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The Jeddah Chess Season 2025 will take place from September 05 to September 06 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 10 min + 5 sec/move. For more events from Saudi Arabia, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Mémorial Ronald Decrop 2025 will take place on September 07 in Namur, Belgium. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 10 min + 5 sec/move. For more events from Belgium, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Bangladesh 49th National ‘B’ Chess Championship 2025 will take place from September 05 to September 13 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with 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.

The IV Torneo Villa de Fuensalida will take place on September 06 in Fuensalida (Toledo), Spain. It is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with time control of 10 min + 3 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The LVI Seville Chess Tournament is taking place September 06 – October 19 in Alcalá de Guadaira, Spain. It is a 8-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Spain, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The Fide Open Oravice 2025 is taking place September 05 – September 07 in Oravice, Slovakia. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with time control 60 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Slovakia, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

Team Liquid release a Magnus Carlsen documentary, featuring the world number 1 during the Las Vegas Freestyle and the Esports World Cup. Team Liquid says, “Chess is changing, but one questions remains consistent: Will anyone dethrone the king? This first ever exclusive follow documentary reveals what REALLY happens behind the scenes with the biggest and best in chess.

Vaishali R and Olga Badelka are the only two player remaining with perfect score in the FIDE Women Grand Swiss 2025. Both won their round 2 game with black – Vaishali vs Eline Roebers and Badelka vs Zsoka Gaal.

15 players remain with 1,5/2 at striking distance from the leaders Vaishali and Badelka. Scroll down for the full results and standings.

Parham Maghsoodloo, Alireza Firouzja, and Anton Demchenko are the leaders of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. The three players are the only ones remaining at perfect 2,0/2. In round 2 Maghsoodloo defeated with white David Anton, Firouzja won with black vs Maxim Rodshtein, while Demchenko was successful with white vs Sam Shankland.

The Montreal Open 2025 is taking place September 04 – September 07 in Montreal, Canada. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with time control 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Angola, check out The North American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.