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2023 was a

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tournament that formed part of the qualification cycle for the

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. It was an 11-round

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with 114 players competing from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the

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. The winner and runner-up of the tournament (

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and

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. The event was held in parallel with the

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Format

The tournament has an 11-round Swiss format, with pairings made using the Dutch system for Swiss tournaments. The games used classical time controls with 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a per-move increment of 30 seconds.

Tie-breaks

Tie-breaks between players who finish on the same score will be determined, in order, by the following tie-breaks: # Average rating of opponents, cut 1; #

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, cut 1; # Buchholz system; # The results of individual games between tied players; # Drawing of lots.

Venue and schedule

The tournament ran from 25 October to 5 November 2023 in the

, the planned location for the previous Grand Swiss tournament and the location of the inaugural one. Games are being played at the Royal Hall of the Villa Marina.

Qualification

On July 25, FIDE announced a preliminary list of 100 confirmed participants. FIDE also stated that the finalized lineup was expected to be available in September and was expected to have 114 players. Under FIDE regulations, the initial 114 invites were distributed as follows: * 100 qualifiers by

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- the top 100 players in the

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of 1 June 2023 * The Women's World Champion as of 31 December 2022 (

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) * 4 continental spots, each nominated by one of the four FIDE continental presidents * 4 players nominated by the FIDE president (including a player who reached the final 16 of the

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, and the highest rated player who is not yet qualified) * Up to 5 players nominated by the organizer (Isle of Man International Chess Limited) Various methods were also specified to replace a player who declined an invitation.

Results

Notation: "0 (B 70)" indicates a loss (0 points) with black pieces (B) against the player who finished 70th (

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). The first tiebreak (labeled AROC-1) is the average rating of opponents "cut 1" (viz. excluding the lowest-rated opponent), which was sufficient to determine the qualifiers.

Notes

References

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