The Grand Chess Tour 2023 was a series of chess tournaments, which was the eighth edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls.
The tour consisted of five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted of two parts â rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings.
The tour points were awarded as follows:
The field was announced on February 22, 2023. It consisted of nine players, including both participants of World Chess Championship 2023, eventual winner Ding Liren and runner-up Ian Nepomniachtchi, as well as defending Grand Chess Tour champion Alireza Firouzja.
The events in St. Louis took place during the months of November and December, compared to the previous editions where they took place during the months of August and September. The change was implemented to avoid scheduling clashes with the 2023 Chess World Cup and the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament.
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania from May 4âÂÂ16, 2023. The winner of the tournament was Fabiano Caruana.
The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from May 19 to 26, 2023. Jan-Krzysztof Duda was the winner of the rapid portion, while Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament.
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 5 to 9, 2023. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana were the joint winners of the rapid portion, while Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament.
The fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States from November 12 to 19, 2023.