2024 FIDE Circuit

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2024 FIDE Circuit

| image = Fabiano Caruana, 2018.jpg

| caption = Fabiano Caruana, the winner of the circuit

| duration = 28 December 2023 – 31 December 2024

| season_champ_name = Winner

| season_champs =

| first_record = {{flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana

| prevseason_year = 2023

| prevseason_link = 2023 FIDE Circuit

| nextseason_year = 2025

| nextseason_link = 2025 FIDE Circuit

}}

The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year.{{Cite web |title=FIDE CIRCUIT 2024 REGULATIONS |url=https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/Regulations_for_FIDE_Circuit_2024.pdf|date=25 January 2024|access-date=28 January 2024|website=FIDE |language=en}} Fabiano Caruana scored the most points, and as winner of the 2024 Circuit qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2026.{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/arjun-erigaisi-fails-to-qualify-candidates-2026-world-rapid-championship-fabiano-caruana-fide-circuit-leaderboard-news/article69039156.ece|title=Arjun Erigaisi’s Candidates 2026 hopes end with defeat in World Rapid Championship 2024|date=29 December 2024|work=Sportstar}}

Tournament eligibility

A FIDE-rated individual standard tournament is eligible for the Circuit if it meets the following criteria:

Finish between 1 January 2024 and 15 December 2024.
Has at least 8 players.
Has at least 7 rounds (4 rounds for knockout events).
The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating of at least 2550 at the start of tournament. This average is referred to as TAR (tournament average rating).
Players represent at least 3 national federations.
Not more than 50% of the 20 highest-rated players (or all players if fewer than 20) represent one federation.

The Circuit also includes the following tournaments:

The World Chess Championship 2024.
National Championships that meet points 1 to 4 in above criteria.
World Rapid Championship.
World Blitz Championship.
Continental Rapid Championships.
Continental Blitz Championships.
Other Rapid and Blitz tournaments that meet the above criteria, except that the TAR must be at least 2700.

Points system

= Event points =

Circuit points obtained by a player from a tournament are calculated as follows:

: $P = B \times k \times w$

where:

$P$ - Points obtained by player from the tournament
$B$ - Basic points
$k$ - Tournament strength factor, calculated as $k = (TAR-2500) / 100$
$w$ - Tournament weighting
1.0 - Standard classical tournaments
0.8 - World Rapid Championships
0.6 - World Blitz Championships and other Rapid tournaments
0.5 - Mixed Rapid & Blitz tournaments
0.4 - Blitz tournaments

= Basic points =

Basic points for a tournament are awarded depending on the tournament format:

Swiss-system: Top 8 (within top half of ranking), ties included.
Round-robin: Top 3 with ties (with the exception of the Candidates Tournament 2024 where points are awarded to all players).
Knockout: Third round or later, up to 8 players.

Points are awarded as follows:

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! 1st

! 2nd

! 3rd

! 4th

! 5th

! 6th

! 7th

! 8th

11/10

| 8

| 7

| 6

| 5

| 4

| 3

| 2

If the tournament is won outright, basic points for 1st place would be 11 points. Otherwise, 10 basic points would be used for calculation.
For tied positions, basic points are calculated as 50% of points for final ranking as determined by tournament's tie-break rules, plus 50% of the sum of basic points assigned for the tied places divided by the number of tied players. If no tie-break rule is applied, basic points are 100% shared equally among all tied players.
For round-robin tournaments (other than Candidates), 4th and below are worth zero points for tied players calculation.

= FIDE World Championship points =

For the World Chess Championship 2024, the winner will get points calculated as 1st place basic points multiplied by the strength factor, but with its TAR value using winner's performance rating instead.

= Player's total and ranking =

A player's point total for the ranking is the sum of their best 7 tournaments with the following criteria:

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!Tournaments

!Standard events with under 50 players allowed

!Rapid/Blitz allowed

1–5

If player has 6 or 7 tournaments to count:
No more than 4 or 5 respectively standard tournaments with the participation of less than 50 players can be counted.
No more than 2 rapid/blitz tournaments can be counted.
If player has 5 tournaments or less:
No more than 4 standard tournaments with participation of less than 50 players can be counted.
No more than 1 rapid/blitz tournament can be counted.

Tournaments that could be included in player's results are as follows:

Official FIDE tournaments.
National Championships.
Other eligible tournaments, counting all tournaments with minimum TAR of 2650 and up to two lower tournaments per host country.

