2025 in chess
Major tournaments
[edit]| Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Steel Masters[1] |  Wijk aan Zee
|
Round robin | 17 Jan – 2 Feb | 14 (9) | |||
| Esports World Cup[2][a] |  Riyadh
|
TBD | 31 Jul – 3 Aug | 16 |
Deaths
[edit]- 5 January — Robert Hübner[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Part of the 2025 Esports World Cup tournament series held in Riyadh. This tournament is part of the Champions Chess Tour 2025, which uses Chess.com and not a standard board.
References
[edit]- ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (2024-11-19). "Caruana Tops Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Lineup; Oro Plays Challengers". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ Šimić, Ivan (18 December 2024). "Chess joins Esports World Cup 2025, Magnus Carlsen appointed as ambassador". Esports Insider. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Robert Hübner has passed away". Chess News. 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2025-01-05.