The Julius Baer Generation Cup is the fourth and last tournament before the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Final.
After the Play-In Swiss tournament and the Divisions Placement matches, the pairings for the three Divisions of the Julius Baer Generation Cup are set.
The double elimination knockout event will last from 27th September to 1st October. Matches will start from 11:00 ET / 17:00 CEST / 20:30 IST.
Division 1 is the top division, with the most prize money and a spot at the CCT Finals at stake.
The top 8 players from this year’s Champions Chess Tour will face off in the Final with a live audience in Oslo, Norway from 17-21st December.
Division 1 pairings:
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Levon Aronian
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Magnus Carlsen
Alireza Firouzja – Vladimir Fedoseev
Alexander Grischuk – Arjun Erigaisi
Division 2 pairings:
Vidit Gujrathi – Ray Robson
David Anton – Vasif Durarbayli
Jose Martinez – Aleksandar Indjic
Grigoriy Oparin – Denis Lazavik
Wesley So – Nodirbek Yakubboev
Benjamin Bok – Mukhiddin Madaminov
Tuan Minh Le – Shant Sargsyan
Oleksandr Bortnyk – Bardiya Daneshvar
Division 3 pairings:
Jaime Santos – Gabriel Sargissian
Vincent Keymer – Aram Hakobyan
Nikolas Theodorou – Frederik Svane
Rudik Makarian – Mustafa Yilmaz
Haik Martirosyan – Fabiano Caruana
Kirill Alekseenko – Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Gadir Guseinov – Bharath Subramaniyam
David Navara – Bassem Amin
Boris Gelfand – Alexandr Predke
Anton Korobov – Pavel Ponkratov
Gata Kamsky – Andrey Esipenko
Mikhail Kobalia – Javokhir Sindarov
Bogdan-Daniel Deac – Christopher Yoo
Hans Moke Niemann – Alexey Sarana
V Pranav – Jules Moussard
Marin Bosiocic – Rasmus Svane
