The Israeli Open Chess Championship 2026 will take place from January 19 to January 27 in Acre, Israel. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 minutes per 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes and 30 seconds per move. For more events from Israel, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar. […]
The Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial 2026 will take place from January 18 to January 24 in Yerevan, Armenia. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with time control of 90 min/ 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Armenia, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar. The players are IM Erik Hakobyan (2427), IM Aleks […]
The Charlotte Open 2026 will take place from January 17 to January 19 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 110 min + 10 sec/move. For more events from the USA, check out The North American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar. The top-seeded players are GM Awonder Liang […]
The Marienbad Open 2026 will take place from January 17 to January 24 in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic. This tournament has 2 categories: GM and IM. The IM section is a 10-player round robin tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Czech Republic, check out The European Chess Calendar, […]
The Marienbad Open 2026 will take place from January 17 to January 24 in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic. This tournament has 2 categories: GM and IM. The GM section is a 10-player round robin tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Czech Republic, check out The European Chess Calendar, […]
The 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship will take place from January 17 to February 18 in Toronto, Canada. This tournament has 2 categories – Crown and U1800. The Crown section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Canada, check out The North American Chess Calendar, which is part […]
The 2026 Canadian University Chess Championship will take place from January 17 to February 18 in Toronto, Canada. This tournament has 2 categories – Crown and U1800. The U1800 section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Canada, check out The North American Chess Calendar, which is part […]
The Cyprus Open 2026 will take place from January 16 to February 08 in Limassol, Cyprus. It is a 19-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Cyprus, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar. The top-seeded players are FM Konstantinos Michaelides (2270), […]
The City Square Bihar State Amateur FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2026 will take place from January 15 to February 18 in Bihar, India. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar. More than 200 players will […]
Nino Batsiashvili and Eline Roebers are the champions of the European Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships, both securing decisive victories in the final round. The 2025 European Women’s Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships took place from January 8–12, 2026, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The total prize fund for the two events was €46,500 – €15,200 for the Blitz […]
