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300 children and youth of Kazakhstan began playing the Bibisara Assaubayeva Cup this morning, part of the Satty Zhuldyz Chess Festival 2023. Clocks were started at 11:00 local time with a ceremonial first move made by the Minister for Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan. The Minister awarded local star IM Bibisara Assaubayeva with the Honor of the Master of Sport on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The 2023 Excelsior April Open Championship is a 5-round Swiss tournament held from the 21 to the 23 of April in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The time control for this event is 90 minutes + 30 seconds a move.

Andreea Navrotescu sums up the chess fans feelings for the ongoing Nepo – Ding final of the World Chess Championship 2023 in one sentence and two hashtags. “Sorry, Magnus Carlsen, but your chess was too perfect to be this entertaining #NepoDing #weloveblunders”

II Torneo Ajedrez – Jovenes Promesas Diagonal is a 7-round Swiss tournament held in Alcorcón, Spain, on 23rd April . The time control is 10 minutes for the whole game with a 2-second increment.

The Kyiv Championship Blitz Marathon 2023 will be held from the 22nd to the 23rd of April in Kyiv, Ukraine. Up to 32 players will play a round-robin tournament in a nightly marathon. The time control is 5 minutes for the entire game with no increment.

The SonFlow Cup 2023 will be held from the 21st to the 23rd of April in Kolding, Denmark. Participants will be divided into groups, and each group will play a 6-player round-robin. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment beginning from move 1.

The 1000GM April Scheveningen Challengers will be held from the 21st to the 23rd of April in Sunnyvale, California, United States as a 5-round semi-Scheveningen. The time control is 90 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment beginning from move 1.

The 1000GM April Scheveningen Challengers will be held from the 21st to the 23rd of April in Sunnyvale, California, United States as a 5-round semi-Scheveningen. The time control is 90 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment beginning from move 1.

Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, aka Nepo – Ding is the final of the World Chess Championship 2023. The Nepo – Ding match will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from April 7 to May 1, at the elegant St. Regis Astana hotel. All the games start at 15:00 local time (GMT+6), and there is a rest day every two rounds.

The Satty Zhuldyz Rapid is taking place from 20–22 April 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Players receive 15 minutes for the entire game, plus a 10-second increment starting from move one. It is a 12-player round-robin tournament with participation of some of the best players in the world – Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Alexander Grischuk, Erigaisi Arjun, Vincent Keymer, Boris Gelfand, Yifan Hou, Javokhir Sindarov, Haik M. Martirosyan, Jakhongir Vakhidov, Kateryna Lagno and Bibisara Assaubayeva.