Notice of Year-End and New Year Closure

We will be closed from December 30, 2023 (Sat.) to January 4, 2024 (Thu.) . The…

20th International Solving Contest

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

Christmas Chess Party 2023-Results

Tournament Profile   Date:Sun, Dec 17th, 2023 Venue:Shinagawa Ward General Kumin Hall “Curian” Format:5R Swiss, 15…

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FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024

FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 will be held from Thursday, April 25th to…

Step-up Chess Tournament 2024 Spring

Regulations   Dates/Venue/Format ・Date: Sunday, February 4 ・Venue: Ikegami Hall 3rd Floor, Audiovisual Room 1-32-8 Ikegami,…

Qualifying Tournaments for Japan Chess Championship 2024

(Last update: Feb. 20, 2024) Here is a list of the Qualifying Tournament schedule for the…

Step-up Chess Tournament 2023 Autumn – Results

Tournament Profile Dates:2023/11/25(Sat) Venue:Ikegami Hall Format:4 Rounds, Swiss, 15 min + 10 sec/move, National Rapid rated…

December rating list

Rating List 2023-12-01(PDF) 2023-12-01(Excel) Included in the calculation Period subjected to the calculation is 10/21 –…

Kobe Chess Club Winter Rapid Tournament 2023

Dates/Venue/Format Date: December 24 (Sun), 2023 Venue: Fukae Kaikan (Kobe-city, Hyogo https://www.fukaekaikan.com/) Format: 5 Round Swiss,…

Western Tokyo Winter Rapid Open 2024

Dates/Venue/Format Date: January 20 (Sat), 2024 Venue: Nakano Industrial Promotion Center, 3F Big Meeting Room Format:…

Okinawa 2023 (U19)

Dates/Venue/Format Date(s): December 10 (Sun), 2023 Venue: 7542 Seaside House (Kunigami District, Okinawa) Format: 6 Round…

40th Cappelle la Grande Open

The 40th Cappelle la Grande Open will be held in Cappelle-la-Grande, France, from March 2nd (Sat)…

Christmas Chess Party 2023

Regulations Dates/Venue/Format Date:Sun, Dec 17th, 2023 Venue:Shinagawa Ward General Kumin Hall “Curian”6F Large Conference Room 5-18-1…

Japan Open 2023-Results

Tournament Profile Dates:2023/11/2(Thurs)~2023/11/5(Sun) Venue:Shinagawa Ward Small and Medium Enterprise Center  Format:7R Swiss, 90min+30sec/move, National and FIDE…

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Publication of Novel “The Evergreen Game”

November 1, Poplar Publishing Co. published a chess-themed novel, “Evergreen Game,” wrote by Jinzo Ishii ,…

November rating list

Rating List 2023-11-01(PDF) 2023-11-01(Excel) Included in the calculation Period subjected to the calculation is 09/21 –…

Volunteer Staff Recruitment

The Japan Chess Federation is recruiting volunteer staff.   The Japan Chess Federation’s purpose is to…

Apology for Incorrect Transmission from MiiT+ Member Portal Site

Dear all Today, at around 09:58, MiiT+, the member portal site, mistakenly sent an e-mail with…