Ian
Nepomniachtchi

FIDE
2023 Match Runner-up

Praggnanandhaa
R

India
2023 World Cup 2nd

Fabiano
Caruana

USA
2023 World Cup 3rd

Nijat
Abasov

Azerbaijan
2023 World Cup 4th

Vidit Santosh
Gujrathi

India
2023 Grand Swiss 1st

Hikaru
Nakamura

USA
2023 Grand Swiss 2nd

Alireza
Firouzja

France
Best by Rating

Gukesh
D

India
2023 FIDE Circuit Winner

Lei
Tingjie

China
2023 Match Runner-up

Kateryna
Lagno

FIDE
2022-23 WGP 1st

Aleksandra
Goryachkina

FIDE
2022-23 WGP 2nd

Nurgyul
Salimova

Bulgaria
2023 World Cup 2nd

Anna
Muzychuk

Ukraine
2023 World Cup 3rd

Vaishali
Rameshbabu

India
2023 Grand Swiss 1st

Tan
Zhongyi

China
2023 Grand Swiss 2nd

Humpy
Koneru

India
Best by rating

2024 FIDE CANDIDATES

Candidates
FIDE
2024
03—23.04
Toronto
Breaking new ground, the Women’s and Open competitions unfold side by side, featuring 16 players — eight in each group — engaged in an epic battle to determine the contenders for the reigning world champions.

The 2024 Candidates Tournament in Toronto — for the first time held in North America — promises to be a spectacle of unparalleled chess brilliance that will leave a new mark on the 64-squared chess landscape.
A new chapter in chess history will be written in Toronto this spring as top world players get together to answer the question — who will be the next Challenger for the title of World Chess Champion?

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        Official Chess Set
        The iconic World Chess Championship set approved by FIDE for the elite events and exclusively used in the World Chess Championship matches and cycle events.
        Designed by Pentagram’s Daniel Weil for World Chess, the set is one of the most iconic chess designs in the world. Inspired by the Staunton, the set has been designed with the help of Vladimir Kramnik and Magnus Carlsen.