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Grand Chess Tour 2023
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<h2 id="format">Format</h2> <p>The tour consisted of five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted of two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>The tour points were awarded as follows: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Place</th><th>Tour Points</th><th>Classicalprize money</th><th>Rapid & Blitzprize money</th><th>GCT Tourbonuses</th></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td>12/13*</td><td>$100,000</td><td>$40,000</td><td>$100,000</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>10</td><td>$65,000</td><td>$30,000</td><td>$50,000</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>8</td><td>$48,000</td><td>$25,000</td><td>$25,000</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td>7</td><td>$32,000</td><td>$20,000</td></tr><tr><td>5th</td><td>6</td><td>$26,000</td><td>$15,000</td></tr><tr><td>6th</td><td>5</td><td>$21,000</td><td>$11,000</td></tr><tr><td>7th</td><td>4</td><td>$18,500</td><td>$10,000</td></tr><tr><td>8th</td><td>3</td><td>$16,000</td><td>$9,000</td></tr><tr><td>9th</td><td>2</td><td>$13,000</td><td>$8,000</td></tr><tr><td>10th</td><td>1</td><td>$10,500</td><td>$7,000</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.</li> <li>Tour points and prize money are shared equally between tied players.</li></ul> <h2 id="lineup">Lineup</h2> <p>The field was announced on February 22, 2023. It consisted of nine players, including both participants of <a href="/facts/World_Chess_Championship_2023/8znzllAE">World Chess Championship 2023</a>, eventual winner <a href="/facts/Ding_Liren/ack2Qc5X">Ding Liren</a> and runner-up <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Grand_Chess_Tour_2022/mzCvA7AE">defending Grand Chess Tour champion</a> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Player</th><th>Country</th><th>FIDE rating (February 2023)</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>2785</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>2766</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>2737</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/FIDE/8oWF3499">FIDE</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td>2793</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ding_Liren/ack2Qc5X">Ding Liren</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>2788</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></td><td>2780</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>2766</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a></td><td>2729</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN">Romania</a></td><td>2740</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="schedule">Schedule</h2> <p>The events in St. Louis took place during the months of November and December, compared to the previous editions where they took place during the months of August and September. The change was implemented to avoid scheduling clashes with the <a href="/facts/Chess_World_Cup_2023/ejoj3n8L">2023 Chess World Cup</a> and the <a href="/facts/FIDE_Grand_Swiss_Tournament_2023/HFdYj2PR">2023 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Dates</th><th>Tournament Name</th><th>Format</th><th>Host city</th></tr><tr><td>May 4–16, 2023</td><td>Superbet Chess Classic</td><td>Classical</td><td><a href="/facts/Bucharest/4xQnsGwM">Bucharest</a></td></tr><tr><td>May 19–26, 2023</td><td>Superbet Rapid & Blitz</td><td>Rapid & Blitz</td><td><a href="/facts/Warsaw/0cRqN3pw">Warsaw</a></td></tr><tr><td>July 3–10, 2023</td><td>SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz</td><td>Rapid & Blitz</td><td><a href="/facts/Zagreb/KPf8bzLI">Zagreb</a></td></tr><tr><td>November 12–19, 2023</td><td>Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz</td><td>Rapid & Blitz</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">St. Louis</a></td></tr><tr><td>November 21–30, 2023</td><td>Sinquefield Cup</td><td>Classical</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="results">Results</h2> <h3>Tournament results</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Dates</th><th>Tournament Name</th><th>Winner</th><th>Runner-Up</th><th>Third place</th></tr><tr><td>May 4–16, 2023</td><td>Superbet Chess Classic</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> <a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a></td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>May 19–26, 2023</td><td>Poland Rapid & Blitz</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (WC)</i></td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a></td></tr><tr><td>July 3–10, 2023</td><td>Croatia Rapid & Blitz</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (WC)</i></td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a></td></tr><tr><td>November 12–19, 2023</td><td>Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a><i> <a href="/facts/L%25C3%25AA_Quang_Li%25C3%25AAm/aGAtjU64">Lê Quang Liêm </a> (WC)</i></td></tr><tr><td>November 21–30, 2023</td><td>Sinquefield Cup</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Leinier_Dom%25C3%25ADnguez/4gzyLaCL">Leinier Domínguez</a> (WC)</i></td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Tour rankings</h3> <p>The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th>ROU</th><th>POL</th><th>CRO</th><th>STL</th><th>SIN</th><th>Totalpoints</th><th>Prizemoney<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (United