The 19th Pirc Open Maribor International Open Tournament is taking place from June 25 to July 2, in Maribor, the second-largest city in Slovenia.
The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′ X 40 moves + 30′ + 30″.
Bulgarian GM Boris Chatalbashev heads the field of 55 players from 11 different countries.