{"id":30919,"date":"2025-02-10T15:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1090.fide.com\/?page_id=30919"},"modified":"2026-01-01T17:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:47:51","slug":"fide-world-championship-cycle-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/fide-world-championship-cycle-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30919\" class=\"elementor elementor-30919\" 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 2025-2026<\/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-aa4618f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa4618f\" 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>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">2026 DATES AND HOST CITY TO BE ANNOUNCED<\/span><\/p>\n<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-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-33 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-70cddec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70cddec\" 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-87b2c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87b2c96\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9a0bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a9a0bf\" 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 World Championship Match 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2658e82\" data-id=\"2658e82\" 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-d3c9954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3c9954\" 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-ffb29c0\" data-id=\"ffb29c0\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-5-pziknxzp37spdb5d1qbqids4b8fjtkpfp4nlbhynig.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-5-pziknxzp37spdb5d1qbqids4b8fjtkpfp4nlbhynig.png 500w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-5-pziknxzp37spdb5d1qbqids4b8fjtkpfp4nlbhynig-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-design-5-pziknxzp37spdb5d1qbqids4b8fjtkpfp4nlbhynig-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-c504f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c504f02\" 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\">Challenger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ad495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2ad495\" 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 2025\n<\/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\"><strong>March 28 &#8211; April 16, 2026, Cyprus<\/strong><\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/FIDE_Candidates_Tournament_2026_Qualification_Paths.pdf\">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-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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caruana-Candidates-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caruana-Candidates-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caruana-Candidates-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caruana-Candidates-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caruana-Candidates-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caruana-Candidates.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-95c19b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95c19b7\" 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-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\"><span>2024 FIDE Circuit<\/span><\/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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-1fa9486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fa9486\" 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\">Javokhir Sindarov<\/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\">2025 World Cup 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-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-3520317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3520317\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-3-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-3bc23c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bc23c5\" 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\">Wei Yi<\/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\">2025 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-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-d99d6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d99d6e1\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-2-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-2-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-2-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-2-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-3eef589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eef589\" 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\">Andrey Esipenko<\/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\">2025 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\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-52e5894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52e5894\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-abb9228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abb9228\" 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\">Anish Giri<\/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\">2025 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-4a461e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a461e6\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38625\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unknown-Match-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-311d97e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"311d97e\" 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\">Matthias Bluebaum<\/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\">2025 Grand Swiss 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-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-aa7680e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa7680e\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-b9098cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9098cf\" 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-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\">2025 FIDE Circuit<\/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-cecef53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cecef53\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vaishali-Candidates-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vaishali-Candidates-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vaishali-Candidates-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vaishali-Candidates-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vaishali-Candidates-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vaishali-Candidates.