Grand Chess Tour Names 2024 Field of Elite Players to Compete for $1.5 Million Purse

SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a leading global circuit of international chess tournaments featuring the world’s best players, announced today the players selected to compete in the full 2024 tour: Player Name Highlights Country URS Rating FIDE Standard Rating GM Fabiano Caruana Ranked No. 2, World Championship Candidates 2024 contender, 2023 GCT Overall Winner, 2023 Sinquefield Cup and Rapid & Blitz Winner; 2023 FIDE Circuit USA 2789 2804 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Ra