2023 Grand Chess Tour

In commanding fashion, Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana  won both the 2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup  to become the overall 2023 Grand Chess Tour champion.

The final two legs of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour will bring the world’s best chess players to Saint Louis to compete in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup to determine the overall tour winner. Currently Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana holds the lead, followed by GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda and GM Richard Rapport. GM Ding Liren has withdrawn from both events and will be replaced with GM Liêm Quang Lê and GM Levon Aronian, respectively.

SAINT LOUIS, MO USA - June 27, 2023 - After thrilling wins by GM Fabiano Caruana and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the first two legs of the Grand Chess Tour, the next tour stop will be in Zagreb, Croatia for SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 4-9, 2023.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA AND SAINT LOUIS, MO. (May 18, 2023) – Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana from the United States sealed the win as the 2023 Superbet Chess Classic Romania champion during the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT).

SAINT LOUIS, MO USA - March 29, 2023 - Grand Chess Tour, a leading global circuit of international chess tournaments featuring the world’s best players, announced the wildcard players for Superbet Chess Classic Romania, Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland and SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia. 

Saint Louis, MO, February 22, 2023 – Grand Chess Tour, a leading global circuit of international chess tournaments featuring the world’s best players, announced today the full tour players

Saint Louis, MO (Monday, January 9, 2023) – The Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players, will return again in 2023. Tour participants will compete for a total prize fund of $1.4 million over the course of the 2023 season. The prize money for each of the two classical tournaments will be $350,000 and $175,000 per event for rapid and blitz. In addition, a bonus prize fund totaling $175,000 will be awarded to the top three overall tour finishers.