Tournaments

Eligible tournaments as of 31 December 2024.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+2024 FIDE Circuit – Eligible Tournaments
Tournament ! Location ! Date ! Type ! {{Tooltip\|P#\|Number of players}} ! TAR ! Winner
Hastings \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Hastings \| data-sort-value="01-05" \| Dec 28, 2023{{snd}} Jan 5, 2024 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 105 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2552.000" \| 2552 \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Abhijeet Gupta
Tata Steel Masters \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Wijk aan Zee \| data-sort-value="01-28" \| Jan 12–28 \| \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2752.750" \| {{fraction\|2752\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Wei Yi
Tata Steel Challengers \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Wijk aan Zee \| data-sort-value="01-28" \| Jan 12–28 \| \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2637.750" \| {{fraction\|2637\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Leon Luke Mendonca
Djerba Masters \| {{flagicon\|TUN}} Djerba \| data-sort-value="02-25" \| Feb 18–25 \| \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2590.500" \| {{fraction\|2590\|1\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Daniel Dardha
Prague Masters \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Prague \| data-sort-value="03-07" \| Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2727.250" \| {{fraction\|2727\|1\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Prague Challengers \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Prague \| data-sort-value="03-07" \| Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2575.750" \| {{fraction\|2575\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|TUR}} Ediz Gürel
Prague Open \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Prague \| data-sort-value="03-07" \| Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 267 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2567.750" \| {{fraction\|2567\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|GRE}} Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis
Shenzhen Masters \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Shenzhen \| data-sort-value="03-07" \| Feb 29{{snd}} Mar 7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2698" \| 2698 \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Bu Xiangzhi
Cappelle-la-Grande Open \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Cappelle-la-Grande \| data-sort-value="03-08" \| Mar 2–8 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 382 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2562.625" \| {{fraction\|2562\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Abhimanyu Puranik
Aeroflot Open \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Moscow \| data-sort-value="03-07" \| Mar 3–7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 142 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2679.875" \| {{fraction\|2679\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IRI}} Amin Tabatabaei
Reykjavik Open \| {{flagicon\|ISL}} Reykjavík \| data-sort-value="03-21" \| Mar 15–21 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 363 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2602.750" \| {{fraction\|2602\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} Bogdan-Daniel Deac
Fagernes Chess International \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Fagernes \| data-sort-value="03-31" \| Mar 24–31 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 100 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2568" \| 2568 \| {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Rinat Jumabayev
Torneo International de Ajedrez de Roda \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} La Roda \| data-sort-value="03-31" \| Mar 27–31 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 210 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2603.875" \| {{fraction\|2603\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Aravindh Chithambaram
Grenke Open \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Karlsruhe \| data-sort-value="04-01" \| Mar 26{{snd}} Apr 1 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 935 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2689.250" \| {{fraction\|2689\|1\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Hans Niemann
Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Alicante \| data-sort-value="04-01" \| Mar 27{{snd}} Apr 1 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 417 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2574.500" \| {{fraction\|2574\|1\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Kirill Alekseenko
Menorca Open \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Menorca \| data-sort-value="04-07" \| Apr 2–7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 284 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2676.625" \| {{fraction\|2676\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi
Candidates \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Toronto \| data-sort-value="04-22" \| Apr 3–22 \| align="center" \| FIDE \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2744.875" \| {{fraction\|2744\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju
Sunway Formentera \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Formentera \| data-sort-value="04-19" \| Apr 9–19 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 51 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2581.750" \| {{fraction\|2581\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Alexander Donchenko
Spring Chess Classic \| {{flagicon\|USA}} St. Louis \| data-sort-value="04-20" \| Apr 11–20 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2624.875" \| {{fraction\|2624\|7\|8}} \| {{Flagicon\|IND}} Leon Luke Mendonca
TePe Sigeman \| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Malmö \| data-sort-value="05-03" \| Apr 27{{snd}} May 3 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2676.875" \| {{fraction\|2676\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Sardinia World Chess Festival \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Orosei, Sardinia \| data-sort-value="05-04" \| Apr 27{{snd}} May 4 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 168 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2658.500" \| {{fraction\|2658\|1\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Daniel Dardha
Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Dubai \| data-sort-value="05-13" \| May 3–13 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 135 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2694.375" \| {{fraction\|2694\|3\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Pranav V
GCT Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz \| {{flagicon\|POL}} Warsaw \| data-sort-value="05-13" \| May 6–13 \| align="center" \| Rapid & Blitz \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2762.375" \| {{fraction\|2762\|3\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen
Chinese Chess Championship \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Xinghua \| data-sort-value="05-16" \| May 6–16 \| align="center" \| National \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2570.250" \| {{fraction\|2570\|1\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Wang Yue
Sharjah Masters \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah \| data-sort-value="05-23" \| May 13–23 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 88 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2720.625" \| {{fraction\|2720\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IRI}} Bardiya Daneshvar
Polish Chess Championship \| {{flagicon\|POL}} Rzeszów \| data-sort-value="05-31" \| May 21–31 \| align="center" \| National \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2586.500" \| {{fraction\|2586\|1\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|POL}} Radosław Wojtaszek
Budapesti Tavaszi Fesztivál \| {{flagicon\|HUN}} Budapest \| data-sort-value="05-31" \| May 23–31 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 210 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2597.625" \| {{fraction\|2597\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|ISR}} Yahli Sokolovsky
Americas Continental Championship \| {{flagicon\|COL}} Medellin \| data-sort-value="06-02" \| May 24{{snd}} Jun 2 \| align="center" \| Continental FIDE \| align="center" \| 387 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2582.125" \| {{fraction\|2582\|1\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|COL}} Roberto García Pantoja
Dubai Open \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Dubai \| data-sort-value="06-02" \| May 25{{snd}} Jun 2 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 71 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2608.500" \| {{fraction\|2608\|1\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|AZE}} Mahammad Muradli
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial \| {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Aktobe \| data-sort-value="06-02" \| May 25{{snd}} Jun 2 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 90 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2682.375" \| {{fraction\|2682\|3\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IRI}} Parham Maghsoodloo
National Open \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Las Vegas \| data-sort-value="06-09" \| Jun 5–9 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 136 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2583.500" \| {{fraction\|2583\|1\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|AZE}} Vasif Durarbayli
UzChess Cup Masters \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Tashkent \| data-sort-value="06-14" \| Jun 6–14 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2726.875" \| {{fraction\|2726\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Nodirbek Yakubboev
UzChess Cup Challengers \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Tashkent \| data-sort-value="06-14" \| Jun 6–14 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2625.625" \| {{fraction\|2625\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Shamsiddin Vokhidov
Avagyan Memorial \| {{flagicon\|ARM}} Jermuk \| data-sort-value="06-18" \| Jun 9–18 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2679.875" \| {{fraction\|2679\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi
Teplice Open \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Teplice \| data-sort-value="06-23" \| Jun 15–23 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 240 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2629" \| 2629 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Max Warmerdam
Serbian Chess Championship \| {{flagicon\|SRB}} Senta \| data-sort-value="06-25" \| Jun 17–25 \| align="center" \| National \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2556.125" \| {{fraction\|2556\|1\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|SRB}} Aleksandar Inđić
