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The 2025 UK Open Blitz Championship features an expanded format, with 16 qualifiers in 14 cities around the United Kingdom, with the winner of each qualifying for the Final. The total prize fund for the event is in excess of £10,000.

For more UK events, check out The Chess Calendar and the European Chess Calendar

UK Open Blitz Chess Championship 2025 qualifiers

The first ever Ding on “Ding Ding” Chess on the Tram Event happened in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s century-old Ding Ding trams became the stage for a truly historic event—the “Ding on Ding Ding” simultaneous chess match organized by the Caissa Hong Kong Chess Club. This one-of-a-kind initiative brought together former World Chess Champion Ding Liren and the city’s beloved tram culture, transforming a moving tram into a dynamic chess arena.

Peru have won all the medals at the U20 Girls Pan American Chess Championship 2025.

Gold: WIM Maria Teresa Jimenez Salas (Peru)
Silver: WIM Fiorella Contreras Huaman (Peru)
Bronze: WIM Kate Azumi Bravo Mallco (Peru)

Scroll down for the full standings of the event. In a strange twist, all the medalists in the open section are from USA.

US players have won the full set of medals at the U20 Pan American Chess Championship 2025. With 41 players from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and United States of America the medalists are

Gold: IM Jason Liang (USA)
Silver: IM Nico Chasin (USA)
Bronze: WGM Zoey Tang (USA)

The 50th edition of Lebanese Individual Chess Championship is taking place June 21 – July 1 in Keshmat, Lebanon. The Keshmat Chess Club will be the venue, which has operated the Lebanese Chess Championship for the past 4 years. Top players are Joe Assaad, Michel Adeimi, Adib Arkadan, Akram Khoder, Ahmad Najjar, etc.

Sheki Open is a chess tournament taking place June 19 – June 25 in Azerbaijan.

Malaysian Chess Masters is taking place June 18 – June 22 in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament has an open and women sections. The participants in the open section are FM Lik Zang Lye (2264), FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar (2151), CM Zaidan Zulkipli (2144), CM Genivan A/L Genkeswaran (2124), Jin Cheng Chong (2117), Uzair Shahar (2104), CM Kavin Mohan (2103), Muhammad Nur Daie Bin Masli (2096), FM Yeap Eng Chiam (2083), Ree Herng Shen (1897).

Press release by Lichess

Lichess will resume cooperation with Saint Louis Chess Club after positive changes, but will maintain its boycott on the US Chess Federation

Following the public statement issued by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) in October 2023, and after our own independent investigation, Lichess has decided to lift our boycott on STLCC.

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.

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.