July 26-August 3: Hainan-Danzhou Supertournament (Hainan, China)

August 7-10: US Chess School Instructor (San Francisco, California)

September 9-16: Champions Showdown (Saint Louis, Missouri)

September 23-October 7: 2018 Chess Olympiad (Batumi, Georgia)

October 20-27: Match with Peter Svidler (Hoogeveen, Netherlands)