The Grand Chess Tour 2021 was a series of chess tournaments, which was sixth edition of Grand Chess Tour. It consisted five tournaments, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls.[1] It was won by American grandmaster Wesley So.[2]
Lineup
The lineup was announced on January 13, 2021.[3] Initially, ten players were invited as regular participants, with only difference from cancelled 2020 edition being the absence of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura and participation of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Teimour Radjabov.[4][5] Later, Ding Liren has withdrawn from the Tour due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in China, being replaced by Richárd Rapport. After winning the Candidates Tournament 2020–2021 and qualifying for the World Chess Championship 2021, Ian Nepomniachtchi also withdrew from the Tour, reducing number of regular participants to nine.[6]
Tournaments
Superbet Chess Classic
The first leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania in 3–15 June. It was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan.[7]
2021 Superbet Chess Classic, 3–15 June Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2750.5)
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points |
TPR |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
2770 |
Does not appear |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
6 |
2882 |
13 |
$90,000
|
2 |
Levon Aronian (ARM) |
2781 |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5 |
2791 |
8.3 |
$45,000
|
3 |
Wesley So (USA) |
2770 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
5 |
2793 |
8.3 |
$45,000
|
4 |
Alexander Grischuk (RUS) |
2776 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
5 |
2792 |
8.3 |
$45,000
|
5 |
Anish Giri (NED) |
2780 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
4½ |
2747 |
5.5 |
$22,500
|
6 |
Teimour Radjabov (AZE) |
2765 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
4½ |
2749 |
5.5 |
$22,500
|
7 |
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) |
2627 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
1 |
4 |
2720 |
WC (3.5) |
$16,250
|
8 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
2820 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
½ |
4 |
2698 |
3.5 |
$16,250
|
9 |
Constantin Lupulescu (ROU) |
2656 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
3½ |
2672 |
WC (1.5) |
$11,250
|
10 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
2760 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
3½ |
2660 |
1.5 |
$11,250
|
Paris Rapid & Blitz
The second leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour was won by Wesley So.
2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz, 20–24 June 2021, Paris, France
|
Player |
Rapid |
Blitz |
Total |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Wesley So (USA) |
12 |
12½ |
24½ |
13 |
$37,500
|
2 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) |
11 |
10½ |
21½ |
WC (10) |
$25,000
|
T-3 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
9 |
9 |
18 |
7.5 |
$17,500
|
T-3 |
Alireza Firouzja (FIDE) |
7 |
11 |
18 |
WC (7.5) |
$17,500
|
T-5 |
Levon Aronian (ARM) |
8 |
9½ |
17½ |
5.5 |
$11,250
|
T-5 |
Richard Rapport (HUN) |
8 |
9½ |
17½ |
5.5 |
$11,250
|
7 |
Peter Svidler (RUS) |
9 |
8 |
17 |
WC (4) |
$9,000
|
8 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
8 |
8½ |
16½ |
3 |
$8,000
|
9 |
Etienne Bacrot (FRA)
Vladimir Kramnik (RUS)[a] |
10 |
5½ |
15½ |
WC (2) |
$7,000
|
10 |
Teimour Radjabov (AZE) |
8 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
$6,000
|
2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 23–24 June 2021, Paris, France
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points
|
1 |
Wesley So (USA) |
2816 |
Does not appear |
1 1 |
½ 1 |
0 1 |
½ ½ |
1 1 |
½ ½ |
½ ½ |
1 ½ |
½ 1 |
12½
|
2 |
Alireza Firouzja (FIDE) |
2770 |
0 0 |
Does not appear |
1 1 |
1 ½ |
1 0 |
1 0 |
0 0 |
½ 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
11
|
