The Prize Pool

The biggest purse in chess

$1,275,000

The 2020 tour players

NorwayGM Magnus CarlsenWorld Rank #1FIDE Rating: 2840
FranceGM Maxime Vachier-LagraveWorld Rank #7FIDE Rating: 2778
ArmeniaGM Levon AronianWorld Rank #9FIDE Rating: 2781
RussiaGM Alexander GrischukWorld Rank #7FIDE Rating: 2777
United States of AmericaGM Fabiano CaruanaWorld Rank #5FIDE Rating: 2835
United States of AmericaGM Wesley SoWorld Rank #7FIDE Rating: 2770
ChinaGM Ding LirenWorld Rank #4FIDE Rating: 2791
FIDEGM Ian NepomniachtchiWorld Rank #7FIDE Rating: 2784
NetherlandsGM Anish GiriWorld Rank #12FIDE Rating: 2764
United States of AmericaGM Hikaru NakamuraWorld Rank #19FIDE Rating: 2736

Selection Process

The tour selected the three podium finishers from the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, the next three highest-rated players by FIDE classical rating, the next three highest-rated players by URS, and finally, a tenth player nominated by the GCT Advisory Board.

Tournament Regulations

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