States)</td><td>13</td><td>—</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>46</td><td>$310,000</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (France)</td><td>4.5</td><td>7.5</td><td>—</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>28</td><td>$148,583</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (United States)</td><td>7.75</td><td>7.5</td><td>—</td><td>4.5</td><td>8</td><td>27.75</td><td>$148,750</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td>2</td><td>—</td><td>10</td><td>7.5</td><td>6</td><td>25.5</td><td>$91,833</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (France)</td><td>7.75</td><td>—</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>24.75</td><td>$98,750</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a> (Romania)</td><td>7.75</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>19.75</td><td>$77,750</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (Poland)</td><td>4.5</td><td>10</td><td>3.5</td><td>—</td><td>w/d</td><td>18</td><td>$59,250</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (Netherlands)</td><td>7.75</td><td>4</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>17.75</td><td>$79,250</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ding_Liren/ack2Qc5X">Ding Liren</a> (China)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>3</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>3</td><td>$16,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (Norway)</i></td><td>—</td><td><i>13</i></td><td><i>13</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>26</i></td><td>$80,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Levon_Aronian/8B7Kao3m">Levon Aronian</a> (United States)</i></td><td>—</td><td><i>6</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>6</i></td><td><i>12</i></td><td>$41,333</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Leinier_Dom%25C3%25ADnguez/4gzyLaCL">Leinier Domínguez</a> (United States)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>10</i></td><td><i>10</i></td><td>$65,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/L%25C3%25AA_Quang_Li%25C3%25AAm/aGAtjU64">Lê Quang Liêm</a> (Vietnam)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>7.5</i></td><td>—</td><td><i>7.5</i></td><td>$22,500</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Gukesh_D/DgSQLXFw">Gukesh D</a> (India)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>6</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>6</i></td><td>$15,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Ray_Robson/CVbLPFxn">Ray Robson</a> (United States)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>4.5</i></td><td>—</td><td><i>4.5</i></td><td>$10,500</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Viswanathan_Anand/4bbYydet">Viswanathan Anand</a> (India)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>3.5</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>3.5</i></td><td>$9,500</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Bogdan-Daniel_Deac/cdwFPfsz">Bogdan-Daniel Deac</a> (Romania)</i></td><td><i>1</i></td><td><i>2</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>3</i></td><td>$18,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Kirill_Shevchenko/XhrbD6Wu">Kirill Shevchenko</a> (Romania)</i></td><td>—</td><td><i>3</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>3</i></td><td>$9,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Samuel_Sevian/k8R6RD7r">Samuel Sevian</a> (United States)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>3</i></td><td>—</td><td><i>3</i></td><td>$9,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Ivan_%25C5%25A0ari%25C4%2587_(chess_player)/2gPmepjb">Ivan Šarić</a> (Croatia)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>2</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>2</i></td><td>$8,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Rados%25C5%2582aw_Wojtaszek/nVFz8Vqh">Radosław Wojtaszek</a> (Poland)</i></td><td>—</td><td><i>1</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>1</i></td><td>$7,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Constantin_Lupulescu/wR2u4tsY">Constantin Lupulescu</a> (Romania)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>1</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>1</i></td><td>$7,000</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Jeffery_Xiong/KHmT1UVg">Jeffery Xiong</a> (United States)</i></td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td><i>1</i></td><td>—</td><td><i>1</i></td><td>$7,000</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="tournaments">Tournaments</h2> <h3>Superbet Chess Classic</h3> <p>The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in <a href="/facts/Bucharest/4xQnsGwM">Bucharest</a>, Romania from May 4–16, 2023. The winner of the tournament was <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> 2023 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, May 4–16 <a href="/facts/Bucharest/4xQnsGwM">Bucharest</a>, Romania, <a href="/facts/Chess_tournament/DsnzQtG8">Category XXI (2757.1)</a><table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th><a href="/facts/FIDE_world_rankings/voLcGyNv">Rating</a></th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>Points</th><th>TB</th><th><a href="/facts/Grand_Chess_Tour/U4zG4fGN">Tour Points</a></th><th>Prize money</th><th><a