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1. FIDE causes massive confusion with the Women’s World Cup participants list
   FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. This is the third edition of the […]
2. UzChess Cup 2025 LIVE
   Uzchess Cup second edition will be a 10 player round robin with 2726 ELO average (according to the June rating list). Top seeded in the Masters section is Arjun Erigaisi who will be accompanied by his fellow countrymen Pragg and Aravindh. The local heroes on the board will be Abdusattorov, Sindarov, Yakubboev, and Vokhidov. To […]
3. Players who will miss the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025
   FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. The participants list now contains 105 of […]
4. UK Open Blitz Chess Championship 2025
   The 2025 UK Open Blitz Championship features an expanded format, with 16 qualifiers in 14 cities around the United Kingdom, with the winner of each qualifying for the Final. The total prize fund for the event is in excess of £10,000. For more UK events, check out The Chess Calendar and the European Chess Calendar […]
5. Ding with a simul on “Ding Ding”
   The first ever Ding on “Ding Ding” Chess on the Tram Event happened in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s century-old Ding Ding trams became the stage for a truly historic event—the “Ding on Ding Ding” simultaneous chess match organized by the Caissa Hong Kong Chess Club. This one-of-a-kind initiative brought together former World Chess Champion Ding […]
6. FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 – participants and information [UPDATED]
   FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. This is the third edition of the […]
7. Peru is U20 Girls Pan American Chess Championship 2025
   Peru have won all the medals at the U20 Girls Pan American Chess Championship 2025. Gold: WIM Maria Teresa Jimenez Salas (Peru)Silver: WIM Fiorella Contreras Huaman (Peru)Bronze: WIM Kate Azumi Bravo Mallco (Peru) Scroll down for the full standings of the event. In a strange twist, all the medalists in the open section are from […]
8. USA dominates the U20 Pan American Chess Championship 2025
   US players have won the full set of medals at the U20 Pan American Chess Championship 2025. With 41 players from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and United States of America the medalists are Gold: IM Jason Liang (USA)Silver: IM Nico Chasin (USA)Bronze: WGM Zoey Tang (USA) Scroll down […]
9. Lebanese Individual Chess Championship
   The 50th edition of Lebanese Individual Chess Championship is taking place June 21 – July 1 in Keshmat, Lebanon. The Keshmat Chess Club will be the venue, which has operated the Lebanese Chess Championship for the past 4 years. Top players are Joe Assaad, Michel Adeimi, Adib Arkadan, Akram Khoder, Ahmad Najjar, etc. Live games […]
10. Sheki Open 2025 LIVE
    Sheki Open is a chess tournament taking place June 19 – June 25 in Azerbaijan. Top participants include GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (2497), IM Murad Ibrahimli (2448), IM Vugar Manafov (2415), IM Khagan Ahmad (2394), IM Toghrul Hasanzade (2349), GM Urfan Sevdimaliyev (2344), FM Rustam Rustamov (2334), IM Parviz Gasimov (2327), WIM Ayan Allahverdiyeva (2308), CM […]