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The I Rio Chess Masters 2025 (ITT) will take place from September 06 to September 14 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a 10-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Brazil, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Stjernens høstturnering 2025 will take place from September 02 to November 18 in Seilduksgata, Oslo, Norway. This tournament is separated into 3 groups – A1, A2, and B. Groups A1 and A2 are a 10-player round robin tournament, while Group B is a 9-round Swiss system tournament, all of them with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. You can scroll down to see all participants.

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, the world’s number-two ranked chess player, continued his quest for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament by dominating the 70th Iowa Open Chess Championship. The five-round Swiss tournament, held at the Graduate Hotel in Iowa City, saw Nakamura deliver a flawless 5.0/5 performance, further solidifying his path toward qualifying for the prestigious event that determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship.

The Polish Team Championships Division 1 will take place from September 06 to September 14 in Chotowa, Poland. It is a 9-round Swiss system for teams tournament with time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Poland, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Juegos Distritales ASCUN NODO BOGOTA will take place from September 13 to September 22 in Bogota, Colombia. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Colombia, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

With most top boards finishing draw, Parham Maghsoodloo continues to lead the Grand Swiss 2025. Maghsoodloo is with 3,5/4. A total of 13 players follow with 3,0/4 – Abhimanyu Mishra, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, Marcandria Maurizzi, Szymon Gumularz, D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Vincent Keymer, R Praggnanandhaa, Richard Rapport, Matthias Bluebaum, Nodirbek Yakubboev, and Nikita Vitiugov.

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, the world’s number-two ranked chess player, continued his quest for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament by dominating the 70th Iowa Open Chess Championship. The five-round Swiss tournament, held at the Graduate Hotel in Iowa City, saw Nakamura deliver a flawless 5.0/5 performance, further solidifying his path toward qualifying for the prestigious event that determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship.

Abhimanyu Mishra is now officially a FIDE top 100 player. The young US talent, who in 2021 became the youngest GM in chess history, is now at 2633.2 elo at 93rd position in the world.

Mishra has also gone up the junior standings and is now 7th, ahead of Pranav, Gurel, Mendoca, and Pranesh.

Parham Maghsoodloo is sole the leader of Grand Swiss 2025. After three rounds Parham Maghsoodloo is the only player with perfect 3,0/3. In round 3 he won with black vs Alireza Firouzja.

Parham Maghsoodloo is sole the leader of Grand Swiss 2025. After three rounds Parham Maghsoodloo is the only player with perfect 3,0/3. In round 3 he won with black vs Alireza Firouzja.