2024 in chess
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Gukesh Dommaraju won the 2024 World Chess Championship, becoming the youngest undisputed world chess champion at the age of 18.{{Cite news |last=Tansley |first=Eduardo |title=Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, becomes youngest chess world champion in history |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5987157/2024/12/12/gukesh-dommaraju-ding-liren-world-chess-championship/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
The Candidates Tournament and Women's Candidates Tournament were held concurrently for the first time to determine the challengers for the reigning world champions Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun.{{Cite web |title=FIDE publishes the regulations for 2024 World Candidates Tournaments |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2843 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}} The winners, Gukesh and Tan Zhongyi, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2024 and Women's World Chess Championship 2025 respectively.
Fabiano Caruana won the 2024 FIDE Circuit, encompassing major tournaments held in 2024, and qualified for the 2026 Candidates Tournament. The World Championship runner-up, Ding Liren, will no longer get an automatic Candidates spot in the 2024–2026 cycle. Instead, the World Championship match will be an eligible tournament for the 2025 FIDE Circuit.{{Cite web |title=Changes to qualification paths for the Candidates Tournament |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2863 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}} {{clear}}
Timeline
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|+January 2024 FIDE Rankings ! Rank ! Prev ! Player ! Rating ! Change |
| 1
|1 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen |2830 |0 |
| 2
|2 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana |2804 | +10 |
| 3
|3 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Hikaru Nakamura |2788 |0 |
| 4
|4 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Ding Liren |2780 |0 |
| 5
|5 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi |2769 | -2 |
| 6
|6 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja |2759 | -4 |
| 7
|8 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Wesley So |2757 | +5 |
| 8
|11 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Leinier Domínguez |2752 | +7 |
| 9
|9 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Sergey Karjakin |2750 |0 |
| 10
|7 | align="left" |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Anish Giri |2749 | -5 |
= January =
- Jan 1 – Alireza Firouzja confirms his position above Wesley So in the January rating list and qualifies for the Candidates Tournament 2024.{{Efn|For more information, see Candidates Tournament 2024#FIDE Rating qualifier.}}
- Jan 5 – Adani Group announces a long term sponsorship agreement with R Praggnanandhaa.{{Cite news |last= |first=|date=2024-01-05 |title=Praggnanandhaa receives backing from Adani Group |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/praggnanandhaa-receives-backing-from-adani-group/article67709438.ece |access-date=2024-03-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
- Jan 9 – The President of India Droupadi Murmu confers the Arjuna Award on grandmaster-elect R Vaishali and the Dronacharya Award on grandmaster and coach RB Ramesh.{{Cite web |last=Svensen (TarjeiJS) |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-01-10 |title=Vaishali, Ramesh Receive Awards, Pragg Backed By India's 2nd Richest Man |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/vaishali-ramesh-awards-praggnanandhaa-billionaire-backing |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- Jan 21 – Leonid Ivanovic becomes the youngest player in history to beat a grandmaster in classical chess at the age of 8 years, 11 months, and 7 days.{{Cite web |last=Svensen (TarjeiJS) |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-01-21 |title=8-Year-Old Makes History Becoming Youngest To Beat Grandmaster In Classical Chess |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/8-year-old-becomes-youngest-to-beat-grandmaster-in-classical-chess |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- Jan 28 – Wei Yi wins the 2024 Tata Steel Masters after beating Gukesh Dommaraju in the tiebreak final. Leon Luke Mendonca wins the Challengers' section, qualifying to next year's Masters.{{Cite web |title=Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Masters |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2865 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Barden |first=Leonard |date=2024-02-02 |title=Chess: Wei Yi wins at Wijk aan Zee as former prodigy emerges from shadows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/02/chess-wei-yi-wins-at-wijk-aan-zee-as-former-prodigy-emerges-from-shadows |access-date=2024-03-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
