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The Croatian Youth Individual Chess Championships 2025 is taking place July 24 – July 30 in Split. Crpatoa. It is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec / move. For more events from Croatia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

At the age of 14, Turkish chess grandmaster Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş has achieved a remarkable milestone by entering the top 100 of the world’s elite chess players. In the first game of the Clash of Generations match, Erdoğmuş, playing with the black pieces, secured a decisive victory against Grandmaster Peter Svidler. This triumph added 6.0 Elo points to his rating, elevating his FIDE rating to 2632.0 and positioning him at the virtual 98th rank globally.

FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. Live games will be daily with analysis on Chessdom

The Indian player and world number 1 junior girl Divya Deshmukh is at the World Chess Cup final after a roller coaster game against Women World Chess Championship match finalist Tan Zhongyi.

In an interview right after the game, Divya Deshmukh said, “I was winning at a certain point and then it got complicated. I think I messed up in he middlegame and I think I should have had a much smoother win. Tan put up such a good fight at a certain point.” Divya also added for the fans, “Thank you so much for all your love and support”

The Indian player and world number 1 junior girl Divya Deshmukh is at the World Chess Cup final after a roller coaster game against Women World Chess Championship match finalist Tan Zhongyi.

The emotions: Divya Deshmukh emotional at the semifinal of the World Chess Cup 2025

The Chess Federation of Russia has commented the indignation of the European chess union (ECU) regarding FIDE Council’s decision to approve the participation of a team of athletes of Russian nationality in the 2025 Women’s World Team Championship under the FIDE flag. This opinion was expressed for TASS by the Executive Director of the Chess Federation of Russia CFR Alexander Tkachev.

Oskemen Open 2025 (live games) is taking place July 20 – July 30 in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. With a $100,000 prize fund, Oskemen Open is one of the major events this summer on The Chess Calendar.

Today, round 3 was abandoned due to an earthquake in the region. Round 3 and 4 will be played tomorrow.

The earthquake data

The second FIDE Council Meeting of 2025 took place on July 18, alongside the ongoing FIDE Women’s World Cup. Held in an online format, the meeting addressed a range of important topics, including development projects, budget matters, the FIDE calendar, fair-play measures, and the approval of 10 new Grandmaster titles

The SixDays Budapest July 2025 is taking place July 27 – August 01 in Budapest, Hungary. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec / move. For more events from Hungary, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The SixDays Budapest July 2025 is taking place July 27 – August 01 in Budapest, Hungary. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec / move. For more events from Hungary, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.