| FIDE ANNUAL CALENDAR PLANNER | updated 4 October 2012 | ||
| MONTH | EVENT – FIDE & CONTINENTS | REMARKS | PROPOSED 2014-17 |
| January | |||
| February | |||
| March | World Team Championship | odd-year | Mar 1 to 15 |
| Women’s World Team Championship | odd-year | Mar 1 to 15 | |
| Candidates Tournament | even-year | Mar 10 to 30 | |
| April | Women’s Grand Prix | Apr 1 to 16 | |
| World Amateur Championship | Apr 1 to 10 | ||
| World School Individual Championships | Apr 21 to 30 | ||
| May | Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championships | May 1 to 10 | |
| Grand Prix | May 12 to 27 | ||
| Women’s Grand Prix | May | ||
| June | World Rapid & Blitz Championships | Jun 1 to 10 | |
| July | Grand Prix | Jul 5 to 20 | |
| Women’s Grand Prix | Jul 15 to 30 | ||
| August | Chess Olympiad | even-year | Aug – Sep – Nov |
| FIDE Congress | Aug – Sep – Nov | ||
| World Cup | odd-year | Aug – Nov | |
| Grand Prix 2016 Leg 3 | Aug – Sep – Nov | ||
| September | World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships | Sep 1 to 15 | |
| World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships | Sep 1 to 15 | ||
| World Junior U20 Championships | Sep 15 to 30 | ||
| Grand Prix | Aug – Sep – Nov | ||
| October | World Youth U16 Olympiad | Oct 6 to 16 | |
| Women’s World Championship | even-year | Oct 11 to 31 | |
| Women’s World Championship Match | odd-year | Oct 11 to 31 | |
| November | World Senior Championships | Nov 20 to 30 | |
| World Championship Match | even-year | Aug – Sep – Nov | |
| December | SportAccord Mind Games | Dec 11 to 20 | |
| World Cities Team Championship | even-year | Dec 21 to 30 | |