FIDE Candidates 2024

FIDE Candidates 2024 · Open

WinnerGMGukesh DFinished first on 9/14

Dates: 4–21 Apr 2024
Format: 8-player double round-robin
Time control: Classical

About this event

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 takes place from the 4th to the 22nd of April in Toronto, Canada, deciding the challenger of World Champion Ding Liren in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024. The tournament is played as a double round-robin with 14 rounds.

Time control is 120 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 41.

Players cannot draw by agreement before Black's 40th move. In the case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, a playoff is played.

The total prize fund is €500,000.

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Crosstable and final standings after tiebreak criteria

Rank	Player	Score	SB	W	GD	HN	IN	FC	RP	VG	AF	NA
1	Gukesh D	9 / 14	57	5	-	½ ½	½ ½	½ ½	½ 1	½ 1	1 0	1 1
2a	Hikaru Nakamura	8.5 / 14	56	5	½ ½	-	½ ½	1 ½	½ 1	0 0	1 1	1 ½
3a	Ian Nepomniachtchi	8.5 / 14	56	3	½ ½	½ ½	-	½ ½	½ ½	1 1	1 ½	½ ½
4b	Fabiano Caruana	8.5 / 14	54	4	½ ½	½ 0	½ ½	-	½ 1	1 ½	1 ½	1 ½
5	R Praggnanandhaa	7 / 14	42 ½	3	0 ½	0 ½	½ ½	0 ½	-	½ 1	½ ½	1 1
6	Vidit Gujrathi	6 / 14	40 1⁄4	3	0 ½	1 1	0 0	½ 0	0 ½	-	1 ½	½ ½
7	Alireza Firouzja	5 / 14	32 3⁄4	2	1 0	0 0	½ 0	½ 0	½ ½	½ 0	-	1 ½
8	Nijat Abasov	3.5 / 14	25 ½	0	0 0	½ 0	½ ½	½ 0	0 0	½ ½	½ 0	-

a: Sonneborn-Berger scores (SB), total number of wins (W)
b: Sonneborn-Berger scores (SB)

After Round 1

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	½/1
1	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	½/1
1	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	½/1
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	½/1
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	½/1
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	½/1
1	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	½/1
1	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	½/1

After Round 2

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	1½/2
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	1½/2
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	1½/2
1	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	1½/2
5	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	½/2
5	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	½/2
5	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	½/2
5	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	½/2

After Round 3

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	2/3
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	2/3
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	2/3
4	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	1½/3
4	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	1½/3
6	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	1/3
6	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	1/3
6	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	1/3

After Round 4

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	3/4
2	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	2½/4
2	GMGukesh D	2743	–	2½/4
4	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	2/4
5	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	1½/4
5	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	1½/4
5	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	1½/4
5	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	1½/4

After Round 5

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	3½/5
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	3½/5
3	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	3/5
4	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	2½/5
4	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	2½/5
6	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	2/5
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	1½/5
7	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	1½/5

After Round 6

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	4/6
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	4/6
3	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	3½/6
3	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	3½/6
5	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	3/6
5	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	3/6
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	1½/6
7	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	1½/6

After Round 7

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	4½/7
2	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	4/7
2	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	4/7
2	GMGukesh D	2743	–	4/7
5	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	3½/7
5	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	3½/7
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	2½/7
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	2/7

After Round 8

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	5/8
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	5/8
3	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	4½/8
3	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	4½/8
5	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	4/8
6	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	3½/8
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	3/8
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	2½/8

After Round 9

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	5½/9
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	5½/9
3	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	5/9
4	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	4½/9
4	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	4½/9
4	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	4½/9
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	3½/9
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	3/9

After Round 10

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	6/10
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	6/10
3	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	5½/10
3	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	5½/10
3	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	5½/10
6	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	5/10
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	3½/10
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	3/10

After Round 11

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	7/11
2	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	6½/11
2	GMGukesh D	2743	–	6½/11
4	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	6/11
5	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	5½/11
6	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	5/11
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	4½/11
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	3/11

After Round 12

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	7½/12
1	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	7½/12
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	7½/12
4	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	7/12
5	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	6/12
6	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	5/12
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	4½/12
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	3/12

After Round 13

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMGukesh D	2743	–	8½/13
2	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	–	8/13
2	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	–	8/13
2	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	–	8/13
5	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	6/13
6	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	–	5½/13
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	–	4½/13
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632	–	3½/13

After Round 14

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMGukesh D	2743	2847	9/14
2	GMFabiano Caruana	2803	2816	8½/14
3	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789	2818	8½/14
4	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758	2823	8½/14
5	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	2744	7/14
6	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727	2697	6/14
7	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760	2640	5/14
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632	2568	3½/14

Crosstable

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pts
1	Gukesh		½½	½½	½½	1½	½1	01	11	9
2	Caruana	½½		½0	½½	½1	½1	½1	1½	8.5
3	Nakamura	½½	½1		½½	½1	00	11	½1	8.5
4	Nepo.	½½	½½	½½		½½	11	1½	½½	8.5
5	Pragg.	0½	½0	½0	½½		1½	½½	11	7
6	Vidit	½0	½0	11	00	0½		1½	½½	6
7	Firouzja	10	½0	00	0½	½½	0½		½1	5
8	Abasov	00	0½	½0	½½	00	½½	½0		3.5

Round 14 · 21 Apr

GMNakamura2789vsGMGukesh2743½–½ GMCaruana2803vsGMNepo.2758½–½ GMFirouzja2760vsGMVidit2727½–½ GMAbasov2632vsGMPragg.27470–1

Top 4 boards from each round.

8 players · average Elo 2745

#	Player	Elo
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2803
2	GMHikaru Nakamura	2789
3	GMAlireza Firouzja	2760
4	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2758
5	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747
6	GMGukesh D	2743
7	GMSantosh Gujrathi Vidit	2727
8	GMNijat Abasov	2632

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