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The Tashkent Autumn will take place from October 13 to October 19 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Uzbekistan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Benidorm Chess Open 2025 will take place from October 26 to November 02 in Benidorm, Spain. This tournament is separated into 2 categories – Group A and Group B. The Group B section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Benidorm Chess Open 2025 will take place from October 26 to November 02 in Benidorm, Spain. This tournament is separated into 2 categories – Group A and Group B. The Group A section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

By Absurdistoic aka Áz (Twitter/X / Youtube)

This piece is for everyone, the chess fans and specially the non-chess fans, to understand what actually went down during the now-viral Checkmate USA vs India showdown.

Before diving into the drama, let’s set some very important context properly.

Understanding the Tournament Format

Arseniy Nesterov and Anna Shukhman won the open and women titles in the Russian Chess Championship 2025. The event was held in the Mikhail Botvinnik chess club in Moscow, with each of the competitions being a 12 player round robin.

Anna Shukhman’s achievement is especially impressive, as she conquered the title at 16 years and 6 months old.

Arseniy Nesterov and Anna Shukhman were presented with certificates for LADA cars from the official automobile partner of the Superfinals, AvtoVAZ JSC.

The Offene sächsische Seniorenmeisterschaft will take place from October 14 to October 22 in Dresden, Germany. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 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.

The Öffene Niederösterreichische Schach-Seniorenmeisterschaft 2025 will take place from October 13 to October 19 in Spitz an der Donau, Austria. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Austria, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Today, the Umbrella Variation was invented at the US Championships. The cameras were pointed at Sam Sevian and suddenly his face was glared with a curious smile. What was happening? The sunshine had crawled on Wesley So’s face and a fast solution was employed by the US Chess Championships organizers. with the help of IA Chris Bird. The chief arbiter stood there next to the board with the umbrella open, trying to shield Wesley So.

No, this is not the famous “Bulgarian Umbrella”, this is the US Chess Championship umbrella! Handled by no other than our good friend Chris Bird!

The 2025 US Chess Championship and the 2025 US Women Chess Championship will take place in Saint Louis, October 12 to October 25, 2025. These are the most prestigious chess events in the country, and they crown the nation’s top players. The tournament is also among the top events of The Chess Calendar.