2023 in chess

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The main events in the 2023 chess calendar are the World Chess Championship 2023[1][2] and Women's World Chess Championship 2023.[3] The top three finishers from the Chess World Cup 2023, the winner and runner-up of the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 and the winner of the FIDE Circuit 2023 will qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2024. FIDE Circuit is the new path to qualify for the Candidates Tournament. One player who would achieve the highest results during 2023 in eligible tournaments gets the spot in the Candidates. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player's five highest scores.[4]

## 2023 tournaments

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FIDE World Championship cycle events are highlighted in bold.

Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third

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Tata Steel Masters |  Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 13–29 Jan | 14 (11) |  Anish Giri |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  Magnus Carlsen
Tata Steel Challengers |  Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 13–29 Jan | 14 (0) |  Alexander Donchenko |  Mustafa Yılmaz |  Javokhir Sindarov
WR Chess Masters  |  Düsseldorf | Round robin  | 15–26 Feb  | 10 (7)  |  Levon Aronian |  Gukesh D |  Ian Nepomniachtchi
European Individual Chess Championship |  Vrnjacka Banja | Swiss  | 3–13 Mar  | 484 (0)  |  Alexey Sarana |  Kirill Shevchenko |  Daniel Dardha
American Cup |  St. Louis | Double-elimination  | 17–26 Mar  | 8 (7)  |  Hikaru Nakamura |  Wesley So |  Levon Aronian
Reykjavik Open |  Reykjavík | Swiss  | 29 Mar – 4 Apr  | 401 (0)  |  Nils Grandelius |  Mustafa Yılmaz |  Abhijeet Gupta
World Chess Championship 2023 |  Astana | Match | 9–30 Apr | 2 (2) |  Ding Liren |  Ian Nepomniachtchi | —
Menorca Open  |  Menorca | Swiss  | 11–16 Apr  | 200 (2)  |  Gukesh D |  Pranav V |  Jorden van Foreest
TePe Sigeman & Co |  Malmö | Round robin  | 4–10 May  | 8 (3)  |  Peter Svidler |  Gukesh D |  Abhimanyu Mishra
Superbet Chess Classic |  Bucharest | Round robin  | 6–15 May  | 10 (10)  |  Fabiano Caruana |  Alireza Firouzja |  Wesley So
Sharjah Masters  |  Sharjah | Swiss  | 17–25 May  | 78 (8)  |  Arjun Erigaisi |  Samuel Sevian |  Gukesh D
Dubai Open |  Dubai | Swiss  | 27 May – 4 Jun  | 86 (3)  |  Aravindh Chithambaram |  Javokhir Sindarov |  Arjun Erigaisi
Norway Chess |  Stavanger | Round robin  | 30 May – 9 Jun  | 10 (9)  |  Hikaru Nakamura |  Fabiano Caruana |  Gukesh D
Prague Chess Festival  |  Prague | Round robin  | 21–30 Jun  | 10 (3)  |  Ray Robson |  Bogdan-Daniel Deac |  Pentala Harikrishna
No Castling World Masters  |  Dortmund | Round robin  | 26 Jun – 2 Jul  | 4 (2)  |  Fabiano Caruana |  Vladimir Kramnik |  Dmitrij Kollars
Dutch Championship |  Utrecht | Single-elimination  | 2–9 Jul  | 13 (1)  |  Anish Giri |  Jorden van Foreest |  Erwin l'Ami
Max Warmerdam
Geza Hetenyi Memorial  |  Budapest | Round robin  | 11–19 Jul  | 10 (4)  |  R Praggnanandhaa |  Amin Tabatabaei |  Sanan Sjugirov
Biel Grandmaster Triathlon |  Biel | Round robin  | 16–26 Jul  | 8 (4)  |  Le Quang Liem |  Vincent Keymer |  David Navara
Chess World Cup |  Baku | Single-elimination | 30 Jul – 24 Aug | 206 (25) |  Magnus Carlsen |  R Praggnanandhaa |  Fabiano Caruana
Russian Superfinal |  Saint Petersburg | Round robin  | 1–12 Oct  | 12 (1)  |  Vladislav Artemiev |  Pavel Ponkratov |  Maxim Matlakov
US Chess Championship |  St. Louis | Round robin  | 5–17 Oct  | 12 (4)  |  Fabiano Caruana |  Wesley So |  Leinier Domínguez
Qatar Masters |  Doha | Swiss  | 11–20 Oct  | 158 (9)  |  Nodirbek Yakubboev |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  Hikaru Nakamura
FIDE Grand Swiss |  Douglas | Swiss | 25 Oct – 5 Nov | 114 (20) |  Vidit Santosh Gujrathi |  Hikaru Nakamura |  Andrey Esipenko
Sinquefield Cup |  St. Louis | Round robin  | 21–30 Nov  | 9 (9)  |  Fabiano Caruana |  Leinier Domínguez |  Wesley So
London Chess Classic |  London | Round robin  | 1–10 Dec  | 10 (2)  |  Michael Adams |  Amin Tabatabaei |  Gukesh D
Chennai Grand Masters  |  Chennai | Round robin  | 15–21 Dec  | 8 (5)  |  Gukesh D |  Arjun Erigaisi |  Pentala Harikrishna