Arona International Chess Festival \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Arona, Tenerife \| data-sort-value="06-30" \| Jun 22–30 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 161 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2584.875" \| {{fraction\|2584\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Xue Haowen
GCT Romania \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} Bucharest \| data-sort-value="07-06" \| Jun 24{{snd}} Jul 6 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2761.250" \| {{fraction\|2761\|1\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Fabiano Caruana
Baku Open \| {{flagicon\|AZE}} Baku \| data-sort-value="07-07" \| Jun 29{{snd}} Jul 7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 126 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2625" \| 2625 \| {{flagicon\|IRI}} Sina Movahed
Dutch Chess Championship \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Utrecht \| data-sort-value="07-13" \| Jul 6–13 \| align="center" \| National \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2586.375" \| {{fraction\|2586\|3\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Max Warmerdam
GCT Croatia Rapid & Blitz \| {{flagicon\|CRO}} Zagreb \| data-sort-value="07-15" \| Jul 8–15 \| align="center" \| Rapid & Blitz \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2753" \| 2753 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Fabiano Caruana
Biel Chess Festival \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Biel/Bienne \| data-sort-value="07-26" \| Jul 13–26 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 128 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2593.750" \| {{fraction\|2593\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Rinat Jumabayev
DOLE Open/NEXTLANE Grand Prix \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Aix-en-Provence \| data-sort-value="07-28" \| Jul 20–28 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 177 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2627.875" \| {{fraction\|2627\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Pranesh M
GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz \| {{flagicon\|USA}} St. Louis \| data-sort-value="08-17" \| Aug 10–17 \| align="center" \| Rapid & Blitz \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2765.375" \| {{fraction\|2765\|3\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja
Internationale Dortmunder Schachtage \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Dortmund \| data-sort-value="08-18" \| Aug 10–18 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 193 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2582.875" \| {{fraction\|2582\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Nico Zwirs
Abu Dhabi Masters \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Abu Dhabi \| data-sort-value="08-24" \| Aug 15–24 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 217 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2677.250" \| {{fraction\|2677\|1\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Nodirbek Yakubboev
Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival \| {{flagicon\|POL}} Polanica-Zdrój \| data-sort-value="08-25" \| Aug 17–25 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2696.375" \| {{fraction\|2696\|3\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Vincent Keymer
French Championship \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Alpe d'Huez \| data-sort-value="08-25" \| Aug 17–25 \| align="center" \| National \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2577.250" \| {{fraction\|2577\|1\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jules Moussard
Indian Chess Championship \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Gurgaon \| data-sort-value="08-27" \| Aug 17–27 \| align="center" \| National \| align="center" \| 341 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2562.875" \| {{fraction\|2562\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Karthik Venkataraman
Russian Championship \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Barnaul \| data-sort-value="08-28" \| Aug 17–28 \| align="center" \| National \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2668.750" \| {{fraction\|2668\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Vladislav Artemiev{{efn\|name="flags"\|Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web \|last=Doggers (PeterDoggers) \|first=Peter \|date=2022-02-28 \|title=FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus \|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-fide-council-ukraine-belarus-russia \|access-date=2023-10-15 \|website=Chess.com \|language=en-US}}}}
Sinquefield Cup \| {{flagicon\|USA}} St. Louis \| data-sort-value="08-29" \| Aug 19–29 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2760.625" \| {{fraction\|2760\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja
Iberoamerican Championship \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Linares \| data-sort-value="10-02" \| Sep 24{{snd}} Oct 2 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 118 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2569.875" \| {{fraction\|2569\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Alan Pichot
Gashimov Memorial \| {{flagicon\|AZE}} Shusha \| data-sort-value="09-30" \| Sep 25–30 \| align="center" \| Rapid & Blitz \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2704.625" \| {{fraction\|2704\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi{{efn\|name="flags"}}
US Championship \| {{flagicon\|USA}} St. Louis \| data-sort-value="10-23" \| Oct 11–23 \| align="center" \| National \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2727.250" \| {{fraction\|2727\|1\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Fabiano Caruana
Pavlodar Open Masters \| {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Pavlodar \| data-sort-value="10-22" \| Oct 12–22 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 96 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2569.875" \| {{fraction\|2585\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|ARM}} Aram Hakobyan
WR Chess Masters Cup \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} London \| data-sort-value="10-17" \| Oct 14–17 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2754" \| 2754 \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi
Chennai Grand Masters \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Chennai \| data-sort-value="11-11" \| Nov 5–11 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2724.625" \| {{fraction\|2724\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Aravindh Chithambaram
European Chess Championship \| {{flagicon\|MNE}} Petrovac \| data-sort-value="11-20" \| Nov 7–20 \| align="center" \| Continental FIDE \| align="center" \| 388 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2675.625" \| {{fraction\|2675\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|SRB}} Aleksandar Inđić
Tata Steel Chess India Rapid \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Kolkata \| data-sort-value="11-15" \| Nov 13–15 \| align="center" \| Rapid \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" \| 2757 \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen
Tata Steel Chess India Blitz \| {{Flagicon\|IND}} Kolkata \| data-sort-value="11-17" \| Nov 16–17 \| align="center" \| Blitz \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" \| 2757 \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen
International President Cup \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Tashkent \| data-sort-value="11-29" \| Nov 21–29 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 120 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2691.750" \| {{fraction\|2691\|3\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Nihal Sarin
World Chess Championship \| {{flagicon\|SGP}} Singapore \| data-sort-value="12-13" \| Nov 25{{snd}} Dec 13 \| align="center" \| FIDE \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" \| 2757 \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju
U.S. Masters \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Charlotte \| data-sort-value="12-01" \| Nov 27{{snd}} Dec 1 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 264 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2655.500" \| {{fraction\|2655\|1\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Fabiano Caruana
Singapore International Open \| {{flagicon\|SGP}} Singapore \| data-sort-value="12-05" \| Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 5 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 285 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2626.125" \| {{fraction\|2626\|1\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Lu Shanglei
London Chess Classic \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} London \| data-sort-value="12-06" \| Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 6 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2637.625" \| {{fraction\|2637\|5\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Gawain Jones
London Chess Classic – Open \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} London \| data-sort-value="12-07" \| Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 87 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2560" \| 2560 \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Raunak Sadhwani {{flagicon\|ISR}} Ilya Smirin
Saint Louis Masters \| {{flagicon\|USA}} St. Louis \| data-sort-value="12-07" \| Dec 3–7 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 59 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2682.125" \| {{fraction\|2682\|1\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Fabiano Caruana {{flagicon\|GER}} Alexander Donchenko
Qatar Masters \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha \| data-sort-value="12-12" \| Dec 3–12 \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| 138 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2714.500" \| {{fraction\|2714\|1\|2}} \| \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Andrey Esipenko
European Rapid Championship \| {{flagicon\|MKD}} Skopje \| data-sort-value="12-08" \| Dec 7–8 \| align="center" \| Rapid Continental FIDE \| align="center" \| 398 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2669.125" \| {{fraction\|2669\|1\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Vladimir Fedoseev
European Blitz Championship \| {{flagicon\|MKD}} Skopje \| data-sort-value="12-9" \| Dec 9 \| align="center" \| Blitz Continental FIDE \| align="center" \| 368 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2669.125" \| {{fraction\|2669\|1\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jorden van Foreest
World Rapid Championship \| {{flagicon\|USA}} New York \| data-sort-value="12-28" \| Dec 26–28 \| align="center" \| Rapid FIDE \| align="center" \| 180 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2785.875" \| {{fraction\|2785\|7\|8}} \| {{Flagicon\|FIDE}} Volodar Murzin
World Blitz Championship \| {{flagicon\|USA}} New York \| data-sort-value="12-31" \| Dec 30–31 \| align="center" \| Blitz FIDE \| align="center" \| 188 \| align="center" data-sort-value="2785.875" \| {{fraction\|2785\|7\|8}} \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi{{efn\|name="flags"}}

