October 1, 2026 – October 4, 2026
9. Dinslakener offene Stadtmeisterschaft im Schach
Kathrin-Türks-Halle, Platz D’Agen 4, 46535 Dinslaken, Germany
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October 1, 2026 – October 10, 2026
ACO 2026 World Senior (50+) Chess Championship
Fodele Beach Resort – Paralia Fodele, 71500 Malevizi, Crete, Greece
View Tournament →October 2, 2026 – October 4, 2026
ZÜRICHSee – October Festival 2026 – Amateur General Open
Hotel Seedamm Plaza, Seedammstrasse 3, CH-8808 Pfäffikon (SZ), Switzerland
View Tournament →October 3, 2026 – October 11, 2026
Fagernes International Autumn 2026
Scandic Valdres, Jernbanevegen 26, 2900 Fagernes, Norway
View Tournament →October 3, 2026 – October 11, 2026
48° Festival Scacchistico Internazionale Open Città di Arco
Salone delle Feste, Casinò Municipale di Arco, Viale delle Magnolie 9, 38062 Arco TN, Italy
View Tournament →October 4, 2026 – October 10, 2026
Offene Saarländische Schach-Einzelmeisterschaften Riegelsberg 2026
Köllertalhalle, Herchenbacher Straße 20, 66292 Riegelsberg/Walpershofen, Germany
View Tournament →October 7, 2026 – October 11, 2026
3rd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026
Hall of Chess, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium – Sydenhams Road, Periyamet, Chennai 600003, Tamil Nadu, India
View Tournament →October 8, 2026 – October 11, 2026
18. Wormser Nibelungenopen
Aula der Paternus-Schule, Grabenstraße 50, 67551 Worms-Pfeddersheim, Germany
View Tournament →October 9, 2026 – October 11, 2026
Dundee Chess Congress 2026
The Chaplaincy, University of Dundee – Cross Row, Dundee DD1 4HN, United Kingdom
View Tournament →October 9, 2026 – October 11, 2026
Rotterdam FIDE Weekend
Klooster het Oude Noorden, Ruivenstraat 81, 3036 DD Rotterdam, Netherlands
View Tournament →October 9, 2026 – October 11, 2026
DFW Fall FIDE
Texas Chess Center Irving, 4343 W Royal Lane #114, Irving, TX 75063, United States
View Tournament →October 9, 2026 – October 12, 2026
Aberto do Brasil STD – Cidade de Itajubá
Hotel Coroados, Rua São Judas Tadeu, 555, Centro, Itajubá, MG, Brazil
View Tournament →October 9, 2026 – October 11, 2026
34th annual Midwest Class Championships
Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, 601 North Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL 60090, United States
View Tournament →October 10, 2026 – October 17, 2026
V Manaus Chess Open 2026
Blue Tree Premium Manaus, Avenida Umberto Calderaro Filho 817, Adrianópolis, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
View Tournament →October 10, 2026 – October 12, 2026
2026 Maritime Open Chess Championship
Credit Union Place Convention Centre, 511 Notre Dame Street, Summerside, PE C1N 1T2, Canada
View Tournament →October 10, 2026 – October 18, 2026
XXIII Calvia Amateur Open
Sala Palmanova, C/ Diego Salvà Lezaún, nº 2, Palmanova, Calvià, Spain
View Tournament →October 11, 2026 – October 16, 2026
2026 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports
Arcadia International Hot Spring Hotel – No. 20 Hunan Road, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, Shandong, China
View Tournament →October 13, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Chess Cruise Panama Canal 2026
Norwegian Bliss, cruise route from Los Angeles, California, USA to New York, USA
View Tournament →October 13, 2026 – October 17, 2026
24. Bad Harzburger Schachtage
Großer Saal im Bündheimer Schloss, Gestütstraße 8, 38667 Bad Harzburg, Germany
View Tournament →October 15, 2026 – October 18, 2026
Wellness Chess Tour GP14 Siófok Residence Hotel Balaton
Residence Balaton Hotel, Erkel Ferenc utca 49, 8600 Siófok, Hungary
View Tournament →October 15, 2026 – October 18, 2026
Marburger Schachtage 2026
Bürgerhaus Marbach, Emil-von-Behring-Straße 51, 35041 Marburg, Germany
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 18, 2026
7. Lenzerheide Amateur 2026 Swiss Alpine Open
Sunstar Hotel Lenzerheide, Voa Sporz 8, CH-7078 Lenzerheide, Switzerland
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 18, 2026
Herbst-Open Würselen 2026
Kulturzentrum Altes Rathaus, Großer Saal, Kaiserstraße 36, 52146 Würselen, Germany
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 18, 2026
4th Gulf Coast October Open 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton Fort Myers Estero – 10450 Corkscrew Commons Drive, Estero, FL 33928, USA
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 18, 2026
9. Oberländische Meisterschaft 2026
Restaurant Rössli-Thun-Dürrenast, Frutigenstrasse 73, CH-3604 Thun, Switzerland
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 18, 2026
2° Week End “Sicily Chess”
Corso Gaetano Scarpello 44, 90036 Misilmeri PA, Italy
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 18, 2026
34th Annual Eastern Class Championships
Sheraton Hartford Hotel, 1 Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, United States
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 18, 2026
3. Sparkassen Schachopen Lautertal 2026
Heidenberghalle, Heidenbergstraße 18, 64686 Lautertal-Gadernheim, Germany
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 24, 2026
41st European Chess Club Cup and 30th European Women’s Chess Club Cup 2026
Hotel Medun – Herceg Novi, Montenegro
View Tournament →October 16, 2026 – October 18, 2026
9° Torneo Internazionale “Kaltern-Trophy”
Centro Culturale Cattolico di Caldaro, Via d’Oro 29, Caldaro, Italy
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