href="/facts/2023_FIDE_Circuit/UPI08zRS">Circuit</a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (USA)</td><td>2764</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>5½</td><td></td><td>13</td><td>$100,000</td><td>26.84</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (USA)</td><td>2760</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>7.75</td><td>$42,750</td><td>17.44</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a> (ROU)</td><td>2745</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>7.75</td><td>$42,750</td><td>17.44</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (NED)</td><td>2768</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>7.75</td><td>$42,750</td><td>17.44</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (FRA)</td><td>2785</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td></td><td>7.75</td><td>$42,750</td><td>17.44</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (POL)</td><td>2724</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>4½</td><td></td><td>4.5</td><td>$19,750</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (FRA)</td><td>2742</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>4½</td><td></td><td>4.5</td><td>$19,750</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ding_Liren/ack2Qc5X">Ding Liren</a> (CHN)</td><td>2789</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td></td><td>3</td><td>$16,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)</td><td>2794</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>3½</td><td></td><td>2</td><td>$13,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Bogdan-Daniel_Deac/cdwFPfsz">Bogdan-Daniel Deac</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>2700</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>3</td><td></td><td><i>WC (1)</i></td><td>$10,500</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland</h3> <p>The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in <a href="/facts/Warsaw/0cRqN3pw">Warsaw</a>, Poland from May 19 to 26, 2023. <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> was the winner of the rapid portion, while <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> 2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, May 19–26 <a href="/facts/Warsaw/0cRqN3pw">Warsaw</a>, Poland<table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th>Rapid</th><th>Blitz</th><th>Total</th><th>TB</th><th>Tour Points</th><th>Prize money</th><th><a href="/facts/2023_FIDE_Circuit/UPI08zRS">Circuit</a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (NOR)</i></td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>24</td><td></td><td><i>WC (13)</i></td><td>$40,000</td><td>12.73</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (POL)</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>23</td><td></td><td>10</td><td>$30,000</td><td>10.19</td></tr><tr><td>T-3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (FRA)</td><td>11</td><td>10½</td><td>21½</td><td></td><td>7.5</td><td>$22,500</td><td>8.28</td></tr><tr><td>T-3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (USA)</td><td>11</td><td>10½</td><td>21½</td><td></td><td>7.5</td><td>$22,500</td><td>8.28</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Levon_Aronian/8B7Kao3m">Levon Aronian</a> (USA)</i></td><td>12</td><td>8½</td><td>20½</td><td></td><td><i>WC (6)</i></td><td>$15,000</td><td>6.37</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Richard_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richard Rapport</a> (ROU)</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>18</td><td></td><td>5</td><td>$11,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (NED)</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>$10,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Kirill_Shevchenko/XhrbD6Wu">Kirill Shevchenko</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td></td><td><i>WC (3)</i></td><td>$9,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Bogdan-Daniel_Deac/cdwFPfsz">Bogdan-Daniel Deac</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>6</td><td>6½</td><td>12½</td><td></td><td><i>WC (2)</i></td><td>$8,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Rados%25C5%2582aw_Wojtaszek/nVFz8Vqh">Radosław Wojtaszek</a> (POL)</i></td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td></td><td><i>WC (1)</i></td><td>$7,000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> 2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Rapid, May 21–23 <a href="/facts/Warsaw/0cRqN3pw">Warsaw</a>, Poland<table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th><a href="/facts/FIDE_world_rankings/voLcGyNv">Rating</a></th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>Points</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (POL)</td><td>2782</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Levon_Aronian/8B7Kao3m">Levon Aronian</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2729</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (USA)</td><td>2788</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (FRA)</td><td>2762</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (NOR)</i></td><td>2839</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a> (ROU)</td><td>2767</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (NED)</td><td>2714</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Rados%25C5%2582aw_Wojtaszek/nVFz8Vqh">Radosław Wojtaszek</a> (POL)</i></td><td>2622</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Bogdan-Daniel_Deac/cdwFPfsz">Bogdan-Daniel Deac</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>2618</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Kirill_Shevchenko/XhrbD6Wu">Kirill Shevchenko</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>2602</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table> 2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Blitz, May 24–25 <a href="/facts/Warsaw/0cRqN3pw">Warsaw</a>, Poland<table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th><a