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The 2025 U.S. Cadet Championship is an invitational chess tournament organized by the U.S. Chess Federation, featuring eight of the top American players under 16 years old. It is a round-robin event with a time control of G/90;+30 (90 minutes per player with a 30-second increment per move) and is FIDE-rated.

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 (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund.

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 (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. This is the third edition of the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The first one was in Sochi in 2021 and was won by Alexandra Kosteniuk.

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 (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund.

The 2025 UK Open Blitz Championship features an expanded format, with 16 qualifiers in 14 cities around the United Kingdom, with the winner of each qualifying for the Final. The total prize fund for the event is in excess of £10,000.

For more UK events, check out The Chess Calendar and the European Chess Calendar

UK Open Blitz Chess Championship 2025 qualifiers

The first ever Ding on “Ding Ding” Chess on the Tram Event happened in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s century-old Ding Ding trams became the stage for a truly historic event—the “Ding on Ding Ding” simultaneous chess match organized by the Caissa Hong Kong Chess Club. This one-of-a-kind initiative brought together former World Chess Champion Ding Liren and the city’s beloved tram culture, transforming a moving tram into a dynamic chess arena.

Peru have won all the medals at the U20 Girls Pan American Chess Championship 2025.

Gold: WIM Maria Teresa Jimenez Salas (Peru)
Silver: WIM Fiorella Contreras Huaman (Peru)
Bronze: WIM Kate Azumi Bravo Mallco (Peru)

Scroll down for the full standings of the event. In a strange twist, all the medalists in the open section are from USA.

US players have won the full set of medals at the U20 Pan American Chess Championship 2025. With 41 players from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and United States of America the medalists are

Gold: IM Jason Liang (USA)
Silver: IM Nico Chasin (USA)
Bronze: WGM Zoey Tang (USA)

The 50th edition of Lebanese Individual Chess Championship is taking place June 21 – July 1 in Keshmat, Lebanon. The Keshmat Chess Club will be the venue, which has operated the Lebanese Chess Championship for the past 4 years. Top players are Joe Assaad, Michel Adeimi, Adib Arkadan, Akram Khoder, Ahmad Najjar, etc.

Sheki Open is a chess tournament taking place June 19 – June 25 in Azerbaijan.