3 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) |
2785 |
½ 0 |
0 0 |
Does not appear |
1 ½ |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
1 ½ |
½ 1 |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
10½
|
4 |
Levon Aronian (ARM) |
2739 |
1 0 |
0 ½ |
0 ½ |
Does not appear |
½ 1 |
0 1 |
½ ½ |
1 ½ |
1 0 |
½ 1 |
9½
|
5 |
Richard Rapport (HUN) |
2759 |
½ ½ |
0 1 |
½ ½ |
½ 0 |
Does not appear |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
0 ½ |
½ 1 |
1 ½ |
9½
|
6 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
2822 |
0 0 |
0 1 |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
½ ½ |
Does not appear |
1 ½ |
0 ½ |
½ 1 |
1 1 |
9
|
7 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
2711 |
½ ½ |
1 1 |
0 ½ |
½ ½ |
½ 0 |
0 ½ |
Does not appear |
½ 1 |
0 1 |
½ 0 |
8½
|
8 |
Peter Svidler (RUS) |
2754 |
½ ½ |
½ 0 |
½ 0 |
0 ½ |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
½ 0 |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
0 1 |
8
|
9 |
Teimour Radjabov (AZE) |
2757 |
0 ½ |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
0 1 |
½ 0 |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
6
|
10 |
Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) |
2797 |
½ 0 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
½ 0 |
0 ½ |
0 0 |
½ 1 |
1 0 |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
5½
|
Croatia Rapid & Blitz
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia in 7-11 July, 2021. It had a lot of attention from media because of participation of former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. The event was won by French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz, 7–11 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia
|
Player |
Rapid |
Blitz |
Total |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
10 |
13 |
23 |
13 |
$37,500
|
2 |
Viswanathan Anand (IND) |
9 |
12 |
21 |
WC (10) |
$25,000
|
3 |
Anish Giri (NED) |
10 |
10½ |
20½ |
8 |
$20,000
|
T-4 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) |
11 |
9 |
20 |
WC (6.5) |
$13,750
|
T-4 |
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) |
10 |
10 |
20 |
WC (6.5) |
$13,750
|
6 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
9 |
10 |
19 |
10 |
$10,000
|
7 |
Alexander Grischuk (RUS) |
8 |
10 |
18 |
4 |
$9,000
|
8 |
Anton Korobov (UKR) |
7 |
8½ |
15½ |
WC (3) |
$8,000
|
9 |
Ivan Šarić (CRO)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) Garry Kasparov (RUS/CRO)[b] |
10 |
2½ |
12½ |
WC (2) |
$7,000
|
10 |
Jorden van Foreest (NED) |
6 |
4½ |
10½ |
WC (1) |
$6,000
|
2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 10–11 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points
|
1 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
2794 |
|
½ ½ |
0 1 |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
½ 1 |
1 ½ |
½ 1 |
1 ½ |
1 1 |
13
|
2 |
Viswanathan Anand (IND) |
2785 |
½ ½ |
Does not appear |
0 ½ |
½ ½ |
½ ½ |
1 ½ |
0 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
12
|
3 |
Anish Giri (NED) |
2744 |
1 0 |
1 ½ |
Does not appear |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
0 1 |
½ ½ |
1 ½ |
10½
|
4 |
Alexander Grischuk (RUS) |
2765 |
0 ½ |
½ ½ |
½ ½ |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
½ 1 |
½ ½ |
1 0 |
½ 1 |
½ 1 |
10
|
5 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
2716 |
0 ½ |
½ ½ |
½ 0 |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
0 1 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
10
|
6 |
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) |
2799 |
½ 0 |
0 ½ |
½ 1 |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
Does not appear |
0 1 |
1 1 |
0 1 |
1 1 |
10
|
7 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) |
2807 |
0 ½ |
1 0 |
½ 0 |
½ ½ |
0 0 |
1 0 |
Does not appear |
1 1 |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
9
|
8 |
Anton Korobov (UKR) |
2668 |
½ 0 |
0 0 |
1 0 |
0 1 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
Does not appear |
1 1 |
1 1 |
8½
|
9 |
Jorden van Foreest (NED) |
