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December
November 21 - December 14
2009 World Chess Cup
Where : Khanty Mansiysk, Russia
Top 5 Players :
- GM Gelfand (2758)
- GM Gashimov (2758)
- GM Svidler (2754)
- GM Morozevich (2750)
- GM Radjabov (2748)
November 23 - December 4
69th
Italian Championship
Where : Sarre, Italy
Top 5 Players :
- GM Godena (2537)
- IM Brunello (2507)
- IM Rombaldoni (2504)
- GM Vocaturo (2500)
- IM D'Amore (2489)
November 28 - December 5
Snowdrops
and Oldhands - Czech Coal Chess Match 2009
Where : Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic
Top 5 Players :
- GM Hubner (2603)
- GM Koneru (2603)
- GM Timman (2591)
- GM Korchnoi (2567)
- IM Muzychuk (2532)
November 28 - December 5
Mediterranean 2017
Open Chess Tournament
Where : Rijeka, Croatia
Top 5 Players :
- GM Kazhgaleyev (2653)
- GM Grachev (2652)
- GM Predojevic (2652)
- GM Kozul (2604)
- GM Lenic (2598)
December 8 - December 15
London Chess Classic
Where : London, United Kingdom
Top 5 Players :
- GM Carlsen (2801)
- GM Kramnik (2772)
- GM Nakamura (2715)
- GM Short (2707)
- GM Adams (2698)
December 16 - December 21
Edmonton Chess Festival 2009
Where : Edmonton, Canada
Top 5 Players :
- GM Mikhalevski (2607)
- GM Friedel (2551)
- GM Kraai (2509)
- IM Antal (2495)
- IM Porper (2445)
December 18 - December 26
Match: Spassky vs. Korchnoi
Where : Elista, Kalmykia
Players :
- GM Korchnoi (2567)
- GM SpasskY (2548)
December 20 - December 29
Russian Championship
Superfinal - Men's Section
Where : Moscow, Russia
Top 5 Players :
- GM Svidler (2754)
- GM Grischuk (2736)
- GM Jakovenko (2736)
- GM Tomashevsky (2715)
- GM Vitiugov (2708)
December 20 - December 29
Russian Championship
Superfinal - Women's Section
Where : Moscow, Russia
Top 5 Players :
- GM Tatiana Kosintseva (2522)
- IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (2518)
- WGM Pogonina (2501)
- IM Galliamova (2460)
- IM Romanko (2449)
December 27 - January 4
XX International
Chess Festival Cracovia 2009
Where : Krakow, Poland
Top 5 Players :
- GM Zubov (2581)
- GM Dziuba (2573)
- GM Evdokimov (2561)
- GM Czarnota (2528)
- GM Zherebukh (2527)
December 27 - January 5
Rilton Cup 2009
Where : Stockholm, Sweden
Top 5 Players :
- GM Wojtaszek (2637)
- GM McShane (2615)
- GM Lysyj (2609)
- GM Rozentalis (2603)
- GM Popov (2588)
December 28 - January 5
Hastings
International Chess Congress
Where : Hastings, United Kingdom
Top 5 Players :
- GM Drozdovskij (2625)
- GM Hracek (2624)
- GM Istratescu (2624)
- GM Edouard (2620)
- GM Howell (2597)
December 28 - January 6
52nd
Reggio Emilia New Year's Day Tourney
Where : Reggio Emilia, Italy
Top 5 Players :
- GM Almasi (2704)
- GM Jobava (2696)
- GM Kamsky (2695)
- GM Bologan (2692)
- GM Landa (2664)
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