Classical Chess Tournaments

2026 December Weekend Chess Classic – Irvine

Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport – 18800 MacArthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612, United States

WKU Topper December

Western Kentucky University – Kelly Thompson Hall, Room 3058 – 525 E 14th Ave, Bowling Green, KY 42101, United States

23rd International Vandoeuvre Open 2026

Parc des Sports, 3 Rue de Gembloux, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

AlphaChess FIDE Classical – Potters Bar December 2026

Wyllyotts Theatre – Darkes Lane, Wyllyotts Place, Potters Bar EN6 2HZ, United Kingdom

Chessfestival Groningen 2026

Sportcentrum RUG & Hanze - Blauwborgje 16, 9747 AC Groningen, Netherlands

9ème Open FIDE de Sucé-sur-Erdre 2026

Complexe Sportif de la Papinière – Rue de la Papinière, 44240 Sucé-sur-Erdre, France

17e Open International de Corbas 2026

Gymnase Jean Jaurès - 39 Chemin de Grange Blanche, 69960 Corbas, France

Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Chess Festival 2026

Amika Hotel – 269/1D1 Airport–Mattuthavani Ring Road, Avaniyapuram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625012, India

Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2026

Queen Elizabeth Stadium - 18 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

2nd Maharathi International Open Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 2026

Marina Dreams Banquets, B-72/5, Ring Road, Block B, Wazirpur Industrial Area, Ashok Vihar, Delhi 110052, India

Bhilwara Chess Festival 2026

Sri Mahesh Vatika, Near Roadways Bus Stand, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India

3rd Ramabai Ranade FIDE Classical Rating Tournament 2026

Shree Siddhi Marriage Hall - Utkarsha Building, Sector 12, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Raigad 410210, India

2026 North Central Open

Madison Marriott West Hotel – 1313 John Q Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI 53562, United States

1st Annual Princeton Holiday Classic 2026 – Premier & Class Sections

Princeton Marriott at Forrestal, 100 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540, United States

50th Zürcher Weihnachtsopen 2026

Hotel Crowne Plaza Zürich - Badenerstrasse 420, 8040 Zürich, Switzerland

2026 World Chess Festival – Orlando: Adult Open

Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport – 5750 T G Lee Blvd, Orlando, FL 32822, United States

Memoriál Ing. Olexy 2026

Bowling centrum Brno – Líšeňská 4515/80, 615 00 Brno-Židenice, Czech Republic

VII Open Internacional de Ajedrez Dama Negra 2026

Villa Universitaria Alicante - Avenida Vicente Savall Pascual 16, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain

XV Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Lorca 2026

23e Open International de Noël de Mont-de-Marsan 2026

Auberge Landaise - 328 Rue de l’Auberge Landaise, 40000 Mont-de-Marsan, France

Dallas Winter Open 2026

Holiday Inn & Suites McKinney – N Allen – 3220 Craig Drive, McKinney, TX 75070, United States

Basel Xmas Festival 2026

Mövenpick Hotel Basel - Aeschengraben 25, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

Richmond International Chess Festival 2026

Richmond Curling Club - 5540 Hollybridge Way, Richmond, BC V7C 4N3, Canada

XVII Open Internacional de Xadrez Marquês de Pombal 2026

Bombeiros Voluntários de Pombal - Rua Carlos Alberto de Mota Pinto, 3100-492 Pombal, Portugal

12th International Christmas Chess Tournament of Fyli 2026

Melina Merkouri Hall, Ano Liosia Town Hall, Iroon Square (Plateia Iroon), Ano Liosia 13341, Greece

40th Open du Mans 2026 – Classical Opens A & B and Family Open C

Salle Henri Barbin, 31 Boulevard Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 72100 Le Mans, France

4th Open de Marseille 2026 – Principal, Accession & Amateurs

CMA des Lices — Salle André Varèse, 12 Rue des Lices, 13007 Marseille, France

23e Bois-Colombes Chess Master 2026

Complexe Sportif Albert Smirlian – 11 Avenue Renée, 92270 Bois-Colombes, France

2nd Kansai Classic Masters (KCM) 2026

Chessaka – Caissa Japan GK, Room 502, Esaka Business Zone, 18-37 Toyotsucho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0051, Japan

VI Bambuchess Chess Festival 2026

Nave Municipal de Eventos – Calle Severo Ochoa s/n, 21590 Villablanca, Huelva, Spain