Chess calendar 2026
Tournaments in India and around the world, listed by organisers and reviewed by our team.
Happening now
Tsaghkadzor Open 2026
Oct 24 – 30Tsaghkadzor, Armenia
ClassicalBlitzFIDE ratedBrochure available2nd Jalpaiguri CPPF International FIDE Rated Open Classical Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 28 – Nov 2Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
ClassicalBrochure available7TH SSS INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1800 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Oct 30 – Nov 1Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
ClassicalBrochure available
Later in October
Finished
9th N L Pandiyar Memorial International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 25 – 29Udaipur, Rajasthan
1st Manchester City International open fide Rated Tournament :
Oct 27Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
CFPD – 3rd International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026 (Below 1700)
Oct 23 – 25Tamil Nadu
1st Lions Club of Belgaum & Leo Club of Belgaum All India Open FIDE Rating rapid chess tournament
Oct 24 – 25Belagavi, Karnataka
5TH SAKATAM INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Oct 24 – 25Assam
. Sooriya Chess Academy – 1st International FIDE Rated RAPID Chess Tournament
Oct 25Tamil Nadu
1st Lions Club of Belgaum & Leo Club of Belgaum all India Open fIDE Rating Blitz Chess Tournament
Oct 25Belagavi, Karnataka
First-Ever Chess Tournament for NRIs in Malaysia
Oct 25Kuala Lumpur, WP KL, Malaysia
Galactic Gambit- Conscientia 2026 Chess Tournament
Oct 25Online
SBI GIC Ltd. Presents 2nd FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament
Oct 25Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
All Assam Inter District Open Blitz FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 23Guwahati, Assam
All Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 18 – 22Guwahati, Assam
National Under 15
Oct 12 – 20Hyderabad, Telangana
11th CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1700 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Oct 16 – 18Kerala
34th Maverick King of 64 Squares Age Group & Open Rapid , Open Blitz Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 18Thane, Maharashtra
ONEWEEKCHESS
Oct 12 – 17Budapest, Hungary
Eight Square Chess Academy – 3rd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament – 2026
Oct 7 – 11Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nexchess International Open Fide Rating Chess tournament
Oct 7 – 11Delhi
Grandeur 10 – International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Vadodara 2026
Oct 10 – 11Gujarat
1st CHESS TITANS FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT
Oct 11Bengaluru, Karnataka
FIRST SATURDAY GM IM U-2250
Oct 3 – 10Budapest, Hungary
Grandeur 10 – International Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament, Vadodara 2026
Oct 9Gujarat
National Under 17 Chess Championship 2026
Sep 28 – Oct 6Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
The Heritage School Classical League
Sep 29 – Oct 4Birbhum, West Bengal
2nd Rungta Cement International Fide Rating Chess Tournament
Sep 30 – Oct 4Jharkhand
6th International Open FIDE Rating chess Tournament 2026
Sep 30 – Oct 4Tamil Nadu
ICC – CHESSFEE International FIDE Rated OPEN Chess Tournament 2026 – 3rd Edition
Oct 1 – 4Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh State Senior Fide Rating Chess Championship 2026
Oct 2 – 4Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Playu – Below 1800 International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Oct 2 – 4Tamil Nadu
1st Late Bharatji Budhmalji Kunkulol Memorial Rapid Chess tournament 2026
Oct 3 – 4Maharashtra
9th Late Shri Chandrakant Naik Memorial All India FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 3 – 4Goa
SATISH ANNA ALL INDIA OPEN INTERNATIONAL FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Oct 3 – 4Karnataka
1st Saakar Foundation All India Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 4Maharashtra
2nd Late Bharatji Budhmalji Kunkulol Memorial Blitz Chess tournament 2026
Oct 4Maharashtra
26th Mizoram Open – 2026 (FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament)
Oct 1 – 3Mizoram
4th Resha International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Sep 27 – Oct 2Nashik, Maharashtra
6th Resha International Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 2Nashik, Maharashtra
5th Resha International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Sep 30 – Oct 1Nashik, Maharashtra