Chess Tournament Calendar

Upcoming classical & rapid chess tournaments from around the world, updated every 12 hours.

• ★ Nordic Chess Festival 2027 Classical 12 Jun – 20 Jun 2027 Kangasala, Finland 9 days —
  12 Jun – 20 Jun 2027 Kangasala, Finland 9 days Classical
• October 2026
• ♟(U)⚽ II TORNEO DE ENTRENAMIENTO CERRADO BCC ⚽(U) Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 BARRANCO, Peru 1 days 4
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 BARRANCO, Peru 1 days Rapid 👥 4
• Classic IBCA European Individual Chess Championshi Classical 14 Oct – 22 Oct 2026 Hotel Royal Belvedere | Hersonissos Crete, Greece 9 days 44
  14 Oct – 22 Oct 2026 Hotel Royal Belvedere | Hersonissos Crete, Greece 9 days Classical 👥 44
• II INFANTIL FIESTAS DEL PILAR 2026 Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 C/ Félix Ruiz Sánchez 12 (SANTA ISABEL, Spain 1 days 13 (+3)
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 C/ Félix Ruiz Sánchez 12 (SANTA ISABEL, Spain 1 days Rapid 👥 13 (+3)
• TORRE BLANCA-1° IRT RAPIDO - MIERCOLES 14 DE OCTUB Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Sanchez de Bustamante 587 - CABA, Argentina 1 days 0
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Sanchez de Bustamante 587 - CABA, Argentina 1 days Rapid 👥 0
• 7th PhileKhoob Mehr Cup Standard (U2000)هفتمین جام Classical 14 Oct – 16 Oct 2026 Arak, Iran 3 days 177 (+6)
  14 Oct – 16 Oct 2026 Arak, Iran 3 days Classical 👥 177 (+6)
• ♟(U)⚽ " VII TORNEO a FINISH - "BARRANCO CREMA" (1 Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Calle Manco Capac 224 - BARRANCO, Peru 1 days 0
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Calle Manco Capac 224 - BARRANCO, Peru 1 days Rapid 👥 0
• Pishgam Cup Rapid 22 Mehr 1405 Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 TEhran, Iran 1 days 110
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 TEhran, Iran 1 days Rapid 👥 110
• ♟(U)⚽ "50 TORNEO DE ENTRENAMIENTO BARRANCO CREMA " Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 CLUB DE AJEDREZ BARRANCO CREMA, Peru 1 days 10 (+2)
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 CLUB DE AJEDREZ BARRANCO CREMA, Peru 1 days Rapid 👥 10 (+2)
• KMK Open Mens Anjar Taluka 2026 Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Sheth DV High School Anjar, India 1 days 3
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Sheth DV High School Anjar, India 1 days Rapid 👥 3
• Wellness Chess Tour GP14 Siofok Residence Balaton Classical 14 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 Siofok, Hungary 4 days 33 (+2)
  14 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 Siofok, Hungary 4 days Classical 👥 33 (+2)
• Zawia Comprehensive Rapid Chess Festival Rapid 14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 بيوت الشباب الزاوية, LBA 2 days 55
  14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 بيوت الشباب الزاوية, LBA 2 days Rapid 👥 55
• Rapid Chess Tournament By Memorable Chess Club || Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Mamoura British Academy, United Arab Emirates 1 days 9 (+9)
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Mamoura British Academy, United Arab Emirates 1 days Rapid 👥 9 (+9)
• II ENCUENTRO DEPORTIVO DOMINICOS A NIVEL NACIONAL Rapid 14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days 12
  14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days Rapid 👥 12
• II ENCUENTRO DEPORTIVO DOMINICOS A NIVEL NACIONAL Rapid 14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days 9
  14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days Rapid 👥 9
• II ENCUENTRO DEPORTIVO DOMINICOS A NIVEL NACIONAL Rapid 14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days 14
  14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days Rapid 👥 14
• II ENCUENTRO DEPORTIVO DOMINICOS A NIVEL NACIONAL Rapid 14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days 7
  14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days Rapid 👥 7
