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International Chess Event Calendar

Chess is a popular game which is not only suitable for playing. Apart from becoming beautiful decorative and practical items like giant ornament chess or vertical chess, there are hundreds of events and competitions, in which all the best chess players in the world join.

World Events 2022

Name
Place
Start
End
World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022Rhodes, Greece30 Apr 202204 May 2022
World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022Rhodes, Greece30 Apr 202204 May 2022
FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 202220222022
World School Individual Championships 2022Panama10 Jun 202219 Jun 2022
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022Madrid, Spain17 Jun 202207 Jul 2022
World Senior Team Championship 2022Acqui Terme, Italy19 Jun 202230 Jun 2022
Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2022India20222022
44th Chess Olympiad 2022Chennai, India28 Jul 202210 Aug 2022
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series 2022-2320222022
World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2022Mamaia, Romania05 Sep 202218 Sep 2022
World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships 2022Batumi, Georgia15 Sep 202228 Sep 2022
World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2022Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan01 Oct 202211 Oct 2022
World Juniors U20 Championships 2022Olbia, Italy11 Oct 202223 Oct 2022
World Amateur Championship 2022Malta20 Oct 202230 Oct 2022
FIDE World Team Championship 2022Jerusalem, Israel20222022
World Senior Championship 2022Assisi, Italy14 Nov 202227 Nov 2022
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 202225 Dec 202230 Dec 2022

