Chess calendar 2026
Tournaments in India and around the world, listed by organisers and reviewed by our team.
356 events
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FIRST SATURDAY GM IM U-2250
Oct 3 – 10Budapest, Hungary
ClassicalEight Square Chess Academy – 3rd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament – 2026
Oct 7 – 11Chennai, Tamil Nadu
ClassicalBrochure availableNexchess International Open Fide Rating Chess tournament
Oct 7 – 11Delhi
ClassicalBrochure availableGrandeur 10 – International Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament, Vadodara 2026
Oct 9Gujarat
Blitz
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October 2026
Grandeur 10 – International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Vadodara 2026
Oct 10 – 11Gujarat
RapidBrochure available1st CHESS TITANS FIDE RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT
Oct 11Bengaluru, Karnataka
RapidBrochure availableNational Under 15
Oct 12 – 20Hyderabad, Telangana
ClassicalBrochure availableONEWEEKCHESS
Oct 12 – 17Budapest, Hungary
Classical11th CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1700 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Oct 16 – 18Kerala
Classical34th Maverick King of 64 Squares Age Group & Open Rapid , Open Blitz Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 18Thane, Maharashtra
RapidBlitzBrochure availableAll Assam Inter District Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 18 – 22Guwahati, Assam
ClassicalAll Assam Inter District Open Blitz FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 23Guwahati, Assam
BlitzCFPD – 3rd International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026 (Below 1700)
Oct 23 – 25Tamil Nadu
Classical1st Lions Club of Belgaum & Leo Club of Belgaum All India Open FIDE Rating rapid chess tournament
Oct 24 – 25Belagavi, Karnataka
RapidBrochure available5TH SAKATAM INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Oct 24 – 25Assam
Classical. Sooriya Chess Academy – 1st International FIDE Rated RAPID Chess Tournament
Oct 25Tamil Nadu
Rapid1st Lions Club of Belgaum & Leo Club of Belgaum all India Open fIDE Rating Blitz Chess Tournament
Oct 25Belagavi, Karnataka
BlitzBrochure available9th N L Pandiyar Memorial International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Oct 25 – 29Udaipur, Rajasthan
ClassicalBrochure available1st Manchester City International open fide Rated Tournament :
Oct 27Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
ClassicalBrochure 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
November 2026
Ten Ten Chess Academy 1st International FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament – 2026
Nov 1Tamil Nadu
RapidAll India Open Shantikumarji Firodiya Classical Fide Rating Chess Tournament
Nov 11 – 15Maharashtra
ClassicalBrochure availableEight Square Chess Academy – 3rd International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Chess Tournament 2026
Nov 13 – 15Chennai, Tamil Nadu
ClassicalBrochure available1st CastleMasters International Open Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026
Nov 21 – 22Haryana
RapidBrochure available2nd Manchester City International Below 1800 Fide Rated Tournament
Nov 21 – 23Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Classical2026 US Masters
Nov 25 – 29Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
ClassicalInternational FIDE Rated Above 1800 Open Chess Tournament 2026
Nov 26 – Dec 1Goa
ClassicalBrochure availableInternational FIDE Rated Below 1800 Open Chess Tournament 2026
Nov 27 – 28Goa
Classical
December 2026
FIRST SATURDAY GM IM U-2250
Dec 5 – 12Budapest, Hungary
ClassicalInternational FIDE open RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT- 2026
Dec 10 – 13Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
ClassicalAthens of the East 6 th International Grandmaster Chess Tournaments – (Category – A Above 2100)
Dec 22 – 31Madurai, Tamil Nadu
ClassicalBrochure availableAthens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament (Category – B Below 2100)
Dec 22 – 25Madurai, Tamil Nadu
ClassicalBrochure availableWinter Cup Below 1700 International Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Dec 22 – 24Udaipur, Rajasthan
ClassicalBrochure available2nd MAHARATHI INTERNATIONAL OPEN CLASSICAL FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Dec 24 – 28Delhi
ClassicalPune Grand Slam Chess Festival – CLASSICAL
Dec 24 – 28Pune, Maharashtra
ClassicalBrochure available3rd Bhilwara International Open FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Dec 25 – 30Bhilwara, Rajasthan
