2024 FIDE Circuit

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2024 FIDE Circuit
Duration28 December 2023 – 31 December 2024
Seasons
2025 

The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year. The winner of the Circuit qualifies for the Candidates Tournament 2026. [1]

Contents

Tournament eligibility

A FIDE-rated individual standard tournament is eligible for the Circuit if it meets the following criteria: [1]

  1. Finish between 1 January 2024 and 15 December 2024.
  2. Has at least 8 players.
  3. Has at least 7 rounds (4 rounds for knockout events).
  4. The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating of at least 2550 at the start of tournament. This average is referred to as TAR (tournament average rating).
  5. Players represent at least 3 national federations.
  6. Not more than 50% of the 20 highest-rated players (or all players if fewer than 20) represent one federation.

The Circuit also includes the following tournaments:

Points system

Event points

Circuit points obtained by a player from a tournament are calculated as follows:

where:

Basic points

Basic points for a tournament are awarded depending on the tournament format:

Points are awarded as follows:

1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th
11/108765432

FIDE World Championship points

For the World Chess Championship 2024, the winner will get points calculated as 1st place basic points multiplied by the strength factor, but with its TAR value using winner's performance rating instead.

Player's total and ranking

A player's point total for the ranking is the sum of their best 7 tournaments with the following criteria:

TournamentsStandard events with under 50 players allowedRapid/Blitz allowed
1–541
642
752

Tournaments that could be included in player's results are as follows:

Tournaments

Eligible tournaments as of 15 November 2024. [2]

