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.
Latest update: 25th Oct. at 3.30 pm
3.00 pm: Opening ceremony
3.00 pm: Round 1 (after the Opening ceremony)
(see the Sightseeing tours page for additional details)
3.00 pm: Round 2
3.00 pm: Round 3
9.30 pm: Blitz tournament in partnership with LILT Lecce and Centro ILMA
(click here to read the press release)
(see the Sightseeing tours page for additional details)
3.00 pm: Round 4
3.00 pm: Round 5
9.30 pm: Blitz tournament
FIDE RATED
(see the Sightseeing tours page for additional details)
9.00 pm: Charity Chess Simul in partnership with LILT Lecce and Centro ILMA
(click here to read the press release)
3.00 pm: Round 7
(see the Sightseeing tours page for additional details)
3.00 pm: Round 8
3.00 pm: Round 9
9.30 – 11.30 pm: Awards ceremony
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
