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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2024 FIDE Circuit
| duration = 28 December 2023 – 31 December 2024
| season_champ_name = Winner
| season_champs = 
| first_record = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]
| prevseason_year = 2023
| prevseason_link = 2023 FIDE Circuit
| nextseason_year = 2025
| nextseason_link = 2025 FIDE Circuit
}}

The '''2024 FIDE Circuit''' is a system comprising the top [[Chess tournament|chess tournaments]] in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the [[Candidates Tournament 2026]]. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year.<ref name="Regulations">{{Cite web |title=FIDE CIRCUIT 2024 REGULATIONS |url=https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/Regulations_for_FIDE_Circuit_2024.pdf|date=25 January 2024|access-date=28 January 2024|website=FIDE |language=en}}</ref> [[Fabiano Caruana]] scored the most points, and as winner of the 2024 Circuit qualified for the [[Candidates Tournament 2026]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/arjun-erigaisi-fails-to-qualify-candidates-2026-world-rapid-championship-fabiano-caruana-fide-circuit-leaderboard-news/article69039156.ece|title=Arjun Erigaisi’s Candidates 2026 hopes end with defeat in World Rapid Championship 2024|date=29 December 2024|work=Sportstar}}</ref>

== Tournament eligibility ==
A FIDE-rated individual standard tournament is eligible for the Circuit if it meets the following criteria:<ref name="Regulations"/>
# Finish between 1 January 2024 and 15 December 2024.
# Has at least 8 players.
# Has at least 7 rounds (4 rounds for knockout events).
# The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating of at least 2550 at the start of tournament. This average is referred to as TAR (tournament average rating).
# Players represent at least 3 national federations.
# Not more than 50% of the 20 highest-rated players (or all players if fewer than 20) represent one federation.

The Circuit also includes the following tournaments:
* The [[World Chess Championship 2024]].
* National Championships that meet points 1 to 4 in above criteria.
* World Rapid Championship.
* World Blitz Championship.
* Continental Rapid Championships.
* Continental Blitz Championships.
* Other Rapid and Blitz tournaments that meet the above criteria, except that the TAR must be at least 2700.

== Points system ==
=== Event points ===
Circuit points obtained by a player from a tournament are calculated as follows:
:<math>P = B \times k \times w</math>

where:
* <math>P</math> - Points obtained by player from the tournament
* <math>B</math> - Basic points
* <math>k</math> - Tournament strength factor, calculated as <math>k = (TAR-2500) / 100</math>
* <math>w</math> - Tournament weighting
** 1.0 - Standard classical tournaments
** 0.8 - World Rapid Championships
** 0.6 - World Blitz Championships and other Rapid tournaments
** 0.5 - Mixed Rapid & Blitz tournaments
** 0.4 - Blitz tournaments

=== Basic points ===
Basic points for a tournament are awarded depending on the tournament format:
* Swiss-system: Top 8 (within top half of ranking), ties included.
* Round-robin: Top 3 with ties (with the exception of the [[Candidates Tournament 2024]] where points are awarded to all players).
* Knockout: Third round or later, up to 8 players.

Points are awarded as follows:
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! 1st
! 2nd
! 3rd
! 4th
! 5th
! 6th
! 7th
! 8th
|-
| 11/10
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
|}
* If the tournament is won outright, basic points for 1st place would be 11 points. Otherwise, 10 basic points would be used for calculation.
* For tied positions, basic points are calculated as 50% of points for final ranking as determined by tournament's tie-break rules, plus 50% of the sum of basic points assigned for the tied places divided by the number of tied players. If no tie-break rule is applied, basic points are 100% shared equally among all tied players.
* For round-robin tournaments (other than Candidates), 4th and below are worth zero points for tied players calculation.

=== FIDE World Championship points ===
For the [[World Chess Championship 2024]], the winner will get points calculated as 1st place basic points multiplied by the strength factor, but with its TAR value using winner's performance rating instead.

=== Player's total and ranking ===
A player's point total for the ranking is the sum of their best 7 tournaments with the following criteria:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Tournaments
!Standard events with under 50 players allowed
!Rapid/Blitz allowed
|-
|1–5
|4
|1
|-
|6
|4
|2
|-
|7
|5
|2
|}
* If player has 6 or 7 tournaments to count:
** No more than 4 or 5 respectively standard tournaments with the participation of less than 50 players can be counted.
** No more than 2 rapid/blitz tournaments can be counted.
* If player has 5 tournaments or less:
** No more than 4 standard tournaments with participation of less than 50 players can be counted.
** No more than 1 rapid/blitz tournament can be counted.

Tournaments that could be included in player's results are as follows:
* Official FIDE tournaments.
* National Championships.
* Other eligible tournaments, counting all tournaments with minimum TAR of 2650 and up to two lower tournaments per host country.

