2023 in chess
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The main events in the 2023 chess calendar are the World Chess Championship 2023{{Cite web|url=https://www.fide.com/news/2180|title=Astana to host the FIDE World Chess Championship match 2023|website=www.fide.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/astana-to-host-nepomniachtchi-ding-liren-world-chess-championship-match|title=Astana to host Nepomniachtchi-Ding Liren World Chess Championship match}} and Women's World Chess Championship 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fide.com/news/2264|title=China to host Women's Candidates Final and Women's World Championship Match|website=www.fide.com}} The top three finishers from the Chess World Cup 2023, the winner and runner-up of the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 and the winner of the FIDE Circuit 2023 will qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2024. FIDE Circuit is the new path to qualify for the Candidates Tournament. One player who would achieve the highest results during 2023 in eligible tournaments gets the spot in the Candidates. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player's five highest scores.{{Cite web |title=FIDE Circuit 2023 |url=https://wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit.phtml |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=International Chess Federation (FIDE) |language=en}}
2023 tournaments
FIDE World Championship cycle events are highlighted in bold.
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| Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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| Tata Steel Masters | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 13–29 Jan | 14 (11) | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Anish Giri | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov | {{flagicon|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |
| Tata Steel Challengers | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Wijk aan Zee | Round robin | 13–29 Jan | 14 (0) | {{flagicon|Germany}} Alexander Donchenko | {{flagicon|Turkey}} Mustafa Yılmaz | {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Javokhir Sindarov |
| WR Chess Masters
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Düsseldorf |Round robin |15–26 Feb |10 (7) |{{flagdeco|United States}} Levon Aronian |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh D |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi | |||||||
| European Individual Chess Championship
|{{Flagicon|Serbia}} Vrnjacka Banja |Swiss |3–13 Mar |484 (0) |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Alexey Sarana |{{Flagicon|Romania}} Kirill Shevchenko |{{Flagicon|Belgium}} Daniel Dardha | |||||||
| American Cup
|{{flagicon|United States}} St. Louis |Double-elimination |17–26 Mar |8 (7) |{{flagicon|United States}} Hikaru Nakamura |{{flagicon|United States}} Wesley So |{{flagdeco|United States}} Levon Aronian | |||||||
| Reykjavik Open
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} Reykjavík |Swiss |29 Mar – 4 Apr |401 (0) |{{flagicon|Sweden}} Nils Grandelius |{{flagicon|Turkey}} Mustafa Yılmaz |{{Flagicon|IND}} Abhijeet Gupta | |||||||
| World Chess Championship 2023
|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Astana |Match |9–30 Apr |2 (2) |{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Liren |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi | — | |||||||
| Menorca Open
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Menorca |Swiss |11–16 Apr |200 (2) |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh D |{{Flagicon|IND}} Pranav V |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jorden van Foreest | |||||||
| TePe Sigeman & Co
|{{Flagicon|Sweden}} Malmö |Round robin |4–10 May |8 (3) |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Peter Svidler |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh D |{{flagicon|United States}} Abhimanyu Mishra | |||||||
| Superbet Chess Classic
|{{Flagicon|ROM}} Bucharest |Round robin |6–15 May |10 (10) |{{flagicon|United States}} Fabiano Caruana |{{flagicon|France}} Alireza Firouzja |{{flagicon|United States}} Wesley So | |||||||
| Sharjah Masters
|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah |Swiss |17–25 May |78 (8) |{{flagicon|India}} Arjun Erigaisi |{{flagicon|United States}} Samuel Sevian |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh D | |||||||
