12/2/2019 – It will be a jam-packed December in the world of elite chess. The Grand Chess Tour and the Grand Prix series will come to an end with events in London and Jerusalem respectively. European rapid and blitz tournaments will be the prelude to the World Rapid and Blitz Championships that will take place in Moscow. The second leg of the Women's Grand Prix will be played in the luxurious Yacht Club in Monaco. And a couple of strong opens will be organized in Spain and the United Kingdom. Don't miss any of the action! | You'll find all of these events and more covered in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage.

11/1/2019 – November will kick off with the third leg of the Grand Prix in Hamburg, the penultimate stage of the FIDE series that awards two spots for the 2020 Candidates Tournament. This month will also feature the last two rapid and blitz events of the Grand Chess Tour, which will decide who will join Magnus Carlsen in the London finale. In the midst of all that elite action, the European Club Cup will take place in Montenegro. | You'll find all of these events and more covered in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage.

10/1/2019 – October will be yet another action-packed month in the chess world. The main attractions at the elite level will be the Grand Swiss Tournament — a new qualification event for the Candidates — and the European Team Championships. In the meantime, the World Youth and World Junior Championships will take place in India. Also, Hou Yifan will be playing in Cap d'Agde and Magnus Carlsen will face three other players at the newly minted Fischer Random World Championship. | You'll find all of these events and more covered in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage.

9/2/2019 – A key tournament in the yearly calendar will keep chess fans entertained during most of September, as the FIDE World Cup kicks off on the 9th in Khanty-Mansiysk. Before that, Garry Kasparov will face Fabiano Caruana in a Chess960 match-up, while the first leg of the Women's Grand Prix will start in Moscow almost concurrently with the stellar event of the month. You'll find all of these events and more covered in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage.

8/11/2019 – Three strong opens in Abu Dhabi, Netherlands and Latvia kicked off the month, but the main attraction in August will be coming from Saint Louis, where a Rapid & Blitz tournament and the Sinquefield Cup will take place one after another. Strong national championships in Russia and France are also on the menu. You'll find all of these events and more covered in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage.

7/4/2019 – Classical, rapid and blitz, oh my. There's a ton of top chess this month from China and across Europe to the USA. Find your favourite players and follow along all month in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage as well. A handy reference, updated every few days!

6/3/2019 – The Candidates tournament for the Women's World Championship technically began in May, but it's primarily a June affair. Meanwhile, World Champion Magnus Carlsen is in action in Stavanger for the seventh time, and World Chess is trying a new format in Moscow that also involves Armageddon. You'll find all of these events and more covered in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage as well.

5/3/2019 – The month of May is only slightly quieter than April with wide-range of events from the Grand Chess Tour's first African foray to the new FIDE Grand Prix, and the Candidates tournament for the Women's World Championship. You'll find all of these events and more covered in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage as well. First up is the Russian Team Championship, which is already underway in Sochi

3/31/2019 – There are many now-traditional events on the monthly calendar of global professional chess in April. You'll find all of these tournaments and more covered in our live games broadcast area Live.ChessBase.com and we'll also be providing News coverage as well. First up is Shamkir, which starts March 31st (so technically it's only mostly in April.