# Grand Chess Tour 2023

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.

## Format

The tour consisted of five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted of two parts – 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:
    PlaceTour PointsClassical prize moneyRapid & Blitz prize moneyGCT Tour bonuses 1st12/13*$100,000$40,000$100,000 2nd10$65,000$30,000$50,000 3rd8$48,000$25,000$25,000 4th7$32,000$20,000 5th6$26,000$15,000 6th5$21,000$11,000 7th4$18,500$10,000 8th3$16,000$9,000 9th2$13,000$8,000 10th1$10,500$7,000
* If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.
* Tour points and prize money are shared equally between tied players.

## Lineup

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.
| Player | Country | FIDE rating (February 2023) |
| Alireza Firouzja | France | 2785 |
| Wesley So | United States | 2766 |
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | France | 2737 |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi | FIDE | 2793 |
| Ding Liren | China | 2788 |
| Anish Giri | Netherlands | 2780 |
| Fabiano Caruana | United States | 2766 |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Poland | 2729 |
| Richárd Rapport | Romania | 2740 |

## Schedule

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.
| Dates | Tournament Name | Format | Host city |
| May 4–16, 2023 | Superbet Chess Classic | Classical | Bucharest |
| May 19–26, 2023 | Superbet Rapid & Blitz | Rapid & Blitz | Warsaw |
| July 3–10, 2023 | SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz | Rapid & Blitz | Zagreb |
| November 12–19, 2023 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | Rapid & Blitz | St. Louis |
| November 21–30, 2023 | Sinquefield Cup | Classical | St. Louis |

## Results
### Tournament results

| Dates | Tournament Name | Winner | Runner-Up | Third place |
| May 4–16, 2023 | Superbet Chess Classic | Fabiano Caruana | Wesley So Richárd Rapport Anish Giri Alireza Firouzja | – |
| May 19–26, 2023 | Poland Rapid & Blitz | Magnus Carlsen (WC) | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wesley So |
| July 3–10, 2023 | Croatia Rapid & Blitz | Magnus Carlsen (WC) | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Alireza Firouzja |
| November 12–19, 2023 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | Fabiano Caruana | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Ian Nepomniachtchi Lê Quang Liêm (WC) |
| November 21–30, 2023 | Sinquefield Cup | Fabiano Caruana | Leinier Domínguez (WC) | Wesley So |

### Tour rankings

The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
| | Player | ROU | POL | CRO | STL | SIN | Total points | Prize money |
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 13 | — | 7 | 13 | 13 | 46 | $310,000 |
| 2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 4.5 | 7.5 | — | 10 | 6 | 28 | $148,583 |
| 3 | Wesley So (United States) | 7.75 | 7.5 | — | 4.5 | 8 | 27.75 | $148,750 |
| 4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2 | — | 10 | 7.5 | 6 | 25.5 | $91,833 |
| 5 | Alireza Firouzja (France) | 7.75 | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24.75 | $98,750 |
| 6 | Richárd Rapport (Romania) | 7.75 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 19.75 | $77,750 |
| 7 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 4.5 | 10 | 3.5 | — | w/d | 18 | $59,250 |
| 8 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 7.75 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 17.75 | $79,250 |
| 9 | Ding Liren (China) | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | $16,000 |
| | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | 26 | $80,000 |
| | Levon Aronian (United States) | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 12 | $41,333 |
| | Leinier Domínguez (United States) | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | $65,000 |
| | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | — | — | — | 7.5 | — | 7.5 | $22,500 |
| | Gukesh D (India) | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | $15,000 |
| | Ray Robson (United States) | — | — | — | 4.5 | — | 4.5 | $10,500 |
| | Viswanathan Anand (India) | — | — | 3.5 | — | — | 3.5 | $9,500 |
| | Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | $18,000 |
| | Kirill Shevchenko (Romania) | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | $9,000 |
| | Samuel Sevian (United States) | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | $9,000 |
| | Ivan Šarić (Croatia) | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | $8,000 |
| | Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | $7,000 |
| | Constantin Lupulescu (Romania) | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | $7,000 |
| | Jeffery Xiong (United States) | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | $7,000 |

## Tournaments
### Superbet Chess Classic

The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania from May 4–16, 2023. The winner of the tournament was Fabiano Caruana.
    2023 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, May 4–16 Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2757.1) PlayerRating12345678910PointsTBTour PointsPrize moneyCircuit 1 Fabiano Caruana (USA)2764Does not appear½½½½½1½1½5½13$100,00026.84 2 Wesley So (USA)2760½Does not appear½½1½½½½½57.75$42,75017.44 3 Richárd Rapport (ROU)2745½½Does not appear½½1½½½½57.75$42,75017.44 4 Anish Giri (NED)2768½½½Does not appear½½½1½½57.75$42,75017.44 5 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)2785½0½½Does not appear0½11157.75$42,75017.44 6 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)2724½½0½1Does not appear½½½½4½4.5$19,750 7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)27420½½½½½Does not appear½1½4½4.5$19,750 8 Ding Liren (CHN)2789½½½00½½Does not appear½143$16,000 9 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)27940½½½0½0½Does not appear13½2$13,000 10 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)2700½½½½0½½00Does not appear3WC (1)$10,500

### Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland

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.
    2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, May 19–26 Warsaw, Poland PlayerRapidBlitzTotalTBTour PointsPrize moneyCircuit 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)101424WC (13)$40,00012.73 2 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)13102310$30,00010.19 T-3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)1110½21½7.5$22,5008.28 T-3 Wesley So (USA)1110½21½7.5$22,5008.28 5 Levon Aronian (USA)128½20½WC (6)$15,0006.37 6 Richard Rapport (ROU)99185$11,000 7 Anish Giri (NED)78154$10,000 8 Kirill Shevchenko (ROU)4913WC (3)$9,000 9 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)66½12½WC (2)$8,000 10 Radosław Wojtaszek (POL)7411WC (1)$7,000
    2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Rapid, May 21–23 Warsaw, Poland PlayerRating12345678910Points 1 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)2782Does not appear11211222113 2 Levon Aronian (USA)27291Does not appear1111221212 3 Wesley So (USA)278811Does not appear012112211 4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)2762012Does not appear11112211 5 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)28391111Does not appear1102210 6 Richárd Rapport (ROU)276711011Does not appear11129 7 Anish Giri (NED)2714001111Does not appear2017 8 Radosław Wojtaszek (POL)26220011210Does not appear117 9 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)261801000121Does not appear16 10 Kirill Shevchenko (ROU)2602100000111Does not appear4
    2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Blitz, May 24–25 Warsaw, Poland PlayerRating12345678910Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)2852Does not appear1 10 11 ½1 11 11 ½1 ½½ ½½ 114 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)27230 0Does not appear½ ½0 1½ 01 1½ 11 10 ½1 110½ 3 Wesley So (USA)27491 0½ ½Does not appear½ 0½ 1½ ½1 ½0 11 ½½ 110½ 4 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)27900 ½1 0½ 1Does not appear½ 10 10 0½ 01 11 110 5 Kirill Shevchenko (ROU)25620 0½ 1½ 0½ 0Does not appear1 00 11 ½1 01 19 6 Richard Rapport (ROU)27010 00 0½ ½1 00 1Does not appear1 ½1 ½0 11 19 7 Levon Aronian (USA)28040 ½½ 00 ½1 11 00 ½Does not appear0 ½1 1½ ½8½ 8 Anish Giri (NED)28070 ½0 01 0½ 10 ½0 ½1 ½Does not appear0 11 ½8 9 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)2649½ ½1 ½0 ½0 00 11 00 01 0Does not appear0 ½6½ 10 Radosław Wojtaszek (POL)2605½ 00 0½ 00 00 00 0½ ½0 ½1 ½Does not appear4

### SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia

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.
    2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 3–10 Zagreb, Croatia PlayerRapidBlitzTotalTBTour PointsPrize moneyCircuit 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)111526WC (13)$40,00013.47 2 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)1210½22½10$30,00010.78 3 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)913228$25,0009.43 4 Fabiano Caruana (USA)129½21½7$20,0008.08 5 Gukesh D (IND)109½19½WC (6)$15,0006.73 6 Richárd Rapport (ROU)910195$11,000 T-7 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)97½16½3.5$9,500 T-7 Viswanathan Anand (IND)106½16½WC (3.5)$9,500 9 Ivan Šarić (CRO)6612WC (2)$8,000 10 Constantin Lupulescu (ROU)22½4½WC (1)$7,000
    2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Rapid, July 5–7 Zagreb, Croatia PlayerRating12345678910Points 1 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)2760Does not appear11112202212 2 Fabiano Caruana (USA)27521Does not appear2211021212 3 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)282910Does not appear220121211 4 Gukesh D (IND)2629100Does not appear21112210 5 Viswanathan Anand (IND)27311100Does not appear1212210 6 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)274501211Does not appear10219 7 Richárd Rapport (ROU)2761021101Does not appear2029 8 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)27942001120Does not appear129 9 Ivan Saric (CRO)263501100021Does not appear16 10 Constantin Lupulescu (ROU)2572000001001Does not appear2
    2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Blitz, July 8–9 Zagreb, Croatia PlayerRating12345678910Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR)2858Does not appear1 01 11 01 ½1 11 ½1 11 11 115 2 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)28960 1Does not appear1 00 ½1 01 1½ 11 11 11 113 3 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)27810 00 1Does not appear½ ½½ ½1 ½1 1½ 0½ 11 110½ 4 Richárd Rapport (ROU)27070 11 ½½ ½Does not appear0 10 01 01 ½0 11 110 5 Fabiano Caruana (USA)28320 ½0 1½ ½1 0Does not appear1 0½ 00 11 ½1 19½ 6 Gukesh D (IND)26260 00 00 ½1 10 1Does not appear1 10 10 11 19½ 7 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)27830 ½½ 00 00 1½ 10 0Does not appear1 01 ½½ 17½ 8 Viswanathan Anand (IND)27330 00 0½ 10 ½1 01 00 1Does not appear0 ½½ ½6½ 9 Ivan Saric (CRO)25760 00 0½ 01 00 ½1 00 ½1 ½Does not appear½ ½6 10 Constantin Lupulescu (ROU)25760 00 00 00 00 00 0½ 0½ ½½ ½Does not appear2½

### Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz

The fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States from November 12 to 19, 2023.
    2023 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, November 12–19 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States PlayerRapidBlitzTotalTBTour PointsPrize moneyCircuit 1 Fabiano Caruana (USA)10112113$40,00012.55 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)1010½20½10$30,00010.04 T-3 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)911207.5$22,5008.16 T-3 Lê Quang Liêm (VIE)91120WC (7.5)$22,5008.16 5 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)99½18½6$15,0006.28 T-6 Wesley So (USA)710174.5$10,500 T-6 Ray Robson (USA)11617WC (4.5)$10,500 8 Samuel Sevian (USA)97½16½WC (3)$9,000 9 Anish Giri (NED)97162$8,000 10 Jeffery Xiong (USA)76½13½WC (1)$7,000
    2023 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, November 14–16 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States PlayerRating12345678910Points 1 Ray Robson (USA)2596Does not appear11221120111 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)27711Does not appear1111112110 3 Fabiano Caruana (USA)276511Does not appear101211210 4 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)2789011Does not appear1120219 5 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)27420121Does not appear210119 6 Anish Giri (NED)269711110Does not appear12119 7 Lê Quang Liêm (VIE)2652110011Does not appear1229 8 Samuel Sevian (USA)25810112201Does not appear119 9 Wesley So (USA)275320101101Does not appear17 10 Jeffery Xiong (USA)2727110111011Does not appear7
    2023 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, November 17–18 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States PlayerRating12345678910Points T-1 Lê Quang Liêm (VIE)2665Does not appear1 10 ½0 10 ½1 11 01 ½0 1½ 111 T-1 Fabiano Caruana (USA)28130 0Does not appear0 1½ ½1 11 10 ½1 11 1½ 011 T-1 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)27851 ½1 0Does not appear1 10 ½0 01 ½0 ½1 11 111 4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)27281 0½ ½0 0Does not appear1 01 11 ½1 ½½ ½1 ½10½ 5 Wesley So (USA)27601 ½0 01 ½0 1Does not appear½ ½½ ½1 01 ½1 ½10 6 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)28960 00 01 10 0½ ½Does not appear1 ½1 11 01 19½ 7 Samuel Sevian (USA)26950 11 ½0 ½0 ½½ ½0 ½Does not appear0 1½ 10 07½ 8 Anish Giri (NED)27520 ½0 01 ½0 ½0 10 01 0Does not appear½ ½1 ½7 9 Jeffery Xiong (USA)27261 00 00 0½ ½0 ½0 1½ 0½ ½Does not appear½ 16½ 10 Ray Robson (USA)2665½ 0½ 10 00 ½0 ½0 01 10 ½½ 0Does not appear6

### Sinquefield Cup

    2023 GCT Sinquefield Cup, November 21–30, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2753.2) PlayerRating12345678910PointsTBTour PointsPrize moneyCircuit 1 Fabiano Caruana (USA)2795Does not appear½1½½½½11–5½13$100,00025.93 2 Leinier Domínguez (USA)2745½Does not appear½½½½1½1–5WC (10)$65,00020.74 3 Wesley So (USA)27520½Does not appear½½1½½1–4½8$48,00018.15 4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA)2734½½½Does not appear½½½½½–46$26,3335.19 5 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)2771½½½½Does not appear½½½½–46$26,3335.19 6 Levon Aronian (USA)2727½½0½½Does not appear½1½–4WC (6)$26,3335.19 7 Anish Giri (NED)2752½0½½½½Does not appear½½½3½4$18,500 8 Alireza Firouzja (FRA)27770½½½½0½Does not appear½–33$13,000 9 Richárd Rapport (ROU)2748000½½½½½Does not appear–2½2$13,000 10 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)2731––––––½––Does not appear–––