As I mentioned in an earlier post, the [World Chess Federation](www.fide.com) (FIDE) recently changed the dates of the [2016 Baku Chess Olympiad](www.facebook.com/baku2016chess/) and Chess Congress, which created some conflict with the [Sinquefield Cup](www.grandchesstour.com/2016-sinquefield-cup/2016-sinquefield-cup). According to [Chess24](www.chess24.com), the Sinquefield Cup has changed its tournament dates to August 4-16 to de-conflict.
Sinquefield Cup moves dates to August 4-16 to avoid collision with Olympiad (via @grandchesstour @CCSCSL) #c24live pic.twitter.com/HKX4F1NktT
— chess24.com (@chess24com) February 18, 2016
This means that starting in the 3rd quarter of this year will begin a marathon of professional chess that will culminate with November’s 2016 World Chess Championship at a location to be announced in the United States. Here’s a quick breakdown of how the chess calendar looks from August to December of this year, barring any sudden changes by our robot overlords FIDE.
#### August 2016
* Sinquefield Cup: August 4-16 ([website](http://grandchesstour.com/2016-sinquefield-cup/2016-sinquefield-cup) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/CCSCSL/?fref=ts) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/CCSCSL))
#### September 2016
* Baku Chess Olympiad: September 1-14 ([website](chessolympiadbaku.com) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/baku2016chess/?fref=ts) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/bakuchessol2016))
#### October 2016
* Women’s World Championship: October 11-31 ([website](http://lviv2016.fide.com))
#### November 2016
* World Chess Championship: Dates TBD