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The 2025 Charlotte Winter Classic will take place from December 27 to December 28 in Charlotte, United States. It is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 110 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the USA, check out The North American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Bremer Silvester Open 2025 will take place from December 27 to December 30 in Bremen, Germany. This tournament has 2 categories – Open A and Open B. The Open B section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Germany, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Bremer Silvester Open 2025 will take place from December 27 to December 30 in Bremen, Germany. This tournament has 2 categories – Open A and Open B. The Open A section is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Germany, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 2025 edition of Open de Vandoeuvre will take place from December 26 to December 30 in Vandoeuvre, France. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from France, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The XMAS Jesenik OPEN 2025 will take place from December 26 to December 30 in Jesenik, Czech Republic. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Czech Republic, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 53rd edition of the Rilton Cup will take place from December 27 to January 05 in Stockholm, Sweden. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Sweden, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Magnus Carlsen started the final day of the World Rapid at shared third position. While he had his ups and downs in the event, the audience was concentrated on his late showup in round 1, or the smacks of the live TV camera in day 2, or even his appearance in shorts.

The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2025 are taking place in Doha, Qatar, from December 26 to 30, 2025. The event will be daily live on Chessdom.com with live games, interviews, video coverage, and more. The World Rapid and Blitz 2025 is held at the Qatar University Sports and Events Complex, featuring both Open and Women’s sections in Rapid and Blitz formats, with a massive prize fund exceeding €1,000,000.

Few tournaments in chess history rival the legacy of the Hastings International Chess Congress. From its inaugural event in 1895 — widely regarded as one of the greatest tournaments ever held — Hastings has drawn many of the world’s top players. That first edition saw giants like Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, Siegbert Tarrasch, and Mikhail Chigorin compete, only to be sensationally defeated by Harry Nelson Pillsbury, a relatively unknown American master whose victory stunned the chess world.

Magnus Carlsen is a magnet for attention during the World Rapid and Blitz 2025. In day 1 he made officials and players wait for his appearance , delaying the start of the whole championship. Today he was early at the board. However, he followed with a bad 0,5/2 start. After losing to the sole leader Artemiev, Carlsen stormed out of the playing hall and on his way shoved the live TV camera.