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Preview of the major tournaments in 2024, as far as the dates have already been finalised. Without guarantee.
January
11-15 January
European Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championship
Monte Carlo – Monaco
12-28 January
Tata Steel Chess, Masters and Challengers
Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
13-14 January
Bundesliga, Rounds 5 and 6
Solingen, Hamburg, Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied, Ötigheim
20-21 January
Women’s Bundesliga, Rounds 5 and 6
Norderstedt, Leipzig, Solingen
31 January - 7 February
Champions Chess Tour, Event 1
Online
February
3-4 February
Bundesliga, Rounds 7 and 8
Dresden, Deizisau, Kirchweye, Solingen
3-4 February
Bundesliga Second Division, Rounds 7 and 8
9-16 February
Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T Challenge
Weissenhaus, Germany
19-25 February
Fischer Random World Championship
23-25 February
Bundesliga, Rounds 9, 10 and 11
Viernheim
27 February - 7 March
Prague Chess Festival, Masters, Challengers, Futures, Open
Prague, Czech Republic
March
15-21 March
Reykjavík Open 2024
Reykjavík, Iceland
16-17 March
Bundesliga, Rounds 12 and 13
Dresden, Baden-Baden, Munich, Hamburg
16-17 March
Bundesliga Second Division, Rounds 9 and 10
20-24 March
Austrian Bundesliga, Rounds 7 to 11
23-24 March
Women’s Bundesliga, Rounds 7 and 8
Karlsruhe, Deizisau, Rodewisch
April
2-25 April
Candidates Tournament 2024
Toronto, Canada
2-25 April
Women’s Candidates Tournament 2024
Toronto, Canada
18-30 April
European Women’s Championship 2024
Rhodes, Greece
25-29 April
Cadet World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024
Durrës, Albania
27-28 April
Bundesliga, Rounds 14 and 15
Hannover, Kiel, Mülheim-Nord
27 April - 3 May
TePe Sigeman&Co
Malmö, Sweden
May
8-15 May
Champions Chess Tour, Event 2
Online
9.-12. May
Plus City Grand Prix
Pasching, Austria
19 May - 2 June
Schachfestival Munich
Munich
27 May - 7 June
Norway Chess
Stavanger, Norway
30 May – 8 June
European School Championships 2024
Limerick, Ireland
June
1-14 June
World Junior Championships
Delhi, India
7-9 June
Women’s Bundesliga, Rounds 9 to 11
Germany
15-16 June
German Team Championship Final Round
Germany
20-28 June
European Youth Team Championship 2024
Rhodes, Greece
22 June - 3 July
World Cup for Youngsters 2023 (U8, U10, U12)
Batumi, Georgia
25 June - 6 July
Grand Chess Tour Superbet Chess Classic
Bucharest, Romania
30 June - 13 July
European Individual Championship 2024
Jerusalem, Israel
July
1-12 July
Senior World Championship
Kraków, Poland
8.-15. July
Grand Chess Tour SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz
Zagreb, Croatia
13.-26. July
Biel Festival 2024
Biel/ Bienne, Switzerland
17-24 July
Champions Chess Tour, Event 3
Online
August
10-17 August
Grand Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
Saint Louis, USA
10-18 August
Dortmund Chess Festival 2024
Dortmund, Germany
15-20 August
European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024
Prague, Czech Republic
17-31 August
Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup
Saint Louis, USA
21 August – 1 September
European Youth Chess Championship 2024
Prague, Czech Republic
24 August - 1 September
European Amateur Championship 2024
Mali Losinj, Croatia
September
10-23 September
Chess Olympiad
Budapest, Hungary
10-23 September
Women’s Chess Olympiad
Budapest, Hungary
25 September - 2 October
Champions Chess Tour, Event 4
Online
October
22 October - 2 November
World Youth Championship
Florianópolis, Brazil
18-29 October 2024
European Senior Championship 2024
Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
19-27 October
European Club Cup 2024
Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia
19-27 October
Women’s European Club Cup 2024
Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia
24-26 October
Saint Louis Chess Conference
Saint Louis
November
16-17 November
Women’s Bundesliga 2024/25, Rounds 1 and 2
22-24 November
European Corporate Chess Championship 2024
Paris, France
December
6-22 December
European Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024
Skopje, North Macedonia
6-22 December
Women’s European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024
14-21 December
Champions Chess Tour, Finals
Online
26-30 December (likely)
World Rapid and Blitz Championships
Middlegame Secrets Vol.1 + Vol.2
Let us learn together how to find the best spot for the queen in the early middlegame, how to navigate this piece around the board, how to time the queen attack, how to decide whether to exchange it or not, and much more!