- Jan 30 – 13-year-old Andy Woodward earns his final grandmaster norm and becomes the youngest grandmaster in the world and the tenth youngest in history.{{Cite web |last=Svensen (TarjeiJS) |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-02-01 |title=Woodward World's Youngest GM, 12-Year-Old Close To Polgar's Record |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/woodward-worlds-youngest-gm-erdogmus-close-polgar-record |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
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|+February 2024 FIDE Rankings ! Rank ! Prev ! Player ! Rating ! Change |
| 1
|1 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen |2830 |0 |
| 2
|2 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana |2804 | 0 |
| 3
|3 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Hikaru Nakamura |2788 |0 |
| 4
|4 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Ding Liren |2762 | -18 |
| 5
|10 | align="left" |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Anish Giri |2762 | +13 |
| 6
|6 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja |2760 | +1 |
| 7
|5 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi |2758 | -11 |
| 8
|7 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Wesley So |2757 | 0 |
| 9
|16 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Wei Yi |2755 | +15 |
| 10
|8 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Leinier Domínguez |2752 | 0 |
= February =
- Feb 1 – After the results of Tata Steel, Anish Giri climbs to world number five while Wei Yi debuts in the world's top ten.{{Cite web |title=FIDE February 2024 rating list: Wei Yi debuts in top 10 Open |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2872 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}
- Feb 2 – FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich posthumously awards the honorary grandmaster title to the late Sultan Khan.{{Cite web |last=Doggers (PeterDoggers) |first=Peter |date=2024-02-05 |title=Honorary Grandmaster Title Posthumously Awarded To Sultan Khan |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/honorary-grandmaster-title-posthumously-awarded-to-sultan-khan |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- Feb 7 – Magnus Carlsen wins the Chessable Masters, the first leg of the Champions Chess Tour, after beating Alireza Firouzja in the Grand Final.{{Cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen strikes back to win 2024 Chessable Masters |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2876 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Barden |first=Leonard |date=2024-02-09 |title=Chess: Carlsen beats Firouzja to secure another Champions Tour title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/09/chess-carlsen-beats-firouzja-to-secure-another-champions-tour-title |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
- Feb 16 – Magnus Carlsen beats Fabiano Caruana in the final to win the inaugural Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge, the first major classical Fischer random chess tournament.{{Cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen wins inaugural Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2889 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Barden |first=Leonard |date=2024-02-16 |title=Chess: Carlsen beats Caruana in freestyle final while Ding finishes last |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/16/chess-carlsen-v-caruana-in-freestyle-final-as-ding-loses-seven-in-a-row |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
- Feb 18 – Ashwath Kaushik becomes the youngest player in history to beat a grandmaster in classical chess at the age of 8 years, 6 months, and 11 days.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-21 |title=Eight-year-old Indian-origin boy becomes youngest to beat grandmaster |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/eight-year-old-indian-origin-boy-becomes-youngest-to-beat-grandmaster/articleshow/107871814.cms |access-date=2024-03-09 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}{{Cite web |last=Svensen (TarjeiJS) |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-02-20 |title=8-Year-Old Ashwath Kaushik Beats Chess Grandmaster To Break World Record |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/8-year-old-ashwath-kaushik-beats-chess-grandmaster-sets-new-record |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- Feb 25 – Daniel Dardha and Hans Niemann tie for first at the Djerba Masters, with Dardha taking first on tiebreaks.{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=J. J. |date=2024-03-01 |title=Youth Triumphs as Dardha, Niemann Take Top Honors at Djerba Masters |url=https://new.uschess.org/news/youth-triumphs-dardha-niemann-take-top-honors-djerba-masters |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=US Chess.org |language=en}}
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|+March 2024 FIDE Rankings ! Rank ! Prev ! Player ! Rating ! Change |
| 1
