9-round Swiss chess tournament held in Doha, Qatar
Start date: December 2, 2024
End date: December 13, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90'/40 moves +30' + 30" increment
Country: Qatar 
Prize Fund: 86,227 EUR
First Prize: 22,872 EUR
9-round Swiss chess tournament held at the South American Hotel, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Start date: December 2, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Brazil 
Prize Fund: -
First Prize: 787 EUR
10-round Swiss chess tournament with multiple sections (Categories A, B, and C), hosted at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
Start date: December 2, 2024
End date: December 9, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: India 
Prize Fund: 335 EUR
First Prize: 3,352 EUR
GM 9,IM 9, Scheveningen 10 rounds RR end Scheveningen system
Start date: December 3, 2024
End date: December 11, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90'/40 moves +30' + 30" increment
Country: Serbia 
Prize Fund: -
First Prize: -
7-round Swiss chess tournament in Dubrovnik, Croatia
Start date: December 5, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 60' + 30"
Country: Croatia 
Prize Fund: 7,000 EUR
First Prize: 1,200 EUR
7-round Swiss chess tournament held in La Zubia, Granada
Start date: December 5, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Spain 
Prize Fund: 2,950 EUR
First Prize: 600 EUR
7-round Swiss chess tournament held in Vila de Cucujães
Start date: December 5, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Portugal 
Prize Fund: 1,850 EUR
First Prize: 500 EUR
6-round Swiss chess tournament held in Milan
Start date: December 5, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Italy 
Prize Fund: 1,600 EUR
First Prize: 300 EUR
9-round Swiss open tournament in Yerevan
Start date: December 5, 2024
End date: December 11, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Armenia 
Prize Fund: 28,835 EUR
First Prize: 4,805 EUR
6-round Swiss chess tournament held in Uljma
Start date: December 5, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Serbia
Prize Fund: 555 EUR
First Prize: 160 EUR
7-round Swiss chess tournament held in Lugo
Start date: December 5, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Spain
Prize Fund: 990 EUR
First Prize: 350 EUR
6-round Swiss chess tournament with three rating sections, held in Cagliari
Start date: December 5, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Italy
Prize Fund: 700 EUR
First Prize: 250 EUR
The European Individual Blitz Chess Championship will be played according to the Swiss system, in 13 rounds, with the time control 3 minutes game + 2 seconds per move starting from the first move. The Championship is open to all players representing Chess Federations which are ECU members (FIDE zones 1.1. to 1.10), regardless of their title and rating. The European Individual Rapid Chess Championship will be played according to the Swiss system, in 11 rounds with the time control 15 minutes game + 10 seconds per move starting from the first move. The European Individual Fisher Random (chess 960) Chess Championship will be played according to the Swiss system, in 11 rounds with the time control 10 minutes game + 5 seconds per move starting from the first move.
Start date: December 6, 2024
End date: December 11, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 15' + 10"
Country: Macedonia 
Prize Fund: 50,000 EUR
First Prize: 4,000 EUR
5-round Swiss chess tournament in Imola, Italy, at Hotel Donatello
Start date: December 6, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Italy
Prize Fund: 3,000 EUR
First Prize: 500 EUR
5-round Swiss chess tournament in Houston, TX
Start date: December 6, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: United States 
Prize Fund: 1,889 EUR
First Prize: 566 EUR
5-round Swiss FIDE-rated chess tournament held at Marshall Chess Club, New York
Start date: December 6, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: United States
Prize Fund: 1,417 EUR
First Prize: 755 EUR
5-round Swiss chess tournament held in Santa Maria di Sala
Start date: December 6, 2024
End date: November 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Italy
Prize Fund: 2,000 EUR
First Prize: 500 EUR
6-round Swiss open tournament in Venafro
Start date: December 6, 2024
End date: December 8, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Italy
Prize Fund: 1,700 EUR
First Prize: 400 EUR
9 rounds RR tournament in Budapest, Hungary
Start date: December 7, 2024
End date: December 14, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90'/40 moves +30' + 30" increment
Country: Hungary 
Prize Fund: -
First Prize: -
10-round Swiss open tournament in Sitges, Spain
Start date: December 12, 2024
End date: December 22, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90'/40 moves +30' + 30" increment
Country: Spain
Prize Fund: 28,700 EUR
First Prize: 5,000 EUR
5-round Swiss chess tournament with a Blitz side event, held in Davos, Switzerland
Start date: December 13, 2024
End date: December 15, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Switzerland 
Prize Fund: 2,400 EUR
First Prize: 533 EUR
9 rounds RR tournament in Budapest, Hungary
Start date: December 16, 2024
End date: December 20, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Hungary
Prize Fund: -
First Prize: -
9-round Swiss open tournament in Budapest, Hungary
Start date: December 16, 2024
End date: December 20, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Hungary
Prize Fund: -
First Prize: -
9 rounds RR tournament in Budapest, Hungary
Start date: December 16, 2024
End date: December 20, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Hungary
Prize Fund: -
First Prize: -
9-round Swiss chess tournament in Groningen, the Netherlands, with three open groups (A, B, C), a Compact group, and a Minis group
Start date: December 21, 2024
End date: December 30, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90'/40 moves +30' + 30" increment
Country: Netherlands 
Prize Fund: 8,000 EUR
First Prize: 2,500 EUR
9-round Swiss open tournament in Bois-Colombes, France
Start date: December 26, 2024
End date: December 30, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: France 
Prize Fund: 7,400 EUR
First Prize: 1,200 EUR
9-round Swiss open tournament in Boeblingen, Germany
Start date: December 26, 2024
End date: December 30, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90'/40 moves +30' + 30" increment
Country: Germany 
Prize Fund: 3,860 EUR
First Prize: 1,000 EUR
9-round Swiss open tournament in Vandoeuvre, France
Start date: December 26, 2024
End date: December 30, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: France
Prize Fund: -
First Prize: 2,000 EUR
7-round Swiss chess tournaments in Villablanca, Huelva, Spain
Start date: December 26, 2024
End date: December 30, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 60' + 30"
Country: Spain
Prize Fund: 1,500 EUR
First Prize: 400 EUR
9-round Swiss chess tournament in Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
Start date: December 26, 2024
End date: December 30, 2024
Format: Open / Over the Board
Time Control: 90' + 30"
Country: Spain
Prize Fund: 5,000 EUR
First Prize: 700 EUR