The world’s top chess players battle it out at the WR Chess Masters 2024. In an iconic five-star location, 16 of the brightest stars of our sport will gather to compete for the title in an innovative format. The tournament will be played as a knockout, the time control for each game is 60 min for the first 30 moves, 30 min for the next 20 moves and 30 min for the rest of the game. Live games from WR Masters 2024 here
Round 1 will see exciting encounters, such as Arjun Erigaisi taking on the top local youngster Shreyas Royal, ex world champion Veselin Topalov against Pragg, or Bodhana Sivanandan battling with Alexandra Kosteniuk. Scroll down for the full pairings tree photo.
WR Chess Masters 2024 – pairings
| Name | Country | ELO | |
| Match 1 | |||
| GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2797 |
| IM | Royal Shreyas | ENG | 2519 |
| Match 2 | |||
| GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | UZB | 2783 |
| GM | Bologan Victor | MDA | 2608 |
| Match 3 | |||
| GM | Firouzja Alireza | FRA | 2767 |
| GM | Sadhwani Raunak | IND | 2659 |
| Match 4 | |||
| GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | FID | 2755 |
| GM | Sindarov Javokhir | UZB | 2668 |
| Match 5 | |||
| GM | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 2751 |
| GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2726 |
| Match 6 | |||
| GM | Praggnanandhaa R | IND | 2746 |
| GM | Topalov Veselin | BUL | 2727 |
| Match 7 | |||
| GM | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | POL | 2740 |
| GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2735 |
| Match 8 | |||
| GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | SUI | 2480 |
| WFM | Sivanandan Bodhana | ENG | 2088 |
WR Chess Masters – pairings tree
