After shedding to Carlsen within the World Cup quarterfinals, Gukesh missed the possibility to qualify for the Candidates. The highest three finishers in Azerbaijan will play the eight-player double round-robin Candidates match scheduled in April subsequent yr at Toronto, Canada.
The Candidates winner turns into the Challenger for the world chess crown.
In an interview with chessbase after beating Gukesh, Carlsen was all reward for the teenager’s rise to the world’s top-10. Carlsen stated, “It has been very spectacular to see his rise. Clearly, it’s a disgrace that he can’t play the Candidates through this route (World Cup), I believe he’s actually sturdy sufficient to play there already. However you already know, typically you do not catch the breaks it’s essential.”
“Moreover, for many younger gamers there are stepping stones. He skipped plenty of steps already in his improvement. Most do not make it on their first strive within the World Championship. He nonetheless has an opportunity to make it to the Candidates through different avenues. Normally, he’s going to be round for a really very long time, and you already know, the sky is the restrict,” Carlsen added.
The opposite avenues that Carlsen stated embody a few tournaments and ranking standards.
Whereas the top-two finishers of FIDE Grand Swiss Open at Isle of Man scheduled from October 23 to November 5 will qualify for the Candidates, the highest-rated participant on the planet as of January 1, 2024 additionally will make it to the eight-player occasion.
As per the usual scores, Gukesh is at the moment holding the eighth place on the planet with 2758 ELO. Since Carlsen is not going to play, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana already certified to grow to be a challenger to world champion Liren Ding, Gukesh is now required to take care of higher ranking in opposition to Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and Anish Giri.
The final slot for Candidates is reserved for the FIDE circuit. One participant who achieves the very best outcomes throughout 2023 eligible circuit tournaments will qualify. The present chief of the circuit is Giri with 75.87 factors with Gukesh following on the second spot with 75.28 factors.