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-3a59315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a59315\" 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-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\">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\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-c4921c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4921c8\" 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 2024<\/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<h6>One player who achieves the highest results during 2024 in eligible tournaments. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player\u2019s five highest scores.<\/h6>\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-72a290f\" data-id=\"72a290f\" 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<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-b86fe63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b86fe63\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabiano-Caruana-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabiano-Caruana-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabiano-Caruana-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabiano-Caruana-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabiano-Caruana-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fabiano-Caruana.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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\">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-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 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-d6d68e5\" data-id=\"d6d68e5\" 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-ca79583 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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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><p>\u2013 Finish between 1st January, 2024 and 15th December, 2024<br \/>\u2013 At least 8 players<br \/>\u2013 At least 7 rounds (at least 4 rounds for knockout events).<br \/>\u2013 The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating on the day of the first round (TAR)<br \/>\u2013 The Chief Arbiter is an International Arbiter<br \/>\u2013 Recommended Fair Play procedures are applied<br \/>\u2013 The FIDE World Championship Match 2024 is also recognised as an eligible tournament<br \/>\u2013 Players represent at least 3 different federations<br \/>\u2013 Not more than 50% of either the 20 highest-rated players, or not more than 50% of all players if there are fewer than 20 players, shall represent one federation<br \/>\u2013 For National Championships, the last two criteria are waived.<\/p><p>The following non-standard play tournaments are included:<br \/>FIDE-rated individual over-the-board standard-play tournaments<br \/>(hereinafter referred to as \u201cStandard tournaments\u201d)<\/p><p>* World Rapid Championship 2024<br \/>* World Blitz Championship 2024<br \/>* Continental Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024<br \/>* Other Rapid &amp; Blitz tournaments 2024 that meet the above criteria and have an average standard rating of top 8 players 2700 or higher<\/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        <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item active\" data-title-link=\"-tab\"><p>Basic Points are awarded to players in (or in a tie for) one of the first 8 places in a tournament, provided that the player is in (or in a tie for) the top half of the final tournament ranking (for round-robin tournaments &#8211; one of the top 3 places or in tie, for knockout tournaments &#8211; the player reaches at least the third round).<\/p><p>1st place 11 points for an outright winner with no tie-break criteria applied<br \/>10 points otherwise<br \/>2nd place 8 points<br \/>3rd place 7 points<br \/>4th place 6 points<br \/>5th place 5 points<br \/>6th place 4 points<br \/>7th place 3 points<br \/>8th place 2 points<\/p><p>A player will only count for any calculation in of these rules if they played, or won by forfeit, in at least 50% of the total number of games in the tournament. If a player withdrew from a tournament without a valid reason, GSC may decide not to consider this tournament for this player.<br \/>3.3 The number of basic points that tied players score shall be calculated as 50% of<br \/>basic points for their final ranking determined by the tournament\u2019s tie-break rules, plus 50% of the sum of basic points assigned for the tied places divided by the number of tied players. If no tie-break system is applied, the basic points shall be shared equally among all players in the tie.<br \/>3.4 The event score for each player is determined by the number of basic points (see Articles 3.1 and 3.3) multiplied by a tournament strength factor calculated as<br \/>follows: k=(TAR-2500)\/100<\/p><\/div>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item active\" data-title-link=\"-tab\"><p>Top-3 finishers:<\/p><ol><li>Fabiano Caruana &#8211; 130.42 points<\/li><li>Arjun Erigaisi &#8211; 124.40 points<\/li><li>Nodirbek Abdusattorov &#8211; 108.49 points<\/li><\/ol><\/div>                    <\/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-7cbd8bb 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=\"7cbd8bb\" 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-77f0788\" data-id=\"77f0788\" 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-9f90bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f90bcc\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Organizers-4-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Organizers-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Organizers-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Organizers-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Organizers-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Organizers-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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\">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-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<h6>October, 30 &#8211; November, 27. Goa, India.<\/h6>\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-5edd4e0\" data-id=\"5edd4e0\" 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-1e51ed8 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=\"1e51ed8\" 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-bfc2b5a\" data-id=\"bfc2b5a\" 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-0751a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0751a12\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-6-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41320\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-6.