ALL INDIA CHESS CALENDAR
Find upcoming chess tournaments from across India in one place. Use the search box below to locate events in your state or search by tournament name.
| Start Date | End Date | Tournament | City | State | Format | Brochure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-18 | Asian Junior Rapid Chess Championship (Open & Girls) | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-17 | 2026-08-17 | Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship (Open & Girls) | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Blitz | Download |
| 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-18 | SKA Zaidi Memorial Chess Tournament (U-19 & U-12) | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | Rapid | - |
| 2026-08-19 | 2026-08-25 | Asian Junior Chess Championship (Open & Girls) | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-23 | Classical FIDE Rated Tournament (Chess for Everyone) | Trivandrum | Kerala | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-24 | State Selection For National Senior (Open) Fide Rating Chess Championship | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-23 | Forking Knights International FIDE Rated Below 1650 Open Chess Tournament 2026 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-23 | Karnataka State Women Fide Rated Chess Tournament | Ranebennur | Karnataka | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-23 | Rajasthan State Selection Junior (U-19 Girls) Fide Rating Chess Tournament | Jaipur | Rajasthan | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-23 | Rajasthan State Selection Junior (U-19 Open) Fide Rating Chess Tournament | Jaipur | Rajasthan | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-23 | CCBW Jim Corbett Adventure | Jim Corbett | Uttar Pradesh | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-23 | 16th Karbi Anglong District Chess Championship | Diphu | Assam | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-23 | 6th Atal Talent Hunt All India Open Rapid Fide Rating Chess Tournament | Hazaribagh | Jharkhand | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-22 | Navkar Jewellers & Team Chess City Raipur Presents 1st CCR Strategic Time Control Chess Cup | Raipur | Chhattisgarh | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-22 | RK Chess Academy 2nd Open Chess Tournament | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-22 | AKD 30 - 22nd August Edition - Unrated | Kolkata | West Bengal | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-23 | 19th Chandigarh Chess Academy (Open, U-14 & U-11) Chess Championship | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 7th Anjanibai Deshbhratar Open Rapid Chess Tournament | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | Supreme Strategy Championship | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Classical | Register |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 1st Little Star Chess Academy All India Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournment | Pune | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | Vendhar Trophy SRM 1st International Open FIDE Rating Rapid Chess Tournament 2026 | Pudukottai | Tamil Nadu | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | Palanpur Monsoon Open Chess Tournament | Palanpur | Gujarat | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | Chanakya Chess School Open Chess Tournament (Open, U-15 & U-10) | Sagara | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 33rd Maverick Age Group Open Rapid Chess Tournament | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 33rd Maverick Age Group Open Blitz Chess Tournament | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | SRCA Rapid (Open, U-15, U-12, U-10, U-07) Chess Tournament | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | SRCA Blitz (Open, U-15, U-10) Chess Tournament | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | Blitz | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | Prime Engage Junior Chess Championship (U-16, U-12, U-10 & U-08) | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | Rapid | Register |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 3rd Anandibai Joshi Open Classical Chess Tournament | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 9th Mount Banyan Global School Somajiguda (U-18, U-14 & U-10) Chess Tournament | Hyderabad | Telangana | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | Amma Chess Academy U17 Open Prize Money Chess Tournament | Hyderabad | Telangana | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | Thiruvarur SS Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament | Manargudi | Tamil Nadu | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | RCC Khannur Open Rapid Chess Tournament (For Men & U-16) | Ranebennur | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 45th Sri Siddi Vinayaka Trophy Open and Rapid Chess Tournament | Kundapura | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 5th Late Kajal D. Sonar Open Category One Day Rapid Chess Tournament | Nandurbar | Maharashtra | Rapid | - |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | GH Raisoni Memorial Ahilyanagar Open Rapid Chess Tournament Organised by Dhangekar Chess Academy | Ahilyanagar | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | 3rd Littlechessmen Below 1800 Non-Rated Rapid Chess Tournament | Nashik | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | Independence Day Chess Cup (U-13, U-10 & U-08) | Hyderabad | Telangana | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | IQ CHESS ACADEMY - Children's Chess Tournament (U-16, U-12, U-10 & U-08) | Hyderabad | Telangana | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-23 | 2026-08-23 | ONE DAY ALL BENGAL OPEN RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT | Tamluk | West Bengal | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-25 | Global Chess Grand Prix 1.0 - Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament | Trivandrum | Kerala | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-25 | Global Chess Grand Prix 1.0 - Blitz FIDE Rated Chess Tournament | Trivandrum | Kerala | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-30 | Capa Chess Academy – 6th International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-30 | Sooriya Chess Academy’s 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament for Below 1800 | Chengalpattu | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-31 | Sri V V balaram Memorial FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament | Payyanur | Kerala | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-30 | Janamitra Karnataka State Under-15 (Open & Girls) FIDE Rated Chess Championship | Hassan | Karnataka | Classical | Download |
| 2026-08-29 | 2026-08-29 | Bishop Lover 5th Below 1500 Rapid Chess Tournament | Dwarka | New Delhi | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-29 | 2026-08-30 | Goa State U-17 (Open & Girls) Chess Championship / Selection 2026 | Veluz | Goa | Classical | - |
