{"id":25427,"date":"2024-02-25T07:59:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T07:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1090.fide.com\/?page_id=25427"},"modified":"2025-11-17T06:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:44:36","slug":"fide-world-championship-cycle-2023-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/fide-world-championship-cycle-2023-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE 2023-2024\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25427\" class=\"elementor elementor-25427\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ad5608 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9ad5608\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a44f887\" data-id=\"a44f887\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca02986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca02986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE 2023-2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c06f883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c06f883\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dce5a2\" data-id=\"6dce5a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22aea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a22aea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gukesh D (India)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5d395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb5d395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">World Champion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-830316e\" data-id=\"830316e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5efb507 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5efb507\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88a2cd6\" data-id=\"88a2cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e631b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e631b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-qn350tou3y5lu85sprzbxloiy5m1adrrd3x2rx7348.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-qn350tou3y5lu85sprzbxloiy5m1adrrd3x2rx7348.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-qn350tou3y5lu85sprzbxloiy5m1adrrd3x2rx7348-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-qn350tou3y5lu85sprzbxloiy5m1adrrd3x2rx7348-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f10659 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4f10659\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe45cc\" data-id=\"3fe45cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea3c9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea3c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">FIDE WORLD <\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">NOVEMBER 20 \u2013 DECEMBER 15, 2024, SINGAPORE<\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">The World Championship Match consists of 14 games. The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the Match, and no further games are played. If the score after 14 games is equal, the winner is decided on a tiebreak.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b919a06\" data-id=\"b919a06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2270bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c2270bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ab8030\" data-id=\"3ab8030\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97551e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97551e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ding-Liren-2-qbg1v8ylb3rdh9skokl9th70upl8ud8s7pcgmkp020.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ding-Liren-2-qbg1v8ylb3rdh9skokl9th70upl8ud8s7pcgmkp020.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ding-Liren-2-qbg1v8ylb3rdh9skokl9th70upl8ud8s7pcgmkp020-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ding-Liren-2-qbg1v8ylb3rdh9skokl9th70upl8ud8s7pcgmkp020-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad2d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dad2d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ding Liren<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e09219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e09219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">World Champion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb7fcc6\" data-id=\"cb7fcc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12438b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12438b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-800-\u00d7-1080-px-222x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25433\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa4e127\" data-id=\"fa4e127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf28bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cf28bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-qn350tou3y5lu85sprzbxloiy5m1adrrd3x2rx7348.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-qn350tou3y5lu85sprzbxloiy5m1adrrd3x2rx7348.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-qn350tou3y5lu85sprzbxloiy5m1adrrd3x2rx7348-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-qn350tou3y5lu85sprzbxloiy5m1adrrd3x2rx7348-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcbb69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bcbb69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gukesh D<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52273c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52273c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6eae56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b6eae56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31da721\" data-id=\"31da721\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba5c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba5c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">April 2024. Toronto, Canada<\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">The winner of this 8-player double round-robin (all-play-all twice) becomes the Challenger for the chess crown. In case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, the playoff determines the winner.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/FIDE_Candidates_Tournament_2024_Qualification_Paths.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qualification Paths<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fd6a82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9fd6a82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45683ab\" data-id=\"45683ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc0c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cc0c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/01-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29db659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29db659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ian Nepomniachtchi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531b3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"531b3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 Match Runner-up\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8b84c0\" data-id=\"c8b84c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61acc54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61acc54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25441\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd9eb7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd9eb7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Praggnanandhaa R<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cbd78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69cbd78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 World Cup 2nd<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a55352e\" data-id=\"a55352e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772cb23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"772cb23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1151c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1151c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fabiano Caruana<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173f9c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"173f9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 World Cup 