| Dubai Open
|{{Flagicon|UAE}} Dubai |Swiss |27 May – 4 Jun |86 (3) |{{Flagicon|IND}} Aravindh Chithambaram |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Javokhir Sindarov |{{flagicon|India}} Arjun Erigaisi | |||||||
| Norway Chess
|{{flagicon|Norway}} Stavanger |Round robin |30 May – 9 Jun |10 (9) |{{flagicon|United States}} Hikaru Nakamura |{{flagicon|United States}} Fabiano Caruana |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh D | |||||||
| Prague Chess Festival
|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Prague |Round robin |21–30 Jun |10 (3) |{{flagicon|United States}} Ray Robson |{{Flagicon|Romania}} Bogdan-Daniel Deac |{{Flagicon|IND}} Pentala Harikrishna | |||||||
| No Castling World Masters
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Dortmund |Round robin |26 Jun – 2 Jul |4 (2) |{{flagicon|United States}} Fabiano Caruana |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Vladimir Kramnik |{{flagicon|Germany}} Dmitrij Kollars | |||||||
| Dutch Championship
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Utrecht |Single-elimination |2–9 Jul |13 (1) |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Anish Giri |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Jorden van Foreest |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Erwin l'Ami | |||||||
| Geza Hetenyi Memorial
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Budapest |Round robin |11–19 Jul |10 (4) |{{Flagicon|IND}} R Praggnanandhaa |{{flagicon|IRI}} Amin Tabatabaei |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Sanan Sjugirov | |||||||
| Biel Grandmaster Triathlon
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Biel |Round robin |16–26 Jul |8 (4) |{{Flagicon|VIE}} Le Quang Liem |{{flagicon|Germany}} Vincent Keymer |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} David Navara | |||||||
| Chess World Cup
|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Baku |Single-elimination |30 Jul – 24 Aug |206 (25) |{{flagicon|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |{{flagicon|India}} R Praggnanandhaa |{{flagicon|United States}} Fabiano Caruana | |||||||
| Russian Superfinal
|{{flagicon|FIDE}} Saint Petersburg |Round robin |1–12 Oct |12 (1) |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Vladislav Artemiev |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Pavel Ponkratov |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Maxim Matlakov | |||||||
| US Chess Championship
|{{flagicon|United States}} St. Louis |Round robin |5–17 Oct |12 (4) |{{flagicon|United States}} Fabiano Caruana |{{flagicon|United States}} Wesley So |{{flagicon|United States}} Leinier Domínguez | |||||||
| Qatar Masters
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Doha |Swiss |11–20 Oct |158 (9) |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Yakubboev |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |{{flagicon|United States}} Hikaru Nakamura | |||||||
| FIDE Grand Swiss
|{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} Douglas |Swiss |25 Oct – 5 Nov |114 (20) |{{flagicon|India}} Vidit Santosh Gujrathi |{{flagicon|United States}} Hikaru Nakamura |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Andrey Esipenko | |||||||
| Sinquefield Cup
|{{flagicon|United States}} St. Louis |Round robin |21–30 Nov |9 (9) |{{flagicon|United States}} Fabiano Caruana |{{flagicon|United States}} Leinier Domínguez |{{flagicon|United States}} Wesley So | |||||||
| London Chess Classic
|{{flagicon|England}} London |Round robin |1–10 Dec |10 (2) |{{flagicon|England}} Michael Adams |{{flagicon|IRI}} Amin Tabatabaei |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh D | |||||||
| Chennai Grand Masters
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Chennai |Round robin |15–21 Dec |8 (5) |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh D |{{flagicon|India}} Arjun Erigaisi |{{Flagicon|IND}} Pentala Harikrishna |
= Women's tournaments =
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| Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2500+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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| FIDE Women's Grand Prix Munich | {{flagicon|Germany}} Munich | Round robin | 1–14 Feb | 12 (7) | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Alexandra Kosteniuk | {{Flagicon|IND}} Koneru Humpy | {{flagicon|GEO}} Nana Dzagnidze |