• II ENCUENTRO DEPORTIVO DOMINICOS A NIVEL NACIONAL Rapid 14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days 12
  14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days Rapid 👥 12
• II ENCUENTRO DEPORTIVO DOMINICOS A NIVEL NACIONAL Rapid 14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days 10
  14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Calle las Calandrias 399, Peru 2 days Rapid 👥 10
• CHECKMATE ZONAL LEVEL CHESS TOURNAMENT,NAGDA (U9, U12, U14) Rapid 14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 NAGDA, India 2 days 35 (-6)
  14 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 NAGDA, India 2 days Rapid 👥 35 (-6)
• İLKOKUL MANGALA Classical 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 İNÖNÜ ANADOLU LİSESİ, Türkiye 1 days 35
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 İNÖNÜ ANADOLU LİSESİ, Türkiye 1 days Classical 👥 35
• Keshmat - Rapid - Fall 2026 Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Keshmat Chess Center (Dekweneh), Lebanon 1 days 20 (+11)
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Keshmat Chess Center (Dekweneh), Lebanon 1 days Rapid 👥 20 (+11)
• II INFANTIL FIESTAS DEL PILAR 2026 sub-10 Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 C/ Félix Ruiz Sánchez 12 (SANTA ISABEL, Spain 1 days 16 (-9)
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 C/ Félix Ruiz Sánchez 12 (SANTA ISABEL, Spain 1 days Rapid 👥 16 (-9)
• CCC Wednesday Action Quads 203 Rapid 14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Charlotte, United States 1 days —
  14 Oct – 14 Oct 2026 Charlotte, United States 1 days Rapid
• ♙Šaha Ceturtdiena -2026 - XXXV♙ 15.10.2026. Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Ganību dambis 21g, Latvia 1 days 2
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Ganību dambis 21g, Latvia 1 days Rapid 👥 2
• Vijayalakshmi Memorial 1St State Level Chess Tourn Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Holymother Arts & Science College, India 1 days 26
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Holymother Arts & Science College, India 1 days Rapid 👥 26
• Abovyan City Day RAPID 15.10.2026 at 16:00 Classical 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 "CHESS SCHOOL IN ABOVYAN CIYI"OF ABOVYAN COMMUNITY NPCO, Armenia 1 days 11 (+2)
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 "CHESS SCHOOL IN ABOVYAN CIYI"OF ABOVYAN COMMUNITY NPCO, Armenia 1 days Classical 👥 11 (+2)
• Torneo Rápido de Octubre - India de Dama La Plata Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 India de Dama La Plata, Argentina 1 days 0
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 India de Dama La Plata, Argentina 1 days Rapid 👥 0
• 2026 Munich Autumn Chess Championships - Rapid Cha Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Pfarrsaal St. Otto, Germany 1 days 8 (+3)
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Pfarrsaal St. Otto, Germany 1 days Rapid 👥 8 (+3)
• Unicorn Plzeň - autumn 2026 Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Plzeň, Czech Republic 1 days 10
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Plzeň, Czech Republic 1 days Rapid 👥 10
• Aruba Chess Challenge 2026 U18 Classical 15 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 HOTEL RADISSON BLU ARUBA, Aruba 4 days 19 (+2)
  15 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 HOTEL RADISSON BLU ARUBA, Aruba 4 days Classical 👥 19 (+2)
• Aruba Chess Challenge 2026 OPEN Classical 15 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 HOTEL RADISSON BLU ARUBA, Aruba 4 days 26
  15 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 HOTEL RADISSON BLU ARUBA, Aruba 4 days Classical 👥 26
• Pokal Marjana Drobneta 2026 7/9 Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Večnamenski center Kozje, Slovenia 1 days 0
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Večnamenski center Kozje, Slovenia 1 days Rapid 👥 0
• Thailand Expat Rapid Chess Championship 2026 - Ope Rapid 15 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 The Mall Bangkhae, Thailand 3 days 12 (-1)
