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The Kazakhstan Children Cup 2025 for Girls will take place from December 07 to December 12 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is a 16-player Knockout tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Kazakhstan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Kazakhstan Children Cup 2025 for Boys will take place from December 07 to December 12 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is a 16-player Knockout tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Kazakhstan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The I Abierto Internacional Ica La Ciudad Del Eterno Sol 2025 will take place from December 06 to December 07 in Ica, Peru. It is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Peru, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The IX Cabo Verde Campeonato Nacional Individual Absoluto will take place from December 07 to December 14 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Cape Verde, check out The African Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The II Festival Internacional “Copa Talento Cusqueño 2025” will take place from December 06 to December 08 in Cusco, Peru. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Peru, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour concludes in Cape Town, South Africa, from December 5 to 12, 2025. This final event offers a prize pool of $660,000 USD and features a Chess960 format, where eight of the best-placed participants in the Freestyle Chess Tour will battle for the Cape Town title.

The lineup is headed by World N1 Magnus Carlsen, and his main opposition comes from the number 3 in the Freestyle rating list, Fabiano Caruana, and the Wissenhaus winner Vincent Keymer.

The 2025 edition of the XTX Markets London Chess Classic will be remembered as the breakthrough moment for Uzbekistan’s rising star, Nodirbek Abdusattorov. The 21-year-old grandmaster delivered a dominating performance, finishing clear first with 7.5/9 and a performance rating of 2932. By Round 8, his two-point lead over closest rival Alireza Firouzja meant a draw with him was enough – and that’s exactly what happened. That result sealed the title for Abdusattorov with a round to spare.

The Magistral Szmetan-Giardelli will take place from December 08 to December 16 in CABA, Argentina. It is a 10-player round robin tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Argentina, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Festival Internacional Ayacucho 2025 will take place from December 05 to December 07 in Ayacucho, Peru. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Peru, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Premier Division Bangladesh Chess League 2025 will take place from December 03 to December 13 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is an 11-team round robin tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Bangladesh, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.