Candidates tournament will be played between April 2 - 23 2024 in Torontos Great Hall , Canada. The winner of Candidates tournament will challenge Ding Liren for World Chess Championship. For the first time, both the Open and the Womens Candidates will take place in the same place at the same time
Nepomniachtchi (FIDE, 2758) : previous World Championship match runner-up. 
Praggnanandhaa R (India, 2747) :2023 World Cup runner-up. 
Caruana (USA, 2803) :third-place finisher at the 2023 World Cup.
Vidit G. (India, 2727) : 2023 Grand Swiss winner. Nakamura (USA, 2789) :2023 Grand Swiss runner-up. 
Firouzja (France, 2760) : the best by rating on January 1, 2024. Gukesh D (India, 2743) : 2023 FIDE Circuit winner.
Abasov (Azerbaijan, 2632) : fourth-place finisher at the 2023 World Cup after the winner, Magnus Carlsen, declined his right to participate.
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| 1 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | FID |
7.5 |
| 2 | Gukesh | IND |
7.5 |
| 3 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA |
7.5 |
| 4 | Caruana Fabiano | USA |
7 |
| 5 | Praggnanandhaa | IND |
6 |
| 6 | Vidit G. | IND |
5 |
| 7 | Firouzja, Alireza | FRA |
4.5 |
| 8 | Abasov Nijat | AZE |
3 |
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