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GM Vidit Gujrathi has been confirmed as the winner of the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss after defeating GM Alexander Predke and finishing on 8.5/11 in what has been described as one of the strongest open tournaments of all time.
Along with receiving $80,000 for first place, Vidit secured his spot at the 2024 Candidates Tournament and will be joined by second-placed GM Hikaru Nakamura, who won $60,000 for his 8/11 score.
In the women’s event, IM Vaishali Rameshbabu finished with a draw to cap off an unbeaten 8.5/11 and won $25,000 for first place as well as her own Candidates spot. For the first time, a brother and sister duo will contend the Open and Women’s Candidates (GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa qualified via the 2023 FIDE World Cup).
This is a flash report. The full article with images, video, and game annotations will be added soon.
How to watch the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss
Open Section: Vidit, Nakamura Book Candidates Spots
Congratulations to @viditchess for winning the #FIDEGrandSwiss, and qualifying for the Candidates Tournament! 👏
He bounced back from a first-round defeat to win SEVEN of his next 10 games, and secured top spot with a clutch victory in round 11! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/BaUDGH9c9Y
— Chess.com (@chesscom) November 5, 2023
Our Game of the Day, which was Vidit’s tournament-deciding victory over Predke, has been analyzed by GM Rafael Leitao below.
Final Standings | Top 20
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | 15 | GM | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 2716 | 8.5 | 2671 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2780 | 8 | 2687 | |
| 3 | 32 | GM | Esipenko, Andrey | 2683 | 7.5 | 2702 | |
| 4 | 16 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2712 | 7.5 | 2681 | |
| 5 | 12 | GM | Keymer, Vincent | 2717 | 7.5 | 2673 | |
| 6 | 18 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | 2707 | 7.5 | 2660 | |
| 7 | 4 | GM | Giri, Anish | 2760 | 7.5 | 2657 | |
| 8 | 46 | GM | Sindarov, Javokhir | 2658 | 7 | 2707 | |
| 9 | 47 | GM | Predke, Alexandr | 2656 | 7 | 2702 | |
| 10 | 1 | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | 2786 | 7 | 2684 | |
| 11 | 10 | GM | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 2726 | 7 | 2650 | |
| 12 | 13 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2716 | 7 | 2648 | |
| 13 | 8 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | 2738 | 7 | 2637 | |
| 14 | 81 | GM | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | 2616 | 6.5 | 2706 | |
| 15 | 80 | GM | Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel | 2618 | 6.5 | 2701 | |
| 16 | 63 | GM | Yilmaz, Mustafa | 2640 | 6.5 | 2699 | |
| 17 | 44 | GM | Cheparinov, Ivan | 2658 | 6.5 | 2698 | |
| 18 | 39 | GM | Bacrot, Etienne | 2669 | 6,5 | 2695 | |
| 19 | 41 | GM | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 2668 | 6.5 | 2674 | |
| 20 | 20 | GM | Deac, Bogdan-Daniel | 2701 | 6.5 | 2671 |
(Full results here.)
Women’s Section: Vaishali Finishes First With 30-Point Rating Gain
Congratulations to @chessvaishali for winning the Women’s #FIDEGrandSwiss with an incredible display! 🏆
She went unbeaten through all 11 rounds, and defeated three grandmasters. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/26V5M49Jwa
— Chess.com (@chesscom) November 5, 2023
Final Standings | Top 20
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | 12 | IM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 2448 | 8.5 | 2456 | |
| 2 | 5 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | 2510 | 8 | 2446 | |
| 3 | 4 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | 2517 | 7.5 | 2444 | |
| 4 | 40 | IM | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | 2366 | 7.5 | 2441 | |
| 5 | 25 | IM | Garifullina, Leya | 2402 | 7 | 2465 | |
| 6 | 21 | GM | Stefanova, Antoaneta | 2424 | 7 | 2430 | |
| 7 | 14 | GM | Cramling, Pia | 2446 | 7 | 2409 | |
| 8 | 3 | GM | Muzychuk, Mariya | 2519 | 7 | 2403 | |
| 9 | 34 | IM | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | 2385 | 6.5 | 2465 | |
| 10 | 39 | IM | Cori T., Deysi | 2367 | 6.5 | 2464 | |
| 11 | 27 | IM | Narva, Mai | 2399 | 6.5 | 2463 | |
| 12 | 36 | GM | Socko, Monika | 2380 | 6.5 | 2439 | |
| 13 | 10 | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 2469 | 6.5 | 2437 | |
| 14 | 17 | IM | Javakhishvili, Lela | 2437 | 6.5 | 2405 | |
| 15 | 43 | WGM | Kamalidenova, Meruert | 2351 | 6 | 2481 | |
| 16 | 30 | IM | Milliet, Sophie | 2391 | 6 | 2474 | |
| 17 | 1 | GM | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | 2558 | 6 | 2440 | |
| 18 | 24 | WGM | Divya, Deshmukh | 2408 | 6 | 2414 | |
| 19 | 7 | GM | Dronavalli, Harika | 2502 | 6 | 2413 | |
| 20 | 22 | IM | Bulmaga, Irina | 2423 | 6 | 2409 |
(Full results here.)
The 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss (FGS) is one of the events of the FIDE World Championship cycle with the top two players qualifying for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. The FGS started on October 25 at 9:30 a.m. ET/15:30 CEST/19:00 IST and features a $460,000 prize fund.
The 2023 FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss (FWGS) features a $140,000 prize fund and runs concurrently. The top two players qualify for the 2024 Women’s Candidates Tournament.
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