World Chess Championship 2023

Upcoming chess championship match

World Chess Championship 2023 |

Candidates Tournament winner

Candidates Tournament runner-up

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|  Ian Nepomniachtchi|  Ding Liren
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|  Born 14 July 1990
32 years old|  Born 24 October 1992
30 years old
|  Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2022|  Runner-up of the Candidates Tournament 2022
|  Rating: 2792 (September 2022)|  Rating: 2808 (September 2022)
|  ← 2021| TBD →

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The World Chess Championship 2023 is an upcoming chess match, date not yet announced, to determine the new world chess champion. As the current champion Magnus Carlsen decided not to defend his title against Ian Nepomniachtchi, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2022,[1][2] Nepomniachtchi will play the second-place finisher in the Candidates, Ding Liren, in the World Chess Championship match.

## Contents

* 1 Carlsen's relinquishment of title
* 2 Candidates Tournament 2022
* 2.1 Results
* 3 Notes
* 4 References

## Carlsen's relinquishment of title[edit]

To keep his title, Magnus Carlsen, the current champion, was required to defend it against a pre-determined challenger. In December 2021, soon after his 2021 championship win against Nepomniachtchi, Carlsen raised speculations on whether he will defend his title again. He stated that he was lacking motivation and might not defend his title unless the challenger is Alireza Firouzja, who rose to number two in the world rankings in 2021 at the age of 18.[3] In April 2022, Carlsen commented further saying that he is unlikely to play, with no mention of any potential opponent.[4]

As the Candidates tournament concluded in early July 2022, FIDE and Carlsen were in talks regarding the championship and its format, with FIDE hoping Carlsen could give an answer by July 20.[5] On July 20, Carlsen announced that he would not defend his title.[6]

This means Carlsen will lose the title of world champion, and the 2023 world championship match will be between Ian Nepomniachtchi (the winner of the 2022 Candidates Tournament) and Ding Liren (the runner-up of the 2022 Candidates Tournament).[7][8][6]

## Candidates Tournament 2022[edit]

Main article: Candidates Tournament 2022

The challengers are Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren, who qualified as the winner and runner-up, respectively, in the Candidates Tournament 2022, which began on June 16 and ended on July 5, 2022.[9] Nepomniachtchi had previously challenged world champion Carlsen in the previous World Chess Championship 2021.

The participants were:

Qualification method  | Player  | Age  | Rating | World

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2021 World Championship runner-up  |  Ian Nepomniachtchi[a] | 31  | 2766  | 7
Candidate nominated by FIDE  |  Teimour Radjabov | 35  | 2753  | 13
The top two finishers in the Chess World Cup 2021 |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (winner) | 24  | 2750  | 16
~~Sergey Karjakin~~[a] (runner-up) (Disqualified) | 32  | 2747  | 17
The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 |  Alireza Firouzja (winner) | 19  | 2793  | 3
Fabiano Caruana (runner-up) | 29  | 2783  | 4
The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 |  Hikaru Nakamura (winner) | 34  | 2760  | 11
Richárd Rapport (runner-up) | 26  | 2764  | 8
Highest rating for May 2022  |  Ding Liren (replacement for Karjakin) | 29  | 2806  | 2

### Results[edit]

As world champion Carlsen announced after the tournament that he would not defend the world title, both first and second place advanced to the 2023 title match.

Standings of the 2022 Candidates Tournament  Rank  | Player

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| Score  | SB | Wins  | Qualification  |  | IN | DL | TR | HN | FC | AF | JKD | RR

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1  |  Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 9.5 / 14 | 62  | 5  | Advances to title match |  |  | ½  | 1  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | 1  | 1  | 1  | ½  | ½  | 1
2  |  Ding Liren (CHN) | 8 / 14 | 52  | 4  | Advances to title match  |  | 0  | ½  |  | 0  | ½  | 1  | ½  | ½  | 1  | ½  | ½  | 1  | ½  | ½  | 1
3  |  Teimour Radjabov (AZE) | 7.5 / 14 | 52  | 3  |  |  | ½  | ½  | ½  | 1  |  | 1  | 0  | ½  | 0  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | 1
4  |  Hikaru Nakamura (USA) | 7.5 / 14 | 50.25  | 4  |  | ½  | ½  | ½  | 0  | 1  | 0  |  | 1  | 0  | 1  | ½  | 1  | ½  | ½  | ½
5  |  Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 6.5 / 14 | 46.5  | 3  |  | ½  | ½  | 0  | ½  | 1  | ½  | 1  | 0  |  | 0  | 1  | ½  | 0  | ½  | ½
6  |  Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 6 / 14 | 39.5  | 2  |  | 0  | 0  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | 0  | 0  | 1  |  | ½  | ½  | 1  | ½
7  |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 5.5 / 14 | 38.5  | 1  |  | ½  | 0  | ½  | 0  | ½  | ½  | ½  | 0  | 1  | ½  | ½  | ½  |  | ½  | 0
8  |  Richárd Rapport (HUN) | 5.5 / 14 | 37.75  | 1  |  | 0  | ½  | 0  | ½  | 0  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | ½  | 0  | 1  | ½  |

Source: Official website

Tie-breakers for first place: (1) results in tie-break games for first place;

Tie breakers for non-first place: (1) results in tie-break games for first place, if any; (2) Sonneborn–Berger score (SB); (3) total number of wins; (4) head-to-head score among tied players; (5) drawing of lots.[12]

Note: Numbers in the crosstable in a white background indicate the result playing the respective opponent with the white pieces (black pieces if on a black background).

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Russian players' flags were displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags are banned from FIDE-rated events in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ FIDE announces qualification paths for Candidates Tournament 2022, FIDE, 25 May 2021
2. ^ Doggers, Peter (2022-07-20). "BREAKING: Carlsen Not To Defend World Title". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
3. ^ BREAKING: Carlsen Might Only Defend Title Vs. Firouzja, Peter Doggers, chess.com, December 21, 2021
4. ^ Chess: Magnus Carlsen ‘unlikely’ to defend crown, but questions remain, Leonard Barden, The Guardian, 22 April, 2022
5. ^ Ding beats Nakamura in the final round of the Candidates to finish in second place, The Week in Chess, 6 July 2022
6. ^ a b Magnus Carlsen will not defend his title, Chess24, 20 July 2022
7. ^ Regulations for the FIDE World Championship Match 2020, FIDE, 2020, archived from https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/FWCM2020.pdf
8. ^ FIDE World Championship Match 2023 Qualification Rules, 25 May 2022
9. ^ "Candidates Tournament To Take Place June 2022 In Madrid Sponsored By Chess.com". chess.com. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
10. ^ Top 100 Players June 2022, FIDE
11. ^ FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, 28 February 2022
12. ^ Regulations for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022, (PDF) FIDE

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*[SB]: Sonneborn–Berger score
*[IN]: Ian Nepomniachtchi
*[DL]: Ding Liren
*[TR]: Teimour Radjabov
*[HN]: Hikaru Nakamura
*[FC]: Fabiano Caruana
*[AF]: Alireza Firouzja
*[JKD]: Jan-Krzysztof Duda
*[RR]: Richárd Rapport
*[FIDE]: FIDE
*[CHN]: China
*[AZE]: Azerbaijan
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*[FRA]: France
*[POL]: Poland
*[HUN]: Hungary