Other Official Events 2022

Name
Place
Start
End
93rd FIDE CongressChennai, India31 Jul 202209 Aug 2022

European Events 2022

Name
Place
Start
End
Int. blitz – 3. saturday 249Novi SAd, Serbia24 Apr 202224 Apr 2022
GM & IM Ptuj round robinPtuj, Slovenia25 Apr 202202 May 2022
IM mix for norms 3. saturday – 252Novi SAd, Serbia25 Apr 202230 Apr 2022
GM mix 3. sat. – 251Novi SAd, Serbia25 Apr 202230 Apr 2022
1st OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT “MIKIS THEODORAKIS”Chania, Greece25 Apr 202201 May 2022
Heraklion GM / IM norm tournamentsHeraklion, Greece25 Apr 202203 May 2022
Open chess int. 3 sat. – 250Novi SAd, Serbia26 Apr 202230 Apr 2022
13th International open of Triandria Chess Clubs – AThessaloniki, Greece26 Apr 202230 Apr 2022
Vezerkepzo GM, IM and Scheveningen tournamentsBudapest, Hungary26 Apr 202205 May 2022
29th Open HeraklionHeraklion, Greece26 Apr 202203 May 2022
Mitropa Chess Cup 2022City of Corte, Corsica/France27 Apr 202208 May 2022
Djenovici -Mix (7) GM-IM tournamentHerceg Novi, Crna Gora27 Apr 202205 May 2022
16esimo torneo del carsotrieste, Italia29 Apr 202201 May 2023
I Sunway Formentera International Chess FestivalFormentera, Spain29 Apr 202208 May 2022
Sligo Spring TournamentSligo, Ireland29 Apr 202201 May 2022
Super Chess RapidBucharest, Romania30 Apr 202201 May 2022
18e Open international de MalakoffMALAKOFF, FRANCE30 Apr 202208 May 2022
Swietokrzyskie Chess Festival Open AZagnansk, Poland30 Apr 202206 May 2022
GM Round Robin Swietokrzyskie Chess FestivalZagnansk, Poland30 Apr 202206 May 2022
IM Round Robin Swietokrzyskie Chess FestivalZagnansk, Poland30 Apr 202206 May 2022
5° Lido Melano RapidMelano, Switzerland01 May 202201 May 2022
3. saturday sheveningen t.- 253Novi SAd, Serbia02 May 202205 May 2022
GCT Superbet Chess ClassicBucharest, Romania03 May 202215 May 2022
PARADISO OPEN & BLITZ OPENLugano Paradiso, Switzerland05 May 202207 May 2022
Burgdorfer Stadthaus-OpenBurgdorf, Switzerland06 May 202208 May 2022
open 3. saturday – 254Novi SAd, Serbia06 May 202208 May 2022
FIRST SATURDAY 2022 May, Budapest GM-IM-ELO-Shev. Nadassy Sys. FMBudapest, Magyarország07 May 202217 May 2022
GM mix 3. saturday – 256Novi SAd, Serbia08 May 202214 May 2022
Blitz 3. saturday – 255Novi SAd, Serbia08 May 202208 May 2022
Im mix 3. saturday – 257Novi SAd, Serbia09 May 202215 May 2022
I Torneo por equipos Ajedrez Diagonal AlcorcónAlcorcón, Spain15 May 202215 May 2022
Blitz 3. saturday – 259Novi SAd, Serbia15 May 202215 May 2022
sheveningen 3. saturday-260Novi SAd, Serbia16 May 202219 May 2022
GM and IM Mix CattolicaCattolica, Italy16 May 202220 May 2022
GM mix 3. saturday – 258Novi SAd, Serbia16 May 202221 May 2022
GCT Superbet Rapid & BlitzBucharest, Romania17 May 202224 May 2022
Vezerkepzo GM and IM RR Chess TournamentBudapest, Hungary18 May 202224 May 2022
European Amateur Chess Championship 2022Mali Losinj, Croatia20 May 202229 May 2022
Maggia International CHess OpenMAGGIA, Switzerrland20 May 202222 May 2022
open 3. saturday – 261 / under 2400 eloNovi SAd, Serbia20 May 202222 May 2022
I Torneig Internacional d’Escacs Actiu de Bagà. Premi ‘CAL BATISTA’Bagà (BARCELONA), Spain21 May 202221 May 2022
Grandiscacchi ChallengeCattolica, Italy21 May 202227 May 2022
GM/IM tournament “Third Saturday-Djenovici”Herceg Novi, Montenegro21 May 202229 May 2022
Basel Chess OpenRiehen-Basel, Switzerland21 May 202224 May 2021
open blitz 3. saturday – 262Novi SAd, Serbia22 May 202222 May 2022
GM mix 3. saturday – 263Novi SAd, Serbia23 May 202228 May 2022
IM mix 3. saturday – 264Novi SAd, Serbia23 May 202228 May 2022
KRONBORG CHESS OPEN 2022Helsingør, Denmark26 May 202229 May 2022
Rigo Janos Memorial – OPENBalatonlelle, Hungary26 May 202203 Jun 2022
18th Stockerau Chess OpenStockerau, Austria26 May 202229 May 2022
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American Events 2022

Name
Place
Start
End
27TH SPACE COAST OPENMelbourne, USA23 Apr 202225 Apr 2022
American Continental Championship 2022El Salvador01 May 202210 May 2022
Panamerican Youth Festival 2022Uruguay20222022
Panamerican Senior Championship 2022Brazil20222022
Panamerican Amateur Championship 2022El Salvador20222022
Panamerican Schools Championship 2022Bolivia20222022
American Women’s Continental Championship 2022Ecuador20222022
North American U20 Junior Championship 2022Mexico20222022
North American Youth Festival 2022Canada20222022
South American Youth Festival 2022Paraguay20222022
South American Schools Championship 2022Paraguay20222022
South American U20 Junior Championship 2022Bolivia20222022
Central American and Caribbean Open Championship 2022Guatemala20222022
Central American & Caribbean Youth Festival 2022Honduras20222022
American Continental Rapid & Blitz Championship 2022Brazil20222022
Zonal 2.2 Championship, Open and WomenCanada20222022
Zonal 2.3 Championship, Open and WomenDominican Republic20222022
GCT Saint Louis Rapid & BlitzSant Louis, USA24 Aug 202230 Aug 2022

