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24
February
Cambridge International Open
Cambridge International Open
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cambridge, United Kingdom

The English Chess Federation is organising the 2nd Cambridge International Open Chess Tournament from Monday 19th February – Saturday 24th February 2024 in Cambridge....

30
December
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FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2023
12:00 am - 12:00 am

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2023 opens on Friday, December 25th in Almaty, Kazakhtstan. The event will be held from 25-30...

08
October
The 19th Asian Games
The 19th Asian Games
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Hangzhou, China

The 19th Asian Games, originally planned for 2022 but postponed because of the pandemic, features chess among its 24 disciplines. Links: official website

15
September
European Youth Chess Championship 2023
European Youth Chess Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Mamaia, Romania

The European Youth Chess Championship is being held in six age categories, from Under 8 to U18, with separate open and girl sections. Official...

12
June
Batumi
World Youth U8-18 Rapid and Blitz Championships
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Batumi, Georgia

Six different age groups will compete for world titles in rapid and blitz chess. World Rapid & Blitz, 8-18 – Home Page

10
April
Saint Louis, USA
Spring Chess Classic
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Saint Louis, USA

A strong 10-player round robin for players just below the level of super tournament regulars.

29
March
European Women’s Chess Championship
European Women’s Chess Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Petrovac, Montenegro

The 11-round European Women’s Individual Chess Championship has a top prize of €10,000 and also qualifies 9 players to the 2023 FIDE Women’s World...

14
March
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
European Chess Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia

The 11-round European Individual Chess Championship has a €20,000 top prize and also serves as a qualifier for the 2023 FIDE World Cup, with...

05
January
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Rilton Cup | ChessKid Grand Final
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Stockholm, Sweden

The ChessKid European Team Festival began in January 2022, and has so far featured 9 stages, in which over 30 countries took part. The...

26
November
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World Team Championship
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Jerusalem, Israel

This 12-team event, with a new knockout format, was supposed to take place in April but was postponed after Russia invaded Ukraine. Both teams...

22
October
World Junior Chess Championship
World Junior Chess Championship
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sardinia, Italy

The 11-round World Junior Championship is held in Open and Girls categories for players aged 20 and under. Due to the pandemic the event...

25
August
Julius Baer Generation Cup
Julius Baer Generation Cup
6:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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The 7th event on the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour features a battle of the chess generations, with Boris Gelfand and Vasyl Ivanchuk...

26
May
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Chessable Masters
12:00 am - 12:00 am
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The 3rd edition of the Chessable Masters is the 4th event on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. World numbers 1 and...

31
August
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British Chess Championship 2022
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Torquay, England

The 118th British Chess Championship is taking place at the seaside resort of Torquay. Links: official website

05
July
Candidates Tournament
World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Madrid, Spain

The Candidates Tournament is an 8-player, 14-round event that will decide who earns the right to face Magnus Carlsen in the 2023 World Chess...

28
May
Candidates Tournament Rounds 8-14
Candidates Tournament Rounds 8-14
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Yekaterinburg

The Candidates Tournament that will decide Magnus Carlsen’s next World Championship challenger was started in March 2020 despite a pandemic beginning to take hold...

21
March
Magnus Carlsen Invitational
Magnus Carlsen Invitational
12:00 am - 12:00 am
chess24

The 4th stage of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and the second Major, with 16 players and a $220,000 prize fund. A 3-day preliminary...

14
February
Opera Euro Rapid
Opera Euro Rapid
12:00 am - 12:00 am
chess24

The $100,000 Opera Euro Rapid is the 3rd stage of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and the 2nd Regular event. World Champion Magnus Carlsen and no....

22
January
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
De Moriaan

The tournament, internationally known as ‘The Wimbledon of Chess’, will take place in Wijk aan Zee from 14 January until 30 January 2022. The...

16
December
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World Chess Championship Match
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Dubai, UAE

If the Candidates Tournament is successfully completed in the first half of 2021 the plan is to hold the match between the winner and...

24
September
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European Club Cup
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Ohrid, North Macedonia

An Online European Chess Club Cup was held in March 2021, but the over-the-board event is planned to return in September with Open and...

18
September
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Norway Chess
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Stavanger, Norway

World Champion Magnus Carlsen is set to face his challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi just two months before their World Championship match begins in Dubai. The...

05
September
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European Individual Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Reykjavik, Iceland

The Reykjavik Open had to be cancelled in 2020 while in 2021 the plan is for the main event of the Festival to serve...

06
August
FIDE World Cup Sochi, Russia
FIDE World Cup
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Sochi, Russia

An expanded 206-player World Cup knockout tournament is provisionally planed to start in Sochi on July 10th, with the 50 top seeds starting their...

