What are the biggest events in 2012?
Now that the European Championship is behind us, the chess calendar seems a bit quiet until the big Anand-Gelfand match which starts May 10th. However, April won't be completely empty, with e.g. the Russian Team Championship and Aronian-Kramnik. We decided to write down the biggest events for the coming months, and eventually we just didn't stop until we reached the end of 2012!
Here's our calendar for biggest events in 2012. Don't hesitate to suggest additional events below in the comments.
Chess Calendar 2012
| Date | Event | Location | System |
| 8 – 16 April | Russian Team Championship | Krasnodar region | Team |
| 13 – 19 April | Bangkok Chess Club Open | Bangkok | Open |
| 14 – 15 April | Last weekend Bundesliga | Germany | Team |
| 21 – 28 April | Aronian-Kramnik | Zurich | Match |
| 3 – 14 May | Capablanca Memorial | Havana | Round-robin (open) |
| 9 – 16 May | Sigeman | Malmö | Round-robin |
| 8 – 20 May | U.S. Championships | St. Louis | Round-robin |
| 10 May – 1 June | FIDE: Anand-Gelfand | Moscow | Round-robin |
| 7 – 19 June | Tal Memorial | Moscow | Round-robin |
| 9 – 23 June | FIDE: Women Grand Prix | Kazan | Round-robin |
| 23 June – 4 July | Kings' Tournament | Medias | Round-robin |
| 26 June – 1 July | FIDE: World Rapid and Blitz Ch | Astana | ? |
| 1 – 9 July | Russia-China | St. Petersburg | Team |
| 12 – 22 July | Sparkassen Chess Meeting | Dortmund | Round-robin (open) |
| 16 – 29 July | FIDE: Women Grand Prix | Jermuk | Round-robin |
| 21 July – 3 August | Biel International Chess Festival | Biel | Round-robin (open) |
| 2 – 13 August | Russian Championship SuperFinal | ? | Round-robin |
| 27 August – 10 September | FIDE: Oympiad | Istanbul | Team |
| 19 September – 3 October | FIDE: Grand Prix | Chelyabinsk | Round-robin |
| 24 September – 13 October | Grand Slam Masters Final | Bilbao/? | Round-robin |
| 10 – 18 October | ECU: European Club Cup | Eilat | Team |
| 10 November – 3 December | FIDE: Women's World Ch | Khanty-Mansiysk | Match |
| 21 November 4 – December | FIDE: Grand Prix | Tashkent | Round-robin |
| 1 –10 December | London Chess Classic | London | Round-robin |
| 8 –17 December | SportAccord Mind Games | Beijing |
We've also published this calendar at what used to be, and will be, the regular place to find upcoming events: ChessVibes.com/calendar
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