The 2024 Chessable Masters is the first of the Champions Chess Tour’s four events and determines one of the players who will make it to the in-person CCT Finals. The event takes place from January 31 to February 7, and features a $300,000 prize fund.
The 2024 Chessable Masters consists of three phases: Play-in, Division Placement, and Division Play. The tournament schedule can be found below.
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In the Play in phase, Grandmasters and qualified players will compete in 9 rounds (swiss system) to get a favorable placement in the Division Placement phase. The top 69 players earn a spot in the Division Placement phase.
In the Division Placement phase, the 69 players who made it from the Play-in join the four pre-seated players. The pre-seated players are determined based on the results of the last CCT event (AI Cup). Players compete to get to the highest division possible. Follow Division Placement Live
The following players have already earned spots in the Chessable Masters Division I based on their performance in last year’s last CCT event, the AI Cup:
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (AI Cup Division I winner).
- GM Magnus Carlsen (AI Cup Division I runner-up).
- GM Vladimir Fedoseev (AI Cup Division II winner).
The players below have earned a spot in the second round of Division I Placement also based on their results in the 2023 AI Cup:
- GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Division I third place).
- GM Anish Giri (Division I fourth place).
- GM Vladislav Artemiev (Division II second place).
- GM Sam Sevian (Division III first place).
Finally, the players compete in the Division Play phase for prize money, promotion to a higher division in the next CCT event, and a spot at the CCT Finals. The event features three double-elimination brackets: Division I (8 players), Division II (16 players), and Division III (32 players). The Winner Bracket matches consist of four games, while the Losers Bracket Matches consist of two games. A bidding armageddon game determines the Winner if any match ends in a tie.
The prizes will be distributed as follows:
