Dommaraju Gukesh is the new leader of the FIDE Circuit leaderboard. The 16-year old from Chennai leapfrogged Wesley So and took the top position in the standings following his excellent performance in Menorca Open.

The 9-round Swiss tournament on the second-largest Balearic Island brought together many strong grandmasters and turned into a very close race. As many as ten (!) players finished on 7/9 and tied for first place with Gukesh D and Pranav V having the best and absolutely identical tiebreaks. To determine a winner a two-game blitz tiebreaker was played.

Gukesh beat Pranav by the score of 1.5-0.5, won his second straight Menorca Open title and picked 11.64 FIDE Circuit points.

FIDE Circuit Race Top 10 as of April 18, 2023

Another important change in the FIDE Circuit race top 10 is Mustafa Yilmaz’s moving up to 8th position after his strong showing in the Reykjavik Open (second place). The winner of this event Nils Grandelius mounted to the 14th position as, unlike Yilmaz, he played just one FIDE Circuit tournament.

You can find full current standings on worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com/

Photo: Open Chess Menorca