| European Women's Chess Championship
|{{flagicon|MNE}} Petrovac |Swiss |18–29 Mar |136 (0) |{{flagicon|GEO}} Meri Arabidze |{{flagicon|Poland}} Oliwia Kiołbasa |{{flagicon|Poland}} Aleksandra Maltsevskaya | |||||||
| FIDE Women's Grand Prix New Delhi
|{{Flagicon|IND}} New Delhi |Round robin |24 Mar{{snd}}6 Apr |10 (5) |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Aleksandra Goryachkina |{{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Bibisara Assaubayeva |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Jiner | |||||||
| Women's Candidates Tournament Final
|{{flagicon|China}} Chongqing |Match |27 Mar – 6 Apr |2 (2) |{{flagicon|CHN}} Lei Tingjie |{{flagicon|CHN}} Tan Zhongyi |— | |||||||
| FIDE Women's Grand Prix Nicosia
|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} Nicosia |Round robin |15–28 May |12 (6) |{{flagicon|Germany}} Dinara Wagner |{{Flagicon|IND}} Harika Dronavalli |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Polina Shuvalova | |||||||
| Cairns Cup
|{{flagicon|United States}} St. Louis |Round robin |3–13 Jun |10 (4) |{{flagicon|United States}} Anna Zatonskih |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Alexandra Kosteniuk |{{flagicon|GEO}} Bella Khotenashvili | |||||||
| Women's World Chess Championship 2023
|{{flagicon|China}} Shanghai & Chongqing |Match |5–24 Jul |2 (2) |{{flagicon|CHN}} Ju Wenjun |{{flagicon|CHN}} Lei Tingjie |— | |||||||
| Women's Chess World Cup
|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Baku |Single Elimination, Knockout |30 Jul - 21 Aug |103 (10) |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Aleksandra Goryachkina |{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Nurgyul Salimova |{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Anna Muzychuk | |||||||
| FIDE Women's Grand Swiss
|{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} Douglas |Swiss |25 Oct - 5 Nov |50 (7) |{{flagicon|India}} Vaishali Rameshbabu |{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Anna Muzychuk |{{flagicon|China}} Tan Zhongyi |
= Rapid & Blitz tournaments =
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| Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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| Armageddon Asia & Oceania
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Berlin |Double-elimination |3–9 Apr |8 (7) |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh D |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Vladimir Kramnik | |||||||
| Satty Zhuldyz Rapid & Blitz
|{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Astana |Round robin |20–25 Apr |12 (5) |{{flagdeco|United States}} Levon Aronian |{{flagicon|India}} Arjun Erigaisi |{{flagicon|ARM}} Haik Martirosyan | |||||||
| Salamanca Chess Festival
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Salamanca |Round robin |26–29 Apr |8 (1) |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Kirill Alekseenko |{{flagicon|Spain}} Jaime Santos Latasa |{{flagicon|UKR}} Vasyl Ivanchuk | |||||||
| Bucharest Grand Prix Rapid
|{{Flagicon|ROM}} Bucharest |Swiss |29–30 Apr |317 (2) |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Maksim Chigaev |{{Flagicon|Romania}} Bogdan-Daniel Deac |{{Flagicon|IND}} Pentala Harikrishna | |||||||
| Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
|{{flagicon|Poland}} Warsaw |Round robin |17–24 May |10 (8) |{{flagicon|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |{{flagdeco|Poland}} Jan-Krzysztof Duda |{{flagicon|United States}} Wesley So | |||||||
| Norway Chess Blitz
|{{flagicon|Norway}} Stavanger |Round robin |29 May |10 (9) |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |{{flagicon|France}} Alireza Firouzja |{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | |||||||
| Armageddon Europe & Africa
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Berlin |Double-elimination |12–18 Jun |8 (4) |{{Flagicon|Romania}} Richárd Rapport |{{flagdeco|Poland}} Jan-Krzysztof Duda |{{flagicon|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | |||||||
| SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} Zagreb |Round robin |5–9 Jul |10 (8) |{{flagicon|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi |{{flagicon|France}} Alireza Firouzja | |||||||
| Tata Steel India Rapid