|1 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen |2830 |0 |
| 2
|2 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana |2804 | 0 |
| 3
|3 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Hikaru Nakamura |2789 | +1 |
| 4
|4 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Ding Liren |2762 | 0 |
| 5
|5 | align="left" |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Anish Giri |2762 | 0 |
| 6
|6 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja |2760 | 0 |
| 7
|7 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi |2758 | 0 |
| 8
|8 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Wesley So |2757 | 0 |
| 9
|9 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Wei Yi |2755 | 0 |
| 10
|12 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|IND}} Viswanathan Anand |2751 | +3 |
= March =
- Mar 2 – FIDE makes an urgent appeal to the Canadian government, urging them to expedite the visa process for several players ahead of the Candidates Tournament.{{Cite web |last=Svensen (TarjeiJS) |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-03-01 |title=FIDE Makes 'Urgent Visa Appeal' To Canadian Government Regarding Candidates |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-makes-urgent-visa-appeal-to-canadian-government-regarding-candidates |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Chess: FIDE raises alarm on visas for Toronto Candidates – DW – 03/04/2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/chess-fide-raises-alarm-on-visas-for-toronto-candidates/a-68433867 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=dw.com |language=en}}
- Mar 7 – FIDE confirms that all visas have been approved in time and the event will go ahead in Toronto as planned.{{Cite web |last=Svensen (TarjeiJS) |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-03-07 |title=Candidates Given Green Light As Visa Issues Resolved Just In Time |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/candidates-given-green-light-visa-issues-resolved |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- Mar 6-7 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov wins the Prague Masters with a round to spare.{{Cite web |last=Doggers (PeterDoggers) |first=Peter |date=2024-03-06 |title=Abdusattorov Wins Prague Masters With Round To Spare As New World Number 4 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-prague-chess-festival-round-eight |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}} Ediz Gürel wins the Challengers' section and completes his third grandmaster norm.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=Prague: Ediz Gurel wins Challengers, grabs third GM norm |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/prague-festival-2024-r9 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Chess News |language=en}}
- Mar 7 – Bu Xiangzhi wins the Shenzhen Masters on tiebreaks, ahead of Yu Yangyi and Arjun Erigaisi.
- Mar 18 – Bassem Amin wins the African Chess Championship. Jesse February wins the title in the women's section.{{Cite web |title=African Championship 2024: Bassem Amin and Jesse February win titles |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2923 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}
- Mar 20-21 – Levon Aronian defeats Wesley So in the grand final to win the American Cup. 14-year-old Alice Lee beats Irina Krush in blitz playoffs to win the women's section.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=Aronian and Lee clinch American Cup titles! |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/american-cup-2024-d10 |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Chess News |language=en}}
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|+April 2024 FIDE Rankings ! Rank ! Prev ! Player ! Rating ! Change |
| 1
|1 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen |2830 |0 |
| 2
|2 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana |2803 | -1 |
| 3
|3 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Hikaru Nakamura |2789 | 0 |
| 4
|11 | align="left" |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |2765 | +15 |
| 5
|4 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Ding Liren |2762 | 0 |
| 6
|6 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja |2760 | 0 |
| 7
|7 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi |2758 | 0 |
| 8
|8 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Wesley So |2757 | 0 |
| 9
|14 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi |2756 | +8 |
| 10
|9 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Wei Yi |2755 | 0 |
= April =
- Apr 1 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Arjun Erigaisi debut in the world's top ten.{{Cite web |title=FIDE April 2024 rating list: Abdusattorov, Erigaisi crack top 10 |url=https://www.fide.com/news/2944 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}
- Apr 1 – Magnus Carlsen wins his third Grenke Chess Classic after beating Richárd Rapport in the final. Hans Niemann wins the Open section.
