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 - 02 May / Ulaanbaatar (MGL)
Reykjavik Open 2025
09 Apr - 15 Apr / Reykjavik (ISL)
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)
Baku Open 2025
27 Apr - 06 May / Baku (AZE)
Ljubljana Chess Festival 2025
28 Apr - 04 May / Ljubljana (SLO)
May
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series - 6th leg
05 May - 16 May / Austria (AUT)
Asian Individual Men's Chess Championships 2025
06 May - 16 May / Al Ain (UAE)
Asian Individual Women's Chess Championships 2025
06 May - 16 May / Al Ain (UAE)
Africa Schools Chess Championships 2025
22 May - 29 May / Mombasa (KEN)
Campeonato Continental Absolute de Ajedrez de las Americas 2025
23 May - 31 May / Natal (BRA)
European School Chess Championship 2025
29 May - 08 Jun / Mamaia (ROU)
Karshi Open III *
04 May - 11 May / Karshi (UZB)
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)
Norway Chess 2025
26 May - 06 Jun / Stavanger (NOR)
25th Dubai Open Chess Tournament
26 May - 05 Jun / Dubai (UAE)
“Stepan Avagyan Memorial” International RR Tournament
28 May - 06 Jun / Jermuk (ARM)
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 - 12 Jun / Colombo, Kaluthara (SRI)
Asian Chess Club Champions League 2025
17 Jun - 26 Jun / Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS)
Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2025
25 Jun - 04 Jul / Colombo (SRI)
21st Delhi International Open 2025
07 Jun - 14 Jun / New Delhi (IND)
Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival
08 Jun - 14 Jun / Munich (GER)
Uzchess Cup
18 Jun - 28 Jun / Tashkent (UZB)
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial - Aktobe Open 2025
22 Jun - 30 Jun / Aktobe (KAZ)
SuperUnited Blitz Croatia
30 Jun - 07 Jul / Zagreb (CRO)
SuperUnited Rapid Croatia
30 Jun - 07 Jul / Zagreb (CRO)
July
FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025
05 Jul - 29 Jul / Batumi (GEO)
23rd ASEAN+ AGE-GROUP Chess Championships 2025
01 Jul - 11 Jul / Penang (MAS)
AUSC REGION 5 Youth Games
04 Jul - 13 Jul / (NAM)
European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025
04 Jul - 12 Jul / Terme Catez (SLO)
Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2025
20 Jul - 30 Jul / Zhu Hai (CHN)
24th IPCA World Chess Championship 2025
21 Jul - 31 Jul / Goa (IND)
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)
Oskemen Open 2025
21 Jul - 29 Jul / Oskemen (KAZ)
7th “Boyi Cup” China Youth Chess International Open
30 Jul - 04 Aug / Daqing City, Heilongjiang (CHN)
August
FIDE World Schools Team Championship 2025
02 Aug - 07 Aug / Washington, D.C./Alexandria (USA)
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)
6th ASEAN Individual Championships 2025
05 Aug - 15 Aug / Bandung (INA)
Africa Amateur Chess Championships 2025
17 Aug - 23 Aug / (BDI)
Asian Zone 3.3 Schools Chess Competition
27 Aug - 31 Aug / Jakarta (INA)
2025 British Chess Championships
02 Aug - 10 Aug / Liverpool (ENG)
52 International Dortmund Chess Days - Sparkassen Chess Trophy Open A
02 Aug - 08 Aug / Dortmund (GER)
Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025
06 Aug - 15 Aug / Chennai (IND)
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
09 Aug - 16 Aug / Saint Louis, Missouri (USA)
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival
15 Aug - 24 Aug / Abu Dhabi (UAE)
61st International Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival - GM Round-Robin Tournament
15 Aug - 24 Aug / Polanica-Zdroj (POL)
Sinquefield Cup
16 Aug - 29 Aug / Saint Louis, Missouri (USA)
Maia Chess Open 2025 *
22 Aug - 30 Aug / Maia (POR)
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships *
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)
FIDE World Junior U20 Rapid Chess Championship 2025
22 Sep - 29 Sep / Lima (PER)
FIDE World Junior U20 Blitz Chess Championship 2025
22 Sep - 29 Sep / Lima (PER)
Africa Junior Chess Championships 2025
17 Sep - 25 Sep / (CPV)
European Senior Individual Chess Championship 2025
26 Sep - 06 Oct / Rabac (CRO)
October
FIDE World Youth U14, U16 & U18 Championships 2025
03 Oct - 16 Oct / Durres (ALB)
2nd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities
19 Oct - 26 Oct / Astana (KAZ)
FIDE World Senior Championships 2025
20 Oct - 02 Nov / Gallipoli (ITA)
FIDE World Cup 2025
31 Oct - 27 Nov / TBA (ALL)
Asian Seniors 50+ and 65+ Chess Championships 2025
04 Oct - 12 Oct / Erbil (IRQ)
European Teams Chess Championship 2025
04 Oct - 15 Oct / Batumi (GEO)
Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2025
2025 / Hong Kong (HKG)
5th IPCA European Individual Chess Championship 2025
10 Oct - 19 Oct / Ostrava (CZE)
European Chess Club Cup Open & Women 2025
18 Oct - 26 Oct / Rhodes (GRE)
Asian Schools Chess Championship 2025
24 Oct - 02 Nov / UlaanBaatar (MGL)
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)
Pro-Am Open *
01 Nov - 09 Nov / Villa Martelli (ARG)
2025 US Masters
26 Nov - 30 Nov / Charlotte (USA)
December
FIDE World U9-U17 Rapid Chess Championships 2025
15 Dec - 21 Dec / Antalya (TUR)
FIDE World U9-U17 Blitz Chess Championships 2025
15 Dec - 21 Dec / Antalya (TUR)
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)
Oceania Junior and Youth Championship 2025
13 Dec - 17 Dec / Brisbane (AUS)
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League - Season 3
13 Dec - 24 Dec / (ALL)