ClassicalBrochure available3rd Ramabai Ranade FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament
Dec 25 – 30Maharashtra
ClassicalBrochure availableAthens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament (Category – C Blitz
Dec 25Madurai, Tamil Nadu
BlitzBrochure available1st Bhilwara International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Dec 26 – 27Bhilwara, Rajasthan
RapidBrochure availableAthens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament (Category – D Below 1800)
Dec 26 – 28Madurai, Tamil Nadu
ClassicalBrochure availablePune Grand Slam Chess Festival – BLITZ
Dec 27Pune, Maharashtra
BlitzBrochure availableAthens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament (Category – E Below 1600)
Dec 29 – 31Madurai, Tamil Nadu
ClassicalBrochure availablePune Grand Slam Chess Festival – RAPID
Dec 29Pune, Maharashtra
RapidBrochure available
Finished
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
Vimana City 2nd International Below 1700 FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament at Thanjavur
Sep 27 – 29Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Velammal Nexus–1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Sep 25 – 28Tamil Nadu
SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL OPEN RAPID FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Sep 26 – 27Delhi
1st Vijay Anand Chess Academy Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament
Sep 27Chennai, Tamil Nadu
SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL OPEN BLITZ FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Sep 27Delhi
6th Kashmir: International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Srinagar 2026
Sep 25 – 26Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
10th CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Sep 19 – 23Kerala
1st Eklavya International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Sep 19 – 20Madhya Pradesh
QGCA Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2026
Sep 19 – 20Patna, Bihar
1st Rotaract RUAS – Children Chess Academy All India Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 202
Sep 20Karnataka
Capa Chess Academy 7th International FIDE Rated Chess Tournament below 1700
Sep 18Chennai, Tamil Nadu
6th SSS INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Sep 10 – 14Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Playu – 2nd International FIDE Rated Classical Open Chess Tournament
Sep 10 – 14Tamil Nadu
1st Masters Cup FIDE Rated Chess Tournament (Below 1600)
Sep 12 – 14Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
PICA’s All India Open Below 1800 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Sep 11 – 13Hyderabad, Telangana
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 – Play off (3rd & 4th)
Sep 13Bengaluru, Karnataka
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League- Final
Sep 13Bengaluru, Karnataka
Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 – League
Sep 5 – 12Bengaluru, Karnataka
National Under 13 Girls Chess Championship 2026
Sep 3 – 9Puducherry
Masters Chess Academy, Kanyakumari 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026
Sep 4 – 7Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
2nd CFPD Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Sep 2 – 6Virudhachalam.Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
6th GH Raisoni Memorial Nagpur Below 1700 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Sep 4 – 6Maharashtra
Viyugam Chess Academy – INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BELOW 1700 CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Sep 4 – 6Tamil Nadu
CHESSIND ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED OPEN RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT
Sep 6Kerala
The Chembur Gymkhana 4th All India FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament, 2026
Sep 6Maharashtra
MP STATE SELECTION FIDE RATING WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
Sep 1 – 3Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
National Under 13 Chess Championship 2026
Sep 3Puducherry
All India Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament – 2026 Jashpur CG
Aug 29 – Sep 1Chhattisgarh
V V Balaram Memorial Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
Aug 28 – 31Kerala
Capa Chess Academy – 6th International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 26 – 30Chennai, Tamil Nadu
II. SZENTMIKLÓS OPEN International Chess Tournament (HUNGARY) -PRIZE FUND 3650 EUR
Aug 27 – 30Törökszentmiklós, Hungary
SOORIYA CHESS ACADEMY’S 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800
Aug 28 – 30Tamil Nadu