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|+2024 FIDE Circuit – Eligible Tournaments

Tournament

! Location

! Date

! Type

! {{Tooltip|P#|Number of players}}

! TAR

! Winner

Hastings

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Hastings

| data-sort-value="01-05" | Dec 28, 2023{{snd}} Jan 5, 2024

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 105

| align="center" data-sort-value="2552.000" | 2552

| {{flagicon|IND}} Abhijeet Gupta

Tata Steel Masters

| {{flagicon|NED}} Wijk aan Zee

| data-sort-value="01-28" | Jan 12–28

| align="center" | 14

| align="center" data-sort-value="2752.750" | {{fraction|2752|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Wei Yi

Tata Steel Challengers

| {{flagicon|NED}} Wijk aan Zee

| data-sort-value="01-28" | Jan 12–28

| align="center" | 14

| align="center" data-sort-value="2637.750" | {{fraction|2637|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Leon Luke Mendonca

Djerba Masters

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Djerba

| data-sort-value="02-25" | Feb 18–25

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" data-sort-value="2590.500" | {{fraction|2590|1|2}}

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Daniel Dardha

Prague Masters

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague

| data-sort-value="03-07" | Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2727.250" | {{fraction|2727|1|4}}

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Prague Challengers

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague

| data-sort-value="03-07" | Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2575.750" | {{fraction|2575|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ediz Gürel

Prague Open

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague

| data-sort-value="03-07" | Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 267

| align="center" data-sort-value="2567.750" | {{fraction|2567|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis

Shenzhen Masters

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Shenzhen

| data-sort-value="03-07" | Feb 29{{snd}} Mar 7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" data-sort-value="2698" | 2698

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Bu Xiangzhi

Cappelle-la-Grande Open

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Cappelle-la-Grande

| data-sort-value="03-08" | Mar 2–8

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 382

| align="center" data-sort-value="2562.625" | {{fraction|2562|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Abhimanyu Puranik

Aeroflot Open

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

| data-sort-value="03-07" | Mar 3–7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 142

| align="center" data-sort-value="2679.875" | {{fraction|2679|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|IRI}} Amin Tabatabaei

Reykjavik Open

| {{flagicon|ISL}} Reykjavík

| data-sort-value="03-21" | Mar 15–21

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 363

| align="center" data-sort-value="2602.750" | {{fraction|2602|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Bogdan-Daniel Deac

Fagernes Chess International

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Fagernes

| data-sort-value="03-31" | Mar 24–31

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 100

| align="center" data-sort-value="2568" | 2568

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Rinat Jumabayev

Torneo International de Ajedrez de Roda

| {{flagicon|ESP}} La Roda

| data-sort-value="03-31" | Mar 27–31

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 210

| align="center" data-sort-value="2603.875" | {{fraction|2603|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Aravindh Chithambaram

Grenke Open

| {{flagicon|GER}} Karlsruhe

| data-sort-value="04-01" | Mar 26{{snd}} Apr 1

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 935

| align="center" data-sort-value="2689.250" | {{fraction|2689|1|4}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Hans Niemann

Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alicante

| data-sort-value="04-01" | Mar 27{{snd}} Apr 1

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 417

| align="center" data-sort-value="2574.500" | {{fraction|2574|1|2}}

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Kirill Alekseenko

Menorca Open

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca

| data-sort-value="04-07" | Apr 2–7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 284

| align="center" data-sort-value="2676.625" | {{fraction|2676|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi

Candidates

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Toronto

| data-sort-value="04-22" | Apr 3–22

| align="center" | FIDE

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" data-sort-value="2744.875" | {{fraction|2744|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju

Sunway Formentera

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Formentera

| data-sort-value="04-19" | Apr 9–19

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 51

| align="center" data-sort-value="2581.750" | {{fraction|2581|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Donchenko

Spring Chess Classic

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis

| data-sort-value="04-20" | Apr 11–20

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2624.875" | {{fraction|2624|7|8}}

| {{Flagicon|IND}} Leon Luke Mendonca

TePe Sigeman

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö

| data-sort-value="05-03" | Apr 27{{snd}} May 3

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" data-sort-value="2676.875" | {{fraction|2676|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Sardinia World Chess Festival

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Orosei, Sardinia

| data-sort-value="05-04" | Apr 27{{snd}} May 4

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 168

| align="center" data-sort-value="2658.500" | {{fraction|2658|1|2}}

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Daniel Dardha

Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai

| data-sort-value="05-13" | May 3–13

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 135

| align="center" data-sort-value="2694.375" | {{fraction|2694|3|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Pranav V

GCT Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz

| {{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw

| data-sort-value="05-13" | May 6–13

| align="center" | Rapid & Blitz

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2762.375" | {{fraction|2762|3|8}}

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen

Chinese Chess Championship

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xinghua

| data-sort-value="05-16" | May 6–16

| align="center" | National

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" data-sort-value="2570.250" | {{fraction|2570|1|4}}

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yue

Sharjah Masters

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah

| data-sort-value="05-23" | May 13–23

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 88

| align="center" data-sort-value="2720.625" | {{fraction|2720|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|IRI}} Bardiya Daneshvar

Polish Chess Championship

| {{flagicon|POL}} Rzeszów

| data-sort-value="05-31" | May 21–31

| align="center" | National

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2586.500" | {{fraction|2586|1|2}}

| {{flagicon|POL}} Radosław Wojtaszek

Budapesti Tavaszi Fesztivál

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest

| data-sort-value="05-31" | May 23–31

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 210

| align="center" data-sort-value="2597.625" | {{fraction|2597|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|ISR}} Yahli Sokolovsky

Americas Continental Championship

| {{flagicon|COL}} Medellin

| data-sort-value="06-02" | May 24{{snd}} Jun 2

| align="center" | Continental
FIDE

| align="center" | 387

| align="center" data-sort-value="2582.125" | {{fraction|2582|1|8}}

| {{flagicon|COL}} Roberto García Pantoja

Dubai Open

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai

| data-sort-value="06-02" | May 25{{snd}} Jun 2

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 71

| align="center" data-sort-value="2608.500" | {{fraction|2608|1|2}}

| {{flagicon|AZE}} Mahammad Muradli

Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aktobe

| data-sort-value="06-02" | May 25{{snd}} Jun 2

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 90

| align="center" data-sort-value="2682.375" | {{fraction|2682|3|8}}

| {{flagicon|IRI}} Parham Maghsoodloo

National Open

| {{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas

| data-sort-value="06-09" | Jun 5–9

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 136

| align="center" data-sort-value="2583.500" | {{fraction|2583|1|2}}

| {{flagicon|AZE}} Vasif Durarbayli

UzChess Cup Masters

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent

| data-sort-value="06-14" | Jun 6–14

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2726.875" | {{fraction|2726|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Nodirbek Yakubboev

UzChess Cup Challengers

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent

| data-sort-value="06-14" | Jun 6–14

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2625.625" | {{fraction|2625|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Shamsiddin Vokhidov

Avagyan Memorial

| {{flagicon|ARM}} Jermuk

| data-sort-value="06-18" | Jun 9–18

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2679.875" | {{fraction|2679|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi

Teplice Open

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Teplice

| data-sort-value="06-23" | Jun 15–23

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 240

| align="center" data-sort-value="2629" | 2629

| {{flagicon|NED}} Max Warmerdam

Serbian Chess Championship

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Senta

| data-sort-value="06-25" | Jun 17–25

| align="center" | National

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2556.125" | {{fraction|2556|1|8}}

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Inđić

Arona International Chess Festival

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Arona, Tenerife

| data-sort-value="06-30" | Jun 22–30

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 161

| align="center" data-sort-value="2584.875" | {{fraction|2584|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xue Haowen

GCT Romania

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Bucharest

| data-sort-value="07-06" | Jun 24{{snd}} Jul 6

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2761.250" | {{fraction|2761|1|4}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana

