December 18, 2026 – December 20, 2026
Cincinnati Chess Masters FIDE Open
Embassy Suites by Hilton Blue Ash, 4554 Lake Forest Drive, Blue Ash, OH 45242, USA
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Discover upcoming classical chess tournaments worldwide, including international opens, norm events, round-robin competitions, championships, and chess festivals.
December 18, 2026 – December 20, 2026
Torneo Renato Didoni 2026
Accademia Scacchi Milano c/o Circolo Navigli – Artisti e Patriottica – Via De Amicis 17, 20123 Milan, Italy
View Tournament →December 18, 2026 – December 23, 2026
2026 North American Junior Championships
Hilton Charlotte University Place, 8629 JM Keynes Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262, USA
View Tournament →December 18, 2026 – December 20, 2026
Saint Louis Chess Club Championship 2026
Saint Louis Chess Club - 4663 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108, United States
View Tournament →December 18, 2026 – December 20, 2026
33rd International Chess Festival Grand Hotel Adriatico 2026
Grand Hotel Adriatico - Via Maresca 10, 65015 Montesilvano, Pescara, Italy
View Tournament →December 19, 2026 – December 24, 2026
Chessfestival Groningen 2026
Sportcentrum RUG & Hanze - Blauwborgje 16, 9747 AC Groningen, Netherlands
View Tournament →December 20, 2026 – December 23, 2026
17e Open International de Corbas 2026
Gymnase Jean Jaurès - 39 Chemin de Grange Blanche, 69960 Corbas, France
View Tournament →December 22, 2026 – December 31, 2026
Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Chess Festival 2026
Amika Hotel – 269/1D1 Airport–Mattuthavani Ring Road, Avaniyapuram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625012, India
View Tournament →December 23, 2026 – December 29, 2026
Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2026
Queen Elizabeth Stadium - 18 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
View Tournament →December 25, 2026 – December 30, 2026
Bhilwara Chess Festival 2026
Sri Mahesh Vatika, Near Roadways Bus Stand, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India
View Tournament →December 25, 2026 – December 30, 2026
3rd Ramabai Ranade FIDE Classical Rating Tournament 2026
Shree Siddhi Marriage Hall - Utkarsha Building, Sector 12, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad 410210, India
View Tournament →December 25, 2026 – December 27, 2026
2026 North Central Open
Madison Marriott West Hotel – 1313 John Q Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562, United States
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
50th Zürcher Weihnachtsopen 2026
Hotel Crowne Plaza Zürich - Badenerstrasse 420, 8040 Zürich, Switzerland
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
VII Open Internacional de Ajedrez Dama Negra 2026
Villa Universitaria Alicante - Avenida Vicente Savall Pascual 16, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
23e Open International de Noël de Mont-de-Marsan 2026
Auberge Landaise - 328 Rue de l’Auberge Landaise, 40000 Mont-de-Marsan, France
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
Basel Xmas Festival 2026
Mövenpick Hotel Basel - Aeschengraben 25, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
Richmond International Chess Festival 2026
Richmond Curling Club - 5540 Hollybridge Way, Richmond, BC V7C 4N3, Canada
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 29, 2026
XVII Open Internacional de Xadrez Marquês de Pombal 2026
Bombeiros Voluntários de Pombal - Rua Carlos Alberto de Mota Pinto, 3100-492 Pombal, Portugal
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
23e Bois-Colombes Chess Master 2026
Complexe Sportif Albert Smirlian – 11 Avenue Renée, 92270 Bois-Colombes, France
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 27, 2026
2nd Kansai Classic Masters (KCM) 2026
Chessaka – Caissa Japan GK, Room 502, Esaka Business Zone, 18-37 Toyotsucho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0051, Japan
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
VI Bambuchess Chess Festival 2026
Nave Municipal de Eventos – Calle Severo Ochoa s/n, 21590 Villablanca, Huelva, Spain
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
42nd Böblinger Open 2026
elaya hotel Böblingen - Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 18, 71034 Böblingen, Germany
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 29, 2026
Open Noël Plaza Futuroscope 2026
Hotel Plaza Futuroscope - Téléport 1, Avenue du Futuroscope, 86960 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 29, 2026
51st Annual Eastern Open 2026
Hyatt Regency Crystal City - 2799 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, United States
View Tournament →December 26, 2026 – December 30, 2026
36th Annual North American Open 2026
Horseshoe Casino Resort - 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89103, United States
View Tournament →December 27, 2026 – December 30, 2026
23rd Bad Königshofen Open 2026
Großer Kursaal, FrankenTherme - Am Kurzentrum 1, 97631 Bad Königshofen i. Grabfeld, Germany
View Tournament →December 27, 2026 – December 30, 2026
39. Potsdamer Weihnachtsopen 2026
Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion – VIP Room – Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 90, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
View Tournament →December 27, 2026 – December 29, 2026
1° Torneo Internazionale di Scacchi “Comune di Capriolo in Franciacorta” 2026
Palestra Comunale – Via Fossandelli 29, Capriolo (BS), Italy
View Tournament →December 27, 2026 – December 29, 2026
38° Festival “Comune di Robecchetto con Induno” 2026
Albergo Ristorante Da Mariuccia – Via Don Luigi Pozzi 43, Malvaglio, 20020 Robecchetto con Induno (MI), Italy
View Tournament →December 27, 2026 – December 30, 2026
9th International Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2026 – A-Open
Bürgersaal, Rathaus Spandau - Carl-Schurz-Straße 2/6, 13597 Berlin, Germany
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