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The 1963 Open at Chicago had 266 entries, making it the largest chess tournament held in the United States to that time. The tourney was slightly smaller at Boston in 1964, with a field of 229. The 1983 Open at Pasadena was the largest ever, at 836 official entries; it also featured the participation of Viktor Korchnoi , who had played in the ...
The 2025 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2025, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year.
As of 2023, twelve players are invited to compete: the reigning US champion, as well as the respective winners of the US Open Chess Championship and the US Junior Championship. The remaining players are chosen by highest invitational rating, in addition to one organizer wildcard. [4] Fabiano Caruana is the current US chess champion.
Prague Chess Festival: Prague: Round robin 25 Feb – 7 Mar 10 (4) GCT Romania Bucharest: Round robin 5 – 17 May 10 TePe Sigeman & Co tournament: Malmö: Round robin 20 – 26 May 8 Norway Chess: Stavanger: Double round robin 26 May – 6 Jun 6 (6) Biel Chess Festival: Biel/Bienne: Multi-stage 12 – 25 Jul 6 Sinquefield Cup: St. Louis: Round ...
The Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour is a series of Chess960 tournaments in 2025 organized by Freestyle Chess Operations. It will consist of five "Grand Slam" tournaments following the format of the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge, held in 2024. Players will score points based on placement in each event.
The 2024 edition of the United States Chess Championship took place at the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri from 10 October to 24 October 2024. As with every United States Chess Championship tournament since 2014, it will be a round-robin tournament. [1] Twelve players were invited to compete.
If it seems as though the 2025 professional tennis year started pretty much immediately right after 2024 ended, that’s because that’s exactly what happens in a sport where the offseason really ...
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 is the 87th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It is being held from 17 January to 2 February 2025. The field of 14 players in the Masters section includes the defending champion Wei Yi, as well as 2024 Challengers winner Leon Luke Mendonca.