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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. [1] The event was held alongside the Women's Candidates Tournament.
The winners, Gukesh and Tan Zhongyi, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2024 and Women's World Chess Championship 2025 respectively. The winner of the 2024 FIDE Circuit, which encompasses major tournaments held in 2024, will qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament. The World Championship runner-up, Ding Liren, will no longer get an ...
Caruana's victory, and all other of Yoo's matches, were annulled as a result of the disqualification. With Carissa Yip winning the 2024 U.S. Women's Chess Championship, both open and women's champion defended their 2023 title. [98] [99] [100] Caruana also won the 2024 U.S. Masters Chess Championship with a 8/9 score, and a $7500 prize. [101]
At the 2024 Candidates Tournament in April, Firouzja finished in seventh place. He won two games, and lost six. He was the only player to defeat the winner, Gukesh D. On June 13th, Firouzja won the Bullet Chess Championship on Chess.com by defeating American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in the final. [84]
The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year. [1]
The FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2024 was an eight-player chess tournament held to determine the challenger for the Women's World Chess Championship 2025. It was held from 3 April to 22 April 2024 in Toronto, Canada, alongside the Candidates Tournament 2024. [1] [2] It was a double round-robin tournament. [3]
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The Candidates Tournament (or in some periods Candidates Matches) is a chess tournament organized by FIDE, chess's international governing body, since 1950, as the final contest to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship. The winner of the Candidates earns the right to a match for the World Championship against the incumbent ...