Baku Open

| {{flagicon|AZE}} Baku

| data-sort-value="07-07" | Jun 29{{snd}} Jul 7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 126

| align="center" data-sort-value="2625" | 2625

| {{flagicon|IRI}} Sina Movahed

Dutch Chess Championship

| {{flagicon|NED}} Utrecht

| data-sort-value="07-13" | Jul 6–13

| align="center" | National

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" data-sort-value="2586.375" | {{fraction|2586|3|8}}

| {{flagicon|NED}} Max Warmerdam

GCT Croatia Rapid & Blitz

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb

| data-sort-value="07-15" | Jul 8–15

| align="center" | Rapid & Blitz

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2753" | 2753

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana

Biel Chess Festival

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Biel/Bienne

| data-sort-value="07-26" | Jul 13–26

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 128

| align="center" data-sort-value="2593.750" | {{fraction|2593|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Rinat Jumabayev

DOLE Open/NEXTLANE Grand Prix

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Aix-en-Provence

| data-sort-value="07-28" | Jul 20–28

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 177

| align="center" data-sort-value="2627.875" | {{fraction|2627|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Pranesh M

GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis

| data-sort-value="08-17" | Aug 10–17

| align="center" | Rapid & Blitz

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2765.375" | {{fraction|2765|3|8}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja

Internationale Dortmunder Schachtage

| {{flagicon|GER}} Dortmund

| data-sort-value="08-18" | Aug 10–18

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 193

| align="center" data-sort-value="2582.875" | {{fraction|2582|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nico Zwirs

Abu Dhabi Masters

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi

| data-sort-value="08-24" | Aug 15–24

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 217

| align="center" data-sort-value="2677.250" | {{fraction|2677|1|4}}

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Nodirbek Yakubboev

Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival

| {{flagicon|POL}} Polanica-Zdrój

| data-sort-value="08-25" | Aug 17–25

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2696.375" | {{fraction|2696|3|8}}

| {{flagicon|GER}} Vincent Keymer

French Championship

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alpe d'Huez

| data-sort-value="08-25" | Aug 17–25

| align="center" | National

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" data-sort-value="2577.250" | {{fraction|2577|1|4}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Moussard

Indian Chess Championship

| {{flagicon|IND}} Gurgaon

| data-sort-value="08-27" | Aug 17–27

| align="center" | National

| align="center" | 341

| align="center" data-sort-value="2562.875" | {{fraction|2562|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Karthik Venkataraman

Russian Championship

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Barnaul

| data-sort-value="08-28" | Aug 17–28

| align="center" | National

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" data-sort-value="2668.750" | {{fraction|2668|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} Vladislav Artemiev{{efn|name="flags"|Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |last=Doggers (PeterDoggers) |first=Peter |date=2022-02-28 |title=FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-fide-council-ukraine-belarus-russia |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}}}

Sinquefield Cup

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis

| data-sort-value="08-29" | Aug 19–29

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2760.625" | {{fraction|2760|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja

Iberoamerican Championship

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Linares

| data-sort-value="10-02" | Sep 24{{snd}} Oct 2

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 118

| align="center" data-sort-value="2569.875" | {{fraction|2569|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alan Pichot

Gashimov Memorial

| {{flagicon|AZE}} Shusha

| data-sort-value="09-30" | Sep 25–30

| align="center" | Rapid & Blitz

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" data-sort-value="2704.625" | {{fraction|2704|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi{{efn|name="flags"}}

US Championship

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis

| data-sort-value="10-23" | Oct 11–23

| align="center" | National

| align="center" | 12

| align="center" data-sort-value="2727.250" | {{fraction|2727|1|4}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana

Pavlodar Open Masters

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Pavlodar

| data-sort-value="10-22" | Oct 12–22

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 96

| align="center" data-sort-value="2569.875" | {{fraction|2585|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|ARM}} Aram Hakobyan

WR Chess Masters Cup

| {{flagicon|GBR}} London

| data-sort-value="10-17" | Oct 14–17

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 16

| align="center" data-sort-value="2754" | 2754

| {{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi

Chennai Grand Masters

| {{flagicon|IND}} Chennai

| data-sort-value="11-11" | Nov 5–11

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" data-sort-value="2724.625" | {{fraction|2724|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Aravindh Chithambaram

European Chess Championship

| {{flagicon|MNE}} Petrovac

| data-sort-value="11-20" | Nov 7–20

| align="center" | Continental
FIDE

| align="center" | 388

| align="center" data-sort-value="2675.625" | {{fraction|2675|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Inđić

Tata Steel Chess India Rapid

| {{flagicon|IND}} Kolkata

| data-sort-value="11-15" | Nov 13–15

| align="center" | Rapid

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" | 2757

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen

Tata Steel Chess India Blitz

| {{Flagicon|IND}} Kolkata

| data-sort-value="11-17" | Nov 16–17

| align="center" | Blitz

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" | 2757

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen

International President Cup

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent

| data-sort-value="11-29" | Nov 21–29

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 120

| align="center" data-sort-value="2691.750" | {{fraction|2691|3|4}}

| {{flagicon|IND}} Nihal Sarin

World Chess Championship

| {{flagicon|SGP}} Singapore

| data-sort-value="12-13" | Nov 25{{snd}} Dec 13

| align="center" | FIDE

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" | 2757

| {{flagicon|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju

U.S. Masters

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charlotte

| data-sort-value="12-01" | Nov 27{{snd}} Dec 1

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 264

| align="center" data-sort-value="2655.500" | {{fraction|2655|1|2}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana

Singapore International Open

| {{flagicon|SGP}} Singapore

| data-sort-value="12-05" | Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 5

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 285

| align="center" data-sort-value="2626.125" | {{fraction|2626|1|8}}

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Shanglei

London Chess Classic

| {{flagicon|GBR}} London

| data-sort-value="12-06" | Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 6

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" data-sort-value="2637.625" | {{fraction|2637|5|8}}

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Gawain Jones

London Chess Classic – Open

| {{flagicon|GBR}} London

| data-sort-value="12-07" | Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 87

| align="center" data-sort-value="2560" | 2560

| {{flagicon|IND}} Raunak Sadhwani
{{flagicon|ISR}} Ilya Smirin

Saint Louis Masters

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis

| data-sort-value="12-07" | Dec 3–7

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 59

| align="center" data-sort-value="2682.125" | {{fraction|2682|1|8}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana
{{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Donchenko

