Calendar
The FIDE World Senior Individual Chess Championships 2025 will take place from 20th October to 2nd November 2025 at the Grand Hotel Costa Brada in Gallipoli (Lecce) Italy.
Click on each date to see the corresponding schedule.
Additional details will be available soon.
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Arrival
9.30 pm: Opening concert
9.30 pm: Opening concert
10.00 am: Technical meeting
2.30 pm: Opening ceremony
3.00 pm: Round 1
2.30 pm: Opening ceremony
3.00 pm: Round 1
9.00 am: Guided tour to Gallipoli – Città Vecchia
(see the Side events page for additional details)
3.00 pm: Round 2
(see the Side events page for additional details)
3.00 pm: Round 2
3.00 pm: Round 3
9.30 pm: Blitz tournament #1 FIDE Rated
9.30 pm: Blitz tournament #1 FIDE Rated
3.00 pm: Round 5
9.30 pm: Training lecture with titled player
9.30 pm: Training lecture with titled player
3.30 pm: Round 6
9.30 pm: Blitz tournament FIDE Rated #2
9.30 pm: Blitz tournament FIDE Rated #2
9.30 am: Training lecture with titled player
3.00 pm: Round 7
3.00 pm: Round 7
9.30 am: Guided tour to Otranto
(see the Side events page for additional details)
3.00 pm: Round 8
9.30 pm: Hand & Brain tournament
(see the Side events page for additional details)
3.00 pm: Round 8
9.30 pm: Hand & Brain tournament
3.00 pm: Round 9
3.00 pm: Round 10
9.30 pm: Training lecture with titled player
9.30 pm: Training lecture with titled player
2.00 pm: Round 11
9.30 pm: Award ceremony
9.30 pm: Award ceremony
Departures
Prize fund
€ 50.000,00
Open Senior 50+
| 1 | € 5.000,00 | Trophy and Gold Medal |
| 2 | € 3.500,00 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | € 2.500,00 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | € 1.500,00 | |
| 5 | € 1.300,00 | |
| 6 | € 1.100,00 | |
| 7 | € 900,00 | |
| 8 | € 850,00 | |
| 9 | € 750,00 | |
| 10 | € 650,00 | |
| 11 | € 600,00 | |
| 12 | € 550,00 | |
| 13 | € 450,00 | |
| 14 | € 350,00 |
Open Senior 65+
| 1 | € 3.000,00 | Trophy and Gold Medal |
| 2 | € 2.500,00 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | € 2.000,00 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | € 1.500,00 | |
| 5 | € 1.300,00 | |
| 6 | € 1.000,00 | |
| 7 | € 850,00 | |
| 8 | € 800,00 | |
| 9 | € 750,00 | |
| 10 | € 650,00 | |
| 11 | € 600,00 | |
| 12 | € 500,00 | |
| 13 | € 400,00 | |
| 14 | € 300,00 | |
| Special prizes Open Senior 75+ | ||
| 1 | € 900,00 | |
| 2 | € 800,00 | |
| 3 | € 700,00 |
Special prizes are not cumulative
Women 50+
| 1 | € 2.100,00 | Trophy and Gold Medal |
| 2 | € 1.800,00 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | € 1.500,00 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | € 1.050,00 |
Women 65+
| 1 | € 1.500,00 | Trophy and Gold Medal |
| 2 | € 1.200,00 | Silver Medal |
| 3 | € 1.000,00 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | € 700,00 | |
| Special prize Women Senior 75+ | ||
| 1 | € 600,00 |
Special prizes are not cumulative
Special Prize
The winner in each category will receive the free participation and free hotel in the open tournament 3rd Cap Negret Senior Open 50+ 65+ from 8th till 16th November 2025 in Altea – Alicante Spain
