La Fide ha ufficializzato la lista dei giocatori aventi diritto a partecipare al Tornei dei Candidati.

Candidates Tournament

1. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) Runner up of the World Championship match 2023
2. R. Praggnanandhaa (IND) Second place at the World Cup 2023
3. Fabiano Caruana (USA) Third place at the World Cup 2023
4. Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (IND) Winner of the Grand Swiss 2023
5. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) Runner up of the Grand Swiss 2023
6. D. Gukesh (IND) Winner of the FIDE Circuit 2023
7. Alireza Firouzja (FRA) rating list 2023
8. Nijat Abasov (AZE) Four place at the World Cup 2023

Women’s Candidates Tournament

1. Lei Tingjie (CHN) Runner up of the World Championship match 2023
2. Ekaterina Lagno (RUS) Winner of the Women’s Grand Prix 2022–23
3. Alexandra Goryachkina (RUS) Runner-up of the Women’s Grand Prix 2022-23
4. Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) Runner-up of the Women’s World Cup 2023
5. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) Third in the Women’s World Cup 2023
6. Humpy Koneru (IND) Rating list 2023
7. R. Vaishali (IND) Winner of the Women’s Grand Swiss 2023
8.Tan Zhongyi (CHN) Third in the Women’s Grand Swiss 2023

I tornei si disputeranno a Toronto dal 2 al 25 aprile e saranno dotati di un montepremi di 750.000 dollari