== Tournaments ==
Eligible tournaments as of 31 December 2024.<ref name="FIDECircuit"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+2024 FIDE Circuit – Eligible Tournaments
|-
! Tournament
! Location
! Date
! Type
! {{Tooltip|P#|Number of players}}
! TAR
! Winner
|-
| [[Hastings International Chess Congress|Hastings]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Hastings]]
| data-sort-value="01-05" | Dec 28, 2023{{snd}} Jan 5, 2024
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 105
| align="center" data-sort-value="2552.000" | 2552
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhijeet Gupta]]
|-
| [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024|Tata Steel]] Masters
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Wijk aan Zee]]
| data-sort-value="01-28" | Jan 12–28
| 
| align="center" | 14
| align="center" data-sort-value="2752.750" | {{fraction|2752|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wei Yi]]
|-
| [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024|Tata Steel]] Challengers
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Wijk aan Zee]]
| data-sort-value="01-28" | Jan 12–28
| 
| align="center" | 14
| align="center" data-sort-value="2637.750" | {{fraction|2637|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leon Luke Mendonca]]
|-
| Djerba Masters
| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Djerba]]
| data-sort-value="02-25" | Feb 18–25
| 
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" data-sort-value="2590.500" | {{fraction|2590|1|2}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Daniel Dardha]]
|-
| [[Prague Chess Festival|Prague]] Masters
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]]
| data-sort-value="03-07" | Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2727.250" | {{fraction|2727|1|4}}
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov]]
|-
| [[Prague Chess Festival|Prague]] Challengers
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]]
| data-sort-value="03-07" | Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2575.750" | {{fraction|2575|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Ediz Gürel]]
|-
| [[Prague Chess Festival|Prague]] Open 
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]]
| data-sort-value="03-07" | Feb 27{{snd}} Mar 7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 267
| align="center" data-sort-value="2567.750" | {{fraction|2567|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis]]
|-
| [[Shenzhen Masters]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shenzhen]]
| data-sort-value="03-07" | Feb 29{{snd}} Mar 7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" data-sort-value="2698" | 2698
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Bu Xiangzhi]]
|-
| [[Cappelle-la-Grande Open]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cappelle-la-Grande]]
| data-sort-value="03-08" | Mar 2–8
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 382
| align="center" data-sort-value="2562.625" | {{fraction|2562|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhimanyu Puranik]]
|-
| [[Aeroflot Open]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]
| data-sort-value="03-07" | Mar 3–7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 142
| align="center" data-sort-value="2679.875" | {{fraction|2679|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Amin Tabatabaei]]
|-
| [[Reykjavik Open]]
| {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Reykjavík]]
| data-sort-value="03-21" | Mar 15–21
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 363
| align="center" data-sort-value="2602.750" | {{fraction|2602|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Bogdan-Daniel Deac]]
|-
| Fagernes Chess International
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Fagernes]]
| data-sort-value="03-31" | Mar 24–31
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 100
| align="center" data-sort-value="2568" | 2568
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Rinat Jumabayev]]
|-
| Torneo International de Ajedrez de Roda
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[La Roda]]
| data-sort-value="03-31" | Mar 27–31
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 210
| align="center" data-sort-value="2603.875" | {{fraction|2603|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aravindh Chithambaram]]
|-
| [[Grenke Chess Classic|Grenke Open]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Karlsruhe]]
| data-sort-value="04-01" | Mar 26{{snd}} Apr 1
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 935
| align="center" data-sort-value="2689.250" | {{fraction|2689|1|4}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hans Niemann]]
|-
| Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alicante]]
| data-sort-value="04-01" | Mar 27{{snd}} Apr 1
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 417
| align="center" data-sort-value="2574.500" | {{fraction|2574|1|2}}
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Kirill Alekseenko]]
|-
| Menorca Open
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Menorca]]
| data-sort-value="04-07" | Apr 2–7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 284
| align="center" data-sort-value="2676.625" | {{fraction|2676|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Erigaisi]]
|-
| [[Candidates Tournament 2024|Candidates]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto]]
| data-sort-value="04-22" | Apr 3–22
| align="center" | FIDE
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" data-sort-value="2744.875" | {{fraction|2744|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gukesh Dommaraju]]
|-
| Sunway Formentera
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Formentera]]
| data-sort-value="04-19" | Apr 9–19
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 51
| align="center" data-sort-value="2581.750" | {{fraction|2581|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Donchenko]]
|-
| Spring Chess Classic
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[St. Louis]]
| data-sort-value="04-20" | Apr 11–20
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2624.875" | {{fraction|2624|7|8}}
| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Leon Luke Mendonca]]
|-
| [[TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament|TePe Sigeman]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Malmö]]
| data-sort-value="05-03" | Apr 27{{snd}} May 3
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" data-sort-value="2676.875" | {{fraction|2676|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov]]
|-
| Sardinia World Chess Festival
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Orosei]], [[Sardinia]]
| data-sort-value="05-04" | Apr 27{{snd}} May 4
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 168
| align="center" data-sort-value="2658.500" | {{fraction|2658|1|2}}
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Daniel Dardha]]
|-
| Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]]
| data-sort-value="05-13" | May 3–13
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 135
| align="center" data-sort-value="2694.375" | {{fraction|2694|3|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav V]]
|-
| [[Grand Chess Tour|GCT]] Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Warsaw]]
| data-sort-value="05-13" | May 6–13
| align="center" | Rapid & Blitz
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2762.375" | {{fraction|2762|3|8}}
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Magnus Carlsen]]
|-
| [[Chinese Chess Championship]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xinghua, Jiangsu|Xinghua]]
| data-sort-value="05-16" | May 6–16
| align="center" | National
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" data-sort-value="2570.250" | {{fraction|2570|1|4}} 
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yue (chess player)|Wang Yue]]
|-
| Sharjah Masters
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah]]
| data-sort-value="05-23" | May 13–23
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 88
