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The 33. Individual national championship in standard chess Radenci 2023 will take place from 25 April to 02 May 2023 in Radenci, Slovenia. 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 system tournament with participation of Jure Skoberne, Matej Sebenik, Marko Tratar, Domen Tisaj, Jernej Skuhala, Andraz Suta, Maksym Goroshkov, Zala Urh, etc.

The Kazakhstan Chess Cup will be held from the 23rd to the 30th of April in Astana, Kazakhstan as a 9-round Swiss. The time control is 90 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment beginning from move 1. The top five rated players in the tournament are Hans Moke Niemann, Tamir Nabaty, S.P. Sethuraman, Aleksandr Rakhmanov and Shant Sargsyan.

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.