2023 | |
Tournament information | |
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Dates | May 4–December 3, 2023 |
Host(s) | Bucharest Warsaw Zagreb St. Louis |
Final positions | |
Champion | Fabiano Caruana |
Runner-up | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
3rd place | Wesley So |
Tournament statistics | |
Most tournament titles | Fabiano Caruana (3) |
Prize money leader | Fabiano Caruana ($310,000) |
Points leader | Fabiano Caruana (46) |
The Grand Chess Tour 2023 was a series of chess tournaments, which was the eighth edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls. [1] [2]
The tour consisted of five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted of two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings. [3]
The tour points were awarded as follows:
Place | Tour Points | Classical prize money | Rapid & Blitz prize money | GCT Tour bonuses |
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1st | 12/13* | $100,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 |
2nd | 10 | $65,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 |
3rd | 8 | $48,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
4th | 7 | $32,000 | $20,000 | |
5th | 6 | $26,000 | $15,000 | |
6th | 5 | $21,000 | $11,000 | |
7th | 4 | $18,500 | $10,000 | |
8th | 3 | $16,000 | $9,000 | |
9th | 2 | $13,000 | $8,000 | |
10th | 1 | $10,500 | $7,000 |
The field was announced on February 22, 2023. It consisted of nine players, including both participants of World Chess Championship 2023, eventual winner Ding Liren and runner-up Ian Nepomniachtchi, as well as defending Grand Chess Tour champion Alireza Firouzja. [4] [5] [6]
Player | Country | FIDE rating (February 2023) |
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Alireza Firouzja | France | 2785 |
Wesley So | United States | 2766 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | France | 2737 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi | FIDE [a] | 2793 |
Ding Liren | China | 2788 |
Anish Giri | Netherlands | 2780 |
Fabiano Caruana | United States | 2766 |
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Poland | 2729 |
Richárd Rapport | Romania | 2740 |
The events in St. Louis took place during the months of November and December, compared to the previous editions where they took place during the months of August and September. The change was implemented to avoid scheduling clashes with the 2023 Chess World Cup and the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament. [7]
Dates | Tournament Name | Format | Host city |
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May 4–16, 2023 | Superbet Chess Classic | Classical | Bucharest |
May 19–26, 2023 | Superbet Rapid & Blitz | Rapid & Blitz | Warsaw |
July 3–10, 2023 | SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz | Rapid & Blitz | Zagreb |
November 12–19, 2023 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | Rapid & Blitz | St. Louis |
November 21–30, 2023 | Sinquefield Cup | Classical |
Dates | Tournament Name | Winner | Runner-Up | Third place |
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May 4–16, 2023 | Superbet Chess Classic | Fabiano Caruana | Wesley So Richárd Rapport Anish Giri Alireza Firouzja | – |
May 19–26, 2023 | Poland Rapid & Blitz | Magnus Carlsen (WC) | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wesley So |
July 3–10, 2023 | Croatia Rapid & Blitz | Magnus Carlsen (WC) | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Alireza Firouzja |
November 12–19, 2023 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | Fabiano Caruana | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Ian Nepomniachtchi Lê Quang Liêm (WC) |
November 21–30, 2023 | Sinquefield Cup | Fabiano Caruana | Leinier Domínguez (WC) | Wesley So |
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
Player | ROU | POL | CRO | STL | SIN | Total points | Prize money [8] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 13 | — | 7 | 13 | 13 | 46 | $310,000 |
2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 4.5 | 7.5 | — | 10 | 6 | 28 | $148,583 |
3 | Wesley So (United States) | 7.75 | 7.5 | — | 4.5 | 8 | 27.75 | $148,750 |
4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) [a] | 2 | — | 10 | 7.5 | 6 | 25.5 | $91,833 |
5 | Alireza Firouzja (France) | 7.75 | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24.75 | $98,750 |
6 | Richárd Rapport (Romania) | 7.75 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 19.75 | $77,750 |
7 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 4.5 | 10 | 3.5 | — | w/d | 18 | $59,250 |
8 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 7.75 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 17.75 | $79,250 |
9 | Ding Liren (China) [b] | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | $16,000 |
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | 26 | $80,000 | |
Levon Aronian (United States) | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 12 | $41,333 | |
Leinier Domínguez (United States) | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | $65,000 | |
Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | — | — | — | 7.5 | — | 7.5 | $22,500 | |
Gukesh D (India) | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | $15,000 | |
Ray Robson (United States) | — | — | — | 4.5 | — | 4.5 | $10,500 | |
Viswanathan Anand (India) | — | — | 3.5 | — | — | 3.5 | $9,500 | |
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | $18,000 | |
Kirill Shevchenko (Romania) | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | $9,000 | |
Samuel Sevian (United States) | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | $9,000 | |
Ivan Šarić (Croatia) | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | $8,000 | |
Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | $7,000 | |
Constantin Lupulescu (Romania) | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | $7,000 | |
Jeffery Xiong (United States) | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | $7,000 |
The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania from May 4–16, 2023. The winner of the tournament was Fabiano Caruana. [11]
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TB | Tour Points | Prize money | Circuit | |
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1 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 2764 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 13 | $100,000 | 26.84 | ||
2 | Wesley So (USA) | 2760 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 7.75 | $42,750 | 17.44 | ||
3 | Richárd Rapport (ROU) | 2745 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 7.75 | $42,750 | 17.44 | ||
4 | Anish Giri (NED) | 2768 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 7.75 | $42,750 | 17.44 | ||
5 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 2785 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7.75 | $42,750 | 17.44 | ||
6 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 2724 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 4.5 | $19,750 | |||
7 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | 2742 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 4.5 | $19,750 | |||
8 | Ding Liren (CHN) | 2789 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 3 | $16,000 | |||
9 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2794 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2 | $13,000 | |||
10 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) | 2700 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 3 | WC (1) | $10,500 |
The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from May 19 to 26, 2023. Jan-Krzysztof Duda was the winner of the rapid portion, while Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament. [12] [13]
Player | Rapid | Blitz | Total | TB | Tour Points | Prize money | Circuit | |
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1 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 10 | 14 | 24 | WC (13) | $40,000 | 12.73 | |
2 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 13 | 10 | 23 | 10 | $30,000 | 10.19 | |
T-3 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | 11 | 10½ | 21½ | 7.5 | $22,500 | 8.28 | |
T-3 | Wesley So (USA) | 11 | 10½ | 21½ | 7.5 | $22,500 | 8.28 | |
5 | Levon Aronian (USA) | 12 | 8½ | 20½ | WC (6) | $15,000 | 6.37 | |
6 | Richard Rapport (ROU) | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | $11,000 | ||
7 | Anish Giri (NED) | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | $10,000 | ||
8 | Kirill Shevchenko (ROU) | 4 | 9 | 13 | WC (3) | $9,000 | ||
9 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) | 6 | 6½ | 12½ | WC (2) | $8,000 | ||
10 | Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) | 7 | 4 | 11 | WC (1) | $7,000 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
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1 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 2782 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
2 | Levon Aronian (USA) | 2729 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
3 | Wesley So (USA) | 2788 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
4 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | 2762 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
5 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 2839 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
6 | Richárd Rapport (ROU) | 2767 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
7 | Anish Giri (NED) | 2714 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
8 | Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) | 2622 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
9 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) | 2618 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
10 | Kirill Shevchenko (ROU) | 2602 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
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1 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 2852 | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 14 | |
2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | 2723 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | ½ 0 | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 0 ½ | 1 1 | 10½ | |
3 | Wesley So (USA) | 2749 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 10½ | |
4 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 2790 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 0 1 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 10 | |
5 | Kirill Shevchenko (ROU) | 2562 | 0 0 | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 1 0 | 1 1 | 9 | |
6 | Richard Rapport (ROU) | 2701 | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 1 1 | 9 | |
7 | Levon Aronian (USA) | 2804 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 1 1 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 8½ | |
8 | Anish Giri (NED) | 2807 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 8 | |
9 | Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) | 2649 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 0 1 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 6½ | |
10 | Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) | 2605 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 4 |
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 5 to 9, 2023. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana were the joint winners of the rapid portion, while Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament.