| align="center" data-sort-value="2720.625" | {{fraction|2720|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Bardiya Daneshvar]]
|-
| [[Polish Chess Championship]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Rzeszów]]
| data-sort-value="05-31" | May 21–31
| align="center" | National
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2586.500" | {{fraction|2586|1|2}} 
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Radosław Wojtaszek]]
|-
| Budapesti Tavaszi Fesztivál
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]]
| data-sort-value="05-31" | May 23–31
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 210
| align="center" data-sort-value="2597.625" | {{fraction|2597|5|8}} 
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Yahli Sokolovsky]]
|-
| [[Pan American Chess Championship|Americas Continental Championship]]
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Medellin]]
| data-sort-value="06-02" | May 24{{snd}} Jun 2
| align="center" | Continental<br>FIDE
| align="center" | 387
| align="center" data-sort-value="2582.125" | {{fraction|2582|1|8}} 
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Roberto García Pantoja]]
|-
| [[Dubai Open Chess Tournament|Dubai Open]]
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]]
| data-sort-value="06-02" | May 25{{snd}} Jun 2
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 71
| align="center" data-sort-value="2608.500" | {{fraction|2608|1|2}}
| {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Mahammad Muradli]]
|-
| Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial 
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Aktobe]]
| data-sort-value="06-02" | May 25{{snd}} Jun 2
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 90
| align="center" data-sort-value="2682.375" | {{fraction|2682|3|8}}
| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Parham Maghsoodloo]]
|-
| National Open
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Las Vegas]]
| data-sort-value="06-09" | Jun 5–9
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 136
| align="center" data-sort-value="2583.500" | {{fraction|2583|1|2}}
| {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Vasif Durarbayli]]
|-
| [[UzChess Cup]] Masters
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Tashkent]]
| data-sort-value="06-14" | Jun 6–14
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2726.875" | {{fraction|2726|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Nodirbek Yakubboev]]
|-
| [[UzChess Cup]] Challengers
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Tashkent]]
| data-sort-value="06-14" | Jun 6–14
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2625.625" | {{fraction|2625|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Shamsiddin Vokhidov]]
|-
| Stepan Avagyan Memorial
| {{flagicon|ARM}} [[Jermuk]]
| data-sort-value="06-18" | Jun 9–18
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2679.875" | {{fraction|2679|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Erigaisi]]
|-
| Teplice Open
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Teplice]]
| data-sort-value="06-23" | Jun 15–23
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 240
| align="center" data-sort-value="2629" | 2629
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Warmerdam]]
|-
| [[Serbian Chess Championship]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Senta]]
| data-sort-value="06-25" | Jun 17–25
| align="center" | National
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2556.125" | {{fraction|2556|1|8}} 
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Inđić]]
|-
| Arona International Chess Festival
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arona, Tenerife]]
| data-sort-value="06-30" | Jun 22–30
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 161
| align="center" data-sort-value="2584.875" | {{fraction|2584|7|8}} 
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xue Haowen]]
|-
| [[Grand Chess Tour|GCT]] Romania 
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Bucharest]]
| data-sort-value="07-06" | Jun 24{{snd}} Jul 6
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2761.250" | {{fraction|2761|1|4}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]
|-
| Baku Open
| {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Baku]]
| data-sort-value="07-07" | Jun 29{{snd}} Jul 7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 126
| align="center" data-sort-value="2625" | 2625
| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Sina Movahed]]
|-
| [[Dutch Chess Championship]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Utrecht]]
| data-sort-value="07-13" | Jul 6–13
| align="center" | National
| align="center" | 16
| align="center" data-sort-value="2586.375" | {{fraction|2586|3|8}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Warmerdam]]
|-
| [[Grand Chess Tour|GCT]] Croatia Rapid & Blitz
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zagreb]]
| data-sort-value="07-15" | Jul 8–15
| align="center" | Rapid & Blitz
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2753" | 2753
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]
|-
| [[Biel Chess Festival]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Biel/Bienne]]
| data-sort-value="07-26" | Jul 13–26
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 128
| align="center" data-sort-value="2593.750" | {{fraction|2593|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Rinat Jumabayev]]
|-
| DOLE Open/NEXTLANE Grand Prix
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Aix-en-Provence]]
| data-sort-value="07-28" | Jul 20–28
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 177
| align="center" data-sort-value="2627.875" | {{fraction|2627|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranesh M]]
|-
| [[Grand Chess Tour|GCT]] St. Louis Rapid & Blitz
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[St. Louis]]
| data-sort-value="08-17" | Aug 10–17
| align="center" | Rapid & Blitz
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2765.375" | {{fraction|2765|3|8}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alireza Firouzja]]
|-
| [[Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting|Internationale Dortmunder Schachtage]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dortmund]]
| data-sort-value="08-18" | Aug 10–18
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 193
| align="center" data-sort-value="2582.875" | {{fraction|2582|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Nico Zwirs]]
|-
| Abu Dhabi Masters
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]]
| data-sort-value="08-24" | Aug 15–24
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 217
| align="center" data-sort-value="2677.250" | {{fraction|2677|1|4}}
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Nodirbek Yakubboev]]
|-
| [[Rubinstein Memorial|Akiba Rubinstein Chess Festival]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Polanica-Zdrój]]
| data-sort-value="08-25" | Aug 17–25
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2696.375" | {{fraction|2696|3|8}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Vincent Keymer]]
|-
| [[French Chess Championship|French Championship]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alpe d'Huez]]
| data-sort-value="08-25" | Aug 17–25
| align="center" | National
| align="center" | 16
| align="center" data-sort-value="2577.250" | {{fraction|2577|1|4}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jules Moussard]]
|-
| [[Indian Chess Championship]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurgaon]]
| data-sort-value="08-27" | Aug 17–27
| align="center" | National
| align="center" | 341
| align="center" data-sort-value="2562.875" | {{fraction|2562|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Karthik Venkataraman]]
|-
| [[Russian Chess Championship|Russian Championship]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Barnaul]]
| data-sort-value="08-28" | Aug 17–28
| align="center" | National