Asian Events 2022

Name
Place
Start
End
31st Southeast Asian GamesHanoi, Vietnam09 May 202221 May 2022
Maasin Chess Club May 2022 Standard TournamentMaasin City, Philippines13 May 202215 May 2022
Eastern Asia Junior and GirlsOnline13 May 202215 May 2022
Western Asia Junior and GirlsOnline20 May 202222 May 2022
Maasin Chess Club May 2022 Rapid TournamentMaasin City, Philippines22 May 202222 May 2022
Asian Disabled ChampionshipOnline27 May 202229 May 2022
Asian Youth Chess Team (Duo) ChampionshipOnline27 May 202229 May 2022
Maasin Chess Club May 2022 Blitz TournamentMaasin City, Philippines29 May 202229 May 2022
Asian Youth Online Chess ChampionshipOnline03 Jun 202205 Jun 2022
Western Asia Youth ChampionshipMaldives15 Jun 202225 Jun 2022
Asian Cities Chess Team ChampionshipTashkent, Uzbekistan20222022
Asian Disabled Junior Chess ChampionshipOnline24 Jun 202226 Jun 2022
11th ASEAN Para GamesSolo, Indonesia20 Jul 202231 Jul 2022
Asian Continental Men’s ChampionshipDelhi, India20222022
Asian Continental Women’s ChampionshipDelhi, India20222022
Asian Schools ChampionshipColombo, Sri Lanka21 Aug 202231 Aug 2022
Asian Games 2022Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China10 Sep 202225 Sep 2022
Eastern Asia Youth ChampionshipThailand20222022
Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships 2022Cavite, Philippines20222022
IV Asian Para GamesHangzhou, China09 Oct 202212 Oct 2022
Asian University Chess ChampionshipOnline20222022
Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2022Muscat, Oman10 Nov 202218 Nov 2022
Asian Seniors Chess Championship20222022
Oceania Youth Chess Championship20222022

African Events 2022

Name
Place
Start
End
2022 Zone 4.4 Individual Chess ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia01 May 202209 May 2022
2022 Zone 4.3 Individual Chess ChampionshipsMalabo, Equatorial Guinea04 Jun 202212 Jun 2022
2022 African Individual Chess Championship (Open & Women)Lagos, Nigeria18 Jun 202229 Jun 2022
2022 African Youth Chess Championship (Open & Girls)Lusaka, Zambia02 Jul 202210 Jul 2022
2022 African Amateur Individual Chess Championship (Open & Women)Nairobi, Kenya17 Sep 202225 Sep 2022
2022 Zone 4.1 U16 Youth Team Chess ChampionshipCasablanca, Morocco01 Oct 202209 Oct 2022
2022 Zone 4.5 U16 Youth Team Chess ChampionshipGaborone, Botswana08 Oct 202216 Oct 2022
2022 Zone 4.2 U16 Youth Team Chess ChampionshipAccra, Ghana15 Oct 202223 Oct 2022
2022 Zone 4.3 U16 Youth Team Chess ChampionshipLibreville, Gabon22 Oct 202230 Oct 2022
2022 Zone 4.4 U16 Youth Team Chess ChampionshipKigali, Rwanda29 Oct 202206 Nov 2022
2022 African Juniors Chess Championship (U20) (Open & Girls)Algiers, Algeria12 Nov 202220 Nov 2022
2022 African Schools Individual Chess Championship (Open & Girls)Monrovia, Liberia10 Dec 202218 Dec 2022

Affiliated Associations Events 2022

Name
Place
Start
End
21st IPCA World Individual Chess ChampionshipAshdod, Israel08 May 202217 May 2022
IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2022Ohrid, North Macedonia27 Jun 202208 Jul 2022
8th Rencontres Internationales Des Echecs FrancophonesCasablanca, Morocco02 Jul 202209 Jul 2022
IBCA World Junior Championship 2022Castelnaudary, France10 Jul 202217 Jul 2022
IBCA World Women Championship 2022Castelnaudary, France10 Jul 202217 Jul 2022
6th ICCD World Deaf Individual Blitz Chess ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland15 Sep 202215 Sep 2022
19th ICCD World Deaf Team Chess ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland16 Sep 202223 Sep 2022
2nd IPCA World Chess Championship, Rapid & BlitzTorrevieja, Spain03 Oct 202210 Oct 2022
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