| 2026-08-29 | 2026-08-30 | 92nd Maestro Classical Tournament | Hyderabad | Telangana | Classical | - |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | 1st MindPetal Rising Minds Mumbai Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | 1st Narasimha Murthy Memorial Andhra Pradesh State Open Chess Tournament | Visakhapatanam | Andhra Pradesh | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | 2nd Power Chess Academy All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Washim | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | Sportscentric Chess Championship Open & Age Category Tournament | Bengaluru | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | Open Rapid Chess Tournament | Davangare | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | 2nd WHIZZKID Rapid Chess Tournament Organised by Bakliwal Tutorials & KICC | Pune | Maharashtra | Rapid | - |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | Legacy of Kings Chess Championship (Part 1) | Mohali | Punjab | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | 4th Gulabi Nagar Open Chess Tournament | Jaipur | Rajasthan | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | Below 1800 & Age Category Rapid Chess Tournament | Hyderabad | Telangana | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | 32nd All India TCA Under 14 Chess Tournament (U-18, U-14 & U-10) | Hyderabad | Telangana | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | 15th Little Master Chess Tournament | Dolmar | Uttarakhand | Rapid | - |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | Bishop Lover 4th Below 1900 Rapid Chess Tournament | Dwarka | New Delhi | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal Harmal PTCA Rapid Chess Tournament | Pedne | Goa | Rapid | - |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | Dr Nishant Kaushik Rapid Chess Tournament | Jwala Ji | Himachal Pradesh | Rapid | - |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | ONE DAY OPEN RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT - Arambagh | Arambagh | West Bengal | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | SRCA (OPEN & U-13) RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT | Greater Kailash | New Delhi | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | SRCA (OPEN & U-13) BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT | Greater Kailash | New Delhi | Blitz | Download |
| 2026-08-30 | 2026-08-30 | MEPCO Sports Academy 1st FIDE Rated Rapid Open Chess Tournament | Virudhnagar | Tamil Nadu | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-06 | 2nd CFPD Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026 | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-06 | Viyugam Chess Academy – International FIDE Rated Below 1700 Chess Tournament 2026 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-06 | 6th GH Raisoni Memorial Nagpur Below 1700 International Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament | Nagpur | Maharashtra | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-07 | Masters Chess Academy, Kanyakumari 1st International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament | Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-05 | 2026-09-06 | Abhijeet Chess Academy Mini Group & Open Chess Tournament | Pune | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-05 | 2026-09-06 | ACA Mini Group and Open Classical Tournament | Pune | Maharashtra | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | SpeedMasters Rapid & Blitz Championship | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Rapid & Blitz | Register |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | The Chembur Gymkhana 4th All India FIDE Rapid Rating Open Chess Tournament | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Rapid | - |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | Rapid Warriors Championship (U-07, U-09, U-11, U-13, U-15) | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Rapid | Register |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | CCA PAZZO Rapid Chess Tournament | Yelwala | Karnataka | Rapid | Register |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | NCFE CheckMate Season 2 - OPEN & Age category Chess Tournament | Bengaluru | Karnataka | Rapid | Register |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | 2nd Parvati Goswami Memorial Rapid Open Chess Tournament | Jaipur | Rajasthan | Rapid | Register |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | ACF & OGCA's Brain Gym Invitational Open Prize Money Chess Championship | Hyderabad | Telangana | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026-09-06 | 1st SPARK ACADEMY OPEN & U-16 RAPID TOURNAMENT | Hubli | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-08 | 2026-09-09 | 8th Memorial Ankit, Sakshi & Sunil Bharagava Open Chess Tournament | Jaipur | Rajasthan | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-14 | Playu – 2nd International FIDE Rated Classical Open Chess Tournament | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-14 | 6th SSS International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament | Pudukottai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-13 | PICA's All India Open Below 1800 FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament | Hyderabad | Telangana | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-13 | 1st BKCC Open & Age Category Classical Chess Tournament | Bengaluru | Karnataka | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-14 | 1st Masters Cup International Fide Rated Below-1600 Chess Tournament – 2026 | Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-13 | Manyam Veera Trophy (In Memory, In Honour, We Remember "Praveen" | Visakhapatanam | Andhra Pradesh | Rapid | - |
| 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-13 | Lucknow - Prime Engage Junior Chess Championship (U-16, U-12, U-10 & U-08) | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-20 | Odisha State (Under 13) GIRLS Chess Championship 2026 # FIDE Rated | Jajpur | Odisha | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-20 | Capa Chess Academy 7th International FIDE Rated Chess Tournament below 1700 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-23 | 10th Chessmii International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026 | Ernakulam | Kerala | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 | 1st Eklavya International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Narmadapuram | Madhya Pradesh | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 | QGCA Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Patna | Bihar | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-20 | Mind Masters Classical Chess Championship [season-2] | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Classical | Register |
| 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-20 | 1st Rotaract RUAS - Children Chess Academy All India Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026 | Bengaluru | Karnataka | Rapid | download |
