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Upcoming Chess Tournaments in India 2026 | Complete Calendar

By Chandrajeet Rajawat

Last updated: 03/13/2026

Upcoming Chess Tournaments in India 2026

Discover all upcoming chess tournaments in India for 2026. Includes AICF national championships, FIDE-rated events, school tournaments, and major open competitions with confirmed and tentative dates.

Upcoming Chess Tournaments in India 2026 Complete Calendar by AICF & FIDE

Tournament NameLocation / StateWho can joinDates / Status
All India Open FIDE Rated Chess TournamentKarnatakaOpen to allApr / May 2026 (TBA)
Goa International Grandmaster OpenGoaOpen to allApr 2026 (TBA)
Motilalji Firodiya All India Classical FIDE RatedMaharashtraOpen to all07 – 11 May 2026 (Tentative)
Mumbai Mayor's Cup Open Chess TournamentMaharashtraOpen to allMay 2026 (TBA)
National Under-7 Open & GirlsOdishaQualified U704 – 08 Jun 2026
National Under-9 Open & GirlsHaryanaQualified U914 – 20 Jun 2026
National Under-11 Open & GirlsMaharashtraQualified U1103 – 09 Jul 2026
Khelo India National School Games – ChessDelhiSchool qualifiersAug 2026 (TBA)
National Under-13 Open & GirlsGoaQualified U1304 – 10 Sep 2026
National Under-15 Open & GirlsUttar PradeshQualified U1518 – 26 Sep 2026
National Championship (All-India Premier)Andhra PradeshQualified Seniors20 Sep – 01 Oct 2026
National Under-17 Open & GirlsTBDQualified U1705 – 13 Oct 2026
CBSE National Chess Championship 2026TBDSchool qualifiersNov 2026 (TBA)
National Rapid & Blitz Championship (Finale)TBDQualified playersNov 2026 (TBA)
FIDE International Chess Festival – India EditionTBDOpen to allDec 2026 (TBA)

