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List of Open Tournaments to receive FIDE Aid Packages 2023

Following a successful implementation of the FIDE aid package for Opens in 2022, the program was extended for the year 2023. The total amount of Aid Package Program 2023 reached €200,000.

This impressive amount will be distributed among 50 open tournaments in as many countries/federations selected by FIDE (a national federation can receive no more than one package). The list can be found below:

1 AND_Andorra Open 22-30.07
2 ARG_Villa Constitucion Open 16-20.08
3 BRA_Niteroi Open TBD
4 BTN_Bhutan Open Championship, Thimphu 15-17.10
5 CPV_Cape Verde Open, Ponta do Sol 21-30.04
6 CRO_Split Open 5-13.08
7 CUB_Capablanca Memorial, La Habana 2-13.05
8 CZE_Teplice Open 10-18.06
9 ESP_El Llobregat Open 30.11-8.12
10 EST_Paul Keres Memorial, Parnu 24-30.07
11 ETH_Flintstone Open TBD
12 FRA_International Games Festival, Cannes 20-26.02
13 GER_Open International Bavarian Championship, Gmund 28.10-5.11
14 GRE_Palaiochora International Tournament, Chania 22-29.07
15 GUAM_Open International Tournament 11-17.06
16 Guernsey International Festival 15-21.10
17 IDN_Sumut International Championship, North Sumatera 19-25.03
18 IND_New Delhi International Open Grandmasters Tournament TBD
19 IRL_Sligo Spring Tournament, Enniscrone 3-5.02
20 ISL_Reykjavik Open 29.03-4.04
21 KGZ_Issykkul Open Festival TBD
22 LAT_Riga Technical University Open 5-13.08
23 LBN_Beirut International Open 15-23.09
24 MDG_Antananarivo International Open 7-15.04
25 MKD_Karpos Open, Skopje Sep-Oct
26 MMR_Myanmar International Open, Naypyitaw 9-16.12
27 MNG_Mica Open, Ulaanbaatar 1-8.04
28 MOZ_Mozambique Open, Maputo TBD
29 MRT_RIM Open, Nouakchott 21-27.07
30 MWI_Malawi Open Tournament, Lilongwe Sep
31 MYS_Malaysian Festival, Kuala Lumpur 28.08-3.09
32 NED_Chessfestival, Groningen 21-30.12
33 NOR_Fagernes International (Open Norwegian Championship) 2-9.04
34 POL_Ustron Festival 11-20.08
35 POR_Figueira da Foz International Festival TBD
36 RIDEF_International Francophone Chess Encounters Jul
37 SGP_Professor Lim Kok Ann International Open Jun or Dec
38 SLO_Hit Open, Nova Gorica 16-23.03
39 SMR_Rapid San Marino 11.06
40 SRB_Serbia Open, Belgrade 27.06-5.07
41 SUI_Biel Festival, MasterTournament Open 15-30.07
42 SVK_Slovak Open, Skalika 19-27.08
43 THA_Blue Chevaliers Open, Phuket 23-29.07
44 UGA_Uganda Open, Kampala 7-10.04
45 UKR_Kyiv Spring 23-30.03
46 URU_Marcel Duchamp Cup, Montevideo 3-11.02
47 USA_1000GM Holywood Masters Spring Splash, Los Angeles 17-21.03
48 UZB_Tashkent Open Apr-May
49 VCT_Chatoyer International Open 13-14.03
50 WLS_South Wales International Open, Bridgend 7-12.07
51 ZWE, Minerva Zimbabwe Open Tournament, Harare 28.04-1.05

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