FIDE CALENDAR 2013 & 2014 updated 1 February 2013 New Information
MONTH EVENT - FIDE, CONTINENTS, AFFILIATES DATES 2013 COUNTRY CITY DATES 2014 COUNTRY CITY January African Zonal 4.2 women Jan 15 to 26 Nigeria Abuja Asian Zonal 3.3 Jan 21 to 30 Philippines Tagaytay
February Asian Zonal 3.2 Feb 2 to 9 Sri Lanka Colombo Asian Nations Cup Feb 19 to Mar 1 Vietnam Hue
March Women's World Team Championship Mar 2 to 13 Kazakhstan Astana European Senior Championship Mar 10 to 22 Bulgaria Plovdiv West Asian Zone 3.1 Club Cup Mar 14 to 24 Jordan Amman Candidates Tournament Mar 14 to Apr 1 England London Mar 12 to 30 Asian Junior U20 Championships Mar 29 to Apr 7 UAE Sharjah Sep 1 to 9 Lebanon Asian Seniors Championship Saudi Arabia Jeddah Asian Amateur Championship Saudi Arabia Jeddah European Women's Rapid & Blitz C'ships
April Grand Prix 2012/13 - Leg 3 Apr 17 to May 1 Portugal Lisbon World Amateur Championship Apr 21 to 30 Romania Iasi Apr 26 to May 5 Singapore Singapore African Zonal 4.1 African Zonal 4.2 African Zonal 4.3 African Zonal 4.4
May Asian Zonal 3.1 May 1 to 10 Qatar Doha Women's Grand Prix 2012/14 Leg 2 May 2 to 16 May 2 to 16 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Asian Zonal 3.6 May 4 to 10 Fiji Suva European Individual Championship May 4 to 17 Poland Legnica Apr Armenia Yerevan World Schools Individual Championships May 6 to 15 Greece Halkidiki Apr 21 to 30 Peru Asian Continental Championships Kazakhstan Astana American Zonal 2.1 USA African Individual Championships Grand Prix 2012/13 - Leg 4 May 22 to Jun 5 Spain Madrid May 14 to 28 Mitropa Cup May 31 to Jun 9 Germany MeiBan Women's World Rapid & Blitz C'ships ACP Russia Khanty-Mansiysk North American Youth Championships Canada
June World Rapid & Blitz Championships Jun 3 to 10 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk Asian Zonal 3.4 Jun 6 to 16 Kyrgyzstan Osh Asean+ Age-Group Championships Jun 8 to 17 Thailand Chiangmai Jun 11 to 20 Women's Grand Prix 2012/2014 Leg 3 Jun 8 to 22 European Youth Cup U8, U10, U12 Jun 16 to 26 Georgia Ureki Asian Youth Championships Jun 20 to 27 Iran Mashhad European Schools (Ind & Team) C'ships Jun 20 to 28 Serbia Novi Sad Jun 14 to 23 Greece Kalithea Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games Jun 28 to Jul 7 South Korea Incheon South American Junior U20 C'ships Paraguay American Subzonal 2.3.2 Nicaragua PANAM Junior U20 C'ships Colombia
July Grand Prix 2012/13 - Leg 5 Jul 3 to 17 Germany Berlin Jul 2 to 16 European Youth U18 Team Championships Jul 6 to 13 Slovenia Maribor Jul 14 to 22 Romania Iasi FISU University Olympiad Jul 8 to 16 Russia Kazan 2nd ASEAN v China Chess Summit Jul 14 to 21 China Kunming Women's Grand Prix 2012/2014 Leg 6 Jul 16 to 30 European Amateur Championships Jul 17 to 28 Czech Rep Pardubice Aug 23 to 31 Greece Rhodes European Senior Team Championship Jul 20 to 28 Germany Dresden May 15 to 24 Croatia Sibenik World Youth U16 Olympiad Jul 21 to 30 China Chongqing Oct 6 to 16 Kazakhstan European Women's Individual C'ship Jul 22 to Aug 4 Serbia Belgrade PANAM Amateur PANAM Youth Festival & Blitz Brazil
August World Cup Aug 10 to Sep 5 Norway Tromso American Zonal 2.2 Canada Central American Junior U20 El Salvador World University Championships Aug 17/24 or 24/31 Poland Katowice Chess Olympiad Aug 1 to 14 Norway Tromso Women's Grand Prix 2012/2014 Leg 4 Aug 24 to Sep 7 Aug 24 to Sep 7 EU Youth Championships Aug 28 to Sep 5 Czech Rep Malenovice Aug 26 to Sep 4 Czech Rep Malenovice Asian Schools C'ships & U5 Kindergarten Aug 29 to Sep 4 Sri Lanka Colombo
September World Junior U20 Championships Sep 15 to 30 Turkey Hatay Sep 15 to 30 India FIDE Congress Sep 16 to 26 Turkey Hatay Aug 4 to 14 Norway Tromso Women's World Championship Match Sep 10 to 28 Grand Prix 2012/13 Leg 6 Sep 18 to Oct 2 France Paris Sep 10 to 24 European Youth Rapid & Blitz Sep 24 to 28 Montenegro Budva European Youth U8 to U18 Championships Sep 28 to Oct 9 Montenegro Budva Aug 16 to 28 Georgia Tbilisi African Youth Championships Asian Games Sep 19 to Oct 4 South Korea Incheon EU Individual Championships
October Women's World Championship Oct 11 to 31 European Club Cup & Women Oct 19 to 27 Greece Rhodes World Chess C'ship for the Disabled Oct 21 to 29 Germany Dresden ASEAN Chess Games American Continental Championship Bolivia PANAM Schools Festival Trinidad/Tobago Latin Cup Mexico
November World Championship Match Nov 6 to 26 Nov 5 to 25 European Team Championships Nov 7 to 18 Poland Warsaw World Senior Championships Nov 11 to 24 Croatia Opatija Oct 25 to Nov 6 Greece Kalabaka Commonwealth Open Championships PANAM Women's Championship Argentina Martelli Asian Cities Team Championship Nov Philippines Tagaytay
December Asian Schools C'ships & U5 Kindergarten Dec 1 to 7 Sri Lanka Colombo World Team Championship Dec 1 to 11 Turkey Antalya South East Asia (SEA) Games Dec 11 to 22 Myanmar Yangon Sportaccord Mind Games China Beijing World Youth Championships Dec 17 to 29 UAE Al Ain Sep 18 to 30 South Africa Durban South American Youth Festival Bolivia Europrean Rapid & Blitz Championships World Cities Team Championship UAE Arab Youth Championships Pan American Team Championship Central American & Caribbean Youth C'ships Caribbean Team Championships Carifta Games Jamaica Central American Team American Zonal 2.3 Men Ecuador American Zonal 2.3 Women El Salvador American Subzonal 2.3.5 Trinidad/Tobago Umada Cup PANAM Universities Championship Mexico Durango PANAM Senior Championship Dec Brazil African Junior U20 Championships