FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023
The FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 is an ongoing chess tournament that is part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2024.[1] It is an 11-round Swiss-system tournament with 114 players competing from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the Isle of Man. The winner and runner-up of the tournament will earn the right to the play in the Candidates Tournament 2024.
![]() Villa Marina, location of the event | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Chess |
Location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Dates | 25 October 2023– 5 November 2023 |
Administrator | FIDE |
Format | 11-round Swiss-system tournament |
Host(s) | IOM International Chess Limited,
sponsored by Scheinberg family |
Venue | Villa Marina |
The event is being held in parallel with the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2023.
Format
The tournament has an 11-round Swiss format, with pairings made using the Dutch system for Swiss tournaments.[2]
Tie-breaks
Tie-breaks between players who finish on the same score will be determined, in order, by the following tie-breaks:[2]
- Average rating of opponents, cut 1;
- Buchholz system, cut 1;
- Buchholz system;
- The results of individual games between tied players;
- Drawing of lots.
Venue and schedule
The tournament will run from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the Isle of Man, the original location of the previous Grand Swiss tournament. Games are being played at the Royal Hall of the Villa Marina.[1]
Date | Event |
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24 October | Opening ceremony |
25 October | Round 1 |
26 October | Round 2 |
27 October | Round 3 |
28 October | Round 4 |
29 October | Round 5 |
30 October | Round 6 |
31 October | Free day |
1 November | Round 7 |
2 November | Round 8 |
3 November | Round 9 |
4 November | Round 10 |
5 November | Round 11 |
Closing ceremony |
Qualification
On July 25, FIDE announced a preliminary list of 100 confirmed participants. FIDE also stated that the finalized lineup was expected to be available in September and was expected to have 114 players.[3]
Under FIDE regulations, the initial 114 invites are distributed as follows:[2]
- 100 qualifiers by rating - the top 100 players in the FIDE rating list of 1 June 2023[lower-alpha 1]
- The Women's World Champion as of 31 December 2022 (Ju Wenjun)
- 4 continental spots, each nominated by one of the four FIDE continental presidents
- 4 players nominated by the FIDE president (including a player who reached the final 16 of the World Cup, and the highest rated player who is not yet qualified)[3]
- Up to 5 players nominated by the organizer (Isle of Man International Chess Limited)
Various methods were also specified to replace a player who declined an invitation.
Results
Pos | Team | Rating | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | AROC-1 |
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1 | ![]() |
2786 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() |
2752 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
2742 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
4 | ![]() |
2726 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
2720 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
2716 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
7 | ![]() |
2712 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
2707 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
2698 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
2696 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
11 | ![]() |
2691 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
12 | ![]() |
2686 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
2685 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
14 | ![]() |
2683 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
15 | ![]() |
2682 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
16 | ![]() |
2680 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
17 | ![]() |
2669 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
18 | ![]() |
2667 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
19 | ![]() |
2658 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
20 | ![]() |
2656 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
21 | ![]() |
2655 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
22 | ![]() |
2653 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
23 | ![]() |
2651 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
24 | ![]() |
2650 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
25 | ![]() |
2649 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
26 | ![]() |
2648 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
27 | ![]() |
2627 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
28 | ![]() |
2605 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
29 | ![]() |
2585 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
30 | ![]() |
2584 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
31 | ![]() |
2447 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
32 | ![]() |
2407 | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
33 | ![]() |
2780 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
34 | ![]() |
2777 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
35 | ![]() |
2760 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
36 | ![]() |
2758 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
37 | ![]() |
2738 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
38 | ![]() |
2727 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
39 | ![]() |
2717 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
40 | ![]() |
2716 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
41 | ![]() |
2711 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
42 | ![]() |
2707 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
43 | ![]() |
2701 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
44 | ![]() |
2698 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
45 | ![]() |
2697 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
46 | ![]() |
2694 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
47 | ![]() |
2693 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
48 | ![]() |
2689 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
49 | ![]() |
2679 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
50 | ![]() |
2671 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
51 | ![]() |
2668 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
52 | ![]() |
2668 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
53 | ![]() |
2664 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
54 | ![]() |
2658 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
55 | ![]() |
2658 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
56 | ![]() |
2653 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
57 | ![]() |
2651 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
58 | ![]() |
2646 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
59 | ![]() |
2641 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
60 | ![]() |
2641 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
61 | ![]() |
2640 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
62 | ![]() |
2634 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
63 | ![]() |
2633 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
64 | ![]() |
2633 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
65 | ![]() |
2630 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
66 | ![]() |
2625 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
67 | ![]() |
2622 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
68 | ![]() |
2619 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
69 | ![]() |
2618 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
70 | ![]() |
2618 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
71 | ![]() |
2615 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
72 | ![]() |
2611 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
73 | ![]() |
2606 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
74 | ![]() |
2588 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
75 | ![]() |
2582 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
76 | ![]() |
2578 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
77 | ![]() |
2574 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
78 | ![]() |
2566 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
79 | ![]() |
2560 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
80 | ![]() |
2555 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
81 | ![]() |
2531 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
82 | ![]() |
2514 | ½ | 0.5 | - | ||||||||||
83 | ![]() |
2716 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
84 | ![]() |
2689 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
85 | ![]() |
2676 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
86 | ![]() |
2674 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
87 | ![]() |
2650 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
88 | ![]() |
2650 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
89 | ![]() |
2647 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
90 | ![]() |
2640 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
91 | ![]() |
2636 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
92 | ![]() |
2633 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
93 | ![]() |
2633 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
94 | ![]() |
2631 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
95 | ![]() |
2626 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
96 | ![]() |
2625 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
97 | ![]() |
2619 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
98 | ![]() |
2616 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
99 | ![]() |
2609 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
100 | ![]() |
2604 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
101 | ![]() |
2604 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
102 | ![]() |
2603 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
103 | ![]() |
2592 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
104 | ![]() |
2589 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
105 | ![]() |
2580 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
106 | ![]() |
2568 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
107 | ![]() |
2561 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
108 | ![]() |
2551 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
109 | ![]() |
2535 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
110 | ![]() |
2531 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
111 | ![]() |
2488 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
112 | ![]() |
2455 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
113 | ![]() |
2303 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||||
114 | ![]() |
2225 | 0 | 0 | - |
Rules for classification: "Regulations for the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
References
- "Isle of Man to host the FIDE Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2023". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- FIDE. "Regulations for the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament" (PDF). FIDE.
- "Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2023: preliminary lineups and World Cup passes". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
Notes
- Only players who played at least 10 rated games counted in any of the 12 FIDE rating periods from July 2022 to June 2023 are eligible.