Chess Gambit 64

  Norway Chess is a 10-player round-robin featuring Top 5 stars Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Hikaru Nakamura taking place in Stavanger, Norway from 30 May to 9 June.  Each of the 9 rounds consists of a classical game where a win is worth 3 points and a loss 0. If the players draw they play an Armageddon game, where the winner earns 1.5 points and the loser 1 point.  No draw offers are allowed before move 30. The classical time control is 2 hours for all moves, with a 10-second increment per move only after move 40.  For Armageddon White (the same player who had White in the classical game) has 10 minutes to Black's 7, with a 1-second increment from move 41. Black wins if the game ends in a draw. A tie for 1st place will be decided by two 3+2 blitz games followed, if necessary, by a 5 vs. 4-minute Armageddon game. Official website

The Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix is a 12-player round-robin taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus on May 16-27, 2023.  The prize fund is 80,000 euros, with 15,000 euros and 160 Grand Prix points for the winner. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.  Tournament winner: Dinara Wagner   Official website

  Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix after round 5 The Nicosia FIDE Women's Grand Prix is a 12-player round-robin taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus on May 16-27, 2023.  It forms the fourth and final stage of the 2022-23 FIDE Women's Grand Prix, which will determine two places in the 2023 Candidates Tournament. 16 players compete in the series, each playing in three of the four events.  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 prize fund is 80,000 euros, with 15,000 euros and 160 Grand Prix points for the winner. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.  Official website

  The Superbet Chess Classic is a 10-player classical round-robin taking place in the Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania from 6-15 May 2023.  It's the first stage on the 2023 Grand Chess Tour, with a $350,000 total prize fund and a $100,000 top prize. The players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move starting from move one. Official website

  Sigeman CO 2023, 04-10.05.2023 MALMO Place: Elite Plaza Hotel, Malmö  Gustav Adolfs Torg 49 ( Homepage ) Time Control:  90 minutes for 40 moves and then 30 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move (Malmö rules-no draws before move 40). Congratulations Peter Svidler Interesting game Svidler - Erigaisi: