09-16 Mar | 8th HDBank Cup International Open 2018 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | VCF |
01-10 Apr | Asian Youth U8, 10, 12, 14,16, 18 Championship 2018 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | TCA, ACF |
13-21 Apr | 18th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2018 | Cha Am, Thailand | BCC, TCA |
20-29 Apr | World Schools Chess Championship 2018 | Durre, Albania | FIDE |
21-30 Apr | World Amateur Championship | Cagliari-Sardegna, Italy | FIDE |
25 May- 03 Jun | Asian Juniors and Girls U20 Championships 2018 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | MCF, ACF |
05-14 Jun | Asian Nations Cup | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
21-25 Jun | World Cadet U-8,10, 12 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2018 | Minsk, Belarus | FIDE |
30 Jun - 08 Jul | World Team Championship 50+, 65+ | Dresden, Germany | FIDE |
01-10 Jul | Asian Schools Championships | Sri Lanka | |
01-09 Aug | East Asian Junior Championsips | Jeongson, South Korea | |
4-16 Sep | World Junior and Girls U-20 Chess Championship 2018 | Manavgat-Antalya, Turkey | FIDE |
23 Sep- 06 Oct | 43rd World Olympiad | Batumi, Georgia | FIDE |
26 Sept- 06 Oct | 89th FIDE Congress | Batumi, Georgia | FIDE |
19 Oct - 01 Nov | World Youth U-14, 16, 18 Chess Championship 2018 | Halkidiki, Greece | FIDE |
03-16 Nov | World Cadet U-8,10, 12 Chess Championship 2018 | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | FIDE |
02-12 Nov | Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2018 | Tagaytay, Philippines | NCFP, ACF |
17-30 Nov | World Senior Championships 2018 | Bled, Slovenia | FIDE |
24 Nov - 03 Dec | World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2018 | Manavgat-Antalya, Turkey | FIDE |