Major FIDE Rated Opens & Regional Tournaments in India

Tournament NameEvent CodeStart DateEnd DatePlace
Eight Square Chess Academy – 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament – 202646105601-04-202605-04-2026Chennai
North 24Pgs. District FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Championship 2026 (Selection for State Championship 2026)47227804-04-202605-04-2026West Bengal
4th Mandar fide rapid rating chess tournament-202647387005-04-202605-04-2026Banka, Bihar
Eight Square Chess Academy – 1st International FIDE Rated BLITZ Open Chess Tournament 202646124405-04-202605-04-2026Chennai
18th Inter School FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament45726510-04-202611-04-2026West Bengal
SARGUJA CUP ALL INDIA OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT -2026 AMBIKAPUR CG46745410-04-202613-04-2026Chhattisgarh
Shri P R Dutta Memorial Open International FIDE Rating Rapid Chess Tournament 202646717411-04-202612-04-2026Delhi
WB State Under – 11 Open/Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2026472290/47229111-04-202614-04-2026West Bengal
Shri P R Dutta Memorial Open International FIDE Rating Blitz Chess Tournament 202646717512-4-202612-4-2026Delhi
12th BBCF – International Below 1700 FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament44509412-04-202614-04-2026Tamil Nadu
TAMILNADU STATE U-17 OPEN/Girls CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026472175/7615-04-202618-04-2026Tamil Nadu
Karnataka State U-11 Open/Girls FIDE Rating Chess Championship 2026471858/47186117-04-202619-04-2026Mangalore
4th Unity Club All India FIDE Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament – 202646688318-04-202619-04-2026Goa
3rd JKs ECA All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 202646690119-04-202619-04-2026Pune, Maharashtra
1st LNJ Bhilwara International Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Hurda 202646838119-04-202619-04-2026Hurda, Rajasthan
1st Maverick FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 202646152019-04-202619-04-2026Thane West, Maharashtra
Latthe Education Society’s Platinum Jubilee FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 202646837719-04-202619-04-2026Maharashtra
FUTURE CHESS ACADEMY’S International FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament46054819-04-202619-04-2026Kerala
Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 202646550420-04-202624-04-2026Gujarat
UP State U-17 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)46862822-04-202625-04-2026UP
2nd Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Fide Rating Open Chess Tournament46689322-04-202626-04-2026Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
9th CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT46981922-04-202626-04-2026Kerala
Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 202646550624-04-202624-04-2026Ahmedabad
Warrior Chess Academy – International 2nd FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 165045221325-04-202627-04-2026Tamil Nadu
Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 202646550725-04-202626-04-2026Gujarat
2nd Pune International Speed Festival 2026 – Rapid Rating Chess Tournament46145025-04-202626-04-2026Pune
International Rapid Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament47196026-04-202626-04-2026Vijayawada
ICC International FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament 2026 – 5th Edition45726426-04-202626-04-2026Tamil Nadu
2nd Pune International Speed Festival 2026 – Blitz Rating Chess Tournament46145126-04-202626-04-2026Pune
2nd Masters Cup International Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament46447726-04-202626-04-2026Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Thiruvarur Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 202647316826-04-202626-04-2026Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
UP State U-19 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)46863126-04-202629-04-2026UP
5th KPK International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 202647359429-04-202603-04-2026Tamil Nadu
SRM 2nd International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 202645523430-04-202603-05-2026Tamil Nadu
Akshayakalpa Karnataka State Chess Championship 202646882330-04-202603-05-2026Karnataka
Masters Chess Academy 1st Newfort International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament45212030-04-202603-05-2026Tamil Nadu
UP State U-11 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)46881730-04-202603-05-2026UP
Hyderabad All India Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 202645560830-04-202604-05-2026Hyderabad
Mary Cherian Memorial International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament46743802-05-202603-05-2026Delhi
5th Late Venkatesh & Sumathi Shanbhag Memorial All India FIDE Rapid Rating Rolling Trophy Chess Tournament 202646362602-05-202603-05-2026Goa
2nd Dehradun Open – FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Championship 202646881302-05-202603-05-2026Dehradun
2nd RCPP Rapid Rating Tournaments 202646522302-05-202603-05-2026Pune
2nd RCPP Blitz FIDE Rating Tournaments 202646522403-05-202603-05-2026Pune
63rd Kerala State Open Fide Rated Chess Championship, 202646363003-05-202606-05-2026Kerala
UP State U-13 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)46881804-05-202607-05-2026UP
1st Sri Krish International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament47198304-05-202608-05-2026Tamil Nadu
2nd Ramabai Ranade FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament Kharghar, Navi Mumbai46446704-05-202609-05-2026Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
1st RCA International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-202645677506-05-202610-05-2026Tamil Nadu
2nd CFPD Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 202647184706-05-202610-05-2026Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Ten Ten Chess Academy 1st International Fide Rated Chess Tournament – 202645562406-05-202610-05-2026Tamil Nadu
UP State U-15 Chess Championship 2026- 27(Open)46862208-05-202611-05-2026UP
1st Sri Krish International Below 1600 Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament47198409-05-202611-05-2026Tamil Nadu
Paran Jyoti Talukdar International Rapid Rated Chess Tournament 202647233810-05-202610-05-2026Assam
1st Maverick 5th Khannur FIDE Rated Open Classical Chess Tournament 202646252010-05-202615-05-2026Maharashtra
Dollar City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament47228313-05-202617-05-2026Tirupur
10th CHESSMII INTERNATIONAL BELOW 1700 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT46982014-05-202616-05-2026Kerala
INTERNATIONAL FIDE OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT46023414-05-202618-05-2026Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
