FIDE and Major Tournament Calendar Chess

January

Tata Steel Tournament

14 Jan - 30 Jan / Wijk aan Zee (NED)

Gibchess Battle of the Sexes

24 Jan - 03 Feb / Gibraltar (ESP)

February

FIDE Grand Prix, 1st Leg

03 Feb - 17 Feb / Berlin (GER)

FIDE Grand Prix, 2nd Leg

28 Feb - 14 Mar / Belgrade (SLO)

Meltwater Champions Tour -Regular 1

19 Feb - 26 Feb / online

March

FIDE Grand Prix, 3rd Leg

21 Mar - 04 Apr / Berlin (GER)

FIDE - ISF World School Championship

12 Mar - 27 Mar / online

European Individual Championship

26 Mar - 07 Apr / Terme Catez (SLO)

Meltwater Champions Tour - Regular 2

19 Mar - 26 Mar / online

April

World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Championship

30 Apr - 04 May / Rhodes (GRE)

World Youth Rapid & Blitz Championship

30 Apr - 04 May / Rhodes (GRE)

European School Championship

22 Apr - 30 Apr / (GRE)

Reykjavik Open

06 Apr - 14 Apr / Reykjavik (ISL)

Meltwater Champions Tour - Major 1

20 Apr - 28 Apr / online

May

XV Americas Individual Championship

01 May - 11 May / San Salvador (ESA)

GCT Superbet Chess Classic

03 May - 15 May / Bucharest (ROU)

GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz

17 May - 24 May / Warsaw (ROU)

Meltwater Champions Tour - Regular 3

19 May - 26 May / online

Norway Chess

30 May - 11 Jun / Stavanger (NOR)

June

FIDE Candidates Tournament

16 Jun - 06 Jul / Madrid (ESP)

FIDE World Senior Team Championsip

19 Jun - 30 Jun / Acqui Terme (ITA)

World School Individual Championships

10 Jun - 19 Jun / Panama (PAN)

Asian Youth Online Chess Championship

03 Jun - 05 Jun / Online

African Individual Open & Women Ch

18 Jun - 29 Jun / Lagos (NGR)

Prague International Chess Festival

07 Jun - 17 Jun / Prague (CZE)

July

Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities

2022

44th Chess Olympiad

28 Jul - 10 Aug / Chennai (IND)

African Youth (Open & Girls) Ch

02 Jul - 10 Jul / Lusaka (ZAM)

European Youth Team Championship

10 Jul - 17 Jul / Thessaloniki (GRE)

European Youth Rapid & Blitz Ch

19 Jul - 23 Jul / (GRE)

Biel International Chess Festival

09 Jul - 23 Jul / Biel (SUI)

Meltwater Champions Tour - Regular 4

10 Jul - 17 Jul / online

Meltwater Champions Tour - Major 2

10 Jul - 17 Jul / online

Dortmund Chess Days

16 Jul - 24 Jul / Dortmund (GER)

GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz

18 Jul - 25 Jul / Zagreb (CRO)

August

European Amateur Championship

13 Aug - 21 Aug / Zagreb (CRO)

European Individual Women's Ch

20 Aug - 31 Aug / Prague (CZE)

Asian Schools Championship

21 Aug - 31 Aug / Colombo (SRI)

GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

24 Aug - 30 Aug / Sant Louis (USA)

September

FIDE Women's Grand Prix, 1st Leg

17 Sep - 30 Sep / Nur-Sultan (KAZ)

World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships

05 Sep - 17 Sep / Mamaia (ROU)

Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships 2022

01 Sep - 08 Sep / Cavite (PHI)

African Amateur Individual Championship

17 Sep - 25 Sep / Nairobi (KEN)

Asian Amateur Chess Championship

28 Sep - 06 Oct / Muscat (OMA)

Meltwater Champions Tour - Regular 5

18 Sep - 25 Sep / online

October

Women's Candidates Tournament

2022

World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad

01 Oct - 10 Oct / Nakhchivan (AZE)

World Juniors U20 Championships

11 Oct - 23 Oct / Sardinia (ITA)

World Amateur Championship

20 Oct - 30 Oct / Malta (MLT)

European Open & Women's Club Cup

02 Oct - 10 Oct / Mayrhofen (AUT)

IV Asian Para Games

09 Oct - 12 Oct / Hangzhou (CHN)

Asian Youth Chess Championships

13 Oct - 22 Oct / Bali (IND)

Asian Seniors Chess Championship

14 Oct - 22 Oct / Auckland (NZL)

European Women's Rapid & Blitz Ch

23 Oct - 26 Oct / Kyiv (UKR)

Meltwater Champions Tour - Regular 6

14 Oct - 21 Oct / online

November

FIDE Women's Grand Prix

2022

FIDE World Team Championship

2022

World Senior Championship

14 Nov - 27 Nov / Assisi (ITA)

African Junior U20 (Open & Girls) Ch

12 Nov - 20 Nov / Algiers (ALG)

Meltwater Champions Tour - Major 3

11 Nov - 20 Nov / online

December

World Rapid and Blitz Championships

25 Dec - 30 Dec /

African Schools Individual Chess Championship (Open & Girls)

10 Dec - 18 Dec / Monrovia (LBR)