Last updated: Thursday 3rd April 2025 12:03 pm

The Week in Chess 1586 of 31st March 2025 by Mark Crowther. 24 stories and 6872 games. Links down the right hand margin for games in PGN or Chessbase format or on the The Week in Chess Download page.
A compilation of the games can be had for a donation of £30. There have been over 4 million games in TWIC since the first edition on 17th September 1994.

FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025

FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Wed Apr 2 16:54:00 2025)

The FIDE Women's World Chess Championship takes starts in Shanghai and finishes in Chongqing, China 3rd to 20th April 2025. Defending champion Ju Wenjun is challenged by Tan Zhongyi. Read more ....

World Chess Championship Women 2025 (Shanghai Chongqing CHN)
Wed 2nd Apr 2025 - Wed 23rd Apr 2025 - Official Site - Results

WCh Women 2025 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

25th European Women's Championship 2025

25th European Women's Championship 2025 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Mon Mar 31 16:54:00 2025)

The 25th European Women's Championship takes place in Rhodes, Greece, Mon 31st Mar to Sat 12th Apr 2025. Leading players: Nino Batsiashvili, Teodora Injac, Meri Arabidze, Stavroula Tsolakidou etc. Read more ....

25th European Women's Championship 2025 (Rhodes GRE)
Sun 30th Mar 2025 - Sat 12th Apr 2025 - Official Site

25th ch-EUR Indiv w 2025 (11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

25th European Individual Championship 2025

25th European Individual Championship 2025 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Sun Mar 30 12:52:00 2025)

The 25th European Individual Championship took place Sat 15th to Wed 26th Mar 2025 in Eforie Nord, Romania. Matthias Bluebaum won the title on tie-break from Frederick Svane and Maxim Rodshtein. Bluebaum is the first player to win the event twice having won previously in 2022. Read more ....

25th European Individual Championship 2025 (Eforie Nord ROU)
Sat 15th Mar 2025 - Wed 26th Mar 2025 - Official Site - Results

25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 (11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2025

Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2025 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Mon Mar 24 19:12:00 2025)

The Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix took place Sat 15th to Mon 24th Mar 2025. Goryachkina, Anna and Mariya Muzychuk, Zhu Jiner, Dzagnidze, Dronavalli, Divya, Tsolakidou, Badelka and Paehtz. Anna Muzychuk edged out Jiner Zhu on tie-break after both scored 6/9. Read more ....

Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2025 (Nicosia CYP)
Sat 15th Mar 2025 - Mon 24th Mar 2025 - Official Site

Nikosia WGP 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

American Cup 2025

Mark Crowther (Sun Mar 23 21:06:00 2025)

The American Cup took place Sat 15th Mar to Mon 24th Mar 2025. Double Elimination event with open and women's sections. Hikaru Nakamura beat Fabiano Caruana both in the winners final and the grand final to win the event. Similarly Alice Lee beat Tatev Abrahamyan twice in the two women's finals so a grand final reset was not required. Hikaru Nakamura won the blitz on the final day, Read more ....

American Cup 2025 (Saint Louis USA)
Sat 15th Mar 2025 - Mon 24th Mar 2025 - Official Site

American Cup Champ (8 players 4 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:90m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Champ

American Cup Elim (7 players 4 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Elim

American Cup Champ w (8 players 5 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:90m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Champ w

American Cup Elim w (7 players 4 Rds DEKO Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Elim w

American Cup Blitz 2025 (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Games Blitz

Champions Showdown The Kings 2025

Champions Showdown The Kings 2025 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Thu Mar 6 21:39:00 2025)

The Champions Showdown The Kings was a three day event where 6 players play three matches of three games at different time controls, one blitz 3m+2spm, one rapid 15m+10spm and finally one fast classical 60m+15spm. The players earned so much money per game depending on the result. Fabiano Caruana won the most with $51,625. Read more ....

Champions Showdown The Kings 2025 (Saint Louis USA)
Tue 4th Mar 2025 - Thu 6th Mar 2025 - Official Site

Champions Showdown Kings (6 players 3 Rds Match Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Games

7th Prague International Chess Festival

7th Prague International Chess Festival Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Fri Feb 28 21:10:00 2025)

The 7th Prague International Chess Festival takes place Wed 26th Feb to Fri 7th Mar 2025. The main event is the Masters with Chithambaram VR. Aravindh, R Praggnanandhaa, Vincent Keymer, David Navara, Le Quang Liem, Anish Giri, Sam Shankland, Thai Dai Van Nguyen, Ediz Gurel and Wei Yi. The Challengers is also very strong and there's a Futures group and a number of opens. Read more ....

7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025 (Prague CZE)
Wed 26th Feb 2025 - Fri 7th Mar 2025 - Official Site - Results - Live

7th Prague Masters 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Masters

7th Prague Challengers (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Challengers

7th Prague Futures (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Futures

Prague Int Open 2025 (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Open

Watch live games

Tournaments for Thursday 3rd April 2025 combined with links to official website, live coverage and PGN file
Event	Site	FED	UK Time	Rd
Web	Live	PGN
Live Games now here
WCh Women 2025	Shanghai Chongqing	CHN	08:00	1
25th ch-EUR Indiv w 2025	Rhodes	GRE	13:00	4
Other events today
IM Bijeljina 1 2025	Bijeljina	BIH	09:00	6
GM Bijeljina 1 2025	Bijeljina	BIH	09:00	6
13th Int Senioren-Cup	Rottach-Egern	GER	09:00	6
Zonal 3.4 Women 2025	Almaty	KAZ	10:00	2
Zonal 3.4 2025	Almaty	KAZ	10:00	2
TCh-AUT 2024-25	Austria	AUT	13:00	7
IM Bijeljina 1 2025	Bijeljina	BIH	15:00	7
GM Bijeljina 1 2025	Bijeljina	BIH	15:00	7
PNWCC IM Norm RR Apr	Bellevue, WA	USA	16:00	4
RUDAR 37 IM 2025	Pozarevac	SRB	16:00	6
RUDAR 18 GM 2025	Pozarevac	SRB	16:00	6
PNWCC IM Norm RR Apr	Bellevue, WA	USA	23:00	5
3rd FAOGBA Open 2025	Buenos Aires	ARG	23:30	3