href="/facts/FIDE_world_rankings/voLcGyNv">Rating</a></th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>Points</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (NOR)</i></td><td>2852</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>½ ½</td><td>½ 1</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (FRA)</td><td>2723</td><td>0 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½ ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>½ 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>½ 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>10½</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (USA)</td><td>2749</td><td>1 0</td><td>½ ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½ 0</td><td>½ 1</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>½ 1</td><td>10½</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (POL)</td><td>2790</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>½ 1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½ 1</td><td>0 1</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Kirill_Shevchenko/XhrbD6Wu">Kirill Shevchenko</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>2562</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ 1</td><td>½ 0</td><td>½ 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Richard_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richard Rapport</a> (ROU)</td><td>2701</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Levon_Aronian/8B7Kao3m">Levon Aronian</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2804</td><td>0 ½</td><td>½ 0</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>½ ½</td><td>8½</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (NED)</td><td>2807</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 0</td><td>½ 1</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Bogdan-Daniel_Deac/cdwFPfsz">Bogdan-Daniel Deac</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>2649</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0 ½</td><td>6½</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Rados%25C5%2582aw_Wojtaszek/nVFz8Vqh">Radosław Wojtaszek</a> (POL)</i></td><td>2605</td><td>½ 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia</h3> <p>The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in <a href="/facts/Zagreb/KPf8bzLI">Zagreb</a>, Croatia from July 5 to 9, 2023. <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> and <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> were the joint winners of the rapid portion, while <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament. </p> 2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 3–10 <a href="/facts/Zagreb/KPf8bzLI">Zagreb</a>, Croatia<table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th>Rapid</th><th>Blitz</th><th>Total</th><th>TB</th><th>Tour Points</th><th>Prize money</th><th><a href="/facts/2023_FIDE_Circuit/UPI08zRS">Circuit</a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (NOR)</i></td><td>11</td><td>15</td><td>26</td><td></td><td><i>WC (13)</i></td><td>$40,000</td><td>13.47</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)</td><td>12</td><td>10½</td><td>22½</td><td></td><td>10</td><td>$30,000</td><td>10.78</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (FRA)</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>22</td><td></td><td>8</td><td>$25,000</td><td>9.43</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (USA)</td><td>12</td><td>9½</td><td>21½</td><td></td><td>7</td><td>$20,000</td><td>8.08</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Gukesh_D/DgSQLXFw">Gukesh D</a> (IND)</i></td><td>10</td><td>9½</td><td>19½</td><td></td><td><i>WC (6)</i></td><td>$15,000</td><td>6.73</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a> (ROU)</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>19</td><td></td><td>5</td><td>$11,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>T-7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (POL)</td><td>9</td><td>7½</td><td>16½</td><td></td><td>3.5</td><td>$9,500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>T-7</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Viswanathan_Anand/4bbYydet">Viswanathan Anand</a> (IND)</i></td><td>10</td><td>6½</td><td>16½</td><td></td><td><i>WC (3.5)</i></td><td>$9,500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Ivan_%25C5%25A0ari%25C4%2587_(chess_player)/2gPmepjb">Ivan Šarić</a> (CRO)</i></td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td></td><td><i>WC (2)</i></td><td>$8,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Constantin_Lupulescu/wR2u4tsY">Constantin Lupulescu</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>2</td><td>2½</td><td>4½</td><td></td><td><i>WC (1)</i></td><td>$7,000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> 2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Rapid, July 5–7 <a href="/facts/Zagreb/KPf8bzLI">Zagreb</a>, Croatia<table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th><a href="/facts/FIDE_world_rankings/voLcGyNv">Rating</a></th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>Points</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)</td><td>2760</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (USA)</td><td>2752</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (NOR)</i></td><td>2829</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Gukesh_D/DgSQLXFw">Gukesh D</a> (IND)</i></td><td>2629</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Viswanathan_Anand/4bbYydet">Viswanathan Anand</a> (IND)</i></td><td>2731</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (FRA)</td><td>2745</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a> (ROU)</td><td>2761</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (POL)</td><td>2794</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Ivan_%25C5%25A0ari%25C4%2587_(chess_player)/2gPmepjb">Ivan