Qatar Masters

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha

| data-sort-value="12-12" | Dec 3–12

| align="center" |

| align="center" | 138

| align="center" data-sort-value="2714.500" | {{fraction|2714|1|2}}

| | {{flagicon|FIDE}} Andrey Esipenko

European Rapid Championship

| {{flagicon|MKD}} Skopje

| data-sort-value="12-08" | Dec 7–8

| align="center" | Rapid
Continental
FIDE

| align="center" | 398

| align="center" data-sort-value="2669.125" | {{fraction|2669|1|8}}

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Vladimir Fedoseev

European Blitz Championship

| {{flagicon|MKD}} Skopje

| data-sort-value="12-9" | Dec 9

| align="center" | Blitz
Continental
FIDE

| align="center" | 368

| align="center" data-sort-value="2669.125" | {{fraction|2669|1|8}}

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jorden van Foreest

World Rapid Championship

| {{flagicon|USA}} New York

| data-sort-value="12-28" | Dec 26–28

| align="center" | Rapid
FIDE

| align="center" | 180

| align="center" data-sort-value="2785.875" | {{fraction|2785|7|8}}

| {{Flagicon|FIDE}} Volodar Murzin

World Blitz Championship

| {{flagicon|USA}} New York

| data-sort-value="12-31" | Dec 30–31

| align="center" | Blitz
FIDE

| align="center" | 188

| align="center" data-sort-value="2785.875" | {{fraction|2785|7|8}}

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen
{{flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi{{efn|name="flags"}}

Ranking

At the end of 2024, the best player in the Circuit qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2026, provided that his final score consists of at least 5 tournaments (including at least 4 in standard time controls) and he played in at least 2 standard tournaments with participations of more than 50 players (if his final score consists of 6 or 7 tournaments) or at least 1 standard tournament with participations of more than 50 players (if his final score consists of 5 tournaments). Tournament results which can't be counted for qualification for the Candidates Tournament 2026 are marked in pink. "(M)" denotes the Masters section of tournaments while "(Ch)" – Challenger section.

{{colorbox|#ccffcc}}: Player qualified for Candidates Tournament 2026 via this path.
{{colorbox|gold}}: Current World Champion – ineligible for Candidates Tournament 2026 qualification
{{colorbox|#ffb6c1}}: Player ineligible for Candidates Tournament 2026 qualification

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Final 2024 rankings{{Cite web \|title=FIDE Circuit \|url=https://worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com/fide-circuit/ \|access-date=2024-05-04 \|website=fide.com \|language=en}}
No. ! Player ! Points ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7
1 \| style="text-align:left;background:#ccffcc" \| {{Flagicon\|USA}} Fabiano Caruana ! 130.42 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Candidates 4th – 15.92 \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} GCT Romania 1st – 21.23 \| {{flagicon\|CRO}} GCT Croatia 1st – 13.92 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Sinquefield Cup 2nd – 20.85 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} US Championship 1st – 25.00 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} US Masters 1st – 17.11 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} St. Louis Masters T 1st-2nd – 16.39
2 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi ! 124.40 \| {{flagicon\|CHN}} Shenzhen 3rd – 15.18 \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Menorca 1st – 16.19 \| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Malmö 2nd – 14.00 (T 2nd-3rd) \| {{flagicon\|ARM}} Avagyan Memorial 1st – 19.79 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} WR Masters 1st – 25.40 \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Chennai 3rd – 17.22 \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha 2nd – 16.62
3 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|UZB}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov ! 108.49 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Tata Steel (M) 3rd – 14.22 (T 2nd-4th) \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Prague (M) 1st – 25.00 \| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Malmö 1st – 16.21 \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Tashkent (M) 2nd – 19.28 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Sinquefield Cup T 3rd-4th – 9.12 \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} President Cup 5th – 9.11 \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha 3rd – 15.55
4 \| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" \| {{Flagicon\|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja ! 89.07 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Candidates 7th – 7.35 \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} GCT Romania T 2nd-4th – 14.70 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|CRO}} GCT Croatia T 2nd-4th – 6.33 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} GCT St. Louis 1st – 14.60 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Sinquefield Cup 1st – 28.67 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} WR Masters T 3rd-4th – 16.51 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Rapid 7th – 7.24
5 \| style="text-align:left;background:gold" \| {{Flagicon\|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju ! 84.13 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Tata Steel (M) 2nd – 14.22 (T 2nd-4th) \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Prague (M) 7th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Candidates 1st – 26.94 \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} GCT Romania T 2nd-4th – 14.70 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|CRO}} GCT Croatia 7th – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Sinquefield Cup T 5th-7th – 0.00 \| style="background:gold" \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Champion 1st – 28.27
6 \| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" \| {{Flagicon\|IND}} R Praggnanandhaa ! 66.76 \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Prague (M) 4th – 11.36 (T 2nd-4th) \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Candidates 5th – 12.24 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|POL}} GCT Poland 4th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} GCT Romania T 2nd-4th – 14.70 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} WR Masters T 3rd-4th – 16.51 \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Kolkata Rapid 2nd – 11.95 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Kolkata Blitz 4th – 0.00
7 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|FIDE}} Volodar Murzin ! 63.50 \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Menorca 17th – 0.13 (T 8th-21st) \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Sardinia 3rd – 11.69 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 2nd – 17.37 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Abu Dhabi 7th – 3.15 \| {{flagicon\|SGP}} Singapore 22nd – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Rapid 1st – 25.16 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Blitz T 5th-8th – 6.00
8 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|UZB}} Nodirbek Yakubboev ! 57.40 \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Moscow 3rd – 12.14 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Dubai Police 51st – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Aktobe 12th – 0.41 (T 7th-17th) \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Tashkent (M) 1st – 21.55 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Abu Dhabi 1st – 14.77 \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} President Cup 6th – 8.15 \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha 18th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)
9 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|IRI}} Amin Tabatabaei ! 56.39 \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Moscow 1st – 19.79 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Dubai Police 6th – 7.64 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 5th – 7.45 \| {{flagicon\|ARM}} Jermuk 3rd – 10.79 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Abu Dhabi 5th – 10.34 \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} President Cup 26th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha 14th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)
10 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|UZB}} Shamsiddin Vokhidov ! 53.56 \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Moscow 34th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 4th – 15.17 \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Tashkent (Ch) 1st – 13.82 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Abu Dhabi 3rd – 12.11 \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} President Cup 4th – 12.46 \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha 23rd – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Blitz 36th – 0.00
11 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|BEL}} Daniel Dardha ! 51.73 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Tata Steel (Ch) 2nd – 10.33 (T 2nd-3rd) \| {{flagicon\|TUN}} Djerba 1st – 8.60 \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Menorca 8th – 1.89 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Sardinia 1st – 14.07 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} European Champ. 2nd – 14.05 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} European Rapid 7th – 2.79 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} European Blitz 16th – 0.00
12 \| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" \| {{Flagicon\|FIDE}} Andrey Esipenko ! 50.98 \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Moscow 2nd – 13.04 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 55th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Russian Champ. 2nd – 14.34 \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha 1st – 23.60 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Rapid 29th – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Blitz 75th – 0.00
13 \| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" \| {{Flagicon\|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi{{efn\|name="flags"}} ! 49.16 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} Candidates 3rd – 17.14 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} GCT Romania T 5th-7th – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|CRO}} GCT Croatia 5th – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|USA}} GCT St. Louis T 6th-7th – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|AZE}} Shusha 1st – 11.25 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Rapid 3rd – 16.58 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Blitz T 1st-2nd – 15.44
14 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|IND}} Leon Luke Mendonca ! 47.88 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Tata Steel (Ch) 1st – 15.15 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} St. Louis (Spring) 1st – 13.74 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 28th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Dubai Open 23rd – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Biel/Bienne 2nd – 7.38 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Abu Dhabi 4th – 11.23 \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha 16th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)
15 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|IND}} Aravindh Chithambaram ! 47.25 \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} La Roda 1st – 9.52 \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Menorca 16th – 0.13 (T 8th-21st) \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Dubai Police 2nd – 16.52 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 13th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Abu Dhabi 12th – 0.49 (T 7th-15th) \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|AZE}} Shusha 6th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Chennai 1st – 20.59
16 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|IRI}} Parham Maghsoodloo ! 46.77 \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Prague (M) 3rd – 11.36 (T 2nd-4th) \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 9th – 1.93 (T 5th-12th) \| {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Aktobe 1st – 20.06 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Tashkent (M) 10th – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Chennai 6th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} President Cup 3rd – 13.42 \| {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha 64th – 0.00
17 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|USA}} Hans Niemann ! 44.01 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Tata Steel (Ch) 7th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|TUN}} Djerba 2nd – 7.69 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Grenke Open 1st – 20.82 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Dubai Police 7th – 6.66 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 15th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} US Championship 4th – 2.84 (T 2nd-7th) \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Blitz T 5th-8th – 6.00
18 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|SLO}} Vladimir Fedoseev ! 38.59 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Grenke Open 3rd – 10.30 \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Menorca 4th – 9.27 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Sardinia 6th – 4.18 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Sharjah 41st – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|POL}} Polanica-Zdrój 4th – 3.68 (T 2nd-5th) \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} European Champ. 15th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} European Rapid 1st – 11.16
19 \| style="text-align:left" \| {{Flagicon\|GER}} Alexander Donchenko ! 36.20 \| {{flagicon\|ESP}} Formentera 1st – 8.99 \| {{flagicon\|UAE}} Dubai Police 12th – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|UZB}} Tashkent (Ch) 7th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Teplice 3rd – 9.89 \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} European Champ. 16th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} US Masters 7th – 0.93 (T 6th-20th) \| {{flagicon\|USA}} St. Louis Masters T 1st-2nd – 16.39
20 \| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" \| {{Flagicon\|FRA}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ! 35.77 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} GCT Romania T 5th-7th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|CRO}} GCT Croatia T 2nd-4th – 6.33 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|USA}} GCT St. Louis T 4th-5th – 0.00 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Sinquefield Cup T 3rd-4th – 9.12 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} WR Masters 2nd – 20.32 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|IND}} Chennai 5th – 0.00 \| style="background:#ffb6c1" \| {{flagicon\|FIDE}} World Rapid 34th – 0.00

