The first edition of National Schools Team Under-12 & Under-18 Chess Championships-2023 will be held at Amalorpavam Higher Sec School, Vanarapet, Pondicherry from 23-25 June 2023.
This 9 round swiss team event will serve as selection event for the World Schools Team Chess Championships scheduled to be held at Kazakhstan in the month of August. Champions of both category will be the official team participating in the event and their boarding & lodging as well as travel expenditure will be taken care.
Commonwealth Chess Championship – 2026 – 27 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka from 16th to 26th May, 2026. 
GM Suleymenov Alisher Clinches Title at the 1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Round Robin Tournament 2026. 
TENTATIVE NATIONAL CALENDAR FOR 2026-27 
Round 3 : 1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Norm Round Robin Tournament 2026, Chennai. 
Day 2:1st Chola Chess International Grandmaster Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament, Chennai 
Fide Arbiter Seminar in Pune 28 Feb -02 March 2026 & Thoothukudi 07-09 March 2026