05
August
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European Individual Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Reykjavik, Iceland

The Reykjavik Open had to be cancelled in 2020 while in 2021 the plan is for the main event of the Festival to serve...

13
June
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Gelfand Challenge
12:00 am - 12:00 am

Two chess icons, Judit Polgar & Vladimir Kramnik, will captain 2 teams of exciting young players in the search for the next big talent...

15
June
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Superbet Chess Classic
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Bucharest, Romania

Superbet Chess Classic

30
May
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European Hybrid Qualifier
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Iceland, Reykjavik

Since the European Championship had to be postponed due to the pandemic, the European Chess Union has decided to hold a “hybrid” event to...

14
February
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Opera Euro Rapid
12:00 am - 12:00 am
chess24

The $100,000 Opera Euro Rapid is the 3rd stage of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and the 2nd Regular event. World Champion Magnus Carlsen and no....

02
June
harpa-conference-hall
European Individual Championship
6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Reykjavik, Iceland

The Reykjavik Open had to be cancelled in 2020 while in 2021 the plan is for the main event of the Festival to serve...

31
January
Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Tata Steel Chess Tournament
12:00 am - 12:00 am

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is one of the most prestigious events in the international chess calendar. The “Wimbledon of Chess” attracts the very...

29
January
Women’s FIDE Grand Prix
Women’s FIDE Grand Prix
12:00 am - 12:00 am

The International Chess Federation is proud to announce that Gibraltar will host the final stage of the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix, to be played...

13
December
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Speed Chess Championship‎
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The 2020 Speed Chess Championship has been expanded with a brand new, multi-event qualification system and a significantly increased total prize fund of $250,000....

01
November
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1st Girls’ Online Chess Tournament
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Chess Rising Stars are pleased to announce our 1st Girls’ Online Chess Tournament. Our goal is to organise fun competitions to support and encourage...

03
May
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Magnus Carlsen Invitational
12:00 am - 12:00 am

The Magnus Carlsen Invitational sees the World Chess Champion challenge seven of his biggest rivals to a 2-week, $250,000 battle. The 8-player online event...

17
February
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Cairns Cup
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Saint Louis, USA

The 2nd edition of the Cairns Cup is once again an all-women 10-player round-robin modelled on the Sinquefield Cup. The total prize fund has...

05
January
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Rilton Cup 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Stockholm, Sweden

The 49th Rilton Cup takes place from 27 December 2019 to 5 January 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden. The 9-round Swiss open will feature nearly...

30
December
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World Rapid and Blitz Championships
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Moscow, Russia

Once again the King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships are being sponsored by Saudi Arabia but held in Russia, with the prize fund the...

04
December
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4th FIDE World Chess Championship for Disabled
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Cardiff, Wales, UK

We are delighted to announce the organisation of the 4th FIDE World Chess Championship for Disabled People. This is the official invitation to all...

04
December
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1st FIDE World Disabled Cadet and Youth Chess Championships 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Cardiff, Wales, UK

We are delighted to announce the organisation of the first FIDE World Disabled Cadets and Youth Chess Championship. This is the official invitation to...

24
November
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World Senior Chess Championship 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Bucharest, Romania

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Romanian Chess Federation have the honour to invite all senior women and men throughout the world to...

06
November
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World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Corum, Turkey

This is the official invitation to all National Chess Federations who are participating in the FIDE World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2019, which will...

26
October
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World Junior and Girls U20 Chess Championship 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
New Delhi, India

This is the official invitation to all National chess federations for participation in the FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2019 (for Open & Girls...

13
October
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World Youth U14, 16, 18 Chess Championship 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Mumbai, India

Mumbai, the Financial capital will play host to the World Youth Chess Championship slated to be held for the first time in India. The...

14
September
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World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Salobrena, Spain

From September 10-14, the World Rapid & Blitz Junior Championships U-14, U-16 and U-18 will be held in Salobreña (Granada), Spain, about 100 km...

04
October
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Fide Chess World Cup 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

The FIDE World Cup will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk on September 9 till October 4. 128 players from 47 countries will compete in a...

02
September
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World Cadet U8, 10, 12 Chess Championship 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Weifang, China

The 2019 World Youth Chess Championship is the world’s top-level of youth chess event. The official competition is scheduled to start from August 21,...

29
August
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Sinquefield Cup 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Saint Louis Chess Club, Saint Louis, Missouri

The 2018 Sinquefield Cup was one of the most dramatic in the tournament’s history and ended in a three way tie between GM Magnus...

29
August
Sinquefield Cup 2019
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Saint Louis Chess Club, Saint Louis, Missouri

The 2018 Sinquefield Cup was one of the most dramatic in the tournament’s history and ended in a three way tie between GM Magnus...