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|+ Final 2024 rankings{{Cite web |title=FIDE Circuit |url=https://worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com/fide-circuit/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=fide.com |language=en}}

No.

! Player

! Points

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

| style="text-align:left;background:#ccffcc" | {{Flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana

! 130.42

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} Candidates
4th – 15.92

| {{flagicon|ROU}} GCT Romania
1st – 21.23

| {{flagicon|CRO}} GCT Croatia
1st – 13.92

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sinquefield Cup
2nd – 20.85

| {{flagicon|USA}} US Championship
1st – 25.00

| {{flagicon|USA}} US Masters
1st – 17.11

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis Masters
T 1st-2nd – 16.39

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi

! 124.40

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Shenzhen
3rd – 15.18

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca
1st – 16.19

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö
2nd – 14.00 (T 2nd-3rd)

| {{flagicon|ARM}} Avagyan Memorial
1st – 19.79

| {{flagicon|GBR}} WR Masters
1st – 25.40

| {{flagicon|IND}} Chennai
3rd – 17.22

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
2nd – 16.62

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|UZB}} Nodirbek
Abdusattorov

! 108.49

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tata Steel (M)
3rd – 14.22 (T 2nd-4th)

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague (M)
1st – 25.00

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö
1st – 16.21

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent (M)
2nd – 19.28

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sinquefield Cup
T 3rd-4th – 9.12

| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup
5th – 9.11

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
3rd – 15.55

| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja

! 89.07

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} Candidates
7th – 7.35

| {{flagicon|ROU}} GCT Romania
T 2nd-4th – 14.70

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|CRO}} GCT Croatia
T 2nd-4th – 6.33

| {{flagicon|USA}} GCT St. Louis
1st – 14.60

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sinquefield Cup
1st – 28.67

| {{flagicon|GBR}} WR Masters
T 3rd-4th – 16.51

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Rapid
7th – 7.24

| style="text-align:left;background:gold" | {{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju

! 84.13

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tata Steel (M)
2nd – 14.22 (T 2nd-4th)

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague (M)
7th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} Candidates
1st – 26.94

| {{flagicon|ROU}} GCT Romania
T 2nd-4th – 14.70

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|CRO}} GCT Croatia
7th – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sinquefield Cup
T 5th-7th – 0.00

| style="background:gold" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Champion
1st – 28.27

| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|IND}} R Praggnanandhaa

! 66.76

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague (M)
4th – 11.36 (T 2nd-4th)

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} Candidates
5th – 12.24

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|POL}} GCT Poland
4th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|ROU}} GCT Romania
T 2nd-4th – 14.70

| {{flagicon|GBR}} WR Masters
T 3rd-4th – 16.51

| {{flagicon|IND}} Kolkata Rapid
2nd – 11.95

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|IND}} Kolkata Blitz
4th – 0.00

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|FIDE}} Volodar Murzin

! 63.50

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca
17th – 0.13 (T 8th-21st)

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sardinia
3rd – 11.69

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
2nd – 17.37

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi
7th – 3.15

| {{flagicon|SGP}} Singapore
22nd – 0.00

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Rapid
1st – 25.16

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Blitz
T 5th-8th – 6.00

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|UZB}} Nodirbek Yakubboev

! 57.40

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow
3rd – 12.14

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police
51st – 0.00

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aktobe
12th – 0.41 (T 7th-17th)

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent (M)
1st – 21.55

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi
1st – 14.77

| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup
6th – 8.15

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
18th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IRI}} Amin Tabatabaei

! 56.39

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow
1st – 19.79

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police
6th – 7.64

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
5th – 7.45

| {{flagicon|ARM}} Jermuk
3rd – 10.79

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi
5th – 10.34

| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup
26th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
14th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|UZB}} Shamsiddin Vokhidov

! 53.56

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow
34th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
4th – 15.17

| {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent (Ch)
1st – 13.82

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi
3rd – 12.11

| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup
4th – 12.46

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
23rd – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Blitz
36th – 0.00