4th HDCA All India FIDE rating Classical Chess Tournament 202647236416-05-202620-05-2026Jharkhand
Rajasthan State Senior Selection FIDE rating Chess Championship-202647197016-05-202620-05-2026Rajasthan
1st Power Chess Academy All lndia Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 202647227917-05-202617-05-2026Maharashtra
Shri Dhanpat Rai Sachdeva Memorial Open FIDE Rated International Classical Chess Tournament44674117-05-202621-05-2026Delhi
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL – 2026 20th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament46263218-05-202622-05-2026Maharashtra
Annai Arul 2nd International Fide rated Chess Tournament45485620-05-202624-05-2026Chennai
Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Open FIDE rated Chess Championship 202646745620-05-202624-05-2026Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu State Under-13 Girls FIDE rated Chess Championship 202646745720-05-202624-05-2026Tamil Nadu
35th CUSAT FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT46588621-05-202624-05-2026Kerala
All India FIDE Rating Below 1800 Classical Chess Tournament – 202647236521-05-202624-05-2026Jharkhand
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL 2026, 22nd Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Open Fide Blitz Rating Chess Tournament46263422-05-202622-05-2026Pune, Maharashtra
Shri Dhanpat Rai Sachdeva Memorial Below 1800 FIDE Rated International Classical Chess Tournament44674222-05-202624-05-2026Delhi
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL 2026, 23rd Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament46263523-05-202623-05-2026Pune, Maharashtra
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-A 1900 & Above)47266923-05-202630-05-2026Odisha
17th KIIT International Chess Festival 2026 ( Cat-B 1899 and below)47267023-05-202626-05-2026Odisha
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-D Blitz Open)47267224-05-202624-05-2026Odisha
LBHM CHESS FESTIVAL – 2026, 21st Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Fide Rating B-1800 Chess Tournament46263624-05-202626-05-2026Pune, Maharashtra
2nd Siliguri SCGC International FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament 202646588426-05-202631-05-2026Siliguri, West Bengal
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-C 1699 and Below)47267127-05-202630-05-2026Odisha
All India Open Motilalji Firodiya Classical Fide Rating Chess Tournament 202646362727-05-202631-05-2026Ahiyanagar (ahmednagar), Maharashtra
17TH KIIT INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL-2026 (CAT-E Open)47267327-05-202627-05-2026Odisha
ICC Republic Day Celebration International FIDE Rating OPEN Chess Tournament 2026 – 3rd Edition43762328-05-202631-05-2026Coimbatore
Vihang Kulkarni Foundation Presents One Day Rapid Rating Chess Tournament47228231-05-202631-05-2026Maharashtra
International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament47135801-06-202605-06-2026Andhra Pradesh
SOORIYA CHESS ACADEMY’S 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament46588703-06-202607-06-2026Tamil Nadu
International FIDE Rated below 1800 Open Chess Tournament47135906-06-202608-06-2026Andhra Pradesh
1st Chengalpattu International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament45250010-06-202615-06-2026Tamil Nadu
6th IS International (Below 1700) FIDE Rated Chess Tournament 202646785812-06-202614-06-2026Odisha
1st Rangamati FIDE Rapid Rating Rating Chess tournament (santiniketan)46785913-06-202614-06-2026Santiniketan, West Bengal
1st Rangamati FIDE Rapid Blitz Rating Chess tournament (santiniketan)46786014-06-202614-06-2026Santiniketan, West Bengal
MEPCO Sports Academy 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament47243617-06-202621-06-2026Tamil Nadu
CFPD – 3rd International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026 (Below 1700)47184826-06-202628-06-2026Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad All India Open Below 1700 FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 202645561026-06-202628-06-2026Hyderabad
RV Chess Academy 2nd International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament For Below 180045485726-06-202628-06-2026Chennai
Dollar City 2nd International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament47228526-06-202628-06-2026Tirupur
Ten Ten Chess Academy 1st International Fide Rated Below 1700 Chess Tournament – 202645562526-06-202628-06-2026Tamil Nadu
1 st Tirth Chess Club Below 1800 Fide Rating Chess Tournament, Rajkot 202646550526-06-202628-06-2026Gujarat
Eight Square Chess Academy – 2nd International FIDE Rated (Below 1650) Open Chess Tournament 202646124503-07-202605-07-2026Chennai
8 th Ayodhana International Fide Rating Chess Tournament,2026,43866408-07-202612-07-2026Assam
1st Late Shri Dhiraj Singh Raghuvanshi Memorial Below – 1900 Fide Rating Chess Tournament46690409-07-202612-07-2026Rudrapur
INTERNATIONAL FIDE OPEN BELOW 1800 CHESS TOURNAMENT46023510-07-202612-07-2026Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
WB State Under 17 Open FIDE Rated Chess Championship 202647136116-07-202619-07-2026Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
WB State Under 17 Girls FIDE Rated Chess Championship 202647136216-07-202619-07-2026Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
6th KPK International FIDE Rating Below 1800 Chess Tournament 202647359517-07-202619-07-2026Tamil Nadu
1st RCA International FIDE Rating below 1800 Chess Tournament-202645677617-07-202619-07-2026Tamil Nadu
All India Below 1700 3rd MR.Narendaraji Firodiya CHASHAK, Classical Fide Rating Chess Tournament 202646362817-07-202619-07-2026Maharashtra
6th KHANNUR-36th RCC INTERNATIONAL FIDE RATED BELOW 1800 CLASSICAL CHESS CUP46183624-07-202626-07-2026Mangalore, Karnataka
National Under-11 Open/Girls Chess Championship 2026473715/1602-08-202608-02-2026Mangalore, Karnataka
SOORIYA CHESS ACADEMY’S 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 180046588828-08-202630-08-2026Tamil Nadu
V V Balaram Memorial Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament46225528-08-202631-08-2026Kerala
Playu – 2nd International FIDE Rated Classical Open Chess Tournament47184510-09-202614-09-2026Tamil Nadu
Playu – Below 1800 International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament47184602-10-202604-10-2026Tamil Nadu
3rd Bhilwara International Open FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament 202647184925-12-202630-12-2026Bhilwara, Rajasthan
1st Bhilwara International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 202647185026-12-202627-12-2026Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Source: AICF – All India Chess Federation, FIDE Rated Tournaments India

Tentative: Based on AICF 2025-26 calendar.

TBA: Annual events with 2026 dates awaiting official confirmation.

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