22
April
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European Women’s Chess Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am

Organizer(s) : Turkish Chess Federation under the auspices of European Chess Union Tournament Director : IA, IO Solakoglu, Ozgur (TUR) 6300510 Chief Arbiter :...

01
May
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GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Kulturhaus LA8 Baden-Baden

The tournament will be held from 20-29 April, 2019. Before the Open events in categories A, B and C kicked off on Thursday evening, lots...

29
March
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European Individual Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Skopje

23 spots for the FIDE World Cup are up for grabs in this traditionally big and strong open championship. (Classical) for more information click...

14
March
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World Team Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am

The biennial world championship among 10 teams. The location will soon be announced.

27
January
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

The traditional super tournament at the start of the year. For more information.

02
December
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World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2018
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Konya, Turkey

REGULATIONS

25
November
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Women’s World Championship 2018
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

OFFICIAL WEBSITE PARTICIPANTS & SCHEDULE REGULATIONS

29
November
anand-carlsen-pawn-topples
World Championship Match 2018
12:00 am - 12:00 am
London, UK

OFFICIAL WEBSITE REGULATIONS

16
August
St. Louis, USA
St. Louis Rapid and Blitz | St. Louis, USA
1:00 am - 9:00 am
St. Louis, USA

This is the 3rd event on the 2018 Grand Chess Tour, with exactly the same format as in Leuven and Paris. Links: official website

26
August
Nîmes, France
French Championship | Nîmes, France
2:00 am - 9:00 am
Nîmes, France

The defending champions from 2017 are 8-time champion Etienne Bacrot and 6-time champion Sophie Milliet.

05
August
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British Championship
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Hull, England

This 9-round open will determine the 2018 British Champion, with Gawain Jones the defending champion. Links: official website

24
June
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Paris Grand Chess Tour
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Paris, France

This rapid and blitz tournament is the second event of the 2018 Grand Chess Tour and is sponsored by Colliers International, Vivendi and DailyMotion....

17
June
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Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Leuven, Belgium

The Your Next Move rapid and blitz tournament is the first event in the 2018 Grand Chess Tour. The regular tour players are Anand,...

08
June
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Altibox Norway Chess
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Stavanger, Norway

The 6th edition of Norway Chess will struggle to compete with the 5th edition, which featured the full world Top 10 at the moment...

06
June
Karpos Chess Tournament 2016
Karpov Tournament
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Poikovsky, Russia

The 19th edition of the Karpov tournament in the small Siberian oil and gas town of Poikovsky is a strong 10-player round-robin featuring Nepomniachtchi,...

26
November
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World Junior and Girls U20 Chess Championship 2017
6:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tarvisio, Italy

The FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2017 (for boys & girls under 20) which will be held in Tarvisio, Italy from November 12th to...

01
October
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Chess.com Isle of Man International
1:30 pm - 12:00 am
Isle of Man, UK

The Chess.com Isle of Man International Chess Tournament, to be held in Douglas from 23 September to 1 October, made possible by substantial sponsorship...

07
November
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European Team Championships 2017
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Crete, Greece

The Championship will be held from October 27th (day of arrival) until November 7th (day of departure) 2017 in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece. Each national...

24
October
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European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship 2017
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monaco

The European – ACP Women’s Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2017 will take place in Monaco, from 20th to 24th October, 2017, in the...

15
October
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European Club Cup 2017
7:30 pm - 12:00 am
Manavgat, Turkey

Turkish Chess Federation invites all European Chess Federations members of ECU to participate in the 33rd European Club Cup and the 22nd European Club...

15
September
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European Youth Chess Championship
8:00 pm - 12:00 am
Mamaia, Romania

European Chess Union have the honour to invite all European Chess Federations to participate in the EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

22
September
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European Universities Chess Championship 2017
12:00 am - 12:00 am
Fuengirola, Spain

European Universities Championships 2017 organized in 19 sports make it possible for student-athletes to get to know each other and challenge their skills in...

20
December
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World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2017
6:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ahmedabad, India

The All India Chess Federation requests all the member Federations of FIDE to take part in the World Youth Under – 16 Chess Olympiad...

19
November
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World Senior Championship 2017
2:30 pm - 9:00 pm

The organizer invites all senior Ladies and Gentlemen throughout the world to participate at the 27th Open FIDE World Senior Chess Championship (50+ 65+),...

31
October
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World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Crete, Greece

The 1st FIDE World Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships for Boys and Girls U14, U16, U18. The championships will be held in Hersonissos,...

13
October
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World Chess Championship for the Disabled
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Dresden, Germany

The World Chess Championship for Disabled from the 05th October to the 13th October 2017 in Dresden under the patronage of the FIDE. Regulations...

