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The U8 Slovak Youth Championship is taking place from 16–23 April 2023 in Dudince. 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 Adam Kopecny, Tomas Andre, Martin Srnak, Martin Prochazka, Tomas Hornacek, etc.

The U10 Slovak Youth Championship is taking place from 16–23 April 2023 in Dudince. 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 Tomas Zilincan, Filip Kopecny, Ryan Mazak, Lukas Janovicek, Oliver Kovacik, Alex Rozboril, Tomas ,Livnansky, Tomas Muller, etc.

The U12 Slovak Youth Championship is taking place from 16–23 April 2023 in Dudince. 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 Casey Ryan Meszaros, Simon Matejka, Filip Kulich, David Boros, Richard Pisarcik, Michal Livnansky, Michal Prochazka, Matej Zelenka, etc.

The U14 Slovak Youth Championship is taking place from 16–23 April 2023 in Dudince. 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 Jonas Durana, Samuel Ropovik, David Demjan, Marek Durovka, Jozef Benci, Filip Magda, Lukas Strapec, Matej Vasko, etc.

The U16 Slovak Youth Championship is taking place from 16–23 April 2023 in Dudince. 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 Jakub RakovskyMatej Elbek Musaev, Igor Skreko, Marek Tobias Janik, Matej Sevcik, Matej Bulej, Juraj Oruzinsky, Simon Straka, etc.

The U20/U18 Slovak Youth Championship is taking place from 16–23 April 2023 in Dudince. 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 Vladimir Bochnicka, Simon Rybka, Tomas Brnusak, Patrik Stevik, Adrian Zetocha, Kristian Rucek, Dominik Petrek, Adrian Gyerpal, etc.

A team event taking place alongside the FIDE World Championship match in Astana, Kazakhstan, with a team of 8 Kazakh players taking on a world team that includes Women’s no. 1 Hou Yifan, Harika Dronavalli, Nana Dzagnidze, etc. The team Kazakhstan includes Zhansaya Abdumalik, Dinara Saduakassova, Bibisara Assaubayeva, etc. The time control is 15 minutes for all moves, with a 10-second increment 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. Ding – Nepo game 7 is set to start on April 18 and it follows a win by Ding Liren with which he leveled the match.

Today is a another day in the World Chess Championship 2023 aka Nepo – Ding match and we focus our attention once more on the other World Championship going on at this moment. The strongest chess engines in the world – Stockfish and Leela Chess Zero – are battling in a 100 games match for the highest title in computer chess.

The Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Ding Liren, aka Nepo – Ding match of the World Chess Championship 2023 is currently in a situation unseen in over 40 years. Both players are exchanging blows and four out of the six games are decisive.