Events

Wed–Thu 24 Nov – 16 Dec 2021	World Chess Championship – Individual tournament (ICS) Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen will defend his title for the fourth time against a yet to be determined challenger The two players will compete for a prize fund of 2 million euros
Mon–Mon 25 Oct – 08 Nov 2021	FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 – Individual tournament (ICS)
Wed 29 Sep 2021 17.00–18.30 h UTC+0200	Teaching Beginners with Classroom – Webinar (ICS) Introduction to the free video chess teaching tool with Luciana Morales (Chessable)
Sat–Sun 25 Sep – 03 Oct 2021	Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021 – Final – Individual tournament (ICS)
Sat 18 Sep 2021 10.00–18.00 h UTC+0200	Work 4 Chess! – Conference (ICS) How to plan and manage chess competitions during a (hopefully fading) pandemic? Which apps and platforms help clubs to mobilize old members and gain new ones? These questions and more will be answered at our free online conference Work4Chess on 18 September.
Sat–Sun 28 Aug – 05 Sep 2021	Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021 – Regular #6 – Individual tournament (ICS)
Mon–Sat 16  – 28 Aug 2021	Sinquefield Cup – Individual tournament (ICS)
Mon–Mon 09  – 16 Aug 2021	St Louis Rapid & Blitz – Individual tournament (ICS)
Sat–Sun 31 Jul – 08 Aug 2021	Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021 – Chessable Masters – Individual tournament (ICS)
Tue 20 Jul 2021	International Chess Day – Campaign (ICS)
Sat–Sun 10 Jul – 08 Aug 2021	FIDE World Cup – Individual tournament (ICS)
Mon–Mon 05  – 12 Jul 2021	Croatia Rapid & Blitz – Individual tournament (ICS)
Sat–Sun 26 Jun – 04 Jul 2021	Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021 – Goldmoney Asian Rapid – Individual tournament (ICS)
Wed–Wed 16  – 23 Jun 2021	Paris Rapid & Blitz – Individual tournament (ICS)
Fri–Sun 11  – 27 Jun 2021	Queens Chess Festival – Festival (ICS) Series of female-only blitz tournaments, presentations and workshops with Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Jennifer Shahade and others. Organised by the FIDE Women’s Commission.
Thu–Tue 03  – 15 Jun 2021	Superbet Chess Classic Romania – Individual tournament (ICS)
Sun–Sun 23  – 30 May 2021	Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021 – FTX Crypto Cup – Individual tournament (ICS)
Fri–Sun 14  – 16 May 2021 19.30–18.00 h UTC+0200	European Girls and Women Chess Weekend – Festival (ICS) Tournaments, training sessions, workshops with international coaches and speakers.
Sat–Sun 24 Apr – 02 May 2021	Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021 – New In Chess Classic – Individual tournament (ICS)
Mon–Tue 19  – 27 Apr 2021	FIDE Candidates Tournament – Individual tournament (ICS)
Thu 15 Apr 2021 17.00–18.30 h UTC+0200	Hybrid Chess with Tornelo – Webinar (ICS) A webinar for organisers and arbiters with Helmer Wieringa (Tornelo), Bernhard Riess (FIDE arbiter) and Stefan Löffler (ChessTech)
Thu–Sun 08 Apr – 15 Aug 2021	Julius Bär Challengers Chess Tour – Kramnik vs Polgar – Individual tournament (ICS) The Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour is a set of tournaments running alongside the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour featuring the world’s most exciting young chess players.
Sun 28 Mar 2021	World University Team Online Rapid Cup (ICS) Organised by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, voted Chess College of 2018 and 2019 by US Chess, on behalf of FIDE. 10 minutes + 5 seconds/move. No entry fee.
Sat 27 Mar 2021 14.00 h UTC+0200	World University Team Online Blitz Cup (ICS) Organised by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, voted Chess College of 2018 and 2019 by US Chess, on behalf of FIDE. 3 minutes +2 seconds/move. No entry fee.
Sat–Sun 20  – 21 Mar 2021 13.00 h UTC+0200	World University Individual Online Rapid Championship (ICS) Organised by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, voted Chess College of 2018 and 2019 by US Chess, on behalf of FIDE. 10 minutes + 5 seconds/move. No entry fee.
Sat–Sun 13  – 21 Mar 2021	Magnus Carlsen Invitational – Individual tournament (ICS)
Sat–Sun 13  – 14 Mar 2021 14.00 h UTC+0200	World University Individual Online Blitz Championship (ICS) Organised by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, voted Chess College of 2018 and 2019 by US Chess, on behalf of FIDE. 3 minutes +2 seconds/move. No entry fee.
Fri–Sun 19  – 21 Feb 2021	World Corporate Championship – Team tournament (ICS) Invitational online chess tournament for representatives of prominent companies, to compete for the FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Champion title.
Sun–Sun 14  – 28 Feb 2021	Pogchamps 3 – Individual tournament (ICS) February 14 will mark the beginning of PogChamps 3 presented by GRIP6, a tournament poised to be one of the most viewed chess events in history. Both the first PogChamps and PogChamps 2 achieved unprecedented numbers of viewers, with live views reaching 16 million. However, with its increased prize fund and astonishing caliber of celebrities, this event is set to be the biggest PogChamps yet.
Sat–Sun 06  – 14 Feb 2021	Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2021 – Meltwater Opera Euro Rapid. – Individual tournament (ICS)
Sat–Sun 06  – 07 Feb 2021	Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup – Team tournament (ICS) The KCF University Cup is an international online event which is open to teams from any post-secondary school (university, college, community college, etc.) enrolled in at least one class in the January 2021 semester. 9 rounds CH system, 10+5
Fri–Sat 15  – 30 Jan 2021	Tata Steel Chess – Individual tournament (ICS)
Sat–Sun 26 Dec 2020 – 03 Jan 2021	Champions Chess Tour 2021 – Airthings Masters – Individual tournament (ICS)

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