Japan Collegiate Chess Championship 2025

Overview Date: Feb 6th, 2025 (Thu)~ Feb 7th, 2026 (Fri) Venue: Bunkyo Kumin Center Room 3B,…

FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025

The FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2025 will be held from…

FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2025

The FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2025 will be held from Sunday, February 23rd to Saturday,…

Rookies Time

Notification Registration has closed as the number of participants reached to the limit.   Regulations  …

Step-Up Chess Tournament-Results

Tournament Profile Date: Saturday, November 30th, 2024 Venue: Shinagawa Ward General Kumin Hall “Curian” Format: 4R…

Beginners’ Chess Tournament

Notification Registration has closed as the number of participants reached to the limit. Elementary school students,…

December 2024 Rating List

Rating List 2024-12-01(PDF) 2024-12-01(Excel)   Included in the calculation Period subjected to the calculation is October…

21st International Solving Contest

** This competition is not a regular OTB tournament, but a chess-problem solving contest. ** Tournament…

Hong Kong International Open 2024

The Hong Kong International Open Chess Championship 2024 and the Hong Kong International Challengers Chess Championship…

Report on the 2nd NA Seminar and Notification of Exam Results

The 2nd NA Seminar and NA Examination were held as follows:     Seminar Date and…

IM title awarded

FIDE notified on November 17, 2024 awarding the title of International Master (IM) to Tran, Thanh…

Announcement of a New Overseas Tournament Information Page

Chess is a mind sport enjoyed worldwide. The Japan Chess Federation is committed to enhancing support…

Japan Open 2024-Results

Tournament Profile Dates: Fri, November 1st, 2024 ~ Mon(Hol), November 4th, 2024) Venue: Nagoya Congress Center…

Nakano Chess Club Year End Tournament 2024

Overview Dates: December 27 (Fri) – 28 (Sat) Venue: Nakano ZERO hall West Building 2F Study Room A&B…

Schedules for Overseas Tournament Information 2025

Schedules for Overseas Tournaments in 2025 is now available. You can access the details through the link…

Schedules for Tournament Information 2025

Schedules for National Tournaments in 2025 is now available. You can access the details through the…

November 2024 Rating List

Rating List 2024-11-01(PDF) 2024-11-01(Excel)   Included in the calculation Period subjected to the calculation is September…

Joining of Mr. Pineau Jacques Marie

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Pineau Jacques Marie has joined the Japan Chess Federation.…

New Registered Clubs

Two new chess clubs have been accredited as of November 2024.   Machida Chess Club Leader:…

Japan Open 2024 Live Broadcast

Japan Open 2024 held from Nov. 1 (Fri) to 4 (Mon), will be livestreamed on the…