2023 FIDE Circuit

Circuit points obtained by a player from a tournament would be calculated as follows:

${\displaystyle P=B\times k\times w}$

where:

• ${\displaystyle P}$ - Points obtained by player from the tournament
• ${\displaystyle B}$ - Basic points
• ${\displaystyle k}$ - Tournament strength factor, calculated as ${\displaystyle k=(TAR-2500)/100}$
• ${\displaystyle w}$ - Tournament weighting
  • 1.0 - Standard classical tournaments
  • 0.8 - World Rapid Championships
  • 0.6 - World Blitz Championships and other eligible Rapid tournaments
  • 0.5 - Eligible mixed Rapid & Blitz tournaments
  • 0.4 - Eligible Blitz tournaments

Basic points for a tournament are awarded if the players placed in (or tied for) the top 8, provided that the placing is within the top half of the tournament, or at least third round for knockout tournaments.

For tied positions, basic points will be calculated as 50% of points for final ranking as determined by tournament's tie-break rules, plus 50% of the sum of basic points assigned for the tied places divided by the number of tied players. If no tie-break rule is applied, basic points should be 100% shared equally among all tied players.

For FIDE World Cup 2023, points are given as above with the following modifications:

• All losing quarterfinalists are given full 5 basic points.
• Extra 2 points are added to final points of all top 8 finishers.

A player's total points for the ranking is the sum of their best 5 tournaments,[7] of which at least 4 events must be played with standard time controls. Tournaments that could be included in player's results are as follows:

• Official FIDE tournaments.
• National Championships.
• Other eligible tournaments, limited to one event per host country.