- Apr 1 – Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş becomes the youngest grandmaster in the world and the fourth youngest in history, at the age of 12 years, nine months, and 29 days.{{Cite web |last=Svensen |first=Tarjei J. |date=2024-04-02 |title=Erdogmus Becomes World's Youngest Grandmaster At 12 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/erdogmus-becomes-worlds-youngest-grandmaster-at-12 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- Apr 7 – Arjun Erigaisi wins the Menorca Open on tiebreaks .{{Cite web |last=Doggers |first=Peter |date=2024-04-08 |title=Arjun Erigaisi Briefly World #5 As Menorca Open Winner |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/arjun-erigaisi-wins-2024-menorca-open |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- Apr 21 – Gukesh Dommaraju wins the Candidates Tournament 2024, advancing to the World Chess Championship 2024.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=Gukesh wins Candidates, becomes youngest ever challenger for world title |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/gukesh-wins-candidates-becomes-youngest-ever-challenger-for-world-title/articleshow/109510995.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-09-30 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}
- Apr 21 – Tan Zhongyi wins the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024, advancing to the Women's World Chess Championship 2025.{{Cite web |last=Colodro |first=Carlos Alberto |date=2024-04-22 |title=Tan Zhongyi convincingly wins Women’s Candidates in Toronto |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/candidates-tournament-2024-women-14 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Chess News |language=en}}
=June=
- Jun 1 – Ethan Pang becomes the youngest player to surpass a FIDE rating of 2200.{{cite web|url=https://ktla.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/720878160/london-schoolboy-becomes-youngest-person-in-the-world-to-achieve-2200-fide-chess-rating/|title=London Schoolboy Becomes Youngest Person in the World to achieve +2200 FIDE Chess Rating|date=June 18, 2024}}
=July=
- Jul 18 – Shama Yisrael becomes the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of National Master.{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/yisrael-becomes-first-female-african-american-national-master|title=Yisrael Becomes 1st Female, African-American National Master In U.S.|date=July 18, 2024|first=Jack|last=Rodgers}}
=August=
- Aug 6 – Jessica Hyatt becomes the second African-American woman to achieve the rank of National Master.{{cite web|url=https://thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/08/06/jessica-hyatt-earns-national-master-title/|title=Jessica Hyatt earns National Master title!|date=August 6, 2024|first=Daaim|last=Shabazz}}
=November=
- Nov 1 – Ethan Pang becomes the youngest player to surpass a FIDE rating of 2300.{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/ethan-pang-breaks-another-faustino-oro-record|title=9-Year-Old Ethan Pang Breaks Faustino Oro's Record To Become Youngest-Ever 2300|first=Tarjei|last=Svensen|date=November 1, 2024}}
- Nov 1 – Anish Sarkar becomes the youngest FIDE-rated player, with a rating of 1556 at the age of 3 years, 8 months, and 19 days.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Anish-Sarkar-becomes-the-youngest-rated-player|title=Anish Sarkar becomes the youngest rated player at the age of 3 years 8 months 19 days|date=November 1, 2024|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}
Events
= World Championship =
{{Main|World Chess Championship 2024}}The World Chess Championship was held in Singapore from 25 November to 12 December. It was played to a best of 14 games, with tiebreaks if required. The match was won by Gukesh 7½–6½ after 14 games.
