Σκακιστικά νέα

The Asian Continental Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 4–11 June 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 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 6 rated players are S.P. Sethuraman, Rinat Jumabayev, Shamsiddin Vokhidov, Bardiya Daneshvar, Aronyak Ghosh and Amirreza Pour Agha Bala.

The 2023 Cairns Cup is taking place from 3-13 June in the St. Louis Chess Club, USA. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with participation of Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Harika Dronavalli, Nana Dzagnidze, Zhansaya Abdumalik, Elisabeth Paehtz, Bella Khotenashvili, Anna Zatonskih, Irina Krush and Hunay Mammadzada.

The 2023 Cairns Cup is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 3-13 June in the St. Louis Chess Club, USA. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed.
Chessdom.com will follow daily the live games.

The Trusts Open 2023 is taking place from June 3-5, 2023, in Auckland, New Zealand. The format is a six-round Swiss. The time control is 90 minutes for the entire game plus a 30-second increment starting on move one. The top five rated players are Ben Hague, Felix Xie, Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang, Robert W Smith and Michael V R Steadman.

The 3rd Bangladesh Police Open is taking place from 2–8 June 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 7-round Swiss tournament with participation of Atiqur Rahman, Rahman Md. Anisur, Amin Md. Ruhul, Asadujjaman Md, Chakma Subas, Md. Tayabur Rahman, etc.

The Cape Verde Championship is taking place from 01-04 June 2023 in Vila Dos Picos, Cape Verde. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is knockout tournament .

The 2nd Maharashtra Open is taking place from 1–9 June 2023 in Nagpur, India. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is an 11-round Swiss tournament with participation of Luka Paichadze, Vladimir Burmakin, Viacheslav V. Zakhartsov, M.R. Venkatesh, Boris Savchenko, Shete Sammed Jaykumar, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Panesar Vedant, Levon Babujian, etc.

The 2nd Maharashtra Open is taking place from 1–9 June 2023 in Nagpur, India. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is an 11-round Swiss tournament with participation of Luka Paichadze, Vladimir Burmakin, Viacheslav V. Zakhartsov, M.R. Venkatesh, Boris Savchenko, Shete Sammed Jaykumar, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Panesar Vedant, Levon Babujian, etc.
Chessdom.com will follow daily the live games.

The French Top 16 is a team championship taking place in Chartres, France from June 1-11. It begins with 2 pools of 8 teams where after 7 rounds the Top 4 and Bottom 4 advance to higher and lower brackets, with the French Champions decided in the higher bracket. Matches are played on 8 boards. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.
Chessdom.com will follow daily the live games.

The French Top 16 is a team championship taking place in Chartres, France from June 1-11. It begins with 2 pools of 8 teams where after 7 rounds the Top 4 and Bottom 4 advance to higher and lower brackets, with the French Champions decided in the higher bracket. Matches are played on 8 boards. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.