The all-Russian rapid chess competitions “RAPID Grand Prix of Russia” 2023 consist of regional tournaments, which have a status of the GP stages, and the final tournaments (open and women's). 

Tournament Calendar 2023:

1. Dmitry Scherbin Memorial, 13-16 January, Yekaterinburg

2. Lev Sandakchiev Memorial, 21-24 February, Novosibirsk

3. Ruvim Kur Memorial, 25-28 February, Barnaul

4. Elizaveta Bykova Memorial (women), 9-15 February, Suzdal

5. Prikamye Chess Federation President Cup, 19-22 May, Perm

6. Gelendzhik, 26-29 May, Gelendzhik 

7. 'Sokol' Group of companies Cup, 26-29 May, Rostov-on-Don

8. Valery Zilberstein Memorial, 9-12 June, Bryansk

9. Sea Harbor, 10-13 June, Anapa

10. Peter the Great Memorial, 12-15 June, Voronezh

11. Sevastopol Waltz, 25-28 June, Sevastopol

12. Aluston-2023, 11-14 July, Alushta

13. Malaya Zemlya, 16-19 July, Novorossiysk

14. Seaside City, 21-24 July, Vladivostok

15. Gidrostroy Cup, 27-30 July, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

16. Evgeny Zudov Memorial, 28-31 July, Nizhny Tagil

17. Abkhazia, 9-12 August, Sukhum

18. Yekaterinburg Cup, 10-13 August, Yekaterinburg

19. AMAKS Resort Orbita 2023, 15-18 August, Olginka

20. St. Petersburg Summer, 25-28 August, Saint Petersburg

21. Polar Lights, 4-7 September, Novy Urengoy 

22. Igor Kurnosov Memorial, 7-11 September, Chelyabinsk

23. Vladivostok Open, 22-25 September, Vladivostok

24. Zhemchuzhina, 8-11 October, Sochi

25. Boris Custom Memorial, 20-24 October, Novokuznetsk

26. Akhmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov Memorial, 20-23 October, Grozny

27. Nurbagand Gapizov Memorial, 20-23 October, Makhachkala

28. Yugra Cup, 25-29 November, Khanty-Mansiysk

29. Final (open/women), 30 November - 4 December, Khanty-Mansiysk

30. Raisa Missilina Memorial, 21-24 December, Olginka*

*A stage of the Rapid Grand Prix 2024.


A player has a right to take part in an unlimited number of the Russian Grand Prix stages during the year. The GP points, scored by participants in all stages, are summed up. The points are awarded only to participants who have Russian citizenship. 

The final tournaments are round-robin events with 14 participants in the open and the women's sections. Twelve best players qualify for the Final from the GP stages. A boy and a girl under 19 years old, which showed the best results in the series, are entitled to play in the Final. The CFR Trainers Council nominates two players for the final events as well.