The Grand Chess Tour 2024 was a series of chess tournaments, which was the ninth edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls.
Format The tour featured 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 will count in overall standings.
The tour points are to be awarded as follows: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Place !! Tour Points !! style="background-color:#ddeeff"| Classicalprize money !! style="background-color:#ffdddd"| Rapid & Blitzprize money !! GCT Tourbonuses |- | 1st || 12/13* || $100,000 || $40,000 || $100,000 |- | 2nd || 10 || $65,000 || $30,000 || $50,000 |- | 3rd || 8 || $48,000 || $25,000 || $25,000 |- | 4th || 7 || $32,000 || $20,000 |- | 5th || 6 || $26,000 || $15,000 |- | 6th || 5 || $21,000 || $11,000 |- | 7th || 4 || $18,500 || $10,000 |- | 8th || 3 || $16,000 || $9,000 |- | 9th || 2 || $13,000 || $8,000 |- | 10th || 1 || $10,500 || $7,000
If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12. Tour points and prize money are shared equally between tied players.
Lineup The lineup for the tour consisted of nine players, including the defending GCT champion Fabiano Caruana. The 2024 edition is marked by participation of several teenage grandmasters – World Chess Championship 2024 challenger Gukesh D, Candidates Tournament 2024 participant R Praggnanandhaa and World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 winner Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Among notable absentees are reigning World Chess Champion Ding Liren, highest rated player in the world Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. However, they are announced as wildcards for certain events. PlayerCountryFIDE Rating (February 2024)Fabiano Caruana2804Alireza Firouzja2760Wesley So2757Gukesh Dommaraju2743Nodirbek Abdusattorov2744Ian Nepomniachtchi2758Maxime Vachier-Lagrave2732Anish Giri2762R Praggnanandhaa2747
Results Tournament results
DatesTournament NameFormatHost cityWinnerRunner-upThird place May 6–13, 2024Superbet Rapid & Blitz PolandRapid & blitz Warsaw Magnus Carlsen (WC) Wei Yi (WC) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (WC) June 24–July 6, 2024Superbet Chess Classic RomaniaClassical Bucharest Fabiano Caruana Alireza Firouzja Gukesh Dommaraju R Praggnanandhaa – July 8–15, 2024SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz CroatiaRapid & blitz Zagreb Fabiano Caruana Wesley So Alireza Firouzja Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – August 10–17, 2024Saint Louis Rapid & BlitzRapid & blitz St. Louis Alireza Firouzja Wesley So Hikaru Nakamura (WC) August 19–29, 2024Sinquefield CupClassical Alireza Firouzja Fabiano Caruana Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Tour rankings The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings. Player POLROUCROSTLSINTotalpointsPrizemoney 1 9.25 8.33 13 13 43.58 $323,750 2 9.25 13 4.5 10 36.75 $234,250 3 5 8.33 6.5 7.5 27.33 $129,333 4 2.5 8.33 10 5 25.83 $91,333 5 7 9.25 1 5 22.25 $107,583 6 1 9.25 4 5 19.25 $97,583 T-7 5 6 4.5 2.5 18 $61,833 T-7 5 2.5 3 7.5 18 $74,500 9 3 5 3 1 12 $50,333 13 13 $40,000 5 6.5 11.5 $28,500 10 10 $30,000 8 8 $25,000 8 8 $25,000 6 6 $15,000 4 4 $10,000 2.5 2.5 $14,500 2 2 $8,000 2 2 $8,000 2 2 $8,000 1 1 $10,500 1 1 $7,000
Tournaments Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from May 8 to 13, 2024. Wei Yi was the winner of the rapid portion. For the second year in a row, Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion and was the overall winner of the tournament.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+2024 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, May 8–13 Warsaw, Poland ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! !! Tour Points !! Prize money !! Circuit |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align="left" | || 12 || 14 || 26|| || WC (13) || $40,000 || 14.43 |- | 2 || align="left" | || 13 || 12½ || 25½ || || WC (10) || $30,000 || 10.50 |- | 3 || align="left" | || 9 || 10½ || 19½ || || WC (8) || $25,000 || 9.18 |- | 4 || align="left" | || 10 || 9 || 19 || || 7 || $20,000 || |- | 5 || align="left" | || 8 || 10 || 18 || || WC (6) || $15,000 || |- | 6 || align="left" | || 8 || 9½ || 17½ || || 5 || $11,000 || |- | 7 || align="left" | || 9 || 6 || 15 || || WC (4) || $10,000 || |- | 8 || align="left" | || 7 || 7 || 14 || || 3 || $9,000 || |- | 9 || align="left" | || 7 || 6 || 13 || || WC (2) || $8,000 || |- | 10 || align="left" | || 7 || 5½ || 12½ || || 1 || $7,000 ||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2024 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Rapid, May 8–10 Warsaw, Poland ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points |- | 1 || align=left| || 2758 || || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 13 |- | 2 || align="left" | || 2828 || 2 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 12 |- | 3 || align="left" | || 2704 || 1 || 1 || || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 10 |- | 4 || align="left" | || 2622 || 0 || 1 || 2 || || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 9 |- | 5 || align="left" | || 2748 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 9 |- | 6 || align="left" | || 2671 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 8 |- | 7 || align="left" | || 2733 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 2 || 2 || 8 |- | 8 || align="left" | || 2647 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1 || || 1 || 0 || 7 |- | 9 || align="left" | || 2687 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 7 |- | 10 || align="left" | || 2649 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || || 7
