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The XV IRT Internacional Raza Medellín 2025 will take place from October 9 to October 13 in Medellín, Colombia. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Colombia, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Five rounds have been played at the European Team Chess Championship 2025 and the tournament reached its midpoint. Heading into the 6th round, Ukraine emerged as the sole leader of the Open section, while Poland took the sole lead in the Women’s Championship.

The European Team Championship so far

In a thrilling opener to the Clutch Chess: Legends exhibition at the newly renovated Saint Louis Chess Club, chess icon Garry Kasparov has seized an early advantage over fellow legend Viswanathan Anand in their highly anticipated 12-game Chess960 showdown. The event, running from October 8 to 10, 2025, pits the two former world champions against each other in rapid and blitz formats, with escalating point values, starting at 1 point per win on Day 1 and rising to 3 on the final day, to heighten the drama and stakes.

Kasparov vs Anand match is going to take place in Saint Louis, October 7 – October 11, 2025. Organized by the Saint Louis Chess Club, the Kasparov vs Anand match is titled Clutch Chess: Legends and revives an a clash of two legendary titans.

Anand vs Kasparov match is going to take place in Saint Louis, October 7 – October 11, 2025. Live games will be daily on Chessdom, with video coverage by Chessbase India form Saint Louis.

October 7 – October 11: Kasparov – Anand 2025 Legends match info

The European Team Chess Championship 2025, that takes place in Batumi, Georgia, has a sole leader after four rounds. The defending champions from Serbia are now clear first with 4,0/4 victories. They managed to defeat the R3 co-leader Greece and are now in pole position at the ETCC.

They are followed by Ukraine, which remains undefeated with three matches won and one draw.

Kasparov vs Anand match is going to take place in Saint Louis, October 7 – October 11, 2025. Organized by the Saint Louis Chess Club, the Kasparov vs Anand match, titled Clutch Chess: Legends will mark a series of tournaments that include the US Championships and the Carlsen, Nakamura, Gukesh, and Caruana matches

October 7 – October 11: Kasparov – Anand 2025 Legends match info

The BA CHESS TITLE – Otorga norma de IM will take place from October 2 to October 10 in CABA, Argentina. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Argentina, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 8. Kaltern-Trophy 2025 will take place from October 17 to October 19 in Kaltern, Italy. This tournament is separated into categories – Open A and Open B. The B section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Italy, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 8. Kaltern-Trophy 2025 will take place from October 17 to October 19 in Kaltern, Italy. This tournament is separated into categories – Open A and Open B. The A section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Italy, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.