Saric</a> (CRO)</i></td><td>2635</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Constantin_Lupulescu/wR2u4tsY">Constantin Lupulescu</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>2572</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table> 2023 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Blitz, July 8–9 <a href="/facts/Zagreb/KPf8bzLI">Zagreb</a>, Croatia<table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th><a href="/facts/FIDE_world_rankings/voLcGyNv">Rating</a></th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>Points</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a> (NOR)</i></td><td>2858</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (FRA)</td><td>2896</td><td>0 1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>½ 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)</td><td>2781</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½ ½</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>½ 0</td><td>½ 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>10½</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a> (ROU)</td><td>2707</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>½ ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0 1</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (USA)</td><td>2832</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 0</td><td>½ 0</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>9½</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Gukesh_D/DgSQLXFw">Gukesh D</a> (IND)</i></td><td>2626</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 1</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>9½</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (POL)</td><td>2783</td><td>0 ½</td><td>½ 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 1</td><td>½ 1</td><td>0 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 ½</td><td>½ 1</td><td>7½</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Viswanathan_Anand/4bbYydet">Viswanathan Anand</a> (IND)</i></td><td>2733</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ 1</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0 ½</td><td>½ ½</td><td>6½</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Ivan_%25C5%25A0ari%25C4%2587_(chess_player)/2gPmepjb">Ivan Saric</a> (CRO)</i></td><td>2576</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ 0</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½ ½</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Constantin_Lupulescu/wR2u4tsY">Constantin Lupulescu</a> (ROU)</i></td><td>2576</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ 0</td><td>½ ½</td><td>½ ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>2½</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz</h3> <p>The fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in <a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">Saint Louis</a>, <a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> from November 12 to 19, 2023. </p> 2023 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, November 12–19 <a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">Saint Louis</a>, <a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a><table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th>Rapid</th><th>Blitz</th><th>Total</th><th>TB</th><th>Tour Points</th><th>Prize money</th><th><a href="/facts/2023_FIDE_Circuit/UPI08zRS">Circuit</a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (USA)</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>21</td><td></td><td>13</td><td>$40,000</td><td>12.55</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (FRA)</td><td>10</td><td>10½</td><td>20½</td><td></td><td>10</td><td>$30,000</td><td>10.04</td></tr><tr><td>T-3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>20</td><td></td><td>7.5</td><td>$22,500</td><td>8.16</td></tr><tr><td>T-3</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/L%25C3%25AA_Quang_Li%25C3%25AAm/aGAtjU64">Lê Quang Liêm</a> (VIE)</i></td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>20</td><td></td><td><i>WC (7.5)</i></td><td>$22,500</td><td>8.16</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (FRA)</td><td>9</td><td>9½</td><td>18½</td><td></td><td>6</td><td>$15,000</td><td>6.28</td></tr><tr><td>T-6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (USA)</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>17</td><td></td><td>4.5</td><td>$10,500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>T-6</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Ray_Robson/CVbLPFxn">Ray Robson</a> (USA)</i></td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>17</td><td></td><td><i>WC (4.5)</i></td><td>$10,500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Samuel_Sevian/k8R6RD7r">Samuel Sevian</a> (USA)</i></td><td>9</td><td>7½</td><td>16½</td><td></td><td><i>WC (3)</i></td><td>$9,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (NED)</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td></td><td>2</td><td>$8,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Jeffery_Xiong/KHmT1UVg">Jeffery Xiong</a> (USA)</i></td><td>7</td><td>6½</td><td>13½</td><td></td><td><i>WC (1)</i></td><td>$7,000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> 2023 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, November 14–16 <a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">Saint Louis</a>, <a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a><table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th><a