2025 / Porec (CRO)

Africa Junior Chess Championships 2025

17 Sep - 25 Sep / (CPV)

October

FIDE World Youth U14, U16 & U18 Championships 2025

03 Oct - 16 Oct / Durres (ALB)

FIDE World Senior Championships 2025

20 Oct - 02 Nov / Gallipoli (ITA)

FIDE World Cup 2025

31 Oct - 27 Nov / TBA (ALL)

European Teams Chess Championship 2025

04 Oct - 15 Oct / Batumi (GEO)

Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2025

2025 / Tagaytay (PHI)

European Chess Club Cup Open & Women 2025

18 Oct - 26 Oct / Rhodes (GRE)

European Youth Chess Championship 2025

28 Oct - 08 Nov / Budva (MNE)

Villa Martelli *

08 Oct - 17 Oct / Buenos Aires (ARG)

November

FIDE World Amateur Championships 2025

04 Nov - 14 Nov / Vrnjacka Banja (SRB)

European Corporate Championship 2025

07 Nov - 09 Nov / Paris (FRA)

European Small Nations Team Championship 2025

13 Nov - 24 Nov / Larnaca (CYP)

Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025

20 Nov - 30 Nov / Bangkok (THA)

INCLUSIVE CUP

22 Nov - 23 Nov / (ONL)

European Rapid Chess Championship 2025

27 Nov - 01 Dec / Pristina (KOS)

European Blitz Chess Championship 2025

27 Nov - 01 Dec / Pristina (KOS)

2025 US Masters

26 Nov - 30 Nov / Charlotte (USA)

December

FIDE World Rapid Championships 2025

25 Dec - 31 Dec / Doha (QAT)

FIDE World Blitz Championships 2025

25 Dec - 31 Dec / Doha (QAT)

FIDE World Women’s Rapid Championships 2025

25 Dec - 31 Dec / Doha (QAT)

FIDE World Women’s Blitz Championships 2025

25 Dec - 31 Dec / Doha (QAT)

European Amateur Chess Championship 2025

2025 / Mellieha (MLT)

Africa Youth Chess Championships 2025

06 Dec - 14 Dec / (ALG)

Southeast Asian Games

09 Dec - 20 Dec / Bangkok (THA)

Tech Mahindra Global Chess League - Season 3

13 Dec - 24 Dec / (ALL)

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