Candidates Tournament 2026
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The 2026 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess tournament, held to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2026. The tournament took place at the Cap St Georges Hotel and R
Javokhir Sindarov, the winner of the tournament, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2026 match.
View of part of the Cap St. Georges Hotel and Resort where the tournament took place
Candidates Tournament 2024
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The 2024 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess tournament, held to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2024. The tournament took place at The Great Hall in Toronto, Can
Candidates Tournament 2026
…with the runner-up obtaining special bonus points for the 2025 FIDE Circuit based on the score. Despite reforms to the rating qualifier ahead of the 2024 Candidates Tournament, controversy arose over the allocation of a spot to the Candidates by rating. As stated in the regulations, a non-qualified player is able to qualify…
Gukesh Dommaraju, the winner of the tournament, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2024 match.
Abasov vs. Nepomniachtchi (Round 1)
Nakamura vs. Caruana (Round 1)
Firouzja vs. Praggnanandhaa (Round 1)