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|+World Chess Championship 2024 ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" |Rating ! colspan="14" |Match games ! rowspan="2" |Points |
| 1
!2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 |
|---|
| align="left" |{{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Gukesh Dommaraju|IND}}}}
|2783 |0 | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |1 | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |1 | style="background:black; color:white" |0 |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |1 |7½ |
| align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|CHN}}
|2728 | style="background:black; color:white" |1 |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |0 |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |½ | style="background:black; color:white" |0 |1 | style="background:black; color:white" |½ |0 |6½ |
= Major tournaments =
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!Tournament !City !System !Dates !Players (2700+) !Winner !Runner-up !Third |
| Tata Steel Masters
|{{flagicon|NED}} Wijk aan Zee |Round robin |13 – 28 Jan |14 (10) |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Wei Yi |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Anish Giri |
| Prague Masters
|{{Flagicon|CZE}} Prague |Round robin |27 Feb – 7 Mar |10 (7) |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |{{Flagicon|CZE}} Thai Dai Van Nguyen |{{Flagicon|IRN}} Parham Maghsoodloo |
| Shenzhen Masters
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} Shenzhen |Round robin |29 Feb – 7 Mar |8 (5) |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Bu Xiangzhi |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Yu Yangyi |{{Flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi |
| Candidates Tournament
|{{Flagicon|CAN}} Toronto |Double round robin |3 – 22 Apr |8 (7) |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju |{{Flagicon|USA}} Hikaru Nakamura |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Ian Nepomniachtchi{{efn|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}}|name="flags"}} |
| TePe Sigeman & Co tournament
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö |Round robin |27 Apr – 3 May |8 (3) |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |{{Flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Peter Svidler |
| Norway Chess
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} Stavanger |Double round robin |29 May – 7 Jun |6 (6) |{{Flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen |{{Flagicon|USA}} Hikaru Nakamura |{{Flagicon|IND}} R Praggnanandhaa |
| UzChess Cup Masters
|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent |Round robin |6 – 14 Jun |10 (8) |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Yakubboev |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Yu Yangyi |
| GCT Romania
|{{flagicon|ROU}} Bucharest |Round robin |24 Jun – 6 Jul |10 (9) |{{Flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja |{{Flagicon|IND}} Gukesh Dommaraju |
| Biel Chess Festival
|{{Flagicon|SWI}} Biel/Bienne |Multi-stage |14 – 25 Jul |6 (3) |{{Flagicon|VIE}} Le Quang Liem |{{Flagicon|ARM}} Haik M. Martirosyan |{{Flagicon|IND}} R Praggnanandhaa |
| Akiba Rubinstein Festival
|{{Flagicon|POL}} Polanica-Zdrój |Round robin |17 – 25 Aug |10 (3) |{{Flagicon|GER}} Vincent Keymer |{{Flagicon|CZE}} David Navara |{{Flagicon|USA}} Sam Shankland |
| Sinquefield Cup
|{{Flagicon|USA}} St. Louis |Round robin |19 – 28 Aug |10 (10) |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Alireza Firouzja |{{Flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| Chess Olympiad
|{{Flagicon|HUN}} Budapest |Swiss |10 – 23 Sep |Teams |{{Flagicon|IND}} India |{{Flagicon|USA}} United States |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan |
| WR Chess Masters Cup
|{{Flagicon|UK}} London |Single elimination |14 – 17 Oct |16 (9) |{{Flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |{{Flagicon|IND}} R Praggnanandhaa |
| Chennai Grand Masters
|{{flagicon|IND}} Chennai |Round robin |5 – 11 Oct |8 (6) |{{flagicon|IND}} Aravindh Chithambaram |{{Flagicon|USA}} Levon Aronian |{{Flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi |
= Opens =
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!Tournament !City !{{Tooltip|TAR|average rating of the 8 highest-rated players}} !Dates !Players !Winner !Runner-up !Third |
| Aeroflot Open