1st MindPetal Rising Minds Mumbai Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament
Aug 30Maharashtra
2nd Power Chess Academy All lndia Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 30Washim, Maharashtra
Mepco Sports Academy Rapid rating tournament
Aug 30Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
h2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Women’s FIDE Rating Selection Chess Championship 2026
Aug 27 – 29Maharashtra
Asian Junior Chess Championship 2026
Aug 16 – 26Mumbai, Maharashtra
Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship 2026
Aug 16 – 26Mumbai, Maharashtra
Grand Open Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
Aug 26Karnataka
Classical FIDE Rated Tournament ( Chess for Everyone) August 2026
Aug 20 – 23Kerala
Forking Knights International FIDE Rated Below 1650 Open Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 21 – 23Chennai, Tamil Nadu
6th Atal Talant Hunt All India Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament – 2026
Aug 22 – 23Jharkhand
1st Little Star Chess Academy All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026 Pune
Aug 23Pune, Maharashtra
Thiruvarur – SS Rapid Fide Rating International Open Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 23Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Vendhar Trophy SRM 1st International Open FIDE Rating Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 23Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
1st ATCA Challengers Cup Fide Rating International Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 15 – 19Tripura
Madhya Pradesh State Junior Boys & Girls Fide Rating Championship 2026
Aug 15 – 18Madhya Pradesh
Asian Junior Girls Rapid Chess Championship 2026
Aug 17 – 18Mumbai, Maharashtra
Asian Junior Rapid Chess Championship 2026
Aug 17 – 18Mumbai, Maharashtra
Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship 2026
Aug 17Mumbai, Maharashtra
Asian Junior Girls Blitz Chess Championship 2026
Aug 17Mumbai, Maharashtra
2nd Siliguri SCGC International FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 11 – 16Siliguri, West Bengal
Viyugam Chess Academy – INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Aug 12 – 16Tamil Nadu
2nd BATTLE FIELD INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING BELOW 1800 CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Aug 14 – 16Tamil Nadu
CG State JUNIOR FIDE RATED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 BHILAI
Aug 14 – 16Bhilai, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Pudukkottai FIDE Rating Chess Tournament Below 1700 -2026 (CFPD 5th Edition)
Aug 14 – 16Tamil Nadu
Punjab State Amateur Below 1700 FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2026-27
Aug 14 – 16Punjab
13th KCA Trophy ALL INDIA OPEN ONE DAY FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Aug 16Mangalore, Karnataka
1st Ashtavinayak Group All India FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 16Maharashtra
Bengaluru Open FIDE rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 16Bangalore, Karnataka
PICA’s ALL INDIA OPEN RAPID FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT – 2026
Aug 16Telangana
The 22nd Nagaland State FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026
Aug 16Nagaland
Viyugam Chess Academy – International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 16Chennai, Tamil Nadu
6th Check n Mate All India Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament
Aug 15Bengaluru, Karnataka
PICA’s ALL INDIA OPEN BLITZ FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT – 2026
Aug 15Telangana
Runwal Second International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 15Maharashtra
ONEWEEKCHESS
Aug 8 – 14Budapest, Hungary
PICA’s All India Open FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 9 – 14Miyapur, Hyderabad, Telangana
19th Arad Grand Prix Classic
Aug 3 – 9Arad, Arad, Romania
Forking Knights International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 5 – 9Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Vimana City 2nd International Open FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament
Aug 5 – 9Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
1ST Rival of Anga Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2026
Aug 8 – 9Bhagalpur, Bihar
MP STATE SELECTION RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP 2026-27
Aug 8 – 9Madhya Pradesh
Forking Knights International FIDE Rated Blitz Open Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 9Chennai, Tamil Nadu
INDEPENDENCE CUP OPEN RAPID FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT
Aug 9Karnataka
MP STATE SELECTION BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP 2026-27
Aug 9Madhya Pradesh
Vish: 2nd Makarand Aaba Patil Chashak FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Aug 9Maharashtra
FIRST SATURDAY GM IM U-2250
Aug 1 – 8Budapest, Hungary
National Under-11 Open/Girls Chess Championship 2026
Aug 2 – 8Mangalore, Karnataka
1st Vimana City International FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament
Aug 8Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
LEÇA CHESS OPEN - PORTUGAL 2026
Jul 31 – Aug 6Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Portugal
15th Modern School International Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament for School Students
Aug 1 – 4Tamil Nadu
United Educational Institution and Coimbatore District Chess Association 4th International FIDE Rated Below 1800 Chess Tournament – 2026
Jul 31 – Aug 2Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
1st Late MLA Vinayakrao Nimhan Memorial Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Pune 2026
Aug 1 – 2Maharashtra
1st EKAL SHRI HARI ONE VIKAS TRUST ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Aug 2Gujarat
1st SRM International Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament
Aug 2Sonepat, Haryana
Athens of the East – 2nd International FIDE Rated RAPID Chess Tournament – 2026
Aug 2Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Brasov Grand Prix Classic
Jul 25 – 31Brasov, Brasov, Romania
Dole Open International - Pasino Grand AIx 2025 Accession (<2200)
Jul 18 – 26Aix-en-Provence, France
Dole Open International - Pasino Grand AIx 2025 Masters (>2100)
Jul 18 – 26Aix-en-Provence, France
Dole Open International - Pasino Grand AIx 2025 Petits Zelos (<1700)
Jul 18 – 26Aix-en-Provence, France
VEZÉRKÉPZŐ, GM-IM U-2250
Jul 21 – 26Budapest, Hungary
76TH TAMILNADU STATE FIDE RATED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
Jul 22 – 26Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
1st Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Below – 1900 Fide Rating Chess Tournament
Jul 23 – 26Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
WB State Under 17 Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2026
Jul 23 – 26Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
6th KHANNUR-36th RCC INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BELOW 1800 CLASSICAL CHESS CUP
Jul 24 – 26Mangalore, Karnataka
9th CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL OPEN RAPID FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Jul 26Kerala
66th Odisha State Senior FIDE Rating OPEN Chess Championship 2026
Jul 25Odisha
Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026
Jul 16 – 22Chennai, Tamil Nadu
KHURAI CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 ,MANIPUR
Jul 18 – 20IMPHAL, Manipur
3 GUWAHATI SMART CITY INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Jul 14 – 19Guwahati, Assam
24th TN State Under – 25 Open/Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2026
Jul 15 – 19Tamil Nadu
1 st RCA International FIDE Rating below 1800 Chess Tournament-2026
Jul 17 – 19Tamil Nadu
6th KPK International FIDE Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 17 – 19Tamil Nadu
All India Below 1700 3rd MR.Narendaraji Firodiya CHASHAK, Classical Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 17 – 19Maharashtra
International Chess Day Celebration – International FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 19Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
International Chess Day Special FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament – Tirupattur 2026
Jul 19Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu
VEZÉRKÉPZŐ, GM-IM U-2250
Jul 13 – 18Budapest, Hungary
5th BMK Memorial All India Individual Inter School Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 13 – 17Assam
2 SF INVITATIONAL ND RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026, GUWAHATI
Jul 16Assam
2nd Masters Cup International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
Jul 8 – 12Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
8 th Ayodhana International Fide Rating Chess Tournament,2026,
Jul 8 – 12Assam
INTERNATIONAL FIDE OPEN BELOW 1800 CHESS TOURNAMENT
Jul 10 – 12Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
Jyoti CNC 1ST BELOW 1800 CLASSICAL INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT
Jul 10 – 12Gujarat
COLNOL SANTOSHBABU ALL INDIA OPEN RAPID FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Jul 11 – 12Hyderabad, Telangana
1st NIT International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 12Maharashtra
