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The 2023 Dutch Championship is a 13-player knockout taking place in Utrecht from July 2-9. The Dutch no. 1 Anish Giri as well as Jorden van Foreest and Erwin l’Ami get a bye through to Round 2. Each match consists of two classical games, with 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. If the score is 1:1, blitz tiebreaks will be played. 

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 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 Klatovy Open A 2023 is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Klatovy, Czechia. Players receive 120 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. The top five rated players are Vojtech Straka, Petr Neuman, Martin Formanek, Tomas Hurdzan and Martin Horak.

The Klatovy Open A 2023 is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Klatovy, Czechia. Players receive 120 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. The top five rated players are Vojtech Straka, Petr Neuman, Martin Formanek, Tomas Hurdzan and Martin Horak.
Chessdom.com will daily follow the live games.

The Ceske Budejovice IM 2023 is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. 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 Catalan Circuit Torredembarra Open 2023 is taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Torredembarra, Spain. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 9-round Swiss tournament with participation of Robert Aloma Vidal, Jose Antonio Lacasa Diaz, Albert Castillo Dalmau, Antonio Torrecillas Martinez, Ruslan Pogorelov, Xavier Martinez Pla, Alexander Domene Mulyukov, etc.

The Ceske Budejovice IM 2023 is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. 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.
Chessdom.com will daily follow the live games.

The Ceske Budejovice Open A 2023 is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. 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 Vignir Vatnar Stefansson, Piotr Dobrowolski, Audi Ameya, Petr Velicka and Petr Simek.

The Catalan Circuit Torredembarra Open 2023 is taking place from 1–9 July 2023 in Torredembarra, Spain. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 9-round Swiss tournament with participation of Robert Aloma Vidal, Jose Antonio Lacasa Diaz, Albert Castillo Dalmau, Antonio Torrecillas Martinez, Ruslan Pogorelov, Xavier Martinez Pla, Alexander Domene Mulyukov, etc.