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-235b15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"235b15a\" 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\">Javokhir Sindarov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a15db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47a15db\" 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-1567cef elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1567cef\" 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-5c9c836\" data-id=\"5c9c836\" 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-24a56b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24a56b9\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vidit-Candidates-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-0f91f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f91f9a\" 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\">Wei Yi<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e228dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e228dd\" 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-1db2418 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1db2418\" 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-6cfe29f\" data-id=\"6cfe29f\" 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-cb0b51f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb0b51f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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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\">Andrey Esipenko\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0fe289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0fe289\" 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\">Third place<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb62ff elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6fb62ff\" 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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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, an Armageddon game.<\/p><\/div>                    <\/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:\/\/worldcup2025.fide.com\/participants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/worldcup.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\" 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1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gs_logo_2025_1000-2-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gs_logo_2025_1000-2-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\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 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-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<h6>September 3-15, 2025, Samarkand, Uzbekistan<\/h6>\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-0e5e0d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e5e0d5\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-7e923d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e923d0\" 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\">Anish Giri<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d0b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0d0b08\" 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-7c2e771 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7c2e771\" 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-063fc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"063fc9e\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-4ac0e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ac0e25\" 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\">Matthias Bluebaum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f12a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84f12a4\" 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-6dbea9c elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6dbea9c\" 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\">\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 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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\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-list\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M80 368H16a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h64a16 16 0 0 0 16-16v-64a16 16 0 0 0-16-16zm0-320H16A16 16 0 0 0 0 64v64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h64a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V64a16 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  <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-globe\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M336.5 160C322 70.7 287.8 8 248 8s-74 62.7-88.5 152h177zM152 256c0 22.2 1.2 43.5 3.3 64h185.3c2.1-20.5 3.3-41.8 3.3-64s-1.2-43.5-3.3-64H155.3c-2.1 20.5-3.3 41.8-3.3 64zm324.7-96c-28.6-67.9-86.5-120.4-158-141.6 24.4 33.8 41.2 84.7 50 141.6h108zM177.2 18.4C105.8 39.6 47.8 92.1 19.3 160h108c8.7-56.9 25.5-107.8 49.9-141.6zM487.4 192H372.7c2.1 21 3.3 42.5 3.3 64s-1.2 43-3.3 64h114.6c5.5-20.5 8.6-41.8 8.6-64s-3.1-43.5-8.5-64zM120 256c0-21.5 1.2-43 3.3-64H8.6C3.2 212.5 0 233.8 0 256s3.2 43.5 8.6 64h114.6c-2-21-3.2-42.5-3.2-64zm39.5 96c14.5 89.3 48.7 152 88.5 152s74-62.7 88.5-152h-177zm159.3 141.6c71.4-21.2 129.4-73.7 158-141.6h-108c-8.8 56.9-25.6 107.8-50 141.6zM19.3 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        <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item active\" data-title-link=\"-tab\"><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><\/div>                    <\/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>Will be updated after the tournament.<\/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>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/grandswiss.fide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grandswiss.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-cc6b8ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc6b8ab\" 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-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 CIRCUIT 2025<\/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 class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>One player who would achieve the highest results during 2025 in eligible tournaments. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player\u2019s five highest scores.