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2024 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Blitz, May 11–12 Warsaw, Poland ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points |- | 1 || align=left| || 2886 || || ½ 1 || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 0 1 || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 14 |- | 2 || align="left" | || 2684 || ½ 0 || || 1 0 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 0 || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 0 1 || 12½ |- | 3 || align="left" | || 2766 || ½ 0 || 0 1 || || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 10½ |- | 4 || align="left" | || 2744 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || || 1 ½ || 1 1 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 10 |- | 5 || align="left" | || 2661 || 1 0 || 0 0 || 0 1 || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 1 1 || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 9½ |- | 6 || align="left" | || 2675 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 9 |- | 7 || align="left" | || 2715 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 7 |- | 8 || align="left" | || 2546 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 1 || 0 0 || 0 1 || 1 ½ || || 0 1 || 1 0 || 6 |- | 9 || align="left" | || 2610 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || || 1 1 || 6 |- | 10 || align="left" | || 2651 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 0 0 || || 5½
Superbet Romania Chess Classic The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania from June 25–5 July, 2024. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+2024 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, June 25–5 July Bucharest, Romania, Category XX (2750) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! Tour Points !! Prize money !! Circuit |- |-style="background:#ccffcc" | 1 || align=left | || 2805 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 3 || 9.25 || $68,750 || 21.23 |- | 2 || align=left | || 2737 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5 || 2 || 9.25 || $58,750 || 14.70 |- | 3 || align=left | || 2763 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 1 || 9.25 || $58,750 || 14.70 |- | 4 || align=left | || 2747 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 0 || 9.25 || $58,750 || 14.70 |- | 5 || align=left | || 2745 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || || 5 || $21,833 || |- | 6 || align=left | || 2732 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || || 5 || $21,833 || |- | 7 || align=left | || 2770 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || || 5 || $21,833 || |- | 8 || align=left | || 2757 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 4 || || 2.5 || $14,500 || |- | 9 || align=left | || 2766 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 4 || || 2.5 || $14,500 || |- | 10 || align=left | || 2680 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 3½ || || WC (1) || $10,500 ||
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|First place playoff !Place !Player !Rapid rating !1 !2 !3 !4 !Score |- |1||align=left| |2738 | |1 |1 |style="background: black; color: white"|1 |3 |- |2||align=left| |2724 |style="background:black; color:white"|0 | |1 |1 |2 |- |3||align=left| |2647 |style="background:black; color:white"|0 |style="background:black; color:white"|0 | |1 |1 |- |4||align=left| |2709 |0 |style="background: black; color: white"|0 |style="background:black; color: white"|0 | |0
Zagreb Rapid & Blitz {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+2024 GCT Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 9–14 Zagreb, Croatia ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! !! Tour Points !! Prize money !! Circuit |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left| || 15 || 12 || 27 || || 13 || $40,000 || 13.92 |- | T–2 || align=left| || 12 || 11 || 23 || || 8.33 || $25,000 || 6.33 |- | T–2 || align=left| || 10 || 13 || 23 || || 8.33 || $25,000 || 6.33 |- | T–2 || align=left| || 10 || 13 || 23 || || 8.33 || $25,000 || 6.33 |- | 5 || align=left| || 10 || 8½ || 18½ || || 6 || $15,000 || |- | 6 || align=left| || 11 || 6 || 17 || || WC (5) || $11,000 || |- | 7 || align=left| || 9 || 5 || 14 || || 4 || $10,000 || |- | 8 || align=left| || 6 || 7½ || 13½ || || 3 || $9,000 || |- | 9 || align=left| || 4 || 7 || 11 || || WC (2) || $8,000 || |- | 10 || align=left| || 3 || 7 || 10 || || WC (1) || $7,000 ||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2024 GCT Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Rapid, July 10–12 Zagreb, Croatia ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points |- | 1 || align=left| || 2738 || || 1|| 2|| 1|| 1|| 2|| 2|| 2|| 2|| 2|| 15 |- | 2 || align=left| || 2722 || 1|| || 1|| 1|| 1|| 1|| 2|| 1|| 2|| 2|| 12 |- | 3 || align=left| || 2750 ||0 ||1 || || 1|| 1|| 0|| 2|| 2|| 2|| 2|| 11 |- | 4 || align=left| || 2754 || 1|| 1|| 1|| || 1|| 1|| 0|| 1|| 2|| 2|| 10 |- | 5 || align=left| || 2724 || 1|| 1|| 1|| 1|| || 1|| 1|| 2|| 0|| 2|| 10 |- | 6 || align=left| || 2747 || 0|| 1|| 2|| 1|| 1|| || 0|| 1|| 2|| 2|| 10 |- | 7 || align=left| || 2647 || 0|| 0|| 0|| 2|| 1|| 2|| || 1|| 1|| 2|| 9 |- | 8 || align=left| || 2679 || 0|| 1|| 0|| 1|| 0|| 1|| 1|| || 1|| 1|| 6 |- | 9 || align=left| || 2701 || 0|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 2|| 0|| 1|| 1|| || 0|| 4 |- | 10 || align=left| || 2614 || 0|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 1|| 2|| || 3
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2024 GCT Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Blitz, July 13–14 Zagreb, Croatia ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points |- | 1 || align=left| || 2863 || || ½ 0 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 1 1 || ½ 0 || 13 |- | 2 || align=left| || 2764 || ½ 1 || || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 13 |- | 3 || align=left| || 2777 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || || 1 0 || 0 1 || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 12 |- | 4 || align=left| || 2773 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || || 1 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 11 |- | 5 || align=left| || 2800 || 0 0 || 1 1 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 8½ |- | 6 || align=left| || 2689 || 0 0 || 0 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 7½ |-