Player | Rapid | Blitz | Total | TB | Tour Points | Prize money | Circuit | |
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1 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 11 | 15 | 26 | WC (13) | $40,000 | 13.47 | |
2 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 12 | 10½ | 22½ | 10 | $30,000 | 10.78 | |
3 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | $25,000 | 9.43 | |
4 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 12 | 9½ | 21½ | 7 | $20,000 | 8.08 | |
5 | Gukesh D (IND) | 10 | 9½ | 19½ | WC (6) | $15,000 | 6.73 | |
6 | Richárd Rapport (ROU) | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | $11,000 | ||
T-7 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 9 | 7½ | 16½ | 3.5 | $9,500 | ||
T-7 | Viswanathan Anand (IND) | 10 | 6½ | 16½ | WC (3.5) | $9,500 | ||
9 | Ivan Šarić (CRO) | 6 | 6 | 12 | WC (2) | $8,000 | ||
10 | Constantin Lupulescu (ROU) | 2 | 2½ | 4½ | WC (1) | $7,000 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
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1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2760 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
2 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 2752 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
3 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 2829 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
4 | Gukesh D (IND) | 2629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
5 | Viswanathan Anand (IND) | 2731 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
6 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 2745 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
7 | Richárd Rapport (ROU) | 2761 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
8 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 2794 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
9 | Ivan Saric (CRO) | 2635 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
10 | Constantin Lupulescu (ROU) | 2572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
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1 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 2858 | 1 0 | 1 1 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 15 | |
2 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 2896 | 0 1 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 13 | |
3 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2781 | 0 0 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 10½ | |
4 | Richárd Rapport (ROU) | 2707 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 1 1 | 10 | |
5 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 2832 | 0 ½ | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 9½ | |
6 | Gukesh D (IND) | 2626 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 0 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 9½ | |
7 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 2783 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 7½ | |
8 | Viswanathan Anand (IND) | 2733 | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 1 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 6½ | |
9 | Ivan Saric (CRO) | 2576 | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 6 | |
10 | Constantin Lupulescu (ROU) | 2576 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 2½ |
The fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States from November 12 to 19, 2023.
Player | Rapid | Blitz | Total | TB | Tour Points | Prize money | Circuit | |
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1 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | $40,000 | 12.55 | |
2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | 10 | 10½ | 20½ | 10 | $30,000 | 10.04 | |
T-3 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 9 | 11 | 20 | 7.5 | $22,500 | 8.16 | |
T-3 | Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) | 9 | 11 | 20 | WC (7.5) | $22,500 | 8.16 | |
5 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 9 | 9½ | 18½ | 6 | $15,000 | 6.28 | |
T-6 | Wesley So (USA) | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4.5 | $10,500 | ||
T-6 | Ray Robson (USA) | 11 | 6 | 17 | WC (4.5) | $10,500 | ||
8 | Samuel Sevian (USA) | 9 | 7½ | 16½ | WC (3) | $9,000 | ||
9 | Anish Giri (NED) | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | $8,000 | ||
10 | Jeffery Xiong (USA) | 7 | 6½ | 13½ | WC (1) | $7,000 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
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1 | Ray Robson (USA) | 2596 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | 2771 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
3 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 2765 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2789 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
5 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 2742 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
6 | Anish Giri (NED) | 2697 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
7 | Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) | 2652 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
8 | Samuel Sevian (USA) | 2581 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
9 | Wesley So (USA) | 2753 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
10 | Jeffery Xiong (USA) | 2727 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
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T-1 | Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) | 2665 | 1 1 | 0 ½ | 0 1 | 0 ½ | 1 1 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 11 | |
T-1 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 2813 | 0 0 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 0 ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | ½ 0 | 11 | |
T-1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2785 | 1 ½ | 1 0 | 1 1 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 11 | |
4 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | 2728 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 10½ | |
