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The Slovak Championship Open 2023 is taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Bratislava. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 9-round Swiss tournament with participation of Gabor Farkas, Martin Chlpik, Adrian Zetocha, Patrik Stevik, Dominik Petrek, Lukas Bango, Svetlana Sucikova, Matej Sevcik, etc.

The Slovak Championship GM 2023 is taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Bratislava. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with participation of Sebastian Lukas Kostolansky, Juraj Druska, Jergus Pechac, Stefan Mazur, Filip Haring, Richard Turcan, Viktor Gazik, Martin Jablonicky, Milan Pacher and Samir Sahidi.

The Slovak Championship GM 2023 is taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Bratislava. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with participation of Sebastian Lukas Kostolansky, Juraj Druska, Jergus Pechac, Stefan Mazur, Filip Haring, Richard Turcan, Viktor Gazik, Martin Jablonicky, Milan Pacher and Samir Sahidi.
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The 2023 FIDE Women’s World Championship is a 12-game match between defending champion Ju Wenjun and her Chinese compatriot Lei Tingjie. The match runs July 5-23, with the first 6 games in Ju Wenjun’s home city of Shanghai and the rest of the match in Lei Tingjie’s Chongqing. The first player to 6.5 points wins the match, while a 6:6 tie will be settled by tiebreaks. The prize fund is €500,000, split 60:40 in favour of the winner, or 55:45 if tiebreaks are needed.

The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia is the 3rd stage on the 2023 Grand Chess Tour, a series of five events with a total prize fund of $1.4 million. The 10-player event features world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen, and is taking place in Zagreb from July 5-9, 2023. The rapid is a 10-player single round-robin with 3 rounds each day on the first 3 days at a time control of 25 minutes for all moves and a 10-second increment from move 1. The final 2 days are a blitz double round-robin, with 18 rounds of 5+2 blitz.

The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia is the 3rd stage on the 2023 Grand Chess Tour, a series of five events with a total prize fund of $1.4 million. The 10-player event features world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen, and is taking place in Zagreb from July 5-9, 2023. The rapid is a 10-player single round-robin with 3 rounds each day on the first 3 days at a time control of 25 minutes for all moves and a 10-second increment from move 1. The final 2 days are a blitz double round-robin, with 18 rounds of 5+2 blitz.

The 65+ Senior Championship Saxony-Anhalt 2023 is a 7-round Swiss tournament taking place from 3–9 July 2023 in Magdeburg, Germany. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. The top five rated players are Gerhard, Dr. Koehler, Bernard Leiber, Knut Andersen, Wilfried Glaeser and Iziaslav, Dr. Leibovitch.

The 65+ Senior Championship Saxony-Anhalt 2023 is a 7-round Swiss tournament taking place from 3–9 July 2023 in Magdeburg, Germany. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. The top five rated players are Gerhard, Dr. Koehler, Bernard Leiber, Knut Andersen, Wilfried Glaeser and Iziaslav, Dr. Leibovitch.

The 2023 Dutch Women’s Championship is taking place from July 2-6 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 4-player double round-robin tournament with participation of Eline Roebers, Robin Duson, Arlette Van Weersel and Anna-Maja Kazarian.

The 2023 Dutch Women’s Championship is taking place from July 2-6 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 4-player double round-robin tournament with participation of Eline Roebers, Robin Duson, Arlette Van Weersel and Anna-Maja Kazarian.
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