by First time the FIDE Candidates tournaments are being held in North America and the first time that both the Open and the Women’s Candidates tournaments take place together in Toronto, Canada from 3 April to 23 April 2024.
This tournament features 16 top-world players (eight in the open and eight in the Women’s category), has a combined prize fund of 750,000 euros, divided as following :-
1.) 500,000 allocated for the Open and
2.) 250,000 for the Women’s event.
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 Participants:
Open Candidates:
- Ian Nepomniachtchi, 2023 Match Runner-up
- R Praggnanandhaa, 2023 World Cup 2nd
- Fabiano Caruana, 2023 World Cup 3rd
- Nijat Abasov, 2023 World Cup 4th
- Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, 2023 Grand Swiss winner
- Hikaru Nakamura, 2023 Grand Swiss 2nd
- Alireza Firouzja, Best by Rating
- Gukesh D ,2023 FIDE Circuit Winner
Women’s Candidates:
- Lei Tingjie, 2023 Match Runner-up
- Kateryna Lagno, 2022-23 WGP 1st
- Aleksandra Goryachkina, 2022-23 WGP 2nd
- Nurgyul Salimova, 2023 World Cup 2nd
- Anna Muzychuk, 2023 World Cup 3rd
- Vaishali Rameshbabu, 2023 Grand Swiss 1st
- Tan Zhongyi, 2023 Grand Swiss 2nd
- Humpy Koneru, Best by Rating (World Cup spot replacement)
Open Candidates Tournament Time Control & Prizes:
Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move 41.
Prizes:
1.) 48,000 euros for the winner,
2.) 36,000 euros for the second place, and
3.) 24,000 euros for the third place.
Additionally, players receive 3,500 euros for every half-point scored.
Women’s Candidates Tournament Time Control & Prizes :
Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move 1.
Prizes:
1.) 24,000 euros for the winner,
2.) 18,000 euros for the second place, and
3.) 12,000 euros for the third place.
Additionally, players receive 1,750 euros for every half-point scored.
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