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" data-sort-value="2668.750" | {{fraction|2668|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Vladislav Artemiev]]{{efn|name="flags"|Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doggers (PeterDoggers) |first=Peter |date=2022-02-28 |title=FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-fide-council-ukraine-belarus-russia |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Sinquefield Cup]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[St. Louis]]
| data-sort-value="08-29" | Aug 19–29
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2760.625" | {{fraction|2760|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alireza Firouzja]]
|-
| Iberoamerican Championship
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Linares, Jaén|Linares]]
| data-sort-value="10-02" | Sep 24{{snd}} Oct 2
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 118
| align="center" data-sort-value="2569.875" | {{fraction|2569|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alan Pichot]]
|-
| [[Shamkir Chess|Gashimov Memorial]]
| {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Shusha]]
| data-sort-value="09-30" | Sep 25–30
| align="center" | Rapid & Blitz
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" data-sort-value="2704.625" | {{fraction|2704|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]{{efn|name="flags"}}
|-
| [[2024 United States Chess Championship|US Championship]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[St. Louis]]
| data-sort-value="10-23" | Oct 11–23
| align="center" | National
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" data-sort-value="2727.250" | {{fraction|2727|1|4}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]
|-
| Pavlodar Open Masters
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Pavlodar]]
| data-sort-value="10-22" | Oct 12–22
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 96
| align="center" data-sort-value="2569.875" | {{fraction|2585|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|ARM}} [[Aram Hakobyan (chess player)|Aram Hakobyan]]
|-
| WR Chess Masters Cup
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
| data-sort-value="10-17" | Oct 14–17
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 16
| align="center" data-sort-value="2754" | 2754
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Erigaisi]]
|-
| [[Chennai Grand Masters]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai]]
| data-sort-value="11-11" | Nov 5–11
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" data-sort-value="2724.625" | {{fraction|2724|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aravindh Chithambaram]]
|-
| [[European Individual Chess Championship|European Chess Championship]]
| {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Petrovac, Budva|Petrovac]]
| data-sort-value="11-20" | Nov 7–20
| align="center" | Continental<br>FIDE
| align="center" | 388
| align="center" data-sort-value="2675.625" | {{fraction|2675|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Inđić]]
|-
| [[Tata Steel India Chess Tournament|Tata Steel Chess India Rapid]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata]]
| data-sort-value="11-15" | Nov 13–15
| align="center" | Rapid
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" | 2757
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Magnus Carlsen]]
|-
| [[Tata Steel India Chess Tournament|Tata Steel Chess India Blitz]]
| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata]]
| data-sort-value="11-17" | Nov 16–17
| align="center" | Blitz
| align="center" | 10
| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" | 2757
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Magnus Carlsen]]
|-
| International President Cup
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Tashkent]]
| data-sort-value="11-29" | Nov 21–29
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 120
| align="center" data-sort-value="2691.750" | {{fraction|2691|3|4}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nihal Sarin]]
|-
| [[World Chess Championship 2024|World Chess Championship]]
| {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Singapore]]
| data-sort-value="12-13" | Nov 25{{snd}} Dec 13
| align="center" | FIDE
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" data-sort-value="2757" | 2757
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gukesh Dommaraju]]
|-
| [[U.S. Masters Chess Championship|U.S. Masters]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]
| data-sort-value="12-01" | Nov 27{{snd}} Dec 1
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 264
| align="center" data-sort-value="2655.500" | {{fraction|2655|1|2}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]
|-
| Singapore International Open
| {{flagicon|SGP}} [[Singapore]]
| data-sort-value="12-05" | Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 5
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 285
| align="center" data-sort-value="2626.125" | {{fraction|2626|1|8}}
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Shanglei]]
|-
| [[London Chess Classic]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
| data-sort-value="12-06" | Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 6
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" data-sort-value="2637.625" | {{fraction|2637|5|8}}
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gawain Jones]]
|-
| [[London Chess Classic]] – Open
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]]
| data-sort-value="12-07" | Nov 29{{snd}} Dec 7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 87
| align="center" data-sort-value="2560" | 2560
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Raunak Sadhwani]]<br>{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Ilya Smirin]]
|-
| Saint Louis Masters
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[St. Louis]]
| data-sort-value="12-07" | Dec 3–7
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 59
| align="center" data-sort-value="2682.125" | {{fraction|2682|1|8}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Donchenko]]
|-
| [[Qatar Masters Open|Qatar Masters]]
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]]
| data-sort-value="12-12" | Dec 3–12
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 138
| align="center" data-sort-value="2714.500" | {{fraction|2714|1|2}}
| | {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Andrey Esipenko]]<!--in the FIDE ratings list, Esipenko is listed as FID; that is not so for Nepomniachtchi and Artemiev, who are listed as RUS. That is why Esipenko does not require the Russian-flag footnote-->
|-
| European Rapid Championship
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Skopje]]
| data-sort-value="12-08" | Dec 7–8
| align="center" | Rapid<br>Continental<br>FIDE
| align="center" | 398
| align="center" data-sort-value="2669.125" | {{fraction|2669|1|8}}
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Vladimir Fedoseev]]
|-
| European Blitz Championship
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Skopje]]
| data-sort-value="12-9" | Dec 9
| align="center" | Blitz<br>Continental<br>FIDE
| align="center" | 368
| align="center" data-sort-value="2669.125" | {{fraction|2669|1|8}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jorden van Foreest]]
|-
| [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|World Rapid Championship]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City|New York]]
| data-sort-value="12-28" | Dec 26–28
| align="center" | Rapid<br>FIDE
| align="center" | 180
| align="center" data-sort-value="2785.875" | {{fraction|2785|7|8}}
| {{Flagicon|FIDE}} [[Volodar Murzin]]<!--in the FIDE ratings list, Murzin is listed as FID; that is not so for Nepomniachtchi and Artemiev, who are listed as RUS. That is why Murzin does not require the Russian-flag footnote-->
|-
| [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2024|World Blitz Championship]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City|New York]]
| data-sort-value="12-31" | Dec 30–31
| align="center" | Blitz<br>FIDE
| align="center" | 188
| align="center" data-sort-value="2785.875" | {{fraction|2785|7|8}}
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Magnus Carlsen]]<br>{{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]{{efn|name="flags"}}
|}