26
September
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World Youth U14, 16, 18 Chess Championship 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Montevideo, Uruguay

The Championships will be organized and held under the auspices of the Uruguayan Chess Federation (FUA), the Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and...

31
December
Rymanów-Zdrój
European Youth Team Chess Championship 2017
5:00 am - 10:00 pm
Rymanów Zdrój, Poland

The European Youth Team Chess Championship 2017 will be held from 16th to 24th August in Rymanów Zdrój, Poland, at the PST “Stomil” Rymanów...

30
December
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World Schools Chess Championship 2017
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Iasi, Romania

Category Junior International

18
December
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London Chess Classic | December 9-18
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
London, UK

The 8th edition of the tournament and the final stage of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour...

30
December
grischuk-blitz
World Rapid and Blitz Championships
10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Doha, Qatar

The planned 2016 Qatar Masters Open has been cancelled, but the World Rapid and Blitz Championships will take place in Qatar

30
April
U.S Women’s Championship 2016
U.S Women’s Championship 2016
6:30 am - 5:00 pm
St. Louis, USA

The 2016 U.S. Championship is a 12-player round-robin tournament featuring the strongest players in the USA, who compete for USD $100,000 in prize money,...

30
April
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U.S Championship 2016
6:30 pm - 5:00 pm
St. Louis, USA

The 2016 U.S. Championship is a 12-player round-robin tournament featuring the strongest players in the USA, who compete for USD $194,000 in prize money,...

28
August
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European Youth Chess Championship 2016
8:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Prague, Czech Republic

The European Youth Chess Championship 2016 is organized by AVE-KONTAKT Pardubice agency, Czech Chess Federation and the European Chess Union in Prague/Czech Republic, from...

08
June
European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2016
European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2016
9:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mamaia, Romania

Romanian Chess Federation, “Mind Games & Events” Sports Association, under the auspices of European Chess Union. The championship will be held in Mamaia resort...

24
May
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European Individual Chess Championship 2016
8:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Gjakovo, Kosovo

The European Individual Chess Championship 2016 will be held in Gjakova (Kosovo*), 11 – 24 May 2016, at the “Pashtriku” Hotel. The organizer of the competition...

30
November
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World Chess Championship Match 2016
6:00 pm - 6:00 pm
New York, USA

NEW YORK, March 1, 2016: The 2016 FIDE World Chess Championship, the pinnacle of the global sport played by more than 600 million people,...

31
October
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World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Batumi, Georgia

This is the official invitation to all national chess federations of FIDE to participate in the World Cadets Chess Championships 2016. The championships will...

21
August
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World Junior and Girls U20 Championship 2016
6:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Bhuvaneswar, Orissa, India

The FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2016 (for boys & girls under 20) which will be held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, INDIA from 7th August...

30
July
World-Youth-Chess-Olympiad
World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016
8:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia

NR klub delaged by the Slovak Chess Federation will orginise the Worlth Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2016 in Poprad, Slovakia from July 21st to...

04
July
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World Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ 2016
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Dresden, Germany

Teams from all FIDE federations have the right to participate. They may represent a national federation or any regional structure of a national federation....

28
April
World Amateur Championship 2016
World Amateur Championship 2016
7:00 pm - 12:00 am
Halkidiki, Greece

This is the official invitation to all national chess federations of FIDE to participate in the World Amateur Chess Championships for men and women...

06
August
25th Open International Chess Tournament of Kavala
25th Open International Chess Tournament of Kavala
4:00 pm - 4:00 am
Kavala, Greece

25th Open International Chess Tournament of Kavala 2016

07
April
Karpos Chess Tournament 2016
Karpos Open 2016
5:30 pm - 9:30 am
MKD, Skopje

Karpos Open 2016 is traditional open chess tournament

18
March
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Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016
12:00 am - 2:30 am
Lviv, Ukraine

Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016

26
June
European School Chess Championships 2016
European School Chess Championships 2016
12:00 am - 7:00 am
Kassandra, Halkidiki, Greece

European School Chess Championships 2016. Swiss System in 9 rounds, with the time control 90 minutes for 40 moves.

26
March
CCF Easter Long Play Congress 2016
CCF Easter Long Play Congress 2016 – Under 1500/u107
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
London (Coulsdon)

Tournament of 5 rounds. time control: 90 minutes for all moves plus 30 second Fischer increments from move 1

05
March
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Golders Green FIDE Rapid Chess Tournaments
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
London

FIDE RATED Tournament organised at Golders Green Parish Church Hall, West Heath Drive, London NW11 7QG.

21
February
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2016 British Universities’ Chess Championships
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Birmingham

British Universities' Chess Association (BUCA)