2024 FIDE Circuit – Eligible Tournaments
TournamentLocationDateTypeP#TARWinner
Hastings Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hastings Dec 28, 2023  Jan 5, 20241052552 Flag of India.svg Abhijeet Gupta
Tata Steel Masters Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wijk aan Zee Jan 12–28142752+34 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi
Tata Steel Challengers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wijk aan Zee Jan 12–28142637+34 Flag of India.svg Leon Luke Mendonca
Djerba Masters Flag of Tunisia.svg Djerba Feb 18–2582590+12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Dardha
Prague Masters Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Feb 27  Mar 7102727+14 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Prague Challengers Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Feb 27  Mar 7102575+34 Flag of Turkey.svg Ediz Gürel
Prague Open Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Feb 27  Mar 72672567+34 Flag of Greece.svg Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis
Shenzhen Masters Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen Feb 29  Mar 782698 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bu Xiangzhi
Cappelle-la-Grande Open Flag of France.svg Cappelle-la-Grande Mar 2–83822562+58 Flag of India.svg Abhimanyu Puranik
Aeroflot Open Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Mar 3–71422679+78 Flag of Iran.svg Amin Tabatabaei
Reykjavik Open Flag of Iceland.svg Reykjavík Mar 15–213632602+34 Flag of Romania.svg Bogdan-Daniel Deac
Fagernes Chess International Flag of Norway.svg Fagernes Mar 24–311002568 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Rinat Jumabayev
Torneo International de Ajedrez de Roda Flag of Spain.svg La Roda Mar 27–312102603+78 Flag of India.svg Aravindh Chithambaram
Grenke Open Flag of Germany.svg Karlsruhe Mar 26  Apr 19352689+14 Flag of the United States.svg Hans Niemann
Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa Flag of Spain.svg Alicante Mar 27  Apr 14172574+12 Flag of Austria.svg Kirill Alekseenko
Menorca Open Flag of Spain.svg Menorca Apr 2–72842676+58 Flag of India.svg Arjun Erigaisi
Candidates Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Apr 3–22FIDE82744+78 Flag of India.svg Gukesh Dommaraju
Sunway Formentera Flag of Spain.svg Formentera Apr 9–19512581+34 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Donchenko
Spring Chess Classic - A Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Apr 11–20102624+78 Flag of India.svg Leon Luke Mendonca
TePe Sigeman Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö Apr 27  May 382676+78 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Sardinia World Chess Festival Flag of Italy.svg Orosei, Sardinia Apr 27  May 41682658+12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Dardha
Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai May 3–131352694+38 Flag of India.svg Pranav V
GCT Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw May 6–13Rapid & Blitz102762+38 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen
Chinese Chess Championship Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xinghua May 6–16National122570+14 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yue
Sharjah Masters Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah May 13–23882720+58 Flag of Iran.svg Bardiya Daneshvar
Polish Chess Championship Flag of Poland.svg Rzeszów May 21–31National102586+12 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Wojtaszek
Budapesti Tavaszi Fesztivál Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest May 23–312102597+58 Flag of Israel.svg Yahli Sokolovsky
Americas Continental Championship Flag of Colombia.svg Medellin May 24  Jun 2Continental3872582+18 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto García Pantoja
Dubai Open Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai May 25  Jun 2712608+12 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Mahammad Muradli
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe May 25  Jun 2902682+38 Flag of Iran.svg Parham Maghsoodloo
National Open Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas Jun 5–91362583+12 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Vasif Durarbayli
UzChess Cup Masters Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent Jun 6–14102726+78 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirbek Yakubboev
UzChess Cup Challengers Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent Jun 6–14102625+58 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shamsiddin Vokhidov
Stepan Avagyan Memorial Flag of Armenia.svg Jermuk Jun 9–18102679+78 Flag of India.svg Arjun Erigaisi
Teplice Open Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Teplice Jun 15–232402629 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Warmerdam
Serbian Chess Championship Flag of Serbia.svg Senta Jun 17–25National102556+18 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Inđić
Arona International Chess Festival Flag of Spain.svg Arona, Tenerife Jun 22–301612584+78 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue Haowen
GCT Romania Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest Jun 24  Jul 6102761+14 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana
Baku Open Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku Jun 29  Jul 71262625 Flag of Iran.svg Sina Movahed
Dutch Chess Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht Jul 6–13National162586+38 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Warmerdam
GCT Croatia Rapid & Blitz Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb Jul 8–15Rapid & Blitz102753 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana
Biel Chess Festival Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Biel/Bienne Jul 13–261282593+34 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Rinat Jumabayev
DOLE Open/NEXTLANE Grand Prix Flag of France.svg Aix-en-Provence Jul 20–281772627+78 Flag of India.svg Pranesh M
GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Aug 10–17Rapid & Blitz102765+38 Flag of France.svg Alireza Firouzja
Internationale Dortmunder Schachtage Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund Aug 10–181932582+78 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nico Zwirs
Abu Dhabi Masters Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi Aug 15–242172677+14 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirbek Yakubboev
Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival Flag of Poland.svg Polanica-Zdrój Aug 17–25102696+38 Flag of Germany.svg Vincent Keymer
French Championship Flag of France.svg Alpe d'Huez Aug 17–25National162577+14 Flag of France.svg Jules Moussard
Indian Chess Championship Flag of India.svg Gurgaon Aug 17–27National3412562+78 Flag of India.svg Karthik Venkataraman
Russian Championship Flag of Russia.svg Barnaul Aug 17–28National122668+34 FIDE flag icon.png Vladislav Artemiev [a]
Sinquefield Cup Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Aug 19–29102760+58 Flag of France.svg Alireza Firouzja
Iberoamerican Championship Flag of Spain.svg Linares Sep 24  Oct 21182569+78 Flag of Spain.svg Alan Pichot
Gashimov Memorial Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shusha Sep 25–30Rapid & Blitz82704+58 FIDE flag icon.png Ian Nepomniachtchi [a]
US Championship Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Oct 11–23National122727+14 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana
Pavlodar Open Masters Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Pavlodar Oct 12–22962585+78 Flag of Armenia.svg Aram Hakobyan
WR Chess Masters Cup Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Oct 14–17162754 Flag of India.svg Arjun Erigaisi
Chennai Grandmasters Flag of India.svg Chennai Nov 5–1182724+58 Flag of India.svg Aravindh Chithambaram
European Chess Championship Flag of Montenegro.svg Petrovac Nov 7–20Continental3882678+38 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Inđić
Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Flag of India.svg Kolkata Nov 13–15Rapid102757 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen
Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Flag of India.svg Kolkata Nov 16–17Blitz102757 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen
International President Cup Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent Nov 21–271202691+34
World Chess Championship Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Nov 25  Dec 13FIDE2
U.S. Masters Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Nov 27  Dec 1
London Chess Classic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Nov 29  Dec 8
London Chess Classic – Open Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Nov 29  Dec 8
Elllobregat Open Chess Flag of Spain.svg Sant Boi de Llobregat Nov 29  Dec 8
Saint Louis Masters Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis Dec 2–8
Qatar Masters Flag of Qatar.svg Doha Dec 3–12
European Rapid Championship Flag of North Macedonia.svg Skopje Dec 6–8Rapid
Continental
European Blitz Championship Flag of North Macedonia.svg Skopje Dec 9–11Blitz
Continental
World Rapid Championship Flag of the United States.svg New York City Dec 26–28Rapid
FIDE
Zurcher Weihnachtsopen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich Dec 26–30
World Blitz Championship Flag of the United States.svg New York City Dec 30–31Blitz
FIDE

