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The first interview with Magnus Carlsen after he becomes a dad is by Sagar Shah from Chessbase India, right before the start of Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2025. Carlsen talks about how he feels about being a dad, his expectations for the tournament

Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown with Carlsen, Nakamura, Gukesh, and Caruana will take place October 25 – October 30. With $412,000 in prize money, including daily win bonuses and a Champion’s Jackpot, the stakes have never been higher. The event’s 18-game rapid double round-robin format (10 minutes plus a 5-second increment) will feature escalating point values each day: Wins are worth 1 point on Day 1, 2 points on Day 2 and 3 points on Day 3–a comeback-friendly format that cultivates increased tension and fan excitement into the very last round.

The XTX Markets London Chess Classic (LCC) returns to the capital between 26th November and 7th December 2025. Following GM Gawain Jones’s victory in 2024, the event will once again be held largely at the iconic Emirates Stadium, switching to London Novotel West in Hammersmith to avoid clashes with Arsenal home matches.

The FIDE World Senior Individual Chess Championship 2025 has reached its halfway mark in Gallipoli, Italy. A total of 429 players, of which titled are 189 players, hailing from 62 federation, are participating in this year’s competition. In the 50+ Open, four GMs Michal Krasenkow, Mikheil Kekelidze, Rogelio Antonio, and Victor Mikhalevski share the lead with 5,0/6. In the 65+ Open, Alexander Mikhalevski stands alone at the top with 5,5/6. In the 50+ Women’s, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant leads with 5,0/6.

Daniel Naroditsky, the acclaimed American chess grandmaster, author, streamer, and beloved commentator affectionately known as “Danya,” tragically passed away. The sad and shocking news overwhelmed the chess world and left the community in dismay and shock. Daniel Naroditsky was not only a great player, but a fantastic streamer and educator, a true ambassador of the chess game. One of the frequents tributes on social media today reads, “I started playing chess because of Daniel Naroditsky”

Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown with Carlsen, Nakamura, Gukesh, and Caruana will take place October 25 – October 30. With $412,000 in prize money, including daily win bonuses and a Champion’s Jackpot, the stakes have never been higher. The event’s 18-game rapid double round-robin format (10 minutes plus a 5-second increment) will feature escalating point values each day: Wins are worth 1 point on Day 1, 2 points on Day 2 and 3 points on Day 3–a comeback-friendly format that cultivates increased tension and fan excitement into the very last round.

The Novo mesto Open 2025 will take place from October 24 to October 26 in Novo mesto. Slovenia. It is a 5-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Slovenia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 will take place from October 24 to October 26 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The tournament has 7 categories -A-groep (2050+), (1850 – 2100), B2-groep (1850 – 2100), C1-groep (1650 – 1900), C2-groep (1650 – 1900), D1-groep (1700-), and D2-groep (1700-). The A-groep section is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move.

The 1st edition Kardzhali International Chess Festival Rapid will take place from October 25 to October 26 in Kardzhali, Bulgaria. The tournament has 2 categories – Rapid and Blitz. The Rapid section is an 11-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 15 min + 6 sec/move.

The Romanian and Spanish chess player Mihai Suba has passed away. “RIP Mihai Suba. I was a big fan, and we became friends. He will always be remembered,” says GM Renier Castellanos.

FIDE awarded Mihai Suba the International Master title in 1975 and the Grandmaster title in 1978. Born in Bucharest, Romania, Suba, won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1980, 1981, and 1985. Suba began playing chess at the late age of 19 years old. He attended the University of Bucharest and trained in the university’s chess club, where his passion for chess grew quickly.