Grand Chess Tour 2023
Series of chess tournaments
The Grand Chess Tour 2023 was a series of chess tournaments , which was the eighth edition of the Grand Chess Tour . It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls .[ 1] [ 2]
The tour consisted of five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted of two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings.[ 3]
The tour points were awarded as follows:
Place
Tour Points
Classical prize money
Rapid & Blitz prize money
GCT Tour bonuses
1st
12/13*
$100,000
$40,000
$100,000
2nd
10
$65,000
$30,000
$50,000
3rd
8
$48,000
$25,000
$25,000
4th
7
$32,000
$20,000
5th
6
$26,000
$15,000
6th
5
$21,000
$11,000
7th
4
$18,500
$10,000
8th
3
$16,000
$9,000
9th
2
$13,000
$8,000
10th
1
$10,500
$7,000
If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.
Tour points and prize money are shared equally between tied players.
Lineup
The field was announced on February 22, 2023. It consisted of nine players, including both participants of World Chess Championship 2023 , eventual winner Ding Liren and runner-up Ian Nepomniachtchi , as well as defending Grand Chess Tour champion Alireza Firouzja .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Schedule
The events in St. Louis took place during the months of November and December, compared to the previous editions where they took place during the months of August and September. The change was implemented to avoid scheduling clashes with the 2023 Chess World Cup and the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament .[ 7]
Dates
Tournament Name
Format
Host city
May 4–16, 2023
Superbet Chess Classic
Classical
Bucharest
May 19–26, 2023
Superbet Rapid & Blitz
Rapid & Blitz
Warsaw
July 3–10, 2023
SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz
Rapid & Blitz
Zagreb
November 12–19, 2023
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
Rapid & Blitz
St. Louis
November 21–30, 2023
Sinquefield Cup
Classical
Results
Tournament results
Tour rankings
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
Player
ROU
POL
CRO
STL
SIN
Total points
Prize money[ 8]
1
Fabiano Caruana (United States )
13
—
7
13
13
46
$310,000
2
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France )
4.5
7.5
—
10
6
28
$148,583
3
Wesley So (United States )
7.75
7.5
—
4.5
8
27.75
$148,750
4
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE ) [ a]
2
—
10
7.5
6
25.5
$91,833
5
Alireza Firouzja (France )
7.75
—
8
6
3
24.75
$98,750
6
Richárd Rapport (Romania )
7.75
5
5
—
2
19.75
$77,750
7
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland )
4.5
10
3.5
—
w/d
18
$59,250
8
Anish Giri (Netherlands )
7.75
4
—
2
4
17.75
$79,250
9
Ding Liren (China ) [ b]
3
—
—
—
—
3
$16,000
Magnus Carlsen (Norway )
—
13
13
—
—
26
$80,000
Levon Aronian (United States )
—
6
—
—
6
12
$41,333
Leinier Domínguez (United States )
—
—
—
—
10
10
$65,000
Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam )
—
—
—
7.5
—
7.5
$22,500
Gukesh D (India )
—
—
6
—
—
6
$15,000
Ray Robson (United States )
—
—
—
4.5
—
4.5
$10,500
Viswanathan Anand (India )
—
—
3.5
—
—
3.5
$9,500
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania )
1
2
—
—
—
3
$18,000
Kirill Shevchenko (Romania )
—
3
—
—
—
3
$9,000
Samuel Sevian (United States )
—
—
—
3
—
3
$9,000
Ivan Šarić (Croatia )
—
—
2
—
—
2
$8,000
Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland )
—
1
—
—
—
1
$7,000
Constantin Lupulescu (Romania )
—
—
1
—
—
1
$7,000
Jeffery Xiong (United States )
—
—
—
1
—
1
$7,000
Tournaments
Superbet Chess Classic
The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest , Romania from May 4–16, 2023. The winner of the tournament was Fabiano Caruana .[ 11]
