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The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The C Open sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.

The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The B Open sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.

The 9th International Chess Festival – Batumi Municipality Cup-2025 is taking place on July 29 – August 08 in Batumi, Georgia. The tournament is separated in 9 categories – A Open, B Open, C Open, U12 Open, U12 Girls, U10 Open, U10 Girls, U8 Open and U8 Girls. The A Open sections is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 secs / move.

To mark International Chess Day 2025, FIDE and Lichess.org hosted a 24-hour global online blitz tournament as an open celebration of chess as a universal language. The response was overwhelming. More than 20,000 players joined the event, making it one of the largest social chess tournaments ever held.

In total, 20,078 players took part, playing 85,252 games and making over 5.5 million moves. The format was a 5+3 blitz, and players could join at any time throughout the 24-hour period, making the event truly global and inclusive.

FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants compete for 691 000 eur prize fund and live games are daily with analysis on Chessdom.com

Integral (3552) and Plentychess (3580) are joint leaders at the halfway mark of Top Chess Engine Championship League 1. The two engines have 13,5/22 each, half a point ahead of Caissa (3601).

This year Magnus Carlsen won Norway Chess 2025, but the world will remember more the table slam of Carlsen vs Gukesh.

During the EWC Last Chance Qualifier playoff, Hans Niemann was in a commanding position against Anish Giri but lost on time. In a moment of visible frustration, Niemann slammed the table, echoing Magnus Carlsen’s past displays of emotion.

A possible chess match Magnus Carlsen vs Cristiano Ronaldo is making headlines, after the ex World Champion expressed his desire for a chess game vs the soccer legend. At the Esports Chess World Cup Magnus Carlsen said, “[…] What Cristiano Ronaldo has done in his life and his football career is extremly impressive. I will certainly be very honored if I could meet him or play chess while I am here“

The XXXV Festival Panamericano de la Juventud is taking place on July 28 – August 02 in Lima, Peru. The tournament is separated in 12 categories – Sub 18 Open, Sub 16 Open, Sub 14 Open, Sub 12 Open, Sub 10 Open, Sub 08 Open, Sub 18 Feminino, Sub 16 Feminino, Sub 14 Feminino, Sub 12 Feminino, Sub 10 Feminio and Sub 08 Feminino. Sub 08 Feminino section is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.

The XXXV Festival Panamericano de la Juventud is taking place on July 28 – August 02 in Lima, Peru. The tournament is separated in 12 categories – Sub 18 Open, Sub 16 Open, Sub 14 Open, Sub 12 Open, Sub 10 Open, Sub 08 Open, Sub 18 Feminino, Sub 16 Feminino, Sub 14 Feminino, Sub 12 Feminino, Sub 10 Feminio and Sub 08 Feminino. Sub 08 Open section is a 9 round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 mins + 30 secs / move.