Chairman Trophy 4th SRM International Open FIDE Rating Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 12Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
All India FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament – 2nd Edition (powered by ChessFusion)
Jul 11Bengaluru, Karnataka
Warrior Chess Academy – 7th International FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 11Tamil Nadu
FIRST SATURDAY GM IM U-2250
Jul 4 – 10Budapest, Hungary
Chess Festival České Budějovice 2026
Jun 30 – Jul 8České Budějovice, Czechia
Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin Tournament
Jun 30 – Jul 8Pune, Maharashtra
AICF Chess For Every One Tournament 2026
Jul 2 – 5Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
Eight Square Chess Academy – 2nd International FIDE Rated (Below 1650) Open Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 3 – 5Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Late Ramesh Vinayakrao Kotwal Memorial All India FIDE Rating Open Rapid Chess Tournament
Jul 4 – 5Maharashtra
4th GH Raisoni Memorial Pune International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jul 5Pune, Maharashtra
39th National Under 7 Open & Girls Chess Championship 2026
Jun 30 – Jul 4Nagpur, Maharashtra
Kasparov Chess Foundation Friendship Festival
Jun 25 – 30Radenci, Slovenia
AICF Chess For Everyone FIDE Rating Chess Tournament – Tripura 2026
Jun 26 – 30Tripura
1st Unicorn Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 28 – 29Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
First Chola Chess International IM Norm Round Robin Tournament 2026
Jun 20 – 28Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Second Chola Chess International GM Norm Round Robin Tournament 2026
Jun 20 – 28Chennai, Tamil Nadu
6th IS International (Below 1700) FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 26 – 28Odisha
Dollar City 2nd International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
Jun 26 – 28Tirupur, Tamil Nadu
RV Chess Academy 2nd International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament For Below 1800
Jun 26 – 28Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Ten Ten Chess Academy 1st International Fide Rated Below 1700 Chess Tournament – 2026
Jun 26 – 28Tamil Nadu
2nd Griffins International FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 27 – 28West Bengal
1st Griffins International FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 28West Bengal
Baderia Global International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 26 – 27Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
V. János Rigó Memorial Tournament
Jun 20 – 26Balatonlelle, Hungary
MEPCO Sports Academy 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Jun 17 – 21Tamil Nadu
DANNE’s ALL INDIA OPEN BELOW 1800 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT- 2026
Jun 19 – 21Hyderabad, Telangana
13th BBCF International FIDE Rapid Rated Chess Tournament
Jun 20 – 21Tamil Nadu
14th BBCF International FIDE Blitz Rated Chess Tournament
Jun 21Tamil Nadu
1st Little Star Chess Academy All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 21Maharashtra
Virudhai Vidhyalaya 1st FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 21Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
360 ONE MASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT-CATEGORY A
Jun 10 – 18Maharashtra
360 One Challengers Chess Tournament-CATEGORY B
Jun 10 – 18Maharashtra
360 One Junior Masters Chess Tournament-CATEGORY-C
Jun 10 – 18Maharashtra
1st Chengalpattu International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Jun 10 – 14Tamil Nadu
19th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE (Rapid) Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 13 – 14Maharashtra
1st Rangamati FIDE Rapid Rating Rating Chess tournament (santiniketan)
Jun 13 – 14Santiniketan, West Bengal
1st INTERNATIONAL RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT organized By QUAD CHESS ACADEMY & FRIENDS CHESS CLUB
Jun 14Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
1st Rangamati FIDE Rapid Blitz Rating Chess tournament (santiniketan)
Jun 14Santiniketan, West Bengal
FIRST SATURDAY GM IM U-2250
Jun 6 – 13Budapest, Hungary
Late Babukaka Shirgaokar FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 13Maharashtra
19th GH Raisoni Memorial International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 7 – 12Maharashtra
13th Hyderabad National Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament for the Visually Challenged, 2026
May 6 – Jun 10Hyderabad, Telangana