2023 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, May 4–16 Bucharest , Romania, Category XXI (2757.1)
Player
Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Points
TB
Tour Points
Prize money
Circuit
1
Fabiano Caruana (USA )
2764
Does not appear
½
½
½
½
½
1
½
1
½
5½
13
$100,000
26.84
2
Wesley So (USA )
2760
½
Does not appear
½
½
1
½
½
½
½
½
5
7.75
$42,750
17.44
3
Richárd Rapport (ROU )
2745
½
½
Does not appear
½
½
1
½
½
½
½
5
7.75
$42,750
17.44
4
Anish Giri (NED )
2768
½
½
½
Does not appear
½
½
½
1
½
½
5
7.75
$42,750
17.44
5
Alireza Firouzja (FRA )
2785
½
0
½
½
Does not appear
0
½
1
1
1
5
7.75
$42,750
17.44
6
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL )
2724
½
½
0
½
1
Does not appear
½
½
½
½
4½
4.5
$19,750
7
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA )
2742
0
½
½
½
½
½
Does not appear
½
1
½
4½
4.5
$19,750
8
Ding Liren (CHN )
2789
½
½
½
0
0
½
½
Does not appear
½
1
4
3
$16,000
9
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE )
2794
0
½
½
½
0
½
0
½
Does not appear
1
3½
2
$13,000
10
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU )
2700
½
½
½
½
0
½
½
0
0
Does not appear
3
WC (1)
$10,500
Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland
The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw , Poland from May 19 to 26, 2023. Jan-Krzysztof Duda was the winner of the rapid portion, while Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament.[ 12] [ 13]
2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, May 19–26 Warsaw , Poland
Player
Rapid
Blitz
Total
TB
Tour Points
Prize money
Circuit
1
Magnus Carlsen (NOR )
10
14
24
WC (13)
$40,000
12.73
2
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL )
13
10
23
10
$30,000
10.19
T-3
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA )
11
10½
21½
7.5
$22,500
8.28
T-3
Wesley So (USA )
11
10½
21½
7.5
$22,500
8.28
5
Levon Aronian (USA )
12
8½
20½
WC (6)
$15,000
6.37
6
Richard Rapport (ROU )
9
9
18
5
$11,000
7
Anish Giri (NED )
7
8
15
4
$10,000
8
Kirill Shevchenko (ROU )
4
9
13
WC (3)
$9,000
9
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU )
6
6½
12½
WC (2)
$8,000
10
Radosław Wojtaszek (POL )
7
4
11
WC (1)
$7,000
2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Blitz, May 24–25 Warsaw , Poland
Player
Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Points
1
Magnus Carlsen (NOR )
2852
Does not appear
1 1
0 1
1 ½
1 1
1 1
1 ½
1 ½
½ ½
½ 1
14
2
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA )
2723
0 0
Does not appear
½ ½
0 1
½ 0
1 1
½ 1
1 1
0 ½
1 1
10½
3
Wesley So (USA )
2749
1 0
½ ½
Does not appear
½ 0
½ 1
½ ½
1 ½
0 1
1 ½
½ 1
10½
4
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL )
2790
0 ½
1 0
½ 1
Does not appear
½ 1
0 1
0 0
½ 0
1 1
1 1
10
5
Kirill Shevchenko (ROU )
2562
0 0
½ 1
½ 0
½ 0
Does not appear
1 0
0 1
1 ½
1 0
1 1
9
6
Richard Rapport (ROU )
2701
0 0
0 0
½ ½
1 0
0 1
Does not appear
1 ½
1 ½
0 1
1 1
9
7
Levon Aronian (USA )
2804
0 ½
½ 0
0 ½
1 1
1 0
0 ½
Does not appear
0 ½
1 1
½ ½
8½
8
Anish Giri (NED )
2807
0 ½
0 0
1 0
½ 1
0 ½
0 ½
1 ½
Does not appear
0 1
1 ½
8
9
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU )
2649
½ ½
1 ½
0 ½
0 0
0 1
1 0
0 0
1 0
Does not appear
0 ½
6½
10
Radosław Wojtaszek (POL )
2605
½ 0
0 0
½ 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
½ ½
0 ½
1 ½
Does not appear
4
SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb , Croatia from July 5 to 9, 2023. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana were the joint winners of the rapid portion, while Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament.