3rd<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dae79cc\" data-id=\"dae79cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ea9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7ea9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25443\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d36eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d36eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nijat Abasov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64fbda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64fbda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 World Cup 4th\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5a796a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d5a796a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae68250\" data-id=\"ae68250\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d53e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d53e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/05-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03850c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03850c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vidit Santosh Gujrathi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7861e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7861e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 Grand Swiss 1st<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6409dea\" data-id=\"6409dea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfedcbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfedcbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f101d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f101d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hikaru Nakamura<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267677f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"267677f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 Grand Swiss 2nd\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a7ed7a\" data-id=\"2a7ed7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1727c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1727c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25446\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33251c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33251c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alireza Firouzja<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a48c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85a48c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best by Rating<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18b3d97\" data-id=\"18b3d97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c283a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4c283a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25447\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97a4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f97a4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gukesh D<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fc8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67fc8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 FIDE Circuit Winner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81ccd9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"81ccd9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-668e2e8\" data-id=\"668e2e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba150b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba150b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUALIFIERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ef9c8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5ef9c8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74bdba8\" data-id=\"74bdba8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a9a39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1a9a39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85655f0\" data-id=\"85655f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095dcd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"095dcd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIDE CIRCUIT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f21c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f21c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 January &#8211; 31 December, 2023<br \/><strong>One player<\/strong> who would achieve the highest results during 2023 in eligible tournaments. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player&#8217;s five highest scores.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-995e51b\" data-id=\"995e51b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2f04cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b2f04cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec7dd05\" data-id=\"ec7dd05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a5f51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16a5f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e9a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61e9a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gukesh D<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c54d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c54d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Winner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83e774 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d83e774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul 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                               <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>Eligible tournaments are FIDE-rated individual tournaments which meet the following criteria:<\/p><ul><li>Finish in the 2023 calendar year<\/li><li>At least 8 players<\/li><li>At least 7 rounds<\/li><li>The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating of 2550 at the start of the tournament (TAR)<\/li><li>The Chief Arbiter is an International Arbiter<\/li><li>Recommended FPL Fair Play procedures are applied<\/li><li>Players represent at least 3 national federations<\/li><li>Not more than 50% of either the 20 highest-rated players or all players, if there are fewer than 20 players, shall represent one federation.<\/li><\/ul><p>For National Championships, the last two criteria are waived.<\/p><p>The following non-standard play tournaments are included:<\/p><ul><li>World Rapid Championship<\/li><li>World Blitz Championship<\/li><li>Continental Rapid and Blitz Championships<\/li><li>Other Rapid &amp; Blitz tournaments that meet the above criteria and have an average standard rating of top 8 players 2700 or higher<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/Regulations_for_FIDE_Circuit_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGULATIONS<\/a><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>Points are awarded to players in one of the first 8 places in a tournament, provided that the player is in the top half of the final tournament ranking.<\/p><ul><li>10 points<\/li><li>8 points<\/li><li>7 points<\/li><li>6 points<\/li><li>5 points<\/li><li>4 points<\/li><li>3 points<\/li><li>2 points<\/li><\/ul><p>The event score for each player is determined by the number of points multiplied by the tournament strength factor calculated as follows: k= (TAR-2500)\/100.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2678 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TABLE-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>You can find the list of eligible tournaments on our <a href=\"https:\/\/wcc.fide.com\/fide_circuit.phtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIDE Circuit 2023<\/a> page under the tab &#8220;Eligible Tournaments&#8221;<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <iframe style=\"width: 100%; border: 0; height: 900px; padding: 0;\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bcd0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33bcd0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed84ee7\" data-id=\"ed84ee7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55834b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55834b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023 FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6e158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e6e158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Astana, Kazakhstan<\/p><p><br \/>7 April &#8211; 1 May, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column 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Nepomniachtchi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16aa324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16aa324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Runner-up<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9953d7a elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9953d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4464c36\" data-id=\"4464c36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae3233b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ae3233b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4341247\" data-id=\"4341247\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06a8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"c06a8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" id=\"eael-advance-tabs-c06a8e3\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal  \" data-tabid=\"c06a8e3\">\n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-nav\">\n                <ul class=\"eael-tab-inline-icon\" role=\"tablist\">\n                                            <li id=\"\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-info-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.043 8 8 119.083 8 256c0 136.997 111.043 248 248 248s248-111.003 248-248C504 119.083 392.957 8 256 8zm0 110c23.196 0 42 18.804 42 42s-18.804 42-42 42-42-18.804-42-42 18.804-42 42-42zm56 254c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-88c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h12v-64h-12c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h64c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v100h12c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" ><\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" 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352c28.6 67.9 86.5 120.4 158 141.6-24.4-33.8-41.2-84.7-50-141.6h-108z\"><\/path><\/svg>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" ><\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>The World Championship Match consists of 14 games. The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the Match, and no further games are played. If the score after 14 games is equal, the winner is decided on a tiebreak. Since the World Champion Magnus Carlsen officially declined to participate, the Match will be played between the two challengers, the winner of the 2022 Candidates Tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and the runner-up, Ding Liren.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/FWCM2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulations<\/a><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldchampionship.fide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/worldchampionship.fide.com<\/a><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ea3990 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6ea3990\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f04dba4\" data-id=\"f04dba4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01bedb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01bedb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f34d426\" data-id=\"f34d426\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97879a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97879a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIDE WORLD CUP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb13d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb13d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baku, Azerbaijan<\/p><p>29 July &#8211; 26 August, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-973393e\" data-id=\"973393e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e37b254 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e37b254\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b1bbf0\" data-id=\"3b1bbf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4848b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c4848b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25453\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec1991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ec1991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Praggnanandhaa R<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c3ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1c3ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Runner-up<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f295cf elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1f295cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-square\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 480H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V80c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h352c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v352c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48zm-204.686-98.059l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L184 302.745l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.25 16.379 6.25 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Qualified<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc2af3\" data-id=\"adc2af3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e876eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e876eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944498e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"944498e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fabiano Caruana<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf8929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdf8929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3rd Place<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba3229 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"dba3229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-square\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 480H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V80c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h352c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v352c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48zm-204.686-98.059l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L184 302.745l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.25 16.379 6.25 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Qualified<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a83ccde\" data-id=\"a83ccde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f277b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8f277b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c487fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c487fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nijat Abasov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf55ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faf55ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4th Place<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244c8b8 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"244c8b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-square\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 480H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V80c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h352c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v352c0 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                   <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>206 players. Knockout.<\/p><p>System of play: Each match consists of two classical games (one game per day) with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. If tied, a tiebreak follows on the third day: two 25m+10s rapid games, if still tied, then two 10m+10s games, if still tied, then two 5m+3s games, if still tied, then a 3m+2s game shall decide the winner (in case of a draw, another game is played until there is a winner).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/WorldCup2023Regulations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGULATIONS<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/List-of-FEDERATIONS-WORLD-CUP-2023.pdf\">LIST OF FEDERATIONS entitled to nominate a player<\/a><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>Standings:<a href=\"https:\/\/worldcup2023.fide.com\/en\/tree\"> worldcup2023.fide.com\/en\/tree<\/a><\/p><p>Winner: Magnus Carlsen<\/p><p>Runner up: R Praggnanandhaa<\/p><p>Third place: Fabiano Caruana\u00a0<\/p><p>Fourth place*: Nijat Abasov<\/p><p>*Fourth place qualifies to the FIDE Candidates in case one of the three frontrunners declines to play.