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category A)
Jun 1 – 8Ahmedabad, Gujarat
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category C)
Jun 5 – 8Ahmedabad, Gujarat
VIT AP AMARAVATHI INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1800 FIDE RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT
Jun 6 – 8Andhra Pradesh
1st KCA International FIDE Rating open Chess Tournament 2026
Jun 3 – 7Odisha
2nd BATTLE FIELD INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
Jun 3 – 7Tamil Nadu
SOORIYA CHESS ACADEMY’S 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Jun 3 – 7Tamil Nadu
h2e Power Systems Maharashtra State Selection U-13 Open/Girls FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026
Jun 5 – 7Maharashtra
1st Burhanpur Open Rapid Rating Tournament 2026
Jun 6 – 7Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh
2nd Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament Project Lakshya 2026
Jun 6 – 7Sagar
VIT-AP UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATING OPEN AND BELOW TOURNAMENTS
Jun 1 – 5Andhra Pradesh
4th Gujarat International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2026 (Category B)
Jun 1 – 4Ahmedabad, Gujarat
ZALAKAROS OPEN
May 23 – 31Zalakaros, Hungary
All India Open Motilalji Firodiya Classical Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026
May 27 – 31Ahiyanagar (ahmednagar), Maharashtra
WB State Under-9 Open/Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2026
May 28 – 31West Bengal
G.H. Raisoni Memorial All India Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
May 30 – 31Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh
Golden Aura’s All India Open FIDE RATED RAPID Chess Tournament 2026
May 30 – 31Bangalore, Karnataka
1ST G H RAISONI MEMORIAL KATNI INTERNATIONAL FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
May 31Madhya Pradesh
Vihang Kulkarni Foundation Presents One Day Rapid Rating Chess Tournament
May 31Maharashtra
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)
May 23 – 30Odisha
United Educational Institution and Coimbatore District Chess Association 3rd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026
May 26 – 30Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)
May 27 – 30Odisha
6th CFPD National Chess Championship for Differently Abled Players 2026
May 27 – 30Indore, Madhya Pradesh
1st Meridian All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026
May 30Telangana
Munich Chess Festival
May 23 – 29Munich, Bavaria, Germany
All India Chess Masters-Season 4, Mumbai Classical Chess Tournament, 2026
May 23 – 28Maharashtra
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-E Open)
May 27Odisha
17th KIIT International Chess Festival 2026 ( Cat-B 1899 and below)
May 23 – 26Odisha
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL – 2026, 21st Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Fide Rating B-1800 Chess Tournament
May 24 – 26Pune, Maharashtra
Annai Arul 2nd International Fide rated Chess Tournament
May 20 – 24Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Girls FIDE rated Chess Championship 2026
May 20 – 24Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Open FIDE rated Chess Championship 2026
May 20 – 24Tamil Nadu
35th CUSAT FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT
May 21 – 24Kerala
All India FIDE Rating Below 1800 Classical Chess Tournament – 2026
May 21 – 24Jharkhand
SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL BELOW 1800 FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT
May 22 – 24DELHI, Delhi
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-D Blitz Open)
May 24Odisha
Eight Square Chess Academy – 3rd International FIDE Rated RAPID Chess Tournament – 2026
May 24Tamil Nadu
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL 2026, 23rd Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament
May 23Pune, Maharashtra
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL – 2026 20th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament
May 18 – 22Maharashtra
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL 2026, 22nd Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Open Fide Blitz Rating Chess Tournament
May 22Pune, Maharashtra
4th HDCA All India FIDE rating Classical Chess Tournament 2026
May 16 – 20Jharkhand
Rajasthan State Senior Selection FIDE rating Chess Championship-2026
May 16 – 20Rajasthan
SixDays Budapest
May 14 – 19Budapest, Hungary
3rd Inter State School FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026
May 16 – 19Arunachal Pradesh
1st LNJ Bhilwara International Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Hurda-2026 on 19-04-2026