Ranking

At the end of 2024, the best player in the Circuit will qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2026, provided that their final score consists of at least 5 tournaments (including at least 4 in standard time controls) and they played in at least 2 standard tournaments with participations of more than 50 players (if their final score consists of 6 or 7 tournaments) or at least 1 standard tournament with participations of more than 50 players (if their final score consists of 5 tournaments). The players who don't meet this criteria are marked in pink (as well as tournament results which can't be counted for qualification for the Candidates Tournament per 2024 FIDE Circuit regulations). The current leader is marked in green. "(M)" denotes the Masters section of tournaments while "(Ch)" – Challenger section.

Top 20 as of 19 November 2024 [2]
No.PlayerPoints1234567
1 Flag of India.svg Arjun Erigaisi 114.77 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen
3rd – 15.18
Flag of Germany.svg Grenke Open
T 6th-7th – 6.99
Flag of Spain.svg Menorca
1st – 16.19
Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö
2nd – 14.00 (T 2nd-3rd)
Flag of Armenia.svg Jermuk
1st – 19.79
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg WR Masters
1st – 25.40
Flag of India.svg Chennai
3rd – 17.22
2 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana 96.92 FIDE flag icon.png Candidates
4th – 15.92
Flag of Romania.svg GCT Romania
1st – 21.23
Flag of Croatia.svg GCT Croatia
1st – 13.92
Flag of the United States.svg GCT St. Louis
T 6th-7th – 0.00
Flag of the United States.svg Sinquefield Cup
2nd – 20.85
Flag of the United States.svg US Championship
1st – 25.00
3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirbek
Abdusattorov
92.02 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tata Steel (M)
3rd – 14.22 (T 2nd-4th)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague (M)
1st – 25.00
Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö
1st – 16.21
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent (M)
2nd – 19.28
Flag of the United States.svg Sinquefield Cup
T 3rd-4th – 9.12
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shusha
2nd – 8.19
Flag of India.svg Kolkata Rapid
4th – 0.00
4 Flag of France.svg Alireza Firouzja 88.16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tata Steel (M)
5th – 0.00
FIDE flag icon.png Candidates
7th – 7.35
Flag of Romania.svg GCT Romania
T 2nd-4th – 14.70
Flag of Croatia.svg GCT Croatia
T 2nd-4th – 6.33
Flag of the United States.svg GCT St. Louis
1st – 14.60
Flag of the United States.svg Sinquefield Cup
1st – 28.67
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg WR Masters
T 3rd-4th – 16.51
5 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa 66.76 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague (M)
4th – 11.36 (T 2nd-4th)
FIDE flag icon.png Candidates
5th – 12.24
Flag of Poland.svg GCT Poland
4th – 0.00
Flag of Romania.svg GCT Romania
T 2nd-4th – 14.70
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg WR Masters
T 3rd-4th – 16.51
Flag of India.svg Kolkata Rapid
2nd – 11.95
Flag of India.svg Kolkata Blitz
4th – 0.00
6 Flag of Iran.svg Amin Tabatabaei 56.01 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow
1st – 19.79
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Police
6th – 7.64
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
5th – 7.45
Flag of Armenia.svg Jermuk
3rd – 10.79
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
5th – 10.34
Flag of India.svg Chennai
4th – 0.00
7 Flag of India.svg Gukesh Dommaraju 55.86 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tata Steel (M)
2nd – 14.22 (T 2nd-4th)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague (M)
7th – 0.00
FIDE flag icon.png Candidates
1st – 26.94
Flag of Poland.svg GCT Poland
10th – 0.00
Flag of Romania.svg GCT Romania
T 2nd-4th – 14.70
Flag of Croatia.svg GCT Croatia
7th – 0.00
Flag of the United States.svg Sinquefield Cup
T 5th-7th – 0.00
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Dardha 49.16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tata Steel (Ch)
2nd – 10.33 (T 2nd-3rd)
Flag of Tunisia.svg Djerba
1st – 8.60
Flag of Spain.svg Menorca
8th – 1.89
Flag of Italy.svg Sardinia
1st – 14.07
Flag of Montenegro.svg European Champ.
2nd – 14.27
9 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirbek Yakubboev 48.87 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow
3rd – 12.14
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Police
51st – 0.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