5 | Wesley So (USA) | 2760 | 1 ½ | 0 0 | 1 ½ | 0 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 10 | |
6 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 2896 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 1 1 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 0 | 1 1 | 9½ | |
7 | Samuel Sevian (USA) | 2695 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 0 0 | 7½ | |
8 | Anish Giri (NED) | 2752 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 0 1 | 0 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 7 | |
9 | Jeffery Xiong (USA) | 2726 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 1 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 6½ | |
10 | Ray Robson (USA) | 2665 | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 1 1 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 6 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TB | Tour Points | Prize money | Circuit | |
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1 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 2795 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | – | 5½ | 13 | $100,000 | 25.93 | ||
2 | Leinier Domínguez (USA) | 2745 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | – | 5 | WC (10) | $65,000 | 20.74 | ||
3 | Wesley So (USA) | 2752 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | – | 4½ | 8 | $48,000 | 18.15 | ||
4 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | 2734 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 4 | 6 | $26,333 | 5.19 | ||
5 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2771 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 4 | 6 | $26,333 | 5.19 | ||
6 | Levon Aronian (USA) | 2727 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | – | 4 | WC (6) | $26,333 | 5.19 | ||
7 | Anish Giri (NED) | 2752 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 4 | $18,500 | ||||
8 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 2777 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 3 | 3 | $13,000 | |||
9 | Richárd Rapport (ROU) | 2748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 2½ | 2 | $13,000 | |||
10 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) [c] | 2731 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Jan-Krzysztof Duda is a Polish chess grandmaster. A prodigy, he achieved the grandmaster title in 2013 at the age of 15 years and 21 days. As of August 2024, he is ranked No. 1 in Poland and No. 18 in the world. His personal best rating of 2760 makes him the highest ranked Polish player of all time.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov is an Uzbek chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he qualified for the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 1 month, and 11 days. FIDE awarded him the title in April 2018. He is Uzbekistan's highest-rated grandmaster and currently one of the best chess players in the world.
The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is a circuit of chess tournaments in which players compete for multiple prize pools. The tournaments, which vary from year to year, have included Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup, and the London Chess Classic.
Alireza Firouzja is an Iranian-French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2800, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months.
The FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019 (WFRCC) was the first world championship in Fischer random chess officially recognized by the international chess federation FIDE. Previous unofficial championships had been held, with the most recent winner being Magnus Carlsen in 2018. The competition started on April 28, 2019, with the first qualifying tournaments, which took place online and were open to all interested participants; and continued with further rounds up to the quarter-finals, which were also online. The semi-finals and final were played over the board between October 27 to November 2, 2019, in the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Bærum, Norway. The winner of the final was Wesley So, defeating Magnus Carlsen 13.5–2.5, to become the first FIDE world champion in Fischer random chess. Over the course of the competition, various time controls were applied, with longer games being weighted more heavily.
The 2022 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess tournament to decide the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2023. The tournament took place at the Palacio de Santoña in Madrid, Spain, from June 16 to July 5, 2022, with the World Championship finishing in April 2023. As with every Candidates tournament since 2013, it was a double round-robin tournament.
The Grand Chess Tour 2021 was a series of chess tournaments, which was sixth edition of Grand Chess Tour. It consisted five tournaments, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls. It was won by American grandmaster Wesley So.
The Grand Chess Tour 2022 was a series of chess tournaments, which was the seventh edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls. The winner of the tour was Alireza Firouzja.
The 2024 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess tournament, held to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2024. The tournament took place at The Great Hall in Toronto, Canada, from April 3–22, 2024. The event was held alongside the Women's Candidates Tournament. The event was won by Gukesh Dommaraju, which made him the youngest ever winner of a Candidates Tournament, and the youngest ever World Chess Championship challenger.
The Grand Chess Tour 2024 was a series of chess tournaments, which was the ninth edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls.
The Grand Chess Tour 2018 was a circuit of chess tournaments, held from June to December 2018. It was the fourth edition of Grand Chess Tour. The series consisted of four events, including 1 classical and 3 fast chess tournaments, as well as Tour Final in London. It was won by Hikaru Nakamura.