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Moscow |{{fraction|2679|7|8}} |2 – 8 Mar |142 |{{Flagicon|IRN}} Amin Tabatabaei |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Andrey Esipenko |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Yakubboev |
| Grenke Open
|{{Flagicon|GER}} Karlsruhe |{{fraction|2689|1|4}} |26 Mar – 1 Apr |935 |{{flagicon|USA}} Hans Niemann |{{Flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Šarić |{{Flagicon|SLO}} Vladimir Fedoseev |
| Menorca Open
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca |{{fraction|2676|5|8}} |2 – 7 Apr |284 |{{Flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi |{{Flagicon|AUT}} Kirill Alekseenko |{{Flagicon|ESP}} Maksim Chigaev |
| Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge
|{{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai |{{fraction|2694|3|8}} |3 – 13 May |135 |{{flagicon|IND}} Pranav V |{{flagicon|IND}} Aravindh Chithambaram |{{flagicon|IND}} Pranesh M |
| Sharjah Masters
|{{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah |{{fraction|2720|5|8}} |13 – 23 May |88 |{{flagicon|IRI}} Bardiya Daneshvar |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Volodar Murzin |{{Flagicon|USA}} Sam Shankland |
| Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Aktobe |{{fraction|2682|3|8}} |25 May – 2 Jun |90 |{{flagicon|IRI}} Parham Maghsoodloo |{{Flagicon|SER}} Alexandr Predke |{{Flagicon|SER}} Alexey Sarana |
| Abu Dhabi Masters
|{{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi |{{fraction|2677|1|4}} |15 – 24 Aug |217 |{{flagicon|UZB}} Nodirbek Yakubboev |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} David Paravyan |{{flagicon|UZB}} Shamsiddin Vokhidov |
| European Championship
|{{Flagicon|MNE}} Petrovac |{{fraction|2678|3|8}} |7 – 20 Nov |388 |{{Flagicon|SER}} Aleksandar Inđić |{{Flagicon|BEL}} Daniel Dardha |{{Flagicon|GER}} Frederik Svane |
| International President Cup
|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent |{{fraction|2691|3|4}} |21 – 29 Nov |120 |{{flagicon|IND}} Nihal Sarin |{{flagicon|UZB}} Javokhir Sindarov |{{flagicon|IRI}} Parham Maghsoodloo |
| Saint Louis Masters
|{{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis |{{Fraction|2682|1|8}} |3 – 7 Dec |59 | colspan="2" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Fabiano Caruana |{{Flagicon|USA}} Samuel Sevian |
| Qatar Masters Open
|{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha |{{Fraction|2714|1|2}} |3 – 12 Dec |138 |{{flagicon|FIDE}} Andrey Esipenko |{{Flagicon|IND}} Arjun Erigaisi |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
= Women's events =
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!Tournament !City !System !Dates !Players (2500+) !Winner !Runner-up !Third |
| Candidates Tournament
|{{Flagicon|CAN}} Toronto |Double round robin |3 – 22 Apr |8 (6) |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Tan Zhongyi |{{Flagicon|IND}} Humpy Koneru |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Lei Tingjie |
| Norway Chess
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} Stavanger |Double round robin |29 May – 7 Jun |6 (4) |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Ju Wenjun |{{Flagicon|UKR}} Anna Muzychuk |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Lei Tingjie |
| Cairns Cup
|{{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis |Round robin |13 – 23 Jun |10 (5) |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Tan Zhongyi |{{Flagicon|UKR}} Anna Muzychuk |{{Flagicon|IND}} Harika Dronavalli |
| Tbilisi FIDE Grand Prix
|{{Flagicon|GEO}} Tbilisi |Round robin |14 – 25 Aug |10 (3) |{{Flagicon|POL}} Alina Kashlinskaya |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Bibisara Assaubayeva |{{flagicon|GRE}} Stavroula Tsolakidou |
| Chess Olympiad
|{{Flagicon|HUN}} Budapest |Swiss |10 – 23 Sep |Teams |{{Flagicon|IND}} India |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Kazakhstan |{{Flagicon|USA}} United States |
| Hoogeveen Crown group
|{{Flagicon|NED}} Hoogeveen |Double round robin |28 Oct – 2 Nov |4 (1) |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Eline Roebers |{{flagicon|SUI}} Alexandra Kosteniuk |{{Flagicon|UKR}} Mariya Muzychuk |
| Shymkent FIDE Grand Prix
|{{Flagicon|KAZ}} Shymkent |Round robin |30 Oct – 8 Nov |10 (4) |{{Flagicon|FIDE}} Aleksandra Goryachkina |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Tan Zhongyi |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Bibisara Assaubayeva |
= National events =
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!Tournament !City !System !Dates !Players !Winner !Runner-up !Third |
