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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TournamentCitySystemDatesPlayers (2700+)WinnerRunner-upThird
Tata Steel Masters{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Wijk aan ZeeRound robin13–29 Jan14 (11){{flagicon|Netherlands}} Anish Giri{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov{{flagicon|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen
Tata Steel Challengers{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Wijk aan ZeeRound robin13–29 Jan14 (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
{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Max Warmerdam

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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TournamentCitySystemDatesPlayers (2500+)WinnerRunner-upThird
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Munich{{flagicon|Germany}} MunichRound robin1–14 Feb12 (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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TournamentCitySystemDatesPlayers (2700+)WinnerRunner-upThird
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
{{flagicon|United States}} Levon Aronian

| —

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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