The 27 Hit open 2023 will take place from 16-23 March 2023 in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The time control is 90 minutes plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. The tournament is separated in two categories – HIT-A and HIT-B and has total prize fund of 5650 EUR.
HIT-A section is 9-round Swiss System tournament with over 60 players including GM Sabino Brunello, GM Alexander G Beliavsky, GM Matthew J Wadsworth, GM Adrian Mikhalchishin, IM Shreyas Royal, GM Aleksa Strikovic, GM Ognjen Cvitan, GM Nenad Fercec, FM Andrea Favaloro, GM Marko Tratar, etc.
Full list of players (as of 03.03.2023) :
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Brunello, Sabino | ITA | 2512 |
| 2 | GM | Beliavsky, Alexander G | SLO | 2499 |
| 3 | IM | Wadsworth, Matthew J | ENG | 2469 |
| 4 | GM | Mikhalchishin, Adrian | SLO | 2455 |
| 5 | IM | Royal, Shreyas | ENG | 2452 |
| 6 | GM | Strikovic, Aleksa | SRB | 2450 |
| 7 | GM | Cvitan, Ognjen | CRO | 2446 |
| 8 | GM | Fercec, Nenad | CRO | 2423 |
| 9 | FM | Favaloro, Andrea | ITA | 2407 |
| 10 | GM | Tratar, Marko | SLO | 2397 |
| 11 | FM | Tisaj, Domen | SLO | 2396 |
| 12 | GM | Davies, Nigel R | ENG | 2386 |
| 13 | FM | Dobrovoljc, Vid | SLO | 2384 |
| 14 | FM | Derakhshani, Borna | ENG | 2380 |
| 15 | GM | Drazic, Sinisa | SRB | 2370 |
| 16 | FM | Pasti, Aron | HUN | 2370 |
| 17 | FM | Aarav, Dengla | IND | 2359 |
| 18 | FM | Marn, Jan | SLO | 2359 |
| 19 | IM | Rakesh, Kumar Jena | IND | 2319 |
| 20 | FM | Van Dael, Siem | NED | 2309 |
| 21 | FM | Bifulco, Michel | ITA | 2307 |
| 22 | GM | Djuric, Stefan | SRB | 2275 |
| 23 | FM | Beletic, Daniel | SLO | 2269 |
| 24 | FM | Lavrencic, Matic | SLO | 2260 |
| 25 | Zamar Kodelja, Jurij | SLO | 2254 | |
| 26 | Gregoric, Andraz | SLO | 2253 | |
| 27 | Herega, Nejc | SLO | 2214 | |
| 28 | FM | Pasini, Nicolo | ITA | 2210 |
| 29 | MK | Zupancic, Jernej | SLO | 2204 |
| 30 | FM | Belli, Giorgio | ITA | 2192 |
| 31 | Skrbec, Leon | SLO | 2142 | |
| 32 | Devnani, Kush | IND | 2135 | |
| 33 | Chubakov, Sultan | KGZ | 2134 | |
| 34 | Pisacane, Pietro | ITA | 2129 | |
| 35 | Mestek, Igor | SLO | 2124 | |
| 36 | Pennica, Andrea | ITA | 2094 | |
| 37 | CM | Debevec, Blaz | SLO | 2070 |
| 38 | Markocic, Tine | SLO | 2063 | |
| 39 | Kobal, Sasa | ITA | 2034 | |
| 40 | Kuru, Atilla | TUR | 2027 | |
| 41 | CM | Chinguun, Bayaraa | MGL | 2013 |
| 42 | Phatak, Aanjaneya | IND | 1981 | |
| 43 | Vah, Denis | SLO | 1968 | |
| 44 | Pasti, Zsombor | HUN | 1956 | |
| 45 | Gelardi, Davide | ITA | 1948 | |
| 46 | Pirs, Matjaz | SLO | 1944 | |
| 47 | Budai, Leonardo | ITA | 1917 | |
| 48 | Novak, Rok | SLO | 1895 | |
| 49 | Labrovic, Jakov | CRO | 1888 | |
| 50 | I | Kozlovic, Jernej | SLO | 1880 |
| 51 | Pagano, Sergio | ITA | 1879 | |
| 52 | Bradac, Simon | SLO | 1816 | |
| 53 | Vidmar, Klara | SLO | 1812 | |
| 54 | Budai, Federico | ITA | 1798 | |
| 55 | II | Kekic, Urban | SLO | 1767 |
| 56 | Ivsek, Cveto | SLO | 1754 | |
| 57 | Vicic, Mark | SLO | 1690 | |
| 58 | Azinovic, Igor | SLO | 1659 | |
| 59 | II | Zlatanovic, Marcus | SLO | 1652 |
| 60 | Mihelj, Edvard | SLO | 1637 | |
| 61 | Savoia, Serge | ITA | 1625 | |
| 62 | Benazzo, Angelo | ITA | 1621 | |
| 63 | Veselic, Maks | SLO | 1608 | |
| 64 | Cortese, Lina | ITA | 1598 | |
| 65 | II | Jalovec, Igor | SLO | 1581 |