### Women's tournaments

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Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2500+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third

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FIDE Women's Grand Prix Munich |  Munich | Round robin | 1–14 Feb | 12 (7) |  Alexandra Kosteniuk |  Koneru Humpy |  Nana Dzagnidze
European Women's Chess Championship |  Petrovac | Swiss  | 18–29 Mar  | 136 (0)  |  Meri Arabidze |  Oliwia Kiołbasa |  Aleksandra Maltsevskaya
FIDE Women's Grand Prix New Delhi |  New Delhi | Round robin  | 24 Mar - 6 Apr  | 10 (5)  |  Aleksandra Goryachkina |  Bibisara Assaubayeva |  Zhu Jiner
Women's Candidates Tournament Final |  Chongqing | Match  | 27 Mar – 6 Apr  | 2 (2)  |  Lei Tingjie |  Tan Zhongyi | —
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Nicosia |  Nicosia | Round robin  | 15–28 May  | 12 (6)  |  Dinara Wagner |  Harika Dronavalli |  Polina Shuvalova
Cairns Cup |  St. Louis | Round robin  | 3–13 Jun  | 10 (4)  |  Anna Zatonskih |  Alexandra Kosteniuk |  Bella Khotenashvili
Women's World Chess Championship 2023 |  Shanghai & Chongqing | Match  | 5–24 Jul  | 2 (2)  |  Ju Wenjun |  Lei Tingjie | —
Women's Chess World Cup |  Baku | Single Elimination, Knockout  | 30 Jul - 21 Aug  | 103 (10)  |  Aleksandra Goryachkina |  Nurgyul Salimova |  Anna Muzychuk
FIDE Women's Grand Swiss |  Douglas | Swiss  | 25 Oct - 5 Nov  | 50 (7)  |  Vaishali Rameshbabu |  Anna Muzychuk |  Tan Zhongyi

### Rapid & Blitz tournaments

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Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third