2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 3–10 Zagreb , Croatia
Player
Rapid
Blitz
Total
TB
Tour Points
Prize money
Circuit
1
Magnus Carlsen (NOR )
11
15
26
WC (13)
$40,000
13.47
2
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE )
12
10½
22½
10
$30,000
10.78
3
Alireza Firouzja (FRA )
9
13
22
8
$25,000
9.43
4
Fabiano Caruana (USA )
12
9½
21½
7
$20,000
8.08
5
Gukesh D (IND )
10
9½
19½
WC (6)
$15,000
6.73
6
Richárd Rapport (ROU )
9
10
19
5
$11,000
T-7
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL )
9
7½
16½
3.5
$9,500
T-7
Viswanathan Anand (IND )
10
6½
16½
WC (3.5)
$9,500
9
Ivan Šarić (CRO )
6
6
12
WC (2)
$8,000
10
Constantin Lupulescu (ROU )
2
2½
4½
WC (1)
$7,000
2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Blitz, July 8–9 Zagreb , Croatia
Player
Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Points
1
Magnus Carlsen (NOR )
2858
Does not appear
1 0
1 1
1 0
1 ½
1 1
1 ½
1 1
1 1
1 1
15
2
Alireza Firouzja (FRA )
2896
0 1
Does not appear
1 0
0 ½
1 0
1 1
½ 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
13
3
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE )
2781
0 0
0 1
Does not appear
½ ½
½ ½
1 ½
1 1
½ 0
½ 1
1 1
10½
4
Richárd Rapport (ROU )
2707
0 1
1 ½
½ ½
Does not appear
0 1
0 0
1 0
1 ½
0 1
1 1
10
5
Fabiano Caruana (USA )
2832
0 ½
0 1
½ ½
1 0
Does not appear
1 0
½ 0
0 1
1 ½
1 1
9½
6
Gukesh D (IND )
2626
0 0
0 0
0 ½
1 1
0 1
Does not appear
1 1
0 1
0 1
1 1
9½
7
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL )
2783
0 ½
½ 0
0 0
0 1
½ 1
0 0
Does not appear
1 0
1 ½
½ 1
7½
8
Viswanathan Anand (IND )
2733
0 0
0 0
½ 1
0 ½
1 0
1 0
0 1
Does not appear
0 ½
½ ½
6½
9
Ivan Saric (CRO )
2576
0 0
0 0
½ 0
1 0
0 ½
1 0
0 ½
1 ½
Does not appear
½ ½
6
10
Constantin Lupulescu (ROU )
2576
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
½ 0
½ ½
½ ½
Does not appear
2½
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz
The fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Saint Louis , Missouri , United States from November 12 to 19, 2023.
2023 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, November 12–19 Saint Louis , Missouri , United States
Player
Rapid
Blitz
Total
TB
Tour Points
Prize money
Circuit
1
Fabiano Caruana (USA )
10
11
21
13
$40,000
12.55
2
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA )
10
10½
20½
10
$30,000
10.04
T-3
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE )
9
11
20
7.5
$22,500
8.16
T-3
Lê Quang Liêm (VIE )
9
11
20
WC (7.5)
$22,500
8.16
5
Alireza Firouzja (FRA )
9
9½
18½
6
$15,000
6.28
T-6
Wesley So (USA )
7
10
17
4.5
$10,500
T-6
Ray Robson (USA )
11
6
17
WC (4.5)
$10,500
8
Samuel Sevian (USA )
9
7½
16½
WC (3)
$9,000
9
Anish Giri (NED )
9
7
16
2
$8,000
10
Jeffery Xiong (USA )
7
6½
13½
WC (1)
$7,000
2023 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, November 17–18 Saint Louis , Missouri , United States
Player
Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Points
T-1
Lê Quang Liêm (VIE )
2665
Does not appear
1 1
0 ½
0 1
0 ½
1 1
1 0
1 ½
0 1
½ 1
11
T-1
Fabiano Caruana (USA )
2813
0 0
Does not appear
0 1
½ ½
1 1
1 1
0 ½
1 1
1 1
½ 0
11
T-1
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE )
2785
1 ½
1 0
Does not appear
1 1
0 ½
0 0
1 ½
0 ½
1 1
1 1
11
4
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA )
2728
1 0
½ ½
0 0
Does not appear
1 0
1 1
1 ½
1 ½
½ ½
1 ½
10½
5
Wesley So (USA )
2760
1 ½
0 0
1 ½
0 1
Does not appear
½ ½
½ ½
1 0
1 ½
1 ½
10
6
Alireza Firouzja (FRA )
2896
0 0
0 0
1 1
0 0
½ ½
Does not appear
1 ½
1 1
1 0
1 1
9½
7
Samuel Sevian (USA )
2695
0 1
1 ½
0 ½
0 ½
½ ½
0 ½
Does not appear
0 1
½ 1
0 0
7½
8
Anish Giri (NED )
2752
0 ½
0 0
1 ½
0 ½
0 1
0 0
1 0
Does not appear
½ ½
1 ½
7
9
Jeffery Xiong (USA )
2726
1 0
0 0
0 0
½ ½
0 ½
0 1
½ 0
½ ½
Does not appear
½ 1
6½
10
Ray Robson (USA )
2665
½ 0
½ 1
0 0
0 ½
0 ½
0 0
1 1
0 ½
½ 0
Does not appear
6
Sinquefield Cup
2023 GCT Sinquefield Cup, November 21–30, Saint Louis , Missouri , United States , Category XXI (2753.2)
Player
Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Points
TB
Tour Points
Prize money
Circuit
1
Fabiano Caruana (USA )
2795
Does not appear
½
1
½
½
½
½
1
1
–
5½
13
$100,000
25.93
2
Leinier Domínguez (USA )
2745
½
Does not appear
½
½
½
½
1
½
1
–
5
WC (10)
$65,000
20.74
3
Wesley So (USA )
2752
0
½
Does not appear
½
½
1
½
½
1
–
4½
8
$48,000
18.15
4
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA )
2734
½
½
½
Does not appear
½
½
½
½
½
–
4
6
$26,333
5.19
5
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE )
2771
½
½
½
½
Does not appear
½
½
½
½
–
4
6
$26,333
5.19
6
Levon Aronian (USA )
2727
½
½
0
½
½
Does not appear
½
1
½
–
4
WC (6)
$26,333
5.19
7
Anish Giri (NED )
2752
½
0
½
½
½
½
Does not appear
½
½
½
3½
4
$18,500
8
Alireza Firouzja (FRA )
2777
0
½
½
½
½
0
½
Does not appear
½
–
3
3
$13,000
9
Richárd Rapport (ROU )
2748
0
0
0
½
½
½
½
½
Does not appear
–
2½
2
$13,000
10
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL ) [ c]
2731
–
–
–
–
–
–
½
–
–
Does not appear
–
–
–
References
^ "2023 Grand Chess Tour Overview" .
^ "The Grand Chess Tour Returns In 2023" . Chess News . January 10, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023 .
^ "2023 GCT Tour Regulations" (PDF) .
^ "Firouzja returns as 2023 Grand Chess Tour field announced" .
^ Sergio (March 29, 2023). "Grand Chess Tour 2023 with a dream lineup – Chessdom" . www.chessdom.com . Retrieved September 27, 2023 .
^ "Grand Chess Tour Names Field Of Elite Players To Compete For $1.4M Purse" . March 9, 2023.
^ "2023 Grand Chess Tour: St. Louis Events Moved To November–December" .
^ https://grandchesstour.org/blog/2023-sinquefield-cup-day-9-recap
^ FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus , chess.com , February 28, 2022
^ Starting Sunday: Carlsen heads intriguing field in Superbet Poland , ChessBase , May 20, 2023
^ "Caruana Wins Superbet Classic, Takes Grand Chess Tour Lead" .
^ "2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland: Day 3 Recap" . May 24, 2023.
^ McGourty, Colin. "Duda wins Superbet Rapid, Magnus back in business" .
Notes
^ a b Nepomniachtchi is Russian, but plays under the FIDE flag due to FIDE banning Russian and Belarusian flags from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine .[ 9]
^ Ding withdrew before the Poland Rapid and Blitz event took place, citing fatigue. As a result of this change, Levon Aronian was chosen as a wildcard to replace him for the event.[ 10]
^ Jan-Krzysztof Duda withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after round 1 due to illness; his round 1 result was not counted towards the standings.