<\/h6>\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-7a3dc24\" data-id=\"7a3dc24\" 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-5212e4b 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=\"5212e4b\" 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-a8806a1\" data-id=\"a8806a1\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c702389\" data-id=\"c702389\" 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-15718d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15718d8\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41678\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pragg-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-13100a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13100a6\" 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-9e7d4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e7d4c9\" 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\">Top scorer\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087ecd5 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"087ecd5\" 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-7b01a23\" data-id=\"7b01a23\" 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-5373202 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=\"5373202\" 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-54da066\" data-id=\"54da066\" 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-8a1bbd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-tabs\" data-id=\"8a1bbd0\" 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-8a1bbd0\" class=\"eael-advance-tabs eael-tabs-horizontal  \" data-tabid=\"8a1bbd0\">\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\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-list\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M80 368H16a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h64a16 16 0 0 0 16-16v-64a16 16 0 0 0-16-16zm0-320H16A16 16 0 0 0 0 64v64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h64a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V64a16 16 0 0 0-16-16zm0 160H16a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v64a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h64a16 16 0 0 0 16-16v-64a16 16 0 0 0-16-16zm416 176H176a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v32a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h320a16 16 0 0 0 16-16v-32a16 16 0 0 0-16-16zm0-320H176a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v32a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h320a16 16 0 0 0 16-16V80a16 16 0 0 0-16-16zm0 160H176a16 16 0 0 0-16 16v32a16 16 0 0 0 16 16h320a16 16 0 0 0 16-16v-32a16 16 0 0 0-16-16z\"><\/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        <div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item active\" data-title-link=\"-tab\"><p>Eligible tournaments are:<br \/>&#8211; FIDE-rated individual over-the-board standard-play tournaments<br \/>&#8211; FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025<br \/>&#8211; Continental over-the-board Rapid and Blitz Championships 2025<br \/>&#8211; Other over-the-board FIDE-rated Rapid &amp; Blitz tournaments<br \/>&#8211; The eligible tournaments must meet the following criteria:<br \/>&#8211; Finish between 16th December, 2024 and 15th December, 2025<br \/>&#8211; At least 8 players<br \/>&#8211; At least 7 rounds (at least 4 rounds for knockout events).<br \/>&#8211; The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating (TAR), as per the standard FIDE-rating list which is current on the day of the first round, of either<br \/>1) 2550, for tournaments in categories 2.1.1 to 2.1.3<br \/>2) 2700, for tournaments in category 2.1.4<br \/>&#8211; The Chief Arbiter is an International Arbiter<br \/>&#8211; Fair Play procedures recommended by FIDE FPL Commission are applied<br \/>&#8211; Players represent at least 3 different Member Federations or Affiliated<br \/>Members<br \/>&#8211; Not more than 50% of either the 20 highest-rated players, or not more than 50% of all players if there are fewer than 20 players, shall represent one federation<br \/>&#8211; The FIDE World Championship Match 2024 is also recognised as an eligible<br \/>tournament.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/Regulations_for_FIDE_Circuit_2025.pdf\">Regulations<\/a><\/p><\/div>                    <\/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>\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item active\" data-title-link=\"-tab\"><p>Points are awarded to players in (or in a tie for) one of the first 8 places in a tournament, provided that the player is in (or in a tie for) the top half of the final<br \/>tournament ranking (for round-robin tournaments &#8211; one of the top 3 places or in<br \/>tie, for knockout tournaments &#8211; the player reaches at least the third round).<\/p><p><br \/>1st place 11 points for an outright winner with no tie-break criteria applied<br \/>10 points otherwise<br \/>2nd place 8 points<br \/>3rd place 7 points<br \/>4th place 6 points<br \/>5th place 5 points<br \/>6th place 4 points<br \/>7th place 3 points<br \/>8th place 2 points<\/p><p><br \/>A player will only count for any calculation in these rules if they played, or won by forfeit, in at least 50% of the total number of games in the tournament. If a player<br \/>withdrew from a tournament without a valid reason, GSC may decide not to consider this tournament for this player.<\/p><p>The number of basic points that tied players score shall be calculated as 50% of basic points for their final ranking determined by the tournament\u2019s tie-break rules, plus 50% of the sum of basic points assigned for the tied places divided by the<br \/>number of tied players. If no tie-break system is applied, the basic points shall be<br \/>shared equally among all players in the tie.<\/p><p>The event score for each player is determined by the number of basic points multiplied by a tournament strength factor calculated as<br \/>follows: k=(TAR-2500)\/100<\/p><\/div>                    <\/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-6a2c6ac 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=\"6a2c6ac\" 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-aed4354\" data-id=\"aed4354\" 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-83e18e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83e18e2\" 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-2a4fa62\" data-id=\"2a4fa62\" 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-bd35105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd35105\" 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 RATING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0a952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d0a952\" 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<h6>The highest-rated player according to the 6-month average rating based on FIDE Standard Rating Lists from August 1st 2025 till January 1st 2026 provided the respective player has played at least 40 games calculated for FIDE Standard Rating Lists from February 1st 2025 till January 1st 2026 (including at least 15 games in any of the 6 consecutive rating lists).