== Ranking ==
At the end of 2024, the best player in the Circuit qualified for the [[World Chess Championship 2026|Candidates Tournament 2026]], provided that his final score consists of at least 5 tournaments (including at least 4 in standard time controls) and he played in at least 2 standard tournaments with participations of more than 50 players (if his final score consists of 6 or 7 tournaments) or at least 1 standard tournament with participations of more than 50 players (if his final score consists of 5 tournaments). Tournament results which can't be counted for qualification for the Candidates Tournament 2026 are marked in pink. "(M)" denotes the Masters section of tournaments while "(Ch)" – Challenger section.
* {{colorbox|#ccffcc}}: Player qualified for [[Candidates Tournament 2026]] via this path.
* {{colorbox|gold}}: [[World Chess Championship 2024|Current World Champion]] – ineligible for [[Candidates Tournament 2026]] qualification
* {{colorbox|#ffb6c1}}: Player ineligible for [[Candidates Tournament 2026]] qualification

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Final 2024 rankings<ref name="FIDECircuit">{{Cite web |title=FIDE Circuit |url=https://worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com/fide-circuit/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=fide.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! No.
! Player
! Points
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
|-
! 1
| style="text-align:left;background:#ccffcc" | {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]
! 130.42
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Candidates Tournament 2024|Candidates]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 15.92</span>
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Romania]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 21.23</span>
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Croatia]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 13.92</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|Sinquefield Cup]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 20.85</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[2024 United States Chess Championship|US Championship]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 25.00</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[U.S. Masters Chess Championship|US Masters]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 17.11</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis Masters<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 1st-2nd – 16.39</span>
|-
! 2
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Erigaisi]]
! 124.40
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shenzhen Masters|Shenzhen]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 15.18</span>
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 16.19</span>
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament|Malmö]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 14.00 (T 2nd-3rd)</span>
| {{flagicon|ARM}} Jermuk<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 19.79</span>
| {{flagicon|GBR}} WR Masters<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 25.40</span>
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai Grand Masters|Chennai]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 17.22</span>
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Masters Open|Doha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 16.62</span>
|-
! 3
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|UZB}} [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov|Nodirbek<br>Abdusattorov]]
! 108.49
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024|Tata Steel]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 14.22 (T 2nd-4th)</span>
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague Chess Festival|Prague]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 25.00</span>
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament|Malmö]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 16.21</span>
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[UzChess Cup|Tashkent]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 19.28</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|Sinquefield Cup]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 3rd-4th – 9.12</span>
| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup<br><span style="font-size:85%">5th – 9.11</span>
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Masters Open|Doha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 15.55</span>
|-
! 4
| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Alireza Firouzja]]
! 89.07
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Candidates Tournament 2024|Candidates]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 7.35</span>
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Romania]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 2nd-4th – 14.70</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Croatia]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 2nd-4th – 6.33</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT St. Louis]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 14.60</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|Sinquefield Cup]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 28.67</span>
| {{flagicon|GBR}} WR Masters<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 3rd-4th – 16.51</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|World Rapid]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 7.24</span>
|-
! 5
| style="text-align:left;background:gold" | {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gukesh Dommaraju]]
! 84.13
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024|Tata Steel]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 14.22 (T 2nd-4th)</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague Chess Festival|Prague]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Candidates Tournament 2024|Candidates]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 26.94</span>
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Romania]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 2nd-4th – 14.70</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Croatia]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|Sinquefield Cup]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 5th-7th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:gold" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Chess Championship 2024|World Champion]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 28.27</span>
|-
! 6
| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|IND}} [[R Praggnanandhaa]]
! 66.76
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague Chess Festival|Prague]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 11.36 (T 2nd-4th)</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Candidates Tournament 2024|Candidates]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">5th – 12.24</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Poland]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Romania]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 2nd-4th – 14.70</span>
| {{flagicon|GBR}} WR Masters<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 3rd-4th – 16.51</span>
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tata Steel India Chess Tournament|Kolkata Rapid]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 11.95</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tata Steel India Chess Tournament|Kolkata Blitz]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 0.00</span>
|-
! 7
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|FIDE}} [[Volodar Murzin]]<!--in the FIDE ratings list, Murzin is listed as FID; that is not so for Nepomniachtchi and Artemiev, who are listed as RUS. That is why Murzin does not require the Russian-flag footnote-->
! 63.50
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca<br><span style="font-size:85%">17th – 0.13 (T 8th-21st)</span>
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sardinia<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 11.69</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 17.37</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 3.15</span>
| {{flagicon|SGP}} Singapore<br><span style="font-size:85%">22nd – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|World Rapid]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 25.16</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2024|World Blitz]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 5th-8th – 6.00</span>
|-
! 8
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|UZB}} [[Nodirbek Yakubboev]]
! 57.40
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aeroflot Open|Moscow]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 12.14</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police<br><span style="font-size:85%">51st – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aktobe<br><span style="font-size:85%">12th – 0.41 (T 7th-17th)</span>
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[UzChess Cup|Tashkent]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 21.55</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 14.77</span>
| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup<br><span style="font-size:85%">6th – 8.15</span>
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Masters Open|Doha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">18th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)</span>
|-
! 9
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IRI}} [[Amin Tabatabaei]]
! 56.39
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aeroflot Open|Moscow]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 19.79</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police<br><span style="font-size:85%">6th – 7.64</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">5th – 7.45</span>
| {{flagicon|ARM}} Jermuk<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 10.79</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi<br><span style="font-size:85%">5th – 10.34</span>
| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup<br><span style="font-size:85%">26th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Masters Open|Doha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">14th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)</span>
|-
! 10
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|UZB}} [[Shamsiddin Vokhidov]]