86th – 0.00
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe
12th – 0.41 (T 7th-17th)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent (M)
1st – 21.55
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
1st – 14.77
10 Flag of India.svg Leon Luke Mendonca 47.50 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tata Steel (Ch)
1st – 15.15
Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis (Spring)
1st – 13.74
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
28th – 0.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Open
23rd – 0.00
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Biel/Bienne
2nd – 7.38
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
4th – 11.23
11 Flag of India.svg Aravindh
Chithambaram
47.25 Flag of Spain.svg La Roda
1st – 9.52
Flag of Spain.svg Menorca
16th – 0.13 (T 8th-21st)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Police
2nd – 16.52
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
13th – 0.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
12th – 0.49 (T 7th-15th)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shusha
6th – 0.00
Flag of India.svg Chennai
1st – 20.59
12 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shamsiddin Vokhidov 41.10 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow
34th – 0.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
4th – 15.17
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent (Ch)
1st – 13.82
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
3rd – 12.11
13 Flag of the United States.svg Hans Niemann 38.01 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tata Steel (Ch)
7th – 0.00
Flag of Tunisia.svg Djerba
2nd – 7.69
Flag of Germany.svg Grenke Open
1st – 20.82
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Police
7th – 6.66
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
15th – 0.00
Flag of the United States.svg US Championship
4th – 2.84 (T 2nd-7th)
14 Flag of France.svg Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave
35.77 Flag of Romania.svg GCT Romania
T 5th-7th – 0.00
Flag of Croatia.svg GCT Croatia
T 2nd-4th – 6.33
Flag of the United States.svg GCT St. Louis
T 4th-5th – 0.00
Flag of the United States.svg Sinquefield Cup
T 3rd-4th – 9.12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg WR Masters
2nd – 20.32
Flag of India.svg Chennai
5th – 0.00
15 Flag of Iran.svg Parham
Maghsoodloo
33.35 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tata Steel (M)
13th – 0.00
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague (M)
3rd – 11.36 (T 2nd-4th)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
9th – 1.93 (T 5th-12th)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe
1st – 20.06
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent (M)
10th – 0.00
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg WR Masters
R1 – 0.00
Flag of India.svg Chennai
6th – 0.00
16 FIDE flag icon.png Volodar Murzin 32.34 Flag of Spain.svg Menorca
17th – 0.13 (T 8th-21st)
Flag of Italy.svg Sardinia
3rd – 11.69
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Police
58th – 0.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
2nd – 17.37
Flag of Armenia.svg Jermuk
10th – 0.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
7th – 3.15
17 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yangyi 32.22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen
2nd – 16.17
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Police
22nd – 0.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
8th – 4.14
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent (M)
3rd – 11.91
18 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi 31.04 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tata Steel (M)
1st – 20.54
Flag of Poland.svg GCT Poland
2nd – 10.50
19 Flag of India.svg Abhimanyu Puranik 30.61 Flag of France.svg Cappelle-la-Grande
1st – 5.95
Flag of Norway.svg Fagernes
2nd – 5.78
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah
14th – 0.00
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe
11th – 0.41 (T 7th-17th)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku
2nd – 9.84
Flag of France.svg Aix-en-Provence
3rd – 8.63
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi
22th – 0.00
20 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bu Xiangzhi 28.64 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen
1st – 18.15
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe
4th – 10.49

Notes

  1. 1 2 Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3]

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