Grand_Chess_Tour_2024
Grand Chess Tour 2024
Series of chess tournaments
The Grand Chess Tour 2024 is a series of chess tournaments, which is the ninth edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It will consist 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]
| 2024 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 6–August 31, 2024 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most tournament titles |  Magnus Carlsen (1) |
| Prize money leader | Magnus Carlsen ($40,000) |
| Points leader |  R Praggnanandhaa[lower-alpha 1] (7) |
2025 → | |
The tour will consist 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 will count in overall standings.[3][4]
The tour points are to be awarded as follows:
| Place | Tour Points | Classical prize money | Rapid & Blitz prize money | GCT Tour bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.
- Tour points and prize money are shared equally between tied players.
The lineup for the tour consisted of nine players, including the defending GCT champion Fabiano Caruana.[5] The 2024 edition is marked by participation of several teenage grandmasters – World Chess Championship 2024 challenger Gukesh D, Candidates Tournament 2024 participant R Praggnanandhaa and World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 winner Nodirbek Abdusattorov.[6] Among notable absentees are reigning World Chess Champion Ding Liren, highest rated player in the world Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, however, they are announced as wildcards for certain events.[7]
| Player | Country | FIDE Rating (February 2024) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana |  United States |
2804 |
| 2 | Alireza Firouzja |  France |
2760 |
| 3 | Wesley So | United States |
2757 |
| 4 | Dommaraju Gukesh | India |
2743 |
| 5 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  Uzbekistan |
2744 |
| 6 | Ian Nepomniachtchi |  FIDE[lower-alpha 2] |
2758 |
| 7 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | France |
2732 |
| 8 | Anish Giri |  Netherlands |
2762 |
| 9 | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | India |
2747 |
Tournament results
| Dates | Tournament Name | Format | Host city | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6–13, 2024 | Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland | Rapid & blitz | Warsaw | Magnus Carlsen (WC) |
 Wei Yi (WC) |
 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (WC) |
| June 24–July 6, 2024 | Superbet Chess Classic Romania | Classical | Bucharest | |||
| July 8–15, 2024 | SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia | Rapid & blitz | Zagreb | |||
| August 10–17, 2024 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | Rapid & blitz | St. Louis | |||
| August 17–31, 2024 | Sinquefield Cup | Classical |
Tour rankings
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
| Player | POL | ROU | CRO | STL | SIN | Total points |
Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) |
7 | — | 7 | $20,000 | |||
| 2 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) |
5 | — | 5 | $11,000 | |||
| 3 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) |
3 | — | 3 | $9,000 | |||
| 4 | Gukesh D (India) |
1 | — | 1 | $7,000 | |||
| T–5 |  Fabiano Caruana (United States) |
— | 0 | $0 | ||||
| T–5 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) |
— | 0 | $0 | ||||
| T–5 | Wesley So (United States) |
— | 0 | $0 | ||||
| T–5 | Alireza Firouzja (France) |
— | 0 | $0 | ||||
| T–5 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) |
— | 0 | $0 | ||||
| Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |
13 | — | — | — | 13 | $40,000 | ||
| Wei Yi (China) |
10 | — | — | — | — | 10 | $30,000 | |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) |
8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | $25,000 | |
| Arjun Erigaisi (India) |
6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | $15,000 | |
 Kirill Shevchenko (Romania) |
4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | $10,000 | |
 Vincent Keymer (Germany) |
2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | $8,000 | |
| Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) |
— | — | — | — | 0 | $0 | ||
| Vidit Gujrathi (India) |
— | — | — | — | 0 | $0 | ||
 Ivan Šarić (Croatia) |
— | — | — | — | 0 | $0 | ||
| Hikaru Nakamura (United States) |
— | — | — | — | 0 | $0 | ||
| Levon Aronian (United States) |
— | — | — | — | 0 | $0 | ||
| Leinier Domínguez (United States) |
— | — | — | — | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ding Liren (China) |
— | — | — | — | 0 | $0 |
Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland
The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from May 8 to 13, 2024. Wei Yi was the winner of the rapid portion.[8] Albeit in consecutive years, Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion and was the overall winner of the tournament.[9]
| Player | Rapid | Blitz | Total | TB | Tour Points | Prize money | Circuit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 12 | 14 | 26 | WC (13) | $40,000 | 14.43 | |
| 2 | Wei Yi (CHN) | 13 | 12½ | 25½ | WC (10) | $30,000 | 10.50 | |
| 3 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 9 | 10½ | 19½ | WC (8) | $25,000 | 9.18 | |
| 4 | R Praggnanandhaa (IND) | 10 | 9 | 19 | 7 | $20,000 | ||
| 5 | Arjun Erigaisi (IND) | 8 | 10 | 18 | WC (6) | $15,000 | ||
| 6 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) | 8 | 9½ | 17½ | 5 | $11,000 | ||
| 7 | Kirill Shevchenko (ROU) | 9 | 6 | 15 | WC (4) | $10,000 | ||
| 8 | Anish Giri (NED) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | $9,000 | ||
| 9 | Vincent Keymer (GER) | 7 | 6 | 13 | WC (2) | $8,000 | ||
| 10 | Gukesh D (IND) | 7 | 5½ | 12½ | 1 | $7,000 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wei Yi (CHN) | 2758 | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 2828 | 2 | Does not appear | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | R Praggnanandhaa (IND) | 2704 | 1 | 1 | Does not appear | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Kirill Shevchenko (ROU) | 2622 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 2748 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Does not appear | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Arjun Erigaisi (IND) | 2671 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) | 2733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Vincent Keymer (GER) | 2647 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Anish Giri (NED) | 2687 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Does not appear | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Gukesh D (IND) | 2649 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Does not appear | 7 |
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen (NOR) | 2886 | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Wei Yi (CHN) | 2684 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 1 0 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 0 | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 12½ |
| 3 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 2766 | ½ 0 | 0 1 | Does not appear | 0 1 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 0 1 | 10½ |
| 4 | Arjun Erigaisi (IND) | 2744 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 1 0 | Does not appear | 1 ½ | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 1 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) | 2661 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 0 1 | 0 ½ | Does not appear | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 9½ |
| 6 | R Praggnanandhaa (IND) | 2675 | 1 0 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 0 0 | ½ 0 | Does not appear | 0 1 | 1 0 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Anish Giri (NED) | 2715 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 1 0 | Does not appear | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 7 |
| 8 | Kirill Shevchenko (ROU) | 2546 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 0 1 | 0 0 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | Does not appear | 0 1 | 1 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Vincent Keymer (GER) | 2610 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | Does not appear | 1 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Gukesh D (IND) | 2651 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 1 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 0 0 | Does not appear | 5½ |
- "The Grand Chess Tour Returns In 2024". February 23, 2024.
- "Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Abdusattorov Join 2024 Grand Chess Tour". February 24, 2024.
- "Grand Chess Tour announces wildcards and full-tour lineup". April 7, 2024.
- "Wei Yi Wins Rapid, Carlsen Still Unbeaten". May 11, 2024.
- "Superbet Poland Rapid Tournament". May 12, 2024.
- "Superbet Poland Blitz Tournament". May 12, 2024.
- Magnus Carlsen has scored 13 points as a wildcard, however wildcards are ineligible for the points leaderboard.
- Nepomniachtchi is playing under FIDE flag due to displaying of Russian and Belarusian flags being banned because of Russian invasion of Ukraine.