\u00a0<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldcup.fide.com\">https:\/\/worldcup2023.fide.com<\/a><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c93ab22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c93ab22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9dca51\" data-id=\"a9dca51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b3d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3b3d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-768x527.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-461c5da\" data-id=\"461c5da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4c4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff4c4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIDE GRAND SWISS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e521e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e521e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"0a68bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vidit Santosh Gujrathi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edeba52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edeba52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Winner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e9f6c elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"12e9f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-square\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 480H48c-26.51 0-48-21.49-48-48V80c0-26.51 21.49-48 48-48h352c26.51 0 48 21.49 48 48v352c0 26.51-21.49 48-48 48zm-204.686-98.059l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L184 302.745l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.25 16.379 6.25 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Qualified<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8806a1\" data-id=\"a8806a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007c5a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"007c5a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20.png 500w, 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                   <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>114 players. Swiss system, 11 rounds.<\/p><p>The time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, followed by 15 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/Regulations_for_the_FIDE_Grand_Swiss_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGULATIONS<\/a><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>Final Standings:<\/p><p>1st place &#8211; Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (India)<\/p><p>2nd place &#8211; Nakamura, Hikaru (USA)<\/p><p>3rd place &#8211; Esipenko, Andrey (FIDE)<\/p><p>Full standings: <a href=\"https:\/\/grandswiss.fide.com\/open\/\">https:\/\/grandswiss.fide.com\/open\/<\/a><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item 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<\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>Current top-100 in FIDE Ratings: <a href=\"https:\/\/ratings.fide.com\/top_lists.phtml?list=open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ratings.fide.com<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc3c867 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fc3c867\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the Match, and no further games are played. If the score after 14 games is equal, the winner is decided on a tiebreak. Ding Liren World Champion Gukesh D Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2024 FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT April 2024. Toronto, Canada The winner of this 8-player double round-robin (all-play-all twice) becomes the Challenger for the chess crown. In case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, the playoff determines the winner. Qualification Paths Ian Nepomniachtchi 2023 Match Runner-up\u200b Praggnanandhaa R 2023 World Cup 2nd Fabiano Caruana 2023 World Cup 3rd Nijat Abasov 2023 World Cup 4th\u200b Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2023 Grand Swiss 1st Hikaru Nakamura 2023 Grand Swiss 2nd\u200b Alireza Firouzja Best by Rating Gukesh D 2023 FIDE Circuit Winner QUALIFIERS FIDE CIRCUIT 1 January &#8211; 31 December, 2023One player who would achieve the highest results during 2023 in eligible tournaments. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player&#8217;s five highest scores. Gukesh D Winner Qualified Eligible tournaments are FIDE-rated individual tournaments which meet the following criteria: Finish in the 2023 calendar year At least 8 players At least 7 rounds The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating of 2550 at the start of the tournament (TAR) The Chief Arbiter is an International Arbiter Recommended FPL Fair Play procedures are applied Players represent at least 3 national federations Not more than 50% of either the 20 highest-rated players or all players, if there are fewer than 20 players, shall represent one federation. For National Championships, the last two criteria are waived. The following non-standard play tournaments are included: World Rapid Championship World Blitz Championship Continental Rapid and Blitz Championships Other Rapid &amp; Blitz tournaments that meet the above criteria and have an average standard rating of top 8 players 2700 or higher REGULATIONS Points are awarded to players in one of the first 8 places in a tournament, provided that the player is in the top half of the final tournament ranking. 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points The event score for each player is determined by the number of points multiplied by the tournament strength factor calculated as follows: k= (TAR-2500)\/100. You can find the list of eligible tournaments on our FIDE Circuit 2023 page under the tab &#8220;Eligible Tournaments&#8221; 2023 FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Astana, Kazakhstan 7 April &#8211; 1 May, 2023 Ian Nepomniachtchi Runner-up Qualified The World Championship Match consists of 14 games. The player who scores 7.5 points or more wins the Match, and no further games are played. If the score after 14 games is equal, the winner is decided on a tiebreak. Since the World Champion Magnus Carlsen officially declined to participate, the Match will be played between the two challengers, the winner of the 2022 Candidates Tournament, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and the runner-up, Ding Liren. Regulations https:\/\/worldchampionship.fide.com FIDE WORLD CUP Baku, Azerbaijan 29 July &#8211; 26 August, 2023 Praggnanandhaa R Runner-up Qualified Fabiano Caruana 3rd Place Qualified Nijat Abasov 4th Place Qualified 206 players. Knockout. System of play: Each match consists of two classical games (one game per day) with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. If tied, a tiebreak follows on the third day: two 25m+10s rapid games, if still tied, then two 10m+10s games, if still tied, then two 5m+3s games, if still tied, then a 3m+2s game shall decide the winner (in case of a draw, another game is played until there is a winner). REGULATIONS LIST OF FEDERATIONS entitled to nominate a player Standings: worldcup2023.fide.com\/en\/tree Winner: Magnus Carlsen Runner up: R Praggnanandhaa Third place: Fabiano Caruana\u00a0 Fourth place*: Nijat Abasov *Fourth place qualifies to the FIDE Candidates in case one of the three frontrunners declines to play.\u00a0 https:\/\/worldcup2023.fide.com FIDE GRAND SWISS Douglas, Isle of Man 23 October \u2013 5 November, 2023 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi Winner Qualified Hikaru Nakamura Runner-up Qualified 114 players. Swiss system, 11 rounds. The time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, followed by 15 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1. REGULATIONS Final Standings: 1st place &#8211; Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (India) 2nd place &#8211; Nakamura, Hikaru (USA) 3rd place &#8211; Esipenko, Andrey (FIDE) Full standings: https:\/\/grandswiss.fide.com\/open\/ https:\/\/grandswiss.fide.com FIDE RATING The highest-rated player by standard rating as of 1 January 2024, provided that the player has played at least 4 FIDE Circuit tournaments with standard time control. Alireza Firouzja 2763 Qualified Next (after all other qualifiers) highest-rated player by standard rating as of 01\/01\/2024, provided that the player has played at least 4 eligible FIDE Circuit tournaments with standard time control. 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