May 19Hurda, Distt Bhilwara, Rajasthan
INTERNATIONAL FIDE OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT
May 14 – 18Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
SXCCAA Chess Tournament 2026
May 16 – 18Kolkata, West Bengal
Dollar City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
May 13 – 17Tirupur, Tamil Nadu
Pudukkottai Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament -2026 (CFPD 4th Edition)
May 13 – 17Tamil Nadu
53 KRONBORG CHESS OPEN 2026
May 14 – 17Snekkersten, Denmark
1st Power Chess Academy All lndia Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
May 17Maharashtra
2nd WMA Invitational Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
May 17Assam
SHRI DHANPAT RAI SACHDEVA MEMORIAL OPEN FIDE RATED INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT
May 17DELHI, Delhi
10th CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1700 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
May 14 – 16Kerala
1st Maverick 5th Khannur FIDE Rated Open Classical Chess Tournament 2026
May 10 – 15Maharashtra
UP State U-15 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)
May 8 – 11Uttar Pradesh
1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
May 9 – 11Tamil Nadu
SARWATRA SHATRANJ’ MADHEPURA FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
May 11Bihar
32nd International Chess Festival "Ostravsky konik" - FIDE Open A
May 2 – 10Ostrava, Czechia
1 st RCA International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026
May 6 – 10Tamil Nadu
Ten Ten Chess Academy 1st International Fide Rated Chess Tournament – 2026
May 6 – 10Tamil Nadu
2nd Podar International Chess Open One-Day Fide Rapid Rating Tournament 2026
May 10Amravati, Maharashtra
N.R MEMORIAL FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
May 10Madhya Pradesh
Paran Jyoti Talukdar International Rapid Rated Chess Tournament 2026
May 10Assam
2nd Ramabai Ranade FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
May 4 – 9Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
1st Sri Krish International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
May 4 – 8Tamil Nadu
UP State U-13 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)
May 4 – 7Uttar Pradesh
63rd Kerala State Open Fide Rated Chess Championship, 2026
May 3 – 6Kerala
Hyderabad All India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 30 – May 4Hyderabad, Telangana
Akshayakalpa Karnataka State Chess Championship 2026
Apr 30 – May 3Karnataka
Masters Chess Academy 1st Newfort International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Apr 30 – May 3Tamil Nadu
SRM 2nd International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 30 – May 3Tamil Nadu
UP State U-11 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)
Apr 30 – May 3Uttar Pradesh
52nd Tripura State Senior Open FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026
May 1 – 3Tripura
2nd Dehradun Open – FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Championship 2026
May 2 – 3Dehradun, Uttarakhand
2nd RCPP Rapid Rating Tournaments 2026
May 2 – 3Pune, Maharashtra
Mary Cherian Memorial International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
May 2 – 3Delhi
2nd RCPP Blitz FIDE Rating Tournaments 2026
May 3Pune, Maharashtra
SARWATRA SHATRANJ” KISHANGANJ FIDE RAPID RATING CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026
May 3Bihar
GM IM Open tmt Ptuj, Slovenia
Apr 24 – May 2Ptuj, Slovenia
5th Late Venkatesh & Sumathi Shanbhag Memorial All India FIDE Rapid Rating Rolling Trophy Chess Tournament 2026
May 2Goa
RadnickiChess
Apr 23 – 30Belgrade, Serbia
UP State U-19 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)
Apr 26 – 29Uttar Pradesh
5th KPK International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 29Tamil Nadu
Warrior Chess Academy – International 2nd FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1650
Apr 25 – 27Tamil Nadu
2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament
Apr 22 – 26Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
9th CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT
Apr 22 – 26Kerala
2nd Pune International Speed Festival 2026 – Rapid Rating Chess Tournament
Apr 25 – 26Pune, Maharashtra
Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 25 – 26Gujarat
2nd Masters Cup International Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
Apr 26Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
2nd Pune International Speed Festival 2026 – Blitz Rating Chess Tournament
Apr 26Pune, Maharashtra
ICC International FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026 – 5th Edition
