FIDE and Major Tournament Calendar Chess

January

Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities

29 Jan - 05 Feb / Belgrade (SRB)

Tata Steel Chess

13 Jan - 29 Jan / Wijk aan Zee (NED)

February

FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022/23 - second leg

01 Feb - 14 Feb / Munich (GER)

Chess.com Championship 1

06 Feb - 10 Feb / online

WR Chess Masters

16 Feb - 26 Feb / Dusseldorf (GER)

March

FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022/23 - third leg

24 Mar - 06 Apr / New Delhi (IND)

FIDE Women's Candidates Final

27 Mar - 06 Apr / Chongqing (CHN)

European Individual Chess Championship

02 Mar - 14 Mar / Vrnjacka Banja (SRB)

European Women's Chess Championship

17 Mar - 30 Mar / Petrovac (MNE)

Reykjavik Open

29 Mar - 04 Apr / Reykjavik (ISL)

April

World Championship Match

07 Apr - 01 May / Astana (KAZ)

World School Chess Championships 2023

13 Apr - 23 Apr / Rhodes (GRE)

World School Chess Championships 2023

13 Apr - 23 Apr / Rhodes (GRE)

Chess.com Championship 2

03 Apr - 07 Apr / online

May

FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022/23 - fourth leg

15 May - 28 May / Nicosia (CYP)

Africa Individual Chess Championships

05 May - 14 May / (TBA)

Americas Absolute Continental Chess Championship

15 May - 23 May / Juan Dolio (DOM)

European Senior Chess Championship

25 May - 04 Jun / Acqui Terme (ITA)

GCT Superbet Chess Classic

04 May - 16 May / Bucharest (ROM)

TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament

04 May - 10 May / MalmÃ¶ (SWE)

GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz

19 May - 26 May / Warsaw (POL)

Chess.com Championship 3

22 May - 26 May / online

Norway Chess

28 May - 10 Jun / Stavanger (NOR)

June

World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships 2023

05 Jun - 12 Jun / Batumi (GEO)

World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships 2023

05 Jun - 12 Jun / Batumi (GEO)

Africa Youth Chess Championships

22 Jun - 30 Jun / (TBA)

GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz

03 Jun - 10 Jun / Zagreb (CRO)

Mahindra - Global Chess League

17 Jun - 02 Jul /

Prague International Chess Festival

20 Jun - 30 Jun / Prague (CZE)

Dortmund International Chess Days

24 Jun - 02 Jul / Dortmund (GER)

July

FIDE Women's World Championship Match

03 Jul - 25 Jul / Shanghai & Chongqing (CHN)

FIDE World Cup 2023

29 Jul - 25 Aug / Baku (AZE)

FIDE Women's World Cup 2023

29 Jul - 22 Aug / Baku (AZE)

Africa Amateur Chess Championship

01 Jul - 09 Jul / (TBA)

Chess.com Championship 4

10 Jul - 14 Jul / online

August

World Schools Team Championship 2023

03 Aug - 08 Aug / Aktau (KAZ)

World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2023

12 Aug - 19 Aug / Eindhoven (NED)

World Chess Championships for People with Disabilities

18 Aug - 28 Aug / Lublin (POL)

World Rapid Teams Championship 2023

25 Aug - 29 Aug / Dusseldorf (GER)

Chess.com Championship 5

28 Aug - 01 Sep / online

September

World Women's Team Championship 2023

05 Sep - 12 Sep / Bydgoszcz (POL)

World Senior Teams Chess Championships 2023

18 Sep - 29 Sep / Ohrid (MKD)

World Juniors U20 Championships 2023

20 Sep - 02 Oct / Mexico City (MEX)

European Youth Chess Championships U8-U18

04 Sep - 15 Sep / Mamaia (ROM)

Africa Open Chess Championships

07 Sep - 11 Sep / (TBA)

Chess.com Championship 6

25 Sep - 29 Sep / online

October

World Junior Rapid & Blitz Championship

09 Oct - 16 Oct / Sardinia (ITA)

World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships 2023

14 Oct - 27 Oct / Sharm el Sheikh (EGY)

FIDE Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2023

23 Oct - 06 Nov / Isle of Man (IOM)

World Senior Chess Championships 2023

24 Oct - 06 Nov / Terrasini (ITA)

IV Asian Para Games

22 Oct - 28 Oct / Hangzhou (CHN)

Qatar Masters

2023

November

World Amateur Championship 2023

01 Nov - 11 Nov / Muscat (OMA)

World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2023

12 Nov - 25 Nov / Montesilvano (ITA)

World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2023

12 Nov - 25 Nov / Montesilvano (ITA)

European Team Chess Championship

10 Nov - 21 Nov / Budva (MNE)

Africa Junior Chess Championship

17 Nov - 25 Nov / (TBA)

GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

12 Nov - 19 Nov / Saint Louis (USA)

GCT Sinquefield Cup

19 Nov - 03 Dec / Saint Louis (USA)

December

FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2023

26 Dec - 30 Dec / Samarkand (UZB)

Africa Open Rapid and Blitz

07 Dec - 10 Dec / (TBA)

Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023

13 Dec - 23 Dec / Al Ain (UAE)

April

Candidates Tournament

03 Apr - 23 Apr / Toronto (CAN)

Women's Candidates Tournament

03 Apr - 23 Apr / Toronto (CAN)

World Cadet Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024

25 Apr - 29 Apr / Durres (ALB)

June

World Junior U20 Championships 2024

01 Jun - 14 Jun / New Delhi (IND)

World Cup U8, U10, U12

22 Jun - 02 Jul / Batumi (GEO)

July

World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024

01 Jul - 12 Jul / Krakow (POL)

August

FIDE World Junior Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024

01 Aug - 08 Aug / Tashkent (UZB)

FIDE World Schools Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024

01 Aug - 08 Aug / Tashkent (UZB)

September

45th Chess Olympiad 2024

10 Sep - 23 Sep / Budapest (HUN)

October

World Youth Chess Championships 2024

22 Oct - 02 Nov / Florianopolis (BRA)