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No candidates places for GCT

FIDE has published the pathways to the Candidates Tournament 2024 without mentioning the Grand Chess Tour which suggests that the prior agreement has fallen through. The top three finishers of the World Cup (instead of two), the two top of the Grand Swiss and the loser of the next world championship match will be joined by the player with the best five results from a newly established FIDE Circuit of open tournaments throughout 2023. The reintroduction of a spot for the highest rated player leaves the door open to Magnus Carlsen.