Apr 26Tamil Nadu
International Rapid Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
Apr 26Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Thiruvarur Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 26Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
UP State U-17 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open
Apr 22 – 25Uttar Pradesh
Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 20 – 24Gujarat
Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 24Ahmedabad, Gujarat
GM IM Open tmt Ptuj, Slovenia
Apr 13 – 21Ptuj, Slovenia
VEZÉRKÉPZŐ, GM-IM U-2250
Apr 14 – 20Budapest, Hungary
Karnataka State U-11 Open/Girls FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026
Apr 17 – 19Mangalore, Karnataka
4th Unity Club All India FIDE Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament – 2026
Apr 18 – 19Goa
1st LNJ Bhilwara International Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Hurda-2026 on 19-04-2026
Apr 19HURDA, District Bhilwara, Rajasthan
1st Maverick FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 19Thane West, Maharashtra
3rd JKs ECA All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 19Pune, Maharashtra
FUTURE CHESS ACADEMY’S International FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament
Apr 19Kerala
Latthe Education Society’s Platinum Jubilee FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 19Maharashtra
TAMILNADU STATE U-17 OPEN/Girls CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
Apr 15 – 18Tamil Nadu
WB State Under – 11 Open/Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2026
Apr 11 – 14West Bengal
12th BBCF – International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament
Apr 12 – 14Tamil Nadu
FIRST SATURDAY GM IM U-2250
Apr 4 – 13Budapest, Hungary
SARGUJA CUP ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT -2026 AMBIKAPUR CG
Apr 10 – 13Chhattisgarh
Shri P R Dutta Memorial Open International FIDE Rating Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 11 – 12Delhi
Shri P R Dutta Memorial Open International FIDE Rating Blitz Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 12Delhi
18th Inter School FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament
Apr 10 – 11West Bengal
Eight Square Chess Academy – 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament – 2026
Apr 1 – 5Chennai, Tamil Nadu
North 24Pgs. District FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Championship 2026 (Selection for State Championship 2026)
Apr 4 – 5West Bengal
4th Mandar fide rapid rating chess tournament-2026
Apr 5Banka, Bihar
Eight Square Chess Academy – 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 2026
Apr 5Chennai, Tamil Nadu
33rd RCC STS International FIDE Rated Classical Chess Cup 2026
Mar 27 – Apr 1Mangalore, Karnataka
37th RCC STS International FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Cup 2026
Mar 30 – 31Mangalore, Karnataka
34th RCC STS International FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Cup 2026
Mar 28 – 29Mangalore, Karnataka
35th RCC STS International FIDE Rated Blitz Chess Cup 2026
Mar 29Mangalore, Karnataka
SixDays Budapest
Mar 18 – 23Budapest, Hungary
ONEWEEKCHESS
Mar 11 – 17Budapest, Hungary
RadnickiChess
Mar 8 – 15Belgrade, Serbia
Bled Chess Festival 2026
Mar 9 – 15Bled, Slovenia
Felix Sasomi Open 2026
Feb 11 – 15Oradea, Romania
Festival Caissa – Sceptre Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jan 26Bengaluru, Karnataka
Festival Caissa – Chalice Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jan 25Bengaluru, Karnataka
Festival Caissa – Crown Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026
Jan 24Bengaluru, Karnataka
Festival Caissa – Navaratna Blitz FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025
Jan 23Bengaluru, Karnataka
ICA Blitz Chess Marathon
Jan 23Bengaluru, Karnataka
VI. Szentmiklós Rapid Open
Jan 17Törökszentmiklós, Hungary
Prakruthi Foundation Kashvi Chess School International Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Jan 10 – 11Bengaluru, Karnataka
2nd Khelo Chess India FIDE Rapid Rating Tournament 2025
Jan 11Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
2nd Khelo Chess India FIDE Blitz Rating Tournament 2025
Jan 10Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
16 Chennai Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026 for Sakthi Group Dr. N. Mahalingam Trophy
Jan 2 – 9Chennai, Tamil Nadu
14th Palmanova Chess Festival A Master (≥2000) 2025
Dec 27, 2025 – Jan 3, 2026Palmanova, Udine, Italy
14th Palmanova Chess Festival B Challenger (<2100) 2025
Dec 27, 2025 – Jan 3, 2026Palmanova, Udine, Italy