! 53.56
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aeroflot Open|Moscow]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">34th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 15.17</span>
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[UzChess Cup|Tashkent]] (Ch)<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 13.82</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 12.11</span>
| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 12.46</span>
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Masters Open|Doha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">23rd – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2024|World Blitz]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">36th – 0.00</span>
|-
! 11
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Daniel Dardha]]
! 51.73
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024|Tata Steel]] (Ch)<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 10.33 (T 2nd-3rd)</span>
| {{flagicon|TUN}} Djerba<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 8.60</span>
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca<br><span style="font-size:85%">8th – 1.89</span>
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sardinia<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 14.07</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[European Individual Chess Championship|European Champ.]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 14.05</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Rapid<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 2.79</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Blitz<br><span style="font-size:85%">16th – 0.00</span>
|-
! 12
| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|FIDE}} [[Andrey Esipenko]]<!--in the FIDE ratings list, Esipenko is listed as FID; that is not so for Nepomniachtchi and Artemiev, who are listed as RUS. That is why Esipenko does not require the Russian-flag footnote-->
! 50.98
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aeroflot Open|Moscow]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 13.04</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">55th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russian Chess Championship|Russian Champ.]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 14.34</span>
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Masters Open|Doha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 23.60</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|World Rapid]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">29th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2024|World Blitz]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">75th – 0.00</span>
|-
! 13
| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|FIDE}} [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]{{efn|name="flags"}}
! 49.16
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[Candidates Tournament 2024|Candidates]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 17.14</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Romania]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 5th-7th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Croatia]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">5th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT St. Louis]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 6th-7th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Shamkir Chess|Shusha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 11.25</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|World Rapid]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 16.58</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2024|World Blitz]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 1st-2nd – 15.44</span>
|-
! 14
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Leon Luke Mendonca]]
! 47.88
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024|Tata Steel]] (Ch)<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 15.15</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis (Spring)<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 13.74</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">28th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai Open Chess Tournament|Dubai Open]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">23rd – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Biel Chess Festival|Biel/Bienne]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 7.38</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 11.23</span>
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Masters Open|Doha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">16th – 0.38 (T 7th-20th)</span>
|-
! 15
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IND}} [[Aravindh Chithambaram|Aravindh<br>Chithambaram]]
! 47.25
| {{flagicon|ESP}} La Roda<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 9.52</span>
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca<br><span style="font-size:85%">16th – 0.13 (T 8th-21st)</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 16.52</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">13th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abu Dhabi<br><span style="font-size:85%">12th  – 0.49 (T 7th-15th)</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Shamkir Chess|Shusha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">6th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai Grand Masters|Chennai]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 20.59</span>
|-
! 16
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|IRI}} [[Parham Maghsoodloo]]
! 46.77
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague Chess Festival|Prague]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 11.36 (T 2nd-4th)</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">9th – 1.93 (T 5th-12th)</span>
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Aktobe<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 20.06</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|UZB}} [[UzChess Cup|Tashkent]] (M)<br><span style="font-size:85%">10th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai Grand Masters|Chennai]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">6th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|UZB}} President Cup<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 13.42</span>
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Masters Open|Doha]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">64th – 0.00</span>
|-
! 17
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Hans Niemann]]
! 44.01
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024|Tata Steel]] (Ch)<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|TUN}} Djerba<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 7.69</span>
| {{flagicon|GER}} Grenke Open<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 20.82</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 6.66</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">15th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[2024 United States Chess Championship|US Championship]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 2.84 (T 2nd-7th)</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Blitz Chess Championship 2024|World Blitz]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 5th-8th – 6.00</span>
|-
! 18
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|SLO}} [[Vladimir Fedoseev]]
! 38.59
| {{flagicon|GER}} Grenke Open<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 10.30</span>
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Menorca<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 9.27</span>
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sardinia<br><span style="font-size:85%">6th – 4.18</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah<br><span style="font-size:85%">41st – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Rubinstein Memorial|Polanica-Zdrój]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">4th – 3.68 (T 2nd-5th)</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[European Individual Chess Championship|European Champ.]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">15th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} European Rapid<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 11.16</span>
|-
! 19
| style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Donchenko]]
! 36.20
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Formentera<br><span style="font-size:85%">1st – 8.99</span>
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai Police<br><span style="font-size:85%">12th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|UZB}} [[UzChess Cup|Tashkent]] (Ch)<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Teplice<br><span style="font-size:85%">3rd – 9.89</span>
| {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[European Individual Chess Championship|European Champ.]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">16th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[U.S. Masters Chess Championship|US Masters]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">7th – 0.93 (T 6th-20th)</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis Masters<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 1st-2nd – 16.39</span>
|-
! 20
| style="text-align:left;background:#ffb6c1" | {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|Maxime<br>Vachier-Lagrave]]
! 35.77
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Romania]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 5th-7th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT Croatia]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 2nd-4th – 6.33</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|GCT St. Louis]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 4th-5th – 0.00</span>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Chess Tour 2024|Sinquefield Cup]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">T 3rd-4th – 9.12</span>
| {{flagicon|GBR}} WR Masters<br><span style="font-size:85%">2nd – 20.32</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai Grand Masters|Chennai]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">5th – 0.00</span>
| style="background:#ffb6c1" | {{flagicon|FIDE}} [[World Rapid Chess Championship 2024|World Rapid]]<br><span style="font-size:85%">34th – 0.00</span>
|}