href="/facts/FIDE_world_rankings/voLcGyNv">Rating</a></th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>Points</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Ray_Robson/CVbLPFxn">Ray Robson</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2596</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (FRA)</td><td>2771</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (USA)</td><td>2765</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)</td><td>2789</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (FRA)</td><td>2742</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (NED)</td><td>2697</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/L%25C3%25AA_Quang_Li%25C3%25AAm/aGAtjU64">Lê Quang Liêm</a> (VIE)</i></td><td>2652</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Samuel_Sevian/k8R6RD7r">Samuel Sevian</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2581</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (USA)</td><td>2753</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Jeffery_Xiong/KHmT1UVg">Jeffery Xiong</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2727</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>7</td></tr></tbody></table> 2023 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, November 17–18 <a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">Saint Louis</a>, <a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a><table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th><a href="/facts/FIDE_world_rankings/voLcGyNv">Rating</a></th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>Points</th></tr><tr><td>T-1</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/L%25C3%25AA_Quang_Li%25C3%25AAm/aGAtjU64">Lê Quang Liêm</a> (VIE)</i></td><td>2665</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>½ 1</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>T-1</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (USA)</td><td>2813</td><td>0 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0 1</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>½ 0</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>T-1</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)</td><td>2785</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 1</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (FRA)</td><td>2728</td><td>1 0</td><td>½ ½</td><td>0 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>10½</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (USA)</td><td>2760</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½ ½</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (FRA)</td><td>2896</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>1 ½</td><td>1 1</td><td>1 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>9½</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Samuel_Sevian/k8R6RD7r">Samuel Sevian</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2695</td><td>0 1</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>½ ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>0 1</td><td>½ 1</td><td>0 0</td><td>7½</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (NED)</td><td>2752</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½ ½</td><td>1 ½</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Jeffery_Xiong/KHmT1UVg">Jeffery Xiong</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2726</td><td>1 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 0</td><td>½ ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 1</td><td>½ 0</td><td>½ ½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½ 1</td><td>6½</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Ray_Robson/CVbLPFxn">Ray Robson</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2665</td><td>½ 0</td><td>½ 1</td><td>0 0</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 ½</td><td>0 0</td><td>1 1</td><td>0 ½</td><td>½ 0</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>6</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Sinquefield Cup</h3> 2023 GCT Sinquefield Cup, November 21–30, <a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">Saint Louis</a>, <a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, <a href="/facts/Chess_tournament/DsnzQtG8">Category XXI (2753.2)</a><table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Player</th><th><a href="/facts/FIDE_world_rankings/voLcGyNv">Rating</a></th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>Points</th><th>TB</th><th><a href="/facts/Grand_Chess_Tour/U4zG4fGN">Tour Points</a></th><th>Prize money</th><th><a href="/facts/2023_FIDE_Circuit/UPI08zRS">Circuit</a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td> <a href="/facts/Fabiano_Caruana/uqs9VVwa">Fabiano Caruana</a> (USA)</td><td>2795</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>5½</td><td></td><td>13</td><td>$100,000</td><td>25.93</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Leinier_Dom%25C3%25ADnguez/4gzyLaCL">Leinier Domínguez</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2745</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>5</td><td></td><td><i>WC (10)</i></td><td>$65,000</td><td>20.74</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Wesley_So/nmmGXFsc">Wesley So</a> (USA)</td><td>2752</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>–</td><td>4½</td><td></td><td>8</td><td>$48,000</td><td>18.15</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Maxime_Vachier-Lagrave/xR3njzos">Maxime Vachier-Lagrave</a> (FRA)</td><td>2734</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>–</td><td>4</td><td></td><td>6</td><td>$26,333</td><td>5.19</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> <a href="/facts/Ian_Nepomniachtchi/JI9ezrkf">Ian