I lifted this table from a post at Chess Vibes. It lists the upcoming chess tournaments we can look forward to now the World Championship Contenders tournament is over. Magnus Carlsen won the right to challenge Vishy Anand for the World Title.
Calendar: major events in 2013
| FIDE Candidates | London, England | 14 Mar 2013 | |
| FIDE Grand Prix | Lisbon, Portugal | 17 Apr 2013 | |
| Alekhine Memorial | Paris/St Petersburg | 21 Apr 2013 | |
| European Individual Championship 2013 | Legnica, Poland | 4 May 2013 | |
| Norway Chess 2013 | Stavanger region, Norway | 7 May 2013 | |
| Sigeman & Co | Malmö, Sweden | 22 May 2013 | |
| FIDE Grand Prix | Madrid, Spain ? | 22 May 2013 | |
| World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2013 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 3 Jun 2013 | |
| Tal Memorial | Moscow, Russia | 12 June 2013 | |
| FIDE Grand Prix | Berlin, Germany | 3 Jul 2013 | |
| Biel Chess Festival | Biel, Switzerland | 20 Jul 2013 | |
| Sparkassen Chess Meeting | Dortmund, Germany | 25 July 2013 | |
| World Cup 2013 | Tromso, Norway | 10 Aug 2013 | |
| FIDE Grand Prix | Paris, France | 18 Sep 2013 | |
| Grand Slam Masters Final | Bilbao,Spain | Mid Sep 2013 | |
| European Club Cup 2013 | Rhodes, Greece | 19 Oct 2013 | |
| World Championship Match | ? | 6 Nov 2013 | |
| European Team Championship 2013 | Warsaw, Poland | 7 Nov 2013 | |
| World Team Championship 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | 1 Dec 2013 | |
| World Youth Championship 2013 | Al-Ain, UAE | 17 Dec 2013 |