2023 FIDE Circuit
The 2023 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2023, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2024. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their five best results of the year. The winner of the Circuit qualifies for the Candidates Tournament 2024 in Toronto, Canada, the winner of which qualifies for the World Chess Championship 2024. Since the winner of the Circuit (Fabiano Caruana) had already qualified to the 2024 Candidates Tournament via the Chess World Cup 2023, the second-place finisher in the Circuit, Gukesh D, qualified to the 2024 Candidates. Tournament eligibility A FIDE-rated individual standard tournament is eligible for the Circuit if it meets the following criteria: # Finish in the 2023 calendar year. # Has at least 8 players. # Has at least 7 rounds (3 rounds for knockout events). # The 8 highest-rated players have an ...
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