== Criticism ==
The FIDE Circuit system has drawn criticism from top players, including [[Levon Aronian]], [[Anish Giri]], and [[Fabiano Caruana]], for various reasons. Critics have highlighted issues such as flawed scoring and financial burdens, raising questions about the system's fairness and practicality.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=McGourty (Colin_McGourty) |first=Colin |date=2024-05-03 |title=Giri, Caruana, Aronian Criticize “Completely Broken” FIDE Circuit |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/giri-aronian-caruana-criticize-fide-circuit |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh83V3NBpCQ |title=World Rapid & Blitz Championships Start In New York, FIDE Changes The Rules |date=2024-12-24 |last=C-Squared |access-date=2025-01-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=Dec 22, 2024 |title=Fabiano Caruana on X |url=https://x.com/FabianoCaruana/status/1870913410193350991 |access-date=Jan 9, 2025 |website=X}}</ref>

=== Flawed point allocations ===
Critics argue the points system is poorly designed, rewarding players inconsistently and only awarding the first three players in closed tournaments. For example, [[Gukesh Dommaraju|Gukesh]], [[Nodirbek Abdusattorov|Abdusattorov]], and [[Anish Giri|Giri]] tied for first in the Tata Steel Masters (with a +4 score), but earned only 14.22 points each, while [[Leon Luke Mendonca]] gained 15.15 points for winning the significantly weaker Challengers section. [[Alireza Firouzja|Firouzja]], [[Vidit Gujrathi|Vidit]] and [[R Praggnanandhaa|Praggnanandhaa]] didn't win any points for tying for fifth among the fourteen players, despite scoring +2.

