2023 in chess

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

FIDE World Championship cycle events are highlighted in bold.

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

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

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

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]

References

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

External links

[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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