  15 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 The Mall Bangkhae, Thailand 3 days Rapid 👥 12 (-1)
• Thailand Rapid Chess Championship 2026 Open+Women Rapid 15 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 The Mall Bangkhae, Thailand 3 days 40
  15 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 The Mall Bangkhae, Thailand 3 days Rapid 👥 40
• Thailand Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2026 Rapid 15 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 The Mall Bangkhae, Thailand 3 days 225 (+3)
  15 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 The Mall Bangkhae, Thailand 3 days Rapid 👥 225 (+3)
• SOUTHWEST TOURNAMENT 2026 Classical 15 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 UNIVERSITY OF ILESA, Nigeria 4 days 129 (-1)
  15 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 UNIVERSITY OF ILESA, Nigeria 4 days Classical 👥 129 (-1)
• Adel Elkhaiary Chess Classic Tournament 2026 (Matr Classical 15 Oct – 20 Oct 2026 , Egypt 6 days 31 (+16)
  15 Oct – 20 Oct 2026 , Egypt 6 days Classical 👥 31 (+16)
• 2.šah turnir u Kruševcu Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Kruševac, Serbia 1 days 1
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Kruševac, Serbia 1 days Rapid 👥 1
• Sreevari Checkamte Chess tournament - 2026 Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 SREEVARI JEWELLERS, India 1 days 66
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 SREEVARI JEWELLERS, India 1 days Rapid 👥 66
• 10° Torneo de Ajedrez GOLD-ONE Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Centro Cultural Universitario Bicentenario, Mexico 1 days 12
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Centro Cultural Universitario Bicentenario, Mexico 1 days Rapid 👥 12
• Skagerak Young Masters Hurtig 2026 gr 1 Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Porsgrunn, Norway 1 days —
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Porsgrunn, Norway 1 days Rapid
• Skagerak Young Masters Hurtig 2026 gr 2 Rapid 15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Porsgrunn, Norway 1 days —
  15 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 Porsgrunn, Norway 1 days Rapid
• Herbst-Open Würselen 2026 Classical 16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Würselen, Germany 3 days 60
  16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Würselen, Germany 3 days Classical 👥 60
• 9. Kaltern-Trophy 2026 Open A (Elo >= 1800) Classical 16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Caldaro, Italy 3 days 31 (+2)
  16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Caldaro, Italy 3 days Classical 👥 31 (+2)
• 9. Kaltern-Trophy 2026 Open B (Elo < 2000) Classical 16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Caldaro, Italy 3 days 58 (-2)
  16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Caldaro, Italy 3 days Classical 👥 58 (-2)
• 9. Kaltern-Trophy 2026 Open C (Elo < 1700) Classical 16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Caldaro, Italy 3 days 51 (+3)
  16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Caldaro, Italy 3 days Classical 👥 51 (+3)
• GM MIX SWISS 16-21 October BIH Chess Legend Zlatko Classical 16 Oct – 21 Oct 2026 Hotel Saraj, Bosnia & Herzegovina 6 days 55
  16 Oct – 21 Oct 2026 Hotel Saraj, Bosnia & Herzegovina 6 days Classical 👥 55
• Přebor Brněnských Univerzit v šachu Rapid 16 Oct – 16 Oct 2026 Centrum VUT Tržnice, Czech Republic 1 days 70 (+3)
  16 Oct – 16 Oct 2026 Centrum VUT Tržnice, Czech Republic 1 days Rapid 👥 70 (+3)
• ONE DAY OPEN SEMI-CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT, SHRI Rapid 16 Oct – 16 Oct 2026 , India 1 days 32
  16 Oct – 16 Oct 2026 , India 1 days Rapid 👥 32
• 2026 Oct 16-18 Silent Storm Thanksgiving Classical Classical 16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Brampton, Canada 3 days 60 (-1)
  16 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 Brampton, Canada 3 days Classical 👥 60 (-1)