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The Japan Open 2025 will take place from September 19 to September 23 in Tokyo, Japan. This tournament is separated into 2 categories – Masters and Challengers. The Masters section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Japan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The XII Festival Juan Martinez Sola 2025 Sub-2400 will take place from September 26 to September 28 in Spain. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The XXII Calvia Amateur Open will take place from October 4 to October 12 in Calvia, Spain. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 15 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 1st MAHARATHI International Open Classical Chess Tournament 2025 will take place from September 27 to October 1 in Delhi, India. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Two rounds before the end of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, the fight for the two top positions – awarding qualification for the Candidates Chess Tournament 2026 – is more than intense. Matthias Bluebaum, Alireza Firouzja, Vincent Keymer, and Anish Giri are in the lead after nine rounds, with 6,5/9 each. They are followed by Abhimanyu Mishra, Arjun Erigaisi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Sarin Nihal, Hans Moke Niemann, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Yangyi Yu with 6,0/9

Today in round 10, the top pairings are:

The 25th RCC International Fide Rated Blitz Cup will take place on September 28 in Mangalore, India. It is a 13-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 3 min + 2 sec/move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 24th RCC International Fide Rated Rapid Cup will take place from September 27 to September 28 in Mangalore, India. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 10 min + 5 sec/move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 23rd RCC International Fide Rated Classical Cup will take place from September 25 to September 30 in Mangalore, India. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The exe: Slovakia Open 2025 will take place from September 13 tp September 21 in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min/ 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from the Slovakia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Tunnelvision XXXVI will take place on September 13 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It is a 4-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 45 min + 5 sec/move. For more events from the United States, check out The North American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.