The 2023 Russian Cup competitions consist of regional tournaments (open and women’s), which have a status of the Russian Cup stages, and final tournaments – for men and women separately. 

Tournament Calendar 2023:

Open:

1. Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Cup, 23 January - 2 February, Yakutsk

2. Gelendzhik, 17-27 May, Gelendzhik

3. 45th Rashid Nezhmetdinov Memorial, 29 May - 7 June, Kazan

4. Sea Harbor, 1-11 June, Anapa

5. Peter the Great Memorial, 15-25 June, Voronezh

6. Sevastopol Waltz, 16-26 June, Sevastopol

7. Aluston 2023, 1-11 July, Alushta

8. Petr Izmailov Memorial, 7-17 July, Tomsk

9. Malaya Zemlya, 20-30 July, Novorossiysk

10. Moscow open, 17-27 July, Moscow

11. Abkhazia, 31 July - 10 August, Sukhum

12. Kontur Open, 31 July - 11 August, Yekaterinburg 

13. Vasily Lepekhin Memorial, 9-19 August, Barnaul

14. AMAKS Resort Orbita 2023, 18-28 August, Olginka

15. Viktor Korchnoi Memorial, 17-25 August, Saint Petersburg

16. Magnezit Group Cup, 28 August - 7 September, Satka

17. Alexander Panchenko Memorial, 10-21 September, Chelyabinsk

18. Vladivostok Open, 24 September - 5 October, Vladivostok

19. Zhemchuzhina, 29 September - 9 October, Sochi

20. Mikhail Chigorin Memorial, 20-30 October, Saint Petersburg

21. 19th Yugra Governor Cup, 16-26 November, Khanty-Mansiysk

19. Russian Cup Final, 4-13 December, Khanty-Mansiysk

Women:

1. Moscow Open, 17-27 July, Moscow

2. Satka Autumn, 28 August - 7 September, Satka

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4. Russian Women’s Cup Final, 4-11 December, Khanty-Mansiysk

Sportsmen have a right to play in an unlimited number of the Russian Cup stages during the year. Cup points, scored by participants in all stages, are summed up. Cup points are awarded only to participants who have Russian citizenship.

Fourteen best participants of the Russian Cup stages and six best participants of the Russian Women's Cup stages qualify for the final competitions.

The final tournaments of the Russian Cup are knockout events with sixteen participants in the open section and eight participants in the women's section. The CFR Trainers Council nominates two players for both finals.