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Shinya Kojima is the winner of the 2025 edition of Japan Chess Classic. Shinya Kojima collected 6,5/9, half a point more than his closer competitors, finishing at sole first position.

Shinya Kojima is one of the most prominent Japan chess players, and part of the Japan Olympic team

Igor Kovalenko and Ihor Samunenkov will play an experience vs youth match at The Marble Palace in Morshyn. Currently Igor Kovalenko is the highest rated Ukrainian player (Number 46 in the world), while Ihor Samunenkov is the highest rater Ukrainian junior player (Number 27 junior in the world).

Elmira Mirzoeva is the winner of the 2025 ECF English Women Championship. Elmira Mirzoeva was sole leader after round 4, but Shambavi Hariharan managed to catch up with her. Both finished at 5,5/7 and the match headed to a tiebreak. There Elmira Mirzoeva won game 1 with black and drew the second game to claim the title of English Women Champion 2025.

Michael Adams is the winner of the 2025 ECF English Championship. After taking the early lead, Adams finished top of the table with 6,0/7, the same points as Nikita Vitiugov. The two played a tiebreak, where Adams prevailed 2,5 – 1,5.

More: Elmira Mirzoeva is ECF English Women Champion 2025

The Biel Chess International Festival 2025 is taking place July 12 – July 25 in Switzerland. Biel Masters 2025 is one of the Top Events in The Chess Calendar For the next two weeks, the chess world will once again be looking to Biel: for the 58 th time in a row, the Biel International Chess Festival is welcoming players from all over the world. After the Chess960 and the rapid, now it is time for the classical event.

The second FIDE Council Meeting of 2025 took place on July 18 in Batumi, Georgia, alongside the ongoing FIDE Women’s World Cup. Held in a hybrid format, the meeting addressed a range of important topics, including development projects, budget matters, the FIDE calendar, fair-play measures, and the approval of new player titles.

The FIDE World Chess Cup 2025 is going to take place October 20 – November 27 in India. It will feature 208 players in 8 knockout rounds of classical games. The FIDE World Cup 2025 will award three spots to the Candidates 2026.

This is the participants list of the World Chess Cup 2025. Players still have to confirm their participation, with FIDE replacement procedures to be followed.

FIDE World Cup 2025 participants

FIDE World Chess Cup 2025 is going to take place October 20 – November 27 in India. It will feature 208 players in 8 knockout rounds of classical games. The FIDE World Cup 2025 will award three spots to the Candidates 2026.

The 15.Nordhaeuser Schachopen-Hauptturnier is taking place July 31 – August 03 in Germany. It is a 7 round Swiss system tournament with time control 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.

Levon Aronian is the winner of Freestyle Chess Las Vegas after defeating Hans Niemann 1,5-0,5 in the final match. Replay the games here