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The European Team Chess Championship 2025 will be held in Batumi, Georgia, from 4 to 15 October 2025. The event is the most important team competition in the European Chess Calendar, part of The Chess Calendar

After the technical meeting, the team pairings are now published. In the open section the top seeded team of Germany starts against Denmark. The Netherlands will play vs Bulgaria, while Hungary will meet the host Georgia.

The 1st League of Central Serbia 2025 will take place from October 4 to October 12 in Novi Pazar, Serbia
. It is a 12-team round-robin tournament for teams with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Serbia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Belgrade First League 2025 will take place from October 2 to October 12 in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a 12-team round-robin tournament for teams with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Serbia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 12º CHESS BOSS – CHESS TOUR will take place from October 4 to October 6 in Santiago de Chile. This tournament is separated into 3 categories – Grupo A, Grupo B, and Grupo C. The Grupo C section is an 8-player round-robin tournament with a time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Chile, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 12º CHESS BOSS – CHESS TOUR will take place from October 4 to October 6 in Santiago de Chile. This tournament is separated into 3 categories – Grupo A, Grupo B, and Grupo C. The Grupo B section is an 8-player round-robin tournament with a time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Chile, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 12º CHESS BOSS – CHESS TOUR will take place from October 4 to October 6 in Santiago de Chile. This tournament is separated into 3 categories – Grupo A, Grupo B, and Grupo C. The Grupo A section is an 8-player round-robin tournament with a time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Chile, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup will take place from October 3 to October 05 in Itzehoe, Germany. This tournament is separated into 2 categories – A-Open and B-Open. The B-Open section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Germany, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

In a fitting culmination to the Grand Chess Tour’s milestone 10th anniversary season, American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana emerged victorious in the 2025 GCT Finals, securing his second overall Tour championship and a $150,000 top prize.

The 1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup will take place from October 3 to October 05 in Itzehoe, Germany. This tournament is separated into 2 categories – A-Open and B-Open. The A-Open section is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Germany, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI W SZACHACH SZYBKICH – LUBIN’2025 will take place on October 4 in Lubin, Poland, with more than 600 participants. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 10 min + 5 sec/move. For more events from Poland, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.