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Here is a list of the Qualifying Tournament schedule for the Japan Chess Championship 2025.
Regulations and other undecided information will be posted at a later date.
For further information, please confirm with the respective organizers of each qualifying tournament.
Qualifying Tournaments in 2025
Caution
Schedule of the tournaments with * is tentative. The tournaments may change without notice.
The Tokyo Championship and Western Tokyo Championship are being coordinated to be held jointly this year. Once the schedule is finalized, it will be added to the list below.
List of Qualifiers
| Schedule | Name | Organizer |
| 1/25(Sat)-26(Sun) | Shinshu Chess Championship 2025 | Matsumoto CC |
| 2/22(Sat)-23(Sun) | Chu-Shikoku Chess Championship 2025 | Setouchi CC |
| 3/1(Sat)-2(Sun) | Chiba Chess Championship 2025* | Chiba CC |
| 3/1(Sat)-2(Sun) | Osaka Chess Championship 2025* | Osaka Ampassan CC |
| 3/9(Sun) | Kyushu Chess Championship 2025* | Imari CC |
| 3/15(Sat) | TBD* | Divine Chess Gurukul |
| 3/15(Sat)-16(Sun) | Kanagawa Chess Championship 2025* | Kawasaki CC |
| 3/22(Sat)-23(Sun) | Hokkaido Chess Championship 2025 | Sapporo CC |
| 3/23(Sun) | Aichi Chess Championship 2025 | Nagoya CC |
| 3/29(Sat) | Tohoku Chess Championship 2025* | Sendai CC |
| 3/30(Sun) | Kobe Chess Championship 2025* | Kobe CC |
List of Regulations
- Shinshu Chess Championship 2025
- Dates: January 25(Sat) – 26(Sun), 2025
- Venue: Matsumoto-City Central Public Hall (Matsumoto-city, Nagano)
- Format: 5-Round Swiss, 45m+30s/move, National Standard Rated
- Registration: Google Form
- Organizer: Matsumoto Chess Club
- Details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10M_NeYnRtzZBU5KOmM2ArcKYNH0gnOCw/view
- Chu-Shikoku Chess Championship 2025
- Dates: February 22(Sat) – 23(Sun), 2025
- Venue: JMS ASTER PLAZA (Hiroshima-city, Hiroshima)
- Format: 5-Round Swiss, 40m+30s/move, National Standard Rated
- Registration: setouchi.chess@gmail.com
- Organizer: Setouchi Chess Club (Yamada Kohei)
- Details (Japanese Only): https://setouchi-chess.hatenablog.com/entry/2024/11/19/141146
- Hokkaido Chess Championship 2025
- Dates: March 22 (Sat) – March 23 (Sun), 2025
- Venue: Kaderu 2.7 Room 1010 (Sapporo-city, Hokkaido)
- Format: 5-Round Swiss, 40m+30s/move, National Standard Rated
- Registration: sapporochessclub@gmail.com
- Organizer: Sapporo Chess Club
- Details: Tournament Regulations
- Aichi Chess Championship 2025
- Date: March 23(Sun), 2025
- Venue: Amano Performing Arts Center Nagoya (Nagoya-city, Aichi)
- Format: 4-Round Swiss, 30m+30s/move, National Standard Rated
- Registration: nagoyachessclub@gmail.com
- Organizer: Nagoya Chess Club
- Details (Japanese Only): https://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~nagoyachessclub/aichichampionship2025.html
Link
Selection Criteria for Japan Chess Championship 2025
Japan Chess Championship 2025 Qualifiers List