Candidates Tournament 2024
| Candidates Tournament 2024 | |
|---|---|
Gukesh Dommaraju, the winner of the tournament, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2024 match. | |
| Venue | The Great Hall |
| Location | Toronto, Canada |
| Dates | 3–22 April 2024 |
| Competitors | 8 |
| Winning score | 9 points of 14 |
| Champion | |
| Gukesh Dommaraju | |
The 2024 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess tournament, held to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2024. The tournament took place at The Great Hall in Toronto, Canada, from 3–22 April 2024. The event was held alongside the Women's Candidates Tournament. As with every Candidates tournament since 2013, it was a double round-robin tournament.
The event was won by Gukesh Dommaraju, which made him the youngest ever winner of a Candidates Tournament, and the youngest ever World Chess Championship challenger. He earned the right to play the World Chess Championship 2024 against the defending World Chess Champion Ding Liren; he went on to win and become the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion.