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The Women’s World Chess Championship 2026 is set to be one of the most anticipated events in the chess calendar. The match will determine the next Women’s World Chess Champion and will feature defending champion Ju Wenjun, who secured her title in the Women’s World Chess Championship 2025, against a challenger yet to be determined. The dates and host city for the event are still to be announced.

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 is an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament scheduled to take place between March 25 and May 1, 2026, to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2026 against reigning champion D. Gukesh. Organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), the tournament follows a revamped qualification system introduced in 2024, that follows a merit-based qualification pathways through major events, ratings, and the FIDE Circuit.

Today is the final round of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, one of the most important competitions of the year, giving two qualification spots for the FIDE Candidates 2026. Five share the lead before the final round, with Matthias Bluebaum, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Hans Moke Niemann, Vincent Keymer all at 7,0/9. Nine more players are half a point behind – Abhimanyu Mishra, Andy Woodward, Arjun Erigaisi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Sarin Nihal, Awonder Liang, Santosh Gujrathi Vidit, Yangyi Yu, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

The Japan Open 2025 will take place from September 19 to September 23 in Tokyo, Japan. This tournament is separated into 2 categories – Masters and Challengers. The Challengers section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Japan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Japan Open 2025 will take place from September 19 to September 23 in Tokyo, Japan. This tournament is separated into 2 categories – Masters and Challengers. The Masters section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Japan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The XII Festival Juan Martinez Sola 2025 Sub-2400 will take place from September 26 to September 28 in Spain. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The XXII Calvia Amateur Open will take place from October 4 to October 12 in Calvia, Spain. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 15 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The 1st MAHARATHI International Open Classical Chess Tournament 2025 will take place from September 27 to October 1 in Delhi, India. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Two rounds before the end of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025, the fight for the two top positions – awarding qualification for the Candidates Chess Tournament 2026 – is more than intense. Matthias Bluebaum, Alireza Firouzja, Vincent Keymer, and Anish Giri are in the lead after nine rounds, with 6,5/9 each. They are followed by Abhimanyu Mishra, Arjun Erigaisi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Sarin Nihal, Hans Moke Niemann, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Yangyi Yu with 6,0/9

Today in round 10, the top pairings are:

The 25th RCC International Fide Rated Blitz Cup will take place on September 28 in Mangalore, India. It is a 13-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 3 min + 2 sec/move. For more events from India, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.