Nepomniachtchi</a> (FIDE)</td><td>2771</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>–</td><td>4</td><td></td><td>6</td><td>$26,333</td><td>5.19</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><i> <a href="/facts/Levon_Aronian/8B7Kao3m">Levon Aronian</a> (USA)</i></td><td>2727</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>1</td><td>½</td><td>–</td><td>4</td><td></td><td><i>WC (6)</i></td><td>$26,333</td><td>5.19</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Anish_Giri/7Gve5H3Y">Anish Giri</a> (NED)</td><td>2752</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>3½</td><td></td><td>4</td><td>$18,500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> <a href="/facts/Alireza_Firouzja/wfrHfJML">Alireza Firouzja</a> (FRA)</td><td>2777</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>½</td><td>–</td><td>3</td><td></td><td>3</td><td>$13,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> <a href="/facts/Rich%25C3%25A1rd_Rapport/j3UqMPAT">Richárd Rapport</a> (ROU)</td><td>2748</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>–</td><td>2½</td><td></td><td>2</td><td>$13,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda/PBYgLC23">Jan-Krzysztof Duda</a> (POL)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>2731</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>½</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>–</td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"2023 Grand Chess Tour Overview". <a href="https://grandchesstour.org/2023-grand-chess-tour/overview" target="_blank">https://grandchesstour.org/2023-grand-chess-tour/overview</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"The Grand Chess Tour Returns In 2023". Chess News. January 10, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023. <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-grand-chess-tour-returns-in-2023" target="_blank">https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-grand-chess-tour-returns-in-2023</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"2023 GCT Tour Regulations" (PDF). <a href="https://grandchesstour.org/sites/default/files/2023%20GCT%20Regulations.pdf" target="_blank">https://grandchesstour.org/sites/default/files/2023%20GCT%20Regulations.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Firouzja returns as 2023 Grand Chess Tour field announced". <a href="https://chess24.com/en/read/news/gct-field-2023-announced-with-firouzja" target="_blank">https://chess24.com/en/read/news/gct-field-2023-announced-with-firouzja</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Sergio (March 29, 2023). "Grand Chess Tour 2023 with a dream lineup – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023. <a href="https://www.chessdom.com/grand-chess-tour-2023-with-a-dream-lineup/" target="_blank">https://www.chessdom.com/grand-chess-tour-2023-with-a-dream-lineup/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Grand Chess Tour Names Field Of Elite Players To Compete For $1.4M Purse". March 9, 2023. <a href="https://grandchesstour.org/news/grand-chess-tour-names-field-of-elite-players-to-compete-for-1-4m-purse/" target="_blank">https://grandchesstour.org/news/grand-chess-tour-names-field-of-elite-players-to-compete-for-1-4m-purse/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Nepomniachtchi is Russian, but plays under the FIDE flag due to FIDE banning Russian and Belarusian flags from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"2023 Grand Chess Tour: St. Louis Events Moved To November–December". <a href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-grand-chess-tour-tournaments-dates" target="_blank">https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-grand-chess-tour-tournaments-dates</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>https://grandchesstour.org/blog/2023-sinquefield-cup-day-9-recap <a href="https://grandchesstour.org/blog/2023-sinquefield-cup-day-9-recap" target="_blank">https://grandchesstour.org/blog/2023-sinquefield-cup-day-9-recap</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Nepomniachtchi is Russian, but plays under the FIDE flag due to FIDE banning Russian and Belarusian flags from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Ding withdrew before the Poland Rapid and Blitz event took place, citing fatigue. As a result of this change, Levon Aronian was chosen as a wildcard to replace him for the event.[10] <a href="/wiki/Levon_Aronian" target="_blank">/wiki/Levon_Aronian</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Caruana Wins Superbet Classic, Takes Grand Chess Tour Lead". <a href="https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-superbet-classic-romania-round-9" target="_blank">https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-superbet-classic-romania-round-9</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland: Day 3 Recap". May 24, 2023. <a href="https://www.fide.com/news/2417" target="_blank">https://www.fide.com/news/2417</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>McGourty, Colin. "Duda wins Superbet Rapid, Magnus back in business". <a href="https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/duda-wins-superbet-rapid-magnus-back-in-business" target="_blank">https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/duda-wins-superbet-rapid-magnus-back-in-business</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Jan-Krzysztof Duda withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after round 1 due to illness; his round 1 result was not counted towards the standings. <a href="/wiki/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda" target="_blank">/wiki/Jan-Krzysztof_Duda</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>