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Armageddon Asia & Oceania  |  Berlin | Double-elimination  | 3–9 Apr  | 8 (7)  |  Gukesh D |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  Vladimir Kramnik
Satty Zhuldyz Rapid & Blitz  |  Astana | Round robin  | 20–25 Apr  | 12 (5)  |  Levon Aronian |  Arjun Erigaisi |  Haik Martirosyan
Salamanca Chess Festival  |  Salamanca | Round robin  | 26–29 Apr  | 8 (1)  |  Kirill Alekseenko |  Jaime Santos Latasa |  Vasyl Ivanchuk
Bucharest Grand Prix Rapid  |  Bucharest | Swiss  | 29–30 Apr  | 317 (2)  |  Maksim Chigaev |  Bogdan-Daniel Deac |  Pentala Harikrishna
Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland |  Warsaw | Round robin  | 17–24 May  | 10 (8)  |  Magnus Carlsen |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda |  Wesley So
Norway Chess Blitz |  Stavanger | Round robin  | 29 May  | 10 (9)  |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  Alireza Firouzja |  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Armageddon Europe & Africa  |  Berlin | Double-elimination  | 12–18 Jun  | 8 (4)  |  Richárd Rapport |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia |  Zagreb | Round robin  | 5–9 Jul  | 10 (8)  |  Magnus Carlsen |  Ian Nepomniachtchi |  Alireza Firouzja
Tata Steel India Rapid |  Kolkata | Round robin  | 5–7 Sep  | 10 (10)  |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |  Teimour Radjabov |  R Praggnanandhaa
Tata Steel India Blitz |  Kolkata | Round robin  | 8–9 Sep  | 10 (10)  |  Alexander Grischuk |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov |  R Praggnanandhaa
Armageddon Grand Finale  |  Berlin | Double-elimination  | 14–20 Sep  | 8 (5)  |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda |  Wesley So |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Levitov Chess Week  |  Amsterdam | Round robin  | 22–26 Sep  | 10 (8)  |  Ian Nepomniachtchi |  Peter Svidler
Levon Aronian | —
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz |  Saint Louis | Round robin  | 14–18 Nov  | 10 (7)  |  Fabiano Caruana |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |  Ian Nepomniachtchi
Vugar Gashimov Memorial |  Gabala | Round robin  | 8–11 Dec  | 10 (5)  |  Vidit Santosh Gujrathi |  Arjun Erigaisi |  Richárd Rapport
World Rapid Chess Championship 2023 |  Samarkand | Swiss  | 26–28 Dec  | 202 (14)  |  Magnus Carlsen |  Vladimir Fedoseev |  Yu Yangyi
World Blitz Chess Championship 2023 |  Samarkand | Swiss  | 29–30 Dec  | 206 (17)  |  Magnus Carlsen |  Daniil Dubov |  Vladislav Artemiev

## Deaths

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* 7 February — Luc Winants[5]
* 14 March — Nukhim Rashkovsky[6]
* 1 April — Włodzimierz Schmidt[7]
* 11 May — András Adorján[8]
* 11 May — Sue Maroroa[9]
* 5 June — Vadim Malakhatko[10]
* 9 August — Aleksandar Matanović[11]
* 17 December — Nikola Padevsky[12]

## See also

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* Champions Chess Tour 2023
* Grand Chess Tour 2023
* FIDE Grand Prix
* Pro Chess League
* Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting
* Global Chess League
* FIDE World Rapid Team Championship

## References

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1. ^ "Astana to host the FIDE World Chess Championship match 2023". www.fide.com.
2. ^ "Astana to host Nepomniachtchi-Ding Liren World Chess Championship match".
3. ^ "China to host Women's Candidates Final and Women's World Championship Match". www.fide.com.
4. ^ "FIDE Circuit 2023". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
5. ^ "Luc Winants, grand maître champion de Belgique en 1986, nous a quittés". Europe Échecs (in French). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
6. ^ Koval, Anton (14 March 2023). "Бывший главный тренер сборных РФ по шахматам Рашковский умер на 77-м году жизни" (in Russian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
7. ^ Nie żyje Włodzimierz Schmidt. Jako pierwszy Polak zdobył tytuł arcymistrza (in Polish)
8. ^ "Meghalt Adorján András" (in Hungarian). jochapress.hu. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
9. ^ Team (CHESScom), Chess com (19 May 2023). "Sue Maroroa Jones (1991-2023)". Chess.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
10. ^ "Ukrainian Grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko (1977-2023) dies at the age of 46". Chess News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
11. ^ "Preminuo Aleksandar Matanović, simbol zlatnog doba našeg šaha". Danas. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
12. ^ "Труд - Новини, анализи и коментари". trud.bg (in Bulgarian). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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