| Armenian Championship
|{{flagicon|ARM}} Yerevan |Round robin |12 – 20 Jan |10 |
| American Cup
|{{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis |Double elimination |12 – 21 Mar |8 |
| Azerbaijani Championship
|{{flagicon|AZE}} Baku |Multi-stage |11 – 26 Apr |20 |
| Chinese Championship
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xinghua |Round robin |6 – 16 May |12 |Chenxi Zhao |
| Polish Championship
|{{flagicon|POL}} Rzeszów |Round robin |22 – 30 May |10 |
| Serbian Championship
|{{flagicon|SRB}} Senta |Round robin |17 – 25 Jun |10 |
| Dutch Championship
|{{flagicon|NED}} Utrecht |Single elimination |6 – 13 Jul |16 |
| Belgian Championship
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} Lier |Round robin |6 – 13 Jul |10 |
| British Championship
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Hull |Swiss |27 Jul – 4 Aug |86 |Matthew J Wadsworth |
| Indian Championship
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Gurgaon |Swiss |17 – 27 Aug |341 |Neelash Saha |
| Russian Championship
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Barnaul |Round robin |17 – 28 Aug |12 |
| German Championship
|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Ostfildern |Round robin |19 – 27 Aug |10 |
| French Championship
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alpe d'Huez |Single elimination |18 – 27 Aug |16 |
| US Championship
|{{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis |Round robin |11 – 23 Oct |11 |
| Spanish Championship
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Marbella |Swiss |11 – 19 Dec |104 |
Deaths
- 28 March — Igors Rausis{{Cite web |last=Lorenz |first=Roger |date=2024-04-05 |title=Remembering Igors Rausis (*7 April 1961, †28 March 2024) |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/remembering-igors-rausis |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Chess News |language=en}}
- 1 May — Juzefs Petkēvičs[https://www.sahafederacija.lv/raksti/2165/muziba-devies-juzefs-petkevics/ Mūžībā devies Juzefs Petkēvičs]
- 8 June — Sergei Beshukov{{Cite web |title=Ушел из жизни Сергей Асланович Бешуков (1971 - 2024) |url=https://ruchess.ru/news/all/ushel_iz_zhizni_sergey_aslanovich_beshukov_1971_2024/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Федерация шахмат России |language=ru}}
- 5 July — Ziaur Rahman{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Sports |date=2024-07-05 |title=Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman no more after suffering heart attack mid-match |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/more-sports/news/grandmaster-ziaur-rahman-no-more-after-suffering-heart-attack-mid-match-3649711 |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
- 31 July — Constantin Ionescu{{Cite web |last=Popa |first=Andrada |date=2024-07-31 |title=Marele Maestru Constantin Ionescu s-a stins din viață |url=https://frsah.ro/2024/07/31/marele-maestru-constantin-ionescu-s-a-stins-din-viata/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Federația Română de Șah |language=ro-RO}}
- 31 July — Krum Georgiev{{cite web | last=Grivas | first=Efstratios | title=Krum Ivanov Georgiev, 1958-2024 | url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/krum-ivanov-georgiev-1958-2024 | date=2 August 2024 | website=ChessBase | access-date=8 August 2024}}{{cite web | last=Ganev | first=Milen | date=31 July 2024 | website=fakti.bg | title=Chess player Krum Georgiev died | url=https://fakti.bg/en/sport/901206-chess-player-krum-georgiev-died | access-date=8 August 2024}}
- 28 August — Andreas Dückstein{{Cite web |last=Doggers (PeterDoggers) |first=Peter |date=2024-09-04 |title=Andreas Dueckstein (1927-2024) |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/andreas-duckstein-1927-2024 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}
- 1 October — Zenón Franco Ocampos{{Cite web |title=Falleció el ajedrecista Zenón Franco - Nacionales - ABC Color |url=https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2024/10/01/fallecio-el-ajedrecista-zenon-franco/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=www.abc.com.py |language=es}}
- 9 November — Viesturs Meijers{{Cite web |last=Goran |date=2024-11-09 |title=In memoriam: GM Viesturs Meijers (1967-2024) |url=https://sahmatlista.wordpress.com/2024/11/09/in-memoriam-gm-viesturs-meijers-1967-2024/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Blog Šah-mat liste |language=sr-RS}}
See also
Notes
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