The venue is the conference hall of the Grand Blue FAFA Hotel, a holiday resort in the seaside resort of Durrës on the Adriatic coast, about 40 km from the Albanian capital Tirana.
The tournaments are played as seven-round Swiss opens. The winner in the open tournament will receive 10,000 euros; the women’s tournament winner will receive 6,000 euros.
Games are played with a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30-second increments from the first move.
| Round | Date | Time (CEST) |
| 1 | 01.10.2023 | 15:00 |
| 2 | 02.10.2023 | 15:00 |
| 3 | 03.10.2023 | 15:00 |
| 4 | 04.10.2023 | 15:00 |
| 5 | 05.10.2023 | 15:00 |
| 6 | 06.10.2023 | 15:00 |
| 7 | 07.10.2023 | 14:00 |
| Advertising |