Caruana expressed frustration that third place at the relatively weaker Menorca Open, with a TAR of {{fraction|2676|5|8}}, earned more points than he did for fourth place at the [[Candidates Tournament]], which had a TAR of {{fraction|2744|7|8}}.<ref name=":0" /> The Candidates was an exception to the top three rule, as Circuit points were awarded to all eight participants. For the [[2025 FIDE Circuit|2025 Circuit]], the rules were amended to reward points to the top four finishers in closed events with 11–13 participants, and the top five finishers in events with more than 13 participants.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=FIDE Council approves changes to FIDE Circuit 2025 Regulations |url=https://fide.com/news/3379 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=www.fide.com |language=en}}</ref>

==== Exclusion of certain events ====
The Circuit excludes tournaments where over 50% of participants are from the same federation unless it is a national championship. For instance, the '''American Cup''', a high-stakes tournament featuring strong players, did not count because all participants were from the United States. FIDE CEO [[Emil Sutovsky]] justified this rule as a response to perceived exploitation in prior years, citing protests by American players against [[Ding Liren]]’s qualification to the [[Candidates Tournament 2022|2022 Candidates]] via Chinese-organized events played a role. Aronian suggested only allowing tournaments with pre-announced participants.<ref name=":0" />

[[Norway Chess#2024|Norway Chess]], another strong tournament that featured world number one [[Magnus Carlsen]] as well as World Champion Ding, also didn't qualify for the Circuit due to having only six participants, as only tournaments with eight or more players were eligible. The rules for the 2025 Circuit were amended to allow double round-robin tournaments with at least 6 participants and an average rating of 2700 to be eligible.<ref name=":1" />

=== Financial burden on players ===
The shift from the [[FIDE Grand Prix]] (with significant prize funds) to the Circuit system forces players to compete in numerous open tournaments, which often have lower prize money and higher financial risks. Giri noted the economic strain, pointing out that players must accept these risks to stay competitive in the Circuit standings.<ref name=":0" />

=== Inclusion of open tournaments ===
FIDE defends the Circuit as a way to give more players access to the Candidates by prioritizing open tournaments over exclusive invitations. Sutovsky, who was previously president of the [[Association of Chess Professionals]] which organized the ACP Tour, a precursor to the Circuit, argued that the system levels the playing field for those without consistent access to elite events. Caruana countered that [[Elo rating system|FIDE ratings]] already provide a democratic system, and emphasized that rating gains in open tournaments are achievable through consistent good performance, making the Circuit system redundant and unnecessarily complicated.<ref name=":0" />

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[2023 FIDE Circuit]]

== External links ==
* [https://wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit.phtml FIDE Circuit]

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