r/chess Weekly Discussion Thread
You are welcome to ask here all kinds of chess-related questions that don't warrant their own post. You can also discuss or ask questions about upcoming tournaments that don't have their own thread yet.
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Event Threads
Interested in making threads for tournaments, but don't know where to start? Our Event Template page is a great way to get the basic layout.
An alternative would be to start a subthread directly in the weekly thread.
Announcements
UPDATED Oct 30th 2025 - Mod Announcement: New temporary measures to help manage the sub
Kramnik Discussion:
Please keep all discussion about Vladimir Kramnik, his claims, or related developments to The Vladimir Kramnik Megathread. This helps us keep the subreddit organized under the current temporary rules.
Recent AMAs
Active Tournament Threads
| DATES | EVENT |
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Other Active Tournaments Web Links
| DATES | EVENT |
|---|---|
| Dec 4-12 | 2025 President Cup |
Upcoming Tournament Schedule
| DATES | EVENT | NOTABLE PLAYERS |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13-24 | Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2025 | Gukesh, Nakamura, Caruana, Anand |
| Dec 26-30 | FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 | Carlsen, Gukesh, Caruana, Nepo |
Recently Completed Tournaments
| DATES | EVENT | WINNER |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8-11 | 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Finals | Levon Aronian |
| Nov 26 - Dec 4 | 2025 London Chess Classic | Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
| Nov 1-26 | 2025 FIDE World Cup | Javokhir Sindarov |
| Oct 27-29 | 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown | Magnus Carlsen |
| Oct 12-25 | 2025 US Chess Championship | Fabiano Caruana & Carissa Yip |
| Sept 28 - Oct 3 | 2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals | Fabiano Caruana |
| Sept 4-15 | 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss | Anish Giri & Vaishali Rameshbabu |
| Aug 25 - Sept 1 | 2025 Fujairah Global Championship | Pranav V |
| Aug 18-27 | 2025 Sinquefield Cup | Wesley So |
| Aug 16-24 | 2025 Akiba Rubinstein Memorial | Nodirbek Yakubboev |
| Aug 11-15 | 2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | Levon Aronian |
| Aug 6-15 | 2025 Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters | Vincent Keymer |
| July 24 - Aug 1 | 2025 Esports World Cup | Magnus Carlsen |
| July 6-28 | 2025 FIDE Women's World Cup | Divya Deshmukh |
| July 12-24 | 2025 Biel Chess Festival | Vladimir Fedoseev |
| July 16-20 | 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Las Vegas | Levon Aronian |
| July 2-6 | 2025 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia | Magnus Carlsen |
| June 19-27 | 2025 UzChess Cup | Praggnanandhaa R |
| June 10-20 | 2025 Cairns Cup | Carissa Yip |
| May 29 - June 6 | 2025 Stepan Avagyan Memorial | Aravindh Chithambaram |
| May 26 - June 6 | 2025 Norway Chess | Magnus Carlsen & Anna Muzychuk |
| May 20-26 | 2025 TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament | Javokhir Sindarov |
| May 17-25 | 2025 Sharjah Masters | Anish Giri |
| May 7-17 | 2025 Superbet Chess Classic Romania | Praggnanandhaa R |
| April 26-30 | 2025 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland | Vladimir Fedoseev |
| April 17-21 | 2025 Grenke Chess Festival | Magnus Carlsen |
| April 3-21 | FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 | Ju Wenjun |
| April 7-14 | 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Paris | Magnus Carlsen |
| March 15-24 | 2025 American Cup | Hikaru Nakamura |
| Feb 26 - Mar 7 | 2025 Prague Chess Festival | Aravindh Chithambaram |
| Feb 7-14 | 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Weissenhaus | Vincent Keymer |
| Jan 17 - Feb 2 | 2025 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) | Praggnanandhaa R |
Some links where to find a list of current (or just completed) tournaments
Other Notable Threads
Coach a Player - Recent Threads
Community Content
Here we'd love to highlight community content to show our appreciation for the energy spent. Content like Game analysis, info-graphics, etc., and we'd love to hear from you what kind of content you'd like to see as well.
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