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By IM Michael Rahal (Munich, Germany)

The Munich Kempinski hotel witnessed this afternoon one of the most exciting rounds of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix series. 

The round started with the ceremonial first move, played by the German U-16 female champion, Maja Buchholz, performed in the game between Zhansaya Abdumalik and Dinara Wagner. 

FIDE, ISF (the International School Sport Federation) and World Chess announced the FIDE – ISF World School Teams Online Chess Cup 2023, taking place in March 2023.

This exciting event provides a platform for schools from FIDE and ISF member countries, as well as students from around the world* ( *Except for schools from Russia and Belarus), to connect with chess enthusiasts from across the globe and showcase their skills in an official international chess tournament.

The VII Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa will take place from 5th to 10th April 2023 in Alicante, La Nucia in Spain. The event will be played in swiss system, 9 rounds, with the time control of 90 minutes for the whole game plus 30 seconds increment for each move, starting from the move one.

The 1st event on the $2 Million 2023 Champions Chess Tour – Aithings Masters took place from 6-10 February on chess.com.

The 1st event on the $2 Million 2023 Champions Chess Tour – Aithings Masters, took place from 6-10 February. The event was played in 3 Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players with each division featuring a double-elimination knockout and a total prize fund of $235.000.

The second leg of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix Series is taking place from 1st-14th February in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. Twelve of the world’s top female players will dispute an eleven-round all-play-all with their eyes set on the 15,000 euros first prize plus the valuable WGP points that add up for direct qualification to the 2023-2024 FIDE Women’s Candidates. 

The Lilla Elite Hotels Open is taking place from 10-12 February 2023 in Vaxjo, Sweden. The tournament is part of the Swedish Gran Prix. The first four rounds are played on Friday with a time control of 15 minutes for the entire game plus 5-second increment per move starting from move 1. The four remaining rounds on Saturday and Sunday are played with 90 minutes for the entire game plus 30-seconds increment per move starting from move 1.

The Elite Hotels Open is taking place from 10-12 February 2023 in Vaxjo, Sweden. The tournament is part of the Swedish Gran Prix. The first four rounds are played on Friday with a time control of 15 minutes for the entire game plus 5-second increment per move starting from move 1.

The Aarhus Championship Master 2 2023 is taking place from 10-12 February 2023 in Aarhus, Denmark. The tiem control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move starting from move 1. It is a 6-player round-robin with Gunnar Pedersen, Poul Rewitz, Nina Hoiberg, John Hansen, Jakob Rathlev and Jesper Morch Lauridsen.

You can also see Aarhus Championship Master 1 2023 .

The Aarhus Championship Master 1 2023 is taking place from 10-12 February 2023 in Aarhus, Denmark. The tiem control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move starting from move 1. It is a 6-player round-robin with Filip Boe Olsen, Rasmus Thogersen, Jens Albert Ramsdal, Hilmir Freyr Heimisson, Martin Matthiesen and Mikkel Manosri Jacobsen.

You can also see Aarhus Championship Master 2 2023 .