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Daniel Dardha

! 51.73

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tata Steel (Ch)
2nd – 10.33 (T 2nd-3rd)

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Djerba
1st – 8.60

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca
8th – 1.89

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sardinia
1st – 14.07

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Champ.
2nd – 14.05

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Rapid
7th – 2.79

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Blitz
16th – 0.00

| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|FIDE}} Andrey Esipenko

! 50.98

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow
2nd – 13.04

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
55th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Russian Champ.
2nd – 14.34

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
1st – 23.60

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Rapid
29th – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Blitz
75th – 0.00

| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi{{efn|name="flags"}}

! 49.16

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} Candidates
3rd – 17.14

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|ROU}} GCT Romania
T 5th-7th – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|CRO}} GCT Croatia
5th – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|USA}} GCT St. Louis
T 6th-7th – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|AZE}} Shusha
1st – 11.25

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Rapid
3rd – 16.58

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Blitz
T 1st-2nd – 15.44

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IND}} Leon Luke Mendonca

! 47.88

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tata Steel (Ch)
1st – 15.15

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis (Spring)
1st – 13.74

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
28th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Open
23rd – 0.00

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Biel/Bienne
2nd – 7.38

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi
4th – 11.23

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
16th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IND}} Aravindh
Chithambaram

! 47.25

| {{flagicon|ESP}} La Roda
1st – 9.52

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca
16th – 0.13 (T 8th-21st)

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police
2nd – 16.52

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
13th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi
12th – 0.49 (T 7th-15th)

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|AZE}} Shusha
6th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|IND}} Chennai
1st – 20.59

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IRI}} Parham Maghsoodloo

! 46.77

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague (M)
3rd – 11.36 (T 2nd-4th)

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
9th – 1.93 (T 5th-12th)

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aktobe
1st – 20.06

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent (M)
10th – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chennai
6th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup
3rd – 13.42

| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha
64th – 0.00

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|USA}} Hans Niemann

! 44.01

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|NED}} Tata Steel (Ch)
7th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Djerba
2nd – 7.69

| {{flagicon|GER}} Grenke Open
1st – 20.82

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police
7th – 6.66

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
15th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|USA}} US Championship
4th – 2.84 (T 2nd-7th)

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Blitz
T 5th-8th – 6.00

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|SLO}} Vladimir Fedoseev

! 38.59

| {{flagicon|GER}} Grenke Open
3rd – 10.30

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca
4th – 9.27

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sardinia
6th – 4.18

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah
41st – 0.00

| {{flagicon|POL}} Polanica-Zdrój
4th – 3.68 (T 2nd-5th)

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Champ.
15th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Rapid
1st – 11.16

| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|GER}} Alexander Donchenko

! 36.20

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Formentera
1st – 8.99

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police
12th – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent (Ch)
7th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Teplice
3rd – 9.89

| {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Champ.
16th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|USA}} US Masters
7th – 0.93 (T 6th-20th)

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis Masters
T 1st-2nd – 16.39

| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave

! 35.77

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|ROU}} GCT Romania
T 5th-7th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|CRO}} GCT Croatia
T 2nd-4th – 6.33

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|USA}} GCT St. Louis
T 4th-5th – 0.00

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sinquefield Cup
T 3rd-4th – 9.12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} WR Masters
2nd – 20.32

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chennai
5th – 0.00

| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} World Rapid
34th – 0.00

Criticism

The FIDE Circuit system has drawn criticism from top players, including Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, and Fabiano Caruana, for various reasons. Critics have highlighted issues such as flawed scoring and financial burdens, raising questions about the system's fairness and practicality.{{Cite web |last=McGourty (Colin_McGourty) |first=Colin |date=2024-05-03 |title=Giri, Caruana, Aronian Criticize “Completely Broken” FIDE Circuit |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/giri-aronian-caruana-criticize-fide-circuit |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh83V3NBpCQ |title=World Rapid & Blitz Championships Start In New York, FIDE Changes The Rules |date=2024-12-24 |last=C-Squared |access-date=2025-01-09 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=Dec 22, 2024 |title=Fabiano Caruana on X |url=https://x.com/FabianoCaruana/status/1870913410193350991 |access-date=Jan 9, 2025 |website=X}}

= Flawed point allocations =

Critics argue the points system is poorly designed, rewarding players inconsistently and only awarding the first three players in closed tournaments. For example, Gukesh, Abdusattorov, and Giri tied for first in the Tata Steel Masters (with a +4 score), but earned only 14.22 points each, while Leon Luke Mendonca gained 15.15 points for winning the significantly weaker Challengers section. Firouzja, Vidit and Praggnanandhaa didn't win any points for tying for fifth among the fourteen players, despite scoring +2.

Caruana expressed frustration that third place at the relatively weaker Menorca Open, with a TAR of {{fraction|2676|5|8}}, earned more points than he did for fourth place at the Candidates Tournament, which had a TAR of {{fraction|2744|7|8}}. The Candidates was an exception to the top three rule, as Circuit points were awarded to all eight participants. For the 2025 Circuit, the rules were amended to reward points to the top four finishers in closed events with 11–13 participants, and the top five finishers in events with more than 13 participants.{{Cite web |title=FIDE Council approves changes to FIDE Circuit 2025 Regulations |url=https://fide.com/news/3379 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}

== Exclusion of certain events ==

The Circuit excludes tournaments where over 50% of participants are from the same federation unless it is a national championship. For instance, the American Cup, a high-stakes tournament featuring strong players, did not count because all participants were from the United States. FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky justified this rule as a response to perceived exploitation in prior years, citing protests by American players against Ding Liren’s qualification to the 2022 Candidates via Chinese-organized events played a role. Aronian suggested only allowing tournaments with pre-announced participants.

Norway Chess, another strong tournament that featured world number one Magnus Carlsen as well as World Champion Ding, also didn't qualify for the Circuit due to having only six participants, as only tournaments with eight or more players were eligible. The rules for the 2025 Circuit were amended to allow double round-robin tournaments with at least 6 participants and an average rating of 2700 to be eligible.

= Financial burden on players =

The shift from the FIDE Grand Prix (with significant prize funds) to the Circuit system forces players to compete in numerous open tournaments, which often have lower prize money and higher financial risks. Giri noted the economic strain, pointing out that players must accept these risks to stay competitive in the Circuit standings.

= Inclusion of open tournaments =

FIDE defends the Circuit as a way to give more players access to the Candidates by prioritizing open tournaments over exclusive invitations. Sutovsky, who was previously president of the Association of Chess Professionals which organized the ACP Tour, a precursor to the Circuit, argued that the system levels the playing field for those without consistent access to elite events. Caruana countered that FIDE ratings already provide a democratic system, and emphasized that rating gains in open tournaments are achievable through consistent good performance, making the Circuit system redundant and unnecessarily complicated.

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[https://wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit.phtml FIDE Circuit]

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