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The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour concludes in Cape Town, South Africa, from December 5 to 12, 2025. This final event offers a prize pool of $660,000 USD and features a Chess960 format, where eight...
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The 86th Annual South Carolina Chess Championship will take place October 3–5, 2025, hosted by the Columbia Chess Club. The event will be held at 6169 St. Andrews Road in Columbia, SC, offering an exciting weekend of competition for players from across the state.
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The European Women Team Chess Championship 2025 will be held in Batumi, Georgia, from 4 to 15 October 2025. The event is the most important team competition in the European Chess Calendar, part of The Chess Calendar In the open section of the European Team Chess Championship 2025...
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The USA vs India chess match will take place Saturday October 4th 2025 at E-Sports Stadium Arlington, Texas. Leg 1 is coming up this weekend, while leg 2 will be played at a later date in India. The star players include...
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From sibling rivalry in Goa to becoming the state’s second Grandmaster, 19-year-old Leon Luke Mendonca’s journey has been shaped by family sacrifice and resilience. After illness marred his Tata Steel Masters debut...
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The FIDE World Cadet Championships 2025 took place September 19 – September 30 in Kazakhstan. This tournament is separated into 6 categories – Girls U12, Open U12, Girls U10, Open U10, Girls U08, and Open U08.
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The Juegos Deportivos Nacionales IPD 2025 will take place from September 30 to October 6 in Lima, Peru. It is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Peru, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
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The IM Turnier der DSJ 2025 will take place from September 30 to October 6 in Oer-ErkenschwickGermany. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Germany, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
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The GM Turnier der DSJ 2025 will take place from September 30 to October 6 in Oer-ErkenschwickGermany. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Germany, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
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FIDE is implementing a major rating system change from October 1, removing the 400-point rule for players rated 2650 and above. This reform means top grandmasters will gain minimal points against significantly lower-rated opponents...
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The Grand Chess Tour Finals, part of the Grand Chess Tour, is scheduled for September 26 to JOctober 04, 2025, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is the final leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, marking its 10th anniversary.
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The 25th KT Global School International Open will take place from October 03 to October 07 in India. It is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
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The German Bundesliga 2025/2026 will take place from 27 September to 26 April 2026 in Germany. It is a 16-team round-robin tournament with time control of 100 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Germany...
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The Open Limburgs Kampioenschap Rapid 2025 will take place on September 28 in Landgraaf, Netherlands. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 15 min + 6 sec/move. For more events from the Netherlands, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
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The Tuscany Move 2025 will take place from September 26 to September 28 in Scandicci, Italy. It is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Italy, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
