In 2019, Alekseenko emerging third in the Grand Swiss made him eligible for the wild card nomination, which is how he qualified to the Candidates Tournament 2020–2021.
The first three editions were organized by Isle of Man International Chess Limited, and sponsored by the Scheinberg family.
The FIDE Grand Swiss was preceded by the Isle of Man International Chess Tournament, which was held annually from 2014 to 2018.
[7][8] The 2016 edition featured a very strong field including Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura and Michael Adams.
[9][10] The 2017 edition was one of the strongest open events in chess history, with a field that including World Champion Magnus Carlsen, as well as Vladimir Kramnik, Caruana, Viswanathan Anand, Nakamura and Adams.