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Brazilian Chess Open SESC Caioba 2025 takes place June 29 – July 7 in Brazil. It is one of the major open tournaments of the South American Chess Calendar with 204 players, 55 of them titled. Top participants include GM Sandro Mareco, GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian, GM Alexandr Fier, GM Conrad Holt, GM Leonardo Tristan, GM Renato R.

The European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 will take place from 4th July to 12th July in Terme Čatež, Slovenia. The event will include four separate competitions, an open competition and a girl’s competition in both age categories U12 and U18. Each national federation member of the European Chess Union (ECU) has the right to enter up to four (4) teams of four (4) players and one (1) reserve in the open competitions and up to four (4) teams of two (2) female players and one (1) reserve in the girl competitions.

Kingston Invitational IM is taking place August 12 – August 16 in Kingston-upon-Thames, England. It is a round robin tournament with GM Jakub Kosakowski, IM Vladyslav Larkin, IM Peter Large, CM Supratit Banerjee, FM Roland Bezuidenhout, CM David Maycock, IM Graeme Buckley, Adam A Taylor, WIM/FM Liwia Jarocka, and CM Peter Lalic.

Parallel to the tournament, there will be a Swiss event. Scroll down for more information by the tournament director Stephen Moss.

The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025, part of the Grand Chess Tour, is scheduled for June 30 to July 7, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia, at The Westin Zagreb Hotel. This is the third leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, marking its 10th anniversary, and features a 10-player round-robin tournament with a $175,000 prize fund.

The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025, part of the Grand Chess Tour, is scheduled for June 30 to July 7, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia, at The Westin Zagreb Hotel. This is the third leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, marking its 10th anniversary, and features a 10-player round-robin tournament with a $175,000 prize fund.

In a brave public act, David Navara explains in details what he went through after the baseless allegations of Kramnik. Navara describes the emotional torture by Kramnik’s allegations, the silence of FIDE, their posterior inadequate reaction and total disregard on basic FIDE ethical and moral values.

In a brave public act, David Navara explains in details what he went through after the baseless allegations of Kramnik. Navara describes the emotional torture by Kramnik’s allegations, the silence of FIDE, their posterior inadequate reaction and total disregard on basic FIDE ethical and moral values.

In a brave public act, David Navara explains in details what he went through after the baseless allegations of Kramnik. Navara describes the emotional torture by Kramnik’s allegations, the silence of FIDE, their posterior inadequate reaction and total disregard on basic FIDE ethical and moral values.

Lince Andujar Chess Open 2025 is taking place June 26 – July 3 in Spain. With 147 players (48 titled) from 26 countries, it is one of the major open tournaments at The Chess Calendar and the Europe Chess Calendar for the end of the month. Top seeded is GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (2611) and his main competitors are GM Brandon Jacobson (2582), GM Nikita Meshkovs (2529), GM Toms Kantans (2528), GM Karen H.

In a brave public act, David Navara explains in details what he went through after the baseless allegations of Kramnik. Navara describes the emotional torture by Kramnik’s allegations, the silence of FIDE, their posterior inadequate reaction and total disregard on basic FIDE ethical and moral values.