<\/h6>\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-8d0c1eb\" data-id=\"8d0c1eb\" 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-91c8c98 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=\"91c8c98\" 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-a6ee37e\" data-id=\"a6ee37e\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5b4428\" data-id=\"c5b4428\" 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-2cb70c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cb70c6\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wesley-So-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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-18d8abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18d8abf\" 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-af7aaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7aaed\" 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\">Top-rated\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a00de elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"26a00de\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-93769a6 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=\"93769a6\" 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-e3854f4\" data-id=\"e3854f4\" 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-efdd140 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      <p>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.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/FIDE_Candidates_Tournament_2026_Qualification_Paths.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>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>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"circuit-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"circuit-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>The current scores are provisional. Each player\u2019s final score will be subject to fulfilling the requirements of <a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fide.com\/files\/handbook\/Regulations_for_FIDE_Circuit_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art. 4 of the regulations<\/a>.<br \/><iframe style=\"width: 100%; border: 0; height: 1300px; padding: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/data.fide.com\/circuit_table_2025.php\" frameborder=\"0\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47bbff2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47bbff2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796087d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"796087d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE 2025-2026 FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 2026 DATES AND HOST CITY TO BE ANNOUNCED 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. World Champion Winner of the World Championship Match 2024 Challenger Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2025 FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT March 28 &#8211; April 16, 2026, Cyprus 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 Fabiano Caruana 2024 FIDE Circuit Javokhir Sindarov 2025 World Cup 1st Wei Yi 2025 World Cup 2nd Andrey Esipenko 2025 World Cup 3rd Anish Giri 2025 Grand Swiss 1st Matthias Bluebaum 2025 Grand Swiss 2nd Praggnanandhaa R 2025 FIDE Circuit Hikaru Nakamura By Rating QUALIFIERS FIDE CIRCUIT 2024 One player who achieves the highest results during 2024 in eligible tournaments. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player\u2019s five highest scores. Fabiano Caruana Winner Qualified Eligible tournaments are FIDE-rated individual tournaments which meet the following criteria: \u2013 Finish between 1st January, 2024 and 15th December, 2024\u2013 At least 8 players\u2013 At least 7 rounds (at least 4 rounds for knockout events).\u2013 The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating on the day of the first round (TAR)\u2013 The Chief Arbiter is an International Arbiter\u2013 Recommended Fair Play procedures are applied\u2013 The FIDE World Championship Match 2024 is also recognised as an eligible tournament\u2013 Players represent at least 3 different federations\u2013 Not more than 50% of either the 20 highest-rated players, or not more than 50% of all players if there are fewer than 20 players, shall represent one federation\u2013 For National Championships, the last two criteria are waived. The following non-standard play tournaments are included:FIDE-rated individual over-the-board standard-play tournaments(hereinafter referred to as \u201cStandard tournaments\u201d) * World Rapid Championship 2024* World Blitz Championship 2024* Continental Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024* Other Rapid &amp; Blitz tournaments 2024 that meet the above criteria and have an average standard rating of top 8 players 2700 or higher Basic Points are awarded to players in (or in a tie for) one of the first 8 places in a tournament, provided that the player is in (or in a tie for) the top half of the final tournament ranking (for round-robin tournaments &#8211; one of the top 3 places or in tie, for knockout tournaments &#8211; the player reaches at least the third round). 1st place 11 points for an outright winner with no tie-break criteria applied10 points otherwise2nd place 8 points3rd place 7 points4th place 6 points5th place 5 points6th place 4 points7th place 3 points8th place 2 points A player will only count for any calculation in of these rules if they played, or won by forfeit, in at least 50% of the total number of games in the tournament. If a player withdrew from a tournament without a valid reason, GSC may decide not to consider this tournament for this player.3.3 The number of basic points that tied players score shall be calculated as 50% ofbasic points for their final ranking determined by the tournament\u2019s tie-break rules, plus 50% of the sum of basic points assigned for the tied places divided by the number of tied players. If no tie-break system is applied, the basic points shall be shared equally among all players in the tie.3.4 The event score for each player is determined by the number of basic points (see Articles 3.1 and 3.3) multiplied by a tournament strength factor calculated asfollows: k=(TAR-2500)\/100 Top-3 finishers: Fabiano Caruana &#8211; 130.42 points Arjun Erigaisi &#8211; 124.40 points Nodirbek Abdusattorov &#8211; 108.49 points FIDE WORLD CUP October, 30 &#8211; November, 27. Goa, India. Javokhir Sindarov Winner Qualified Wei Yi Runner-up Qualified Andrey Esipenko\u200b Third place Qualified \u00a0 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, an Armageddon game. https:\/\/worldcup.fide.com FIDE GRAND SWISS September 3-15, 2025, Samarkand, Uzbekistan Anish Giri Winner Qualified Matthias Bluebaum 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. Will be updated after the tournament. Website: grandswiss.fide.com FIDE CIRCUIT 2025 One player who would achieve the highest results during 2025 in eligible tournaments. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player\u2019s five highest scores. 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