| 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-20 | SSM CUP Open Rapid Chess Tournament | Davangare | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-20 | Kalaburgi Open Rapid Chess Tournament | Kalaburagi | Karnataka | Rapid | - |
| 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-26 | 6th Kashmir International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-26 | 2026-09-28 | Vimana City 2nd International Below 1700 FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | Classical | - |
| 2026-09-26 | 2026-09-27 | Shri Dhanpat Rai Sachdeva Memorial International Open Rapid Fide Rated Chess Tournament | Wazirpur | New Delhi | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-27 | 2026-09-27 | TENDENZA One day Below 1700 | Thrissur | Kerala | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-09-27 | 2026-09-27 | Shri Dhanpat Rai Sachdeva Memorial International Open Blitz Fide Rated Chess Tournament | Wazirpur | New Delhi | Blitz | Download |
| 2026-09-27 | 2026-09-27 | 1st Vijay Anand Chess Academy Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Rapid | - |
| 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-06 | 36th National Under-17 Open & Girls Chess Championship | Barnai | Jammu & Kashmir | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-04 | 2nd Rungta Cement International Fide Rating Chess Tournament | Chaibasa | Jharkhand | Classical | Download |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-04 | 6th International Open FIDE Rating chess Tournament 2026 | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-04 | ICC – CHESSFEE International FIDE Rated OPEN Chess Tournament 2026 – 3rd Edition | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-04 | Playu – Below 1800 International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | - |
| 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-04 | 1st Bharatji Budhimalji Kunkulol Memorial Rapid Chess Tournament - Shrirampur Rating Chess Festival | Shrirampur | Maharashtra | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-04 | 9th Late Shri Chandrakant Naik Memorial All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Quepem | Goa | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-04 | Satish Anna 4th International Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Belagavi | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-10-04 | 2026-10-04 | 1st Bharatji Budhimalji Kunkulol Memorial Blitz Chess Tournament - Shrirampur Rating Chess Festival | Shrirampur | Maharashtra | Blitz | Download |
| 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-11 | Eight Square Chess Academy – 3rd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament – 2026 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-10-09 | 2026-10-09 | Grandeur 10 - International Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament | Vadodara | Gujarat | Blitz | Download |
| 2026-10-10 | 2026-10-11 | Grandeur 10 - International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Vadodara | Gujarat | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 | Rotary Master Cup - All Kerala Below 1700 Chess Tournament | Thrissur | Kerala | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-20 | 24th Adyar Times FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament 2026 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-21 | 1st Manchester City International Open FIDE Rated Tournament | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-25 | CFPD – 3rd International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026 (Below 1700) | Karur | Tamil Nadu | Classical | - |
| 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-25 | All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament | Belagavi | Karnataka | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-29 | 9th N L Pandiyar Memorial Lakecity International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament | Udaipur | Rajasthan | Classical | Download |
| 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 | All India Open Blitz FIDE Rating Chess Tournament | Belagavi | Karnataka | Blitz | Download |
| 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 | Sooriya Chess Academy – 1st International FIDE Rated RAPID Chess Tournament | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Rapid | - |
| 2026-10-30 | 2026-11-01 | 7th SSS International Below 1800 FIDE Rated Chess Tournament | Pudukottai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-11-13 | 2026-11-15 | Eight Square Chess Academy – 3rd International FIDE Rated (Below 1700) Chess Tournament 2026 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | - |
| 2026-11-21 | 2026-11-23 | 2nd Manchester City Below 1800 International Fide Rated Tournament | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-12 | 2026-12-13 | 1st SCC All India FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament | Ponda | Goa | Rapid | - |
| 2026-12-19 | 2026-12-20 | 50th Shivani All India Below 1800 Mega Chess Championship | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-12-22 | 2026-12-24 | Winter Cup Below 1700 Lakecity International Fide Rating Chess Tournament | Udaipur | Rajasthan | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-22 | 2026-12-31 | Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament Category – A (Above 2000) | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-22 | 2026-12-25 | Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament Category – B (Below 2100) | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-25 | 2026-12-30 | 3rd Bhilwara International Open FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament | Bhilwara | Rajasthan | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-25 | 2026-12-25 | Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament Category – C (Blitz) | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Blitz | Download- |
| 2026-12-25 | 2026-12-30 | 3rd Ramabai Ranade FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tournament | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-26 | 2026-12-27 | 1st Bhilwara International Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament | Bhilwara | Rajasthan | Rapid | Download |
| 2026-12-26 | 2026-12-28 | Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament Category – D (Below 1800) | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-26 | 2026-12-28 | Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament Category – D (Below 1800) | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-29 | 2026-12-31 | Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament Category – E (Below 1600) | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
| 2026-12-29 | 2026-12-31 | Athens of the East 6th International Grandmaster Open Chess Tournament Category – E (Below 1600) | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Classical | Download |
Disclaimer : Tournament information is collected from AICF, state associations, organizers, and publicly available brochures. Tournament details may change. Please verify information with organisers before registering.