Can You Predict The 2023 FIDE World Cup Winner?
Update: The winners have been announced! Find the details below.
The 2023 FIDE World Cup is the biggest over-the-board knockout event of the year, and you can punch your ticket to amazing prizes just by predicting who wins!
GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and Ian Nepomniachtchi are among the top contenders, as is former world champion GM Magnus Carlsen, who is looking to win the title for the first time.
If you can accurately predict who triumphs in each match, you can win fabulous prizes including up to six months of Chess.com premium membership. Will you go with the favorites, or set your bracket prediction apart by including a shock underdog victory or two?
You have until Sunday, July 30 at 7:00 a.m. ET/13:00 CEST/16:30 IST to submit your entry into this competition. Predictions will be locked after the deadline, so make sure you don't miss your chance!
How To Participate
Click the button above to go to the 2023 FIDE World Cup prediction bracket. You'll see a bracket containing every player and their matchups. Predict who you think will win each match all the way to the final. You get points for every prediction that you get right. You win the bracket contest if you have the most points by the end of the tournament.
Please make sure you submit your Chess.com username as part of your prediction. Doing this means we can ensure you receive your prize!
Prizes
- Overall winner: Six months of premium membership
- Second place: Three months of premium membership
- Third place: One month of premium membership
- Random winner: One month of premium membership
To learn more about the 2023 FIDE World Cup and get some deeper insights to help with your predictions, check out our Events page.
Winners
- First place: @shlokhp
- Second place: @Jaymaatara
- Third place: @DrBeeezz
- Randomly selected winner: @Christopher_D
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