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Kolkata |Round robin |5–7 Sep |10 (10) |{{flagicon|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Teimour Radjabov |{{flagicon|India}} R Praggnanandhaa | |||||||
| Tata Steel India Blitz
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Kolkata |Round robin |8–9 Sep |10 (10) |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Alexander Grischuk |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |{{flagicon|India}} R Praggnanandhaa | |||||||
| Armageddon Grand Finale
|{{flagicon|Germany}} Berlin |Double-elimination |14–20 Sep |8 (5) |{{flagdeco|Poland}} Jan-Krzysztof Duda |{{flagicon|United States}} Wesley So |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov | |||||||
| Levitov Chess Week
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam |Round robin |22–26 Sep |10 (8) |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Peter Svidler | — | |||||||
| Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
|{{flagicon|United States}} Saint Louis |Round robin |14–18 Nov |10 (7) |{{flagicon|United States}} Fabiano Caruana |{{flagicon|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi | |||||||
| Vugar Gashimov Memorial
|{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Gabala |Round robin |8–11 Dec |10 (5) |{{flagicon|India}} Vidit Santosh Gujrathi |{{flagicon|India}} Arjun Erigaisi |{{Flagicon|Romania}} Richárd Rapport | |||||||
| World Rapid Chess Championship 2023
|{{flagicon|UZB}} Samarkand |Swiss |26–28 Dec |202 (14) |{{flagicon|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |{{Flagicon|SLO}} Vladimir Fedoseev |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yu Yangyi | |||||||
| World Blitz Chess Championship 2023
|{{flagicon|UZB}} Samarkand |Swiss |29–30 Dec |206 (17) |{{flagicon|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Daniil Dubov |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Vladislav Artemiev |
Deaths
- 7 February — Luc Winants{{cite news |last= |first= |date=7 February 2023|title=Luc Winants, grand maître champion de Belgique en 1986, nous a quittés|trans-title= |url=https://www.europe-echecs.com/art/in-memoriam-luc-winants-8961.html|language=French|work=Europe Échecs|location= |access-date=7 February 2023}}
- 14 March — Nukhim Rashkovsky{{cite web|first=Anton|last=Koval|url=https://www.osnmedia.ru/sport/byvshij-glavnyj-trener-sbornyh-rf-po-shahmatam-rashkovskij-umer-na-77-m-godu-zhizni/|title=Бывший главный тренер сборных РФ по шахматам Рашковский умер на 77-м году жизни|language=Russian|date=14 March 2023|accessdate=15 March 2023}}
- 1 April — Włodzimierz Schmidt[https://przegladsportowy.onet.pl/szachy/nie-zyje-wlodzimierz-schmidt-byl-odznaczany-krzyzem-kawalerskim/dwcd2me Nie żyje Włodzimierz Schmidt. Jako pierwszy Polak zdobył tytuł arcymistrza] {{in lang|pl}}
- 11 May — András Adorján{{cite web | url = https://jochapress.hu/meghalt-adorjan-andras/ | title = Meghalt Adorján András | publisher = jochapress.hu |date = 12 May 2023 | access-date = 12 May 2023 |language = Hungarian}}
- 11 May — Sue Maroroa{{Cite web |last=Team (CHESScom) |first=Chess com |date=2023-05-19 |title=Sue Maroroa Jones (1991-2023) |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/sue-maroroa-jones-obituary-chess |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- 5 June — Vadim Malakhatko{{Cite web |date=2023-06-09 |title=Ukrainian Grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko (1977-2023) dies at the age of 46 |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/vadim-malakhatko-1977-2023 |access-date=2023-06-09 |website=Chess News |language=en}}
- 9 August — Aleksandar Matanović{{cite news |title=Preminuo Aleksandar Matanović, simbol zlatnog doba našeg šaha |url=https://www.danas.rs/sport/preminuo-aleksandar-matanovic-simbol-zlatnog-doba-naseg-saha/ |access-date=10 August 2023 |publisher=Danas |date=10 August 2023}}
- 17 December — Nikola Padevsky{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=Труд - Новини, анализи и коментари |url=https://trud.bg/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=trud.bg |language=bg}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.fide.com/calendar Calendar] by FIDE
- [https://lichess.org/broadcast/calendar Chess Calendar] by Lichess
- [https://www.chess.com/calendar Chess Calendar] by Chess.com
- [https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/2023-chess-calendar 2023 Chess Calendar] by chess24.com
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