2622 |
0 ½ |
0 0 |
½ ½ |
½ 0 |
0 0 |
1 0 |
0 ½ |
0 0 |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
4½
|
10 |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) Garry Kasparov (RUS/CRO) |
2801 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
½ 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
0 0 |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
2½
|
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, 12–16 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
Player |
Rapid |
Blitz |
Total |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Hikaru Nakamura (USA) |
12 |
12 |
24 |
WC (13) |
$37,500
|
2 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
11 |
10 |
21 |
10 |
$25,000
|
3 |
Richard Rapport (HUN) |
11 |
8½ |
19½ |
8 |
$20,000
|
4 |
Wesley So (USA) |
9 |
9½ |
18½ |
7 |
$15,000
|
5 |
Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) |
6 |
11½ |
17½ |
WC (6) |
$12,500
|
T-6 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
8 |
9 |
17 |
4.5 |
$9,500
|
T-6 |
Leinier Domínguez (USA) |
7 |
10 |
17 |
WC (4.5) |
$9,500
|
8 |
Peter Svidler (RUS) |
9 |
7 |
16 |
WC (3) |
$8,000
|
9 |
Jeffery Xiong (USA) |
8 |
7 |
15 |
WC (2) |
$7,000
|
10 |
Sam Shankland (USA) |
9 |
5½ |
14½ |
WC (1) |
$6,000
|
2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 15–16 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points
|
1 |
Hikaru Nakamura (USA) |
2900 |
Does not appear |
1 ½ |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
½ ½ |
1 1 |
½ ½ |
1 ½ |
12
|
2 |
Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) |
2690 |
0 ½ |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
0 0 |
½ ½ |
½ ½ |
1 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
11½
|
3 |
Leinier Domínguez (USA) |
2654 |
½ ½ |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
½ 1 |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
0 1 |
1 ½ |
½ 1 |
½ ½ |
10
|
4 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
2734 |
½ 0 |
1 1 |
½ 0 |
Does not appear |
1 1 |
0 ½ |
½ ½ |
0 ½ |
0 1 |
1 1 |
10
|
5 |
Wesley So (USA) |
2861 |
½ ½ |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
0 0 |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
½ ½ |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
0 1 |
9½
|
6 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
2755 |
½ 0 |
½ ½ |
0 1 |
1 ½ |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
1 0 |
1 0 |
9
|
7 |
Richard Rapport (HUN) |
2776 |
½ ½ |
0 0 |
1 0 |
½ ½ |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
Does not appear |
0 ½ |
0 1 |
½ 1 |
8½
|
8 |
Jeffery Xiong (USA) |
2724 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
1 0 |
0 ½ |
½ 0 |
1 ½ |
Does not appear |
1 ½ |
1 0 |
7
|
9 |
Peter Svidler (RUS) |
2743 |
½ ½ |
0 0 |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
0 ½ |
0 1 |
1 0 |
0 ½ |
Does not appear |
½ 1 |
7
|
10 |
Sam Shankland (USA) |
2704 |
0 ½ |
0 0 |
½ ½ |
0 0 |
1 0 |
0 1 |
½ 0 |
0 1 |
½ 0 |
Does not appear |
5½
|
Sinquefield Cup
2021 Sinquefield Cup, 16–28 August St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XX (2742.0)
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points |
TPR |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
2751 |
Does not appear |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2919 |
13 |
$90,000
|
2 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
2806 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
5½ |
2824 |
8.3 |
$45,000
|
3 |
Leinier Domínguez (USA) |
2758 |
1 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
5½ |
2829 |
WC (8.3) |
$45,000
|
4 |
Wesley So (USA) |
2772 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
5½ |
2828 |
8.3 |
$45,000
|
5 |
Richard Rapport (HUN) |
2763 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
4½ |
2740 |
6 |
$25,000
|
6 |
Sam Shankland (USA) |
2709 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
4 |
2701 |
WC (4) |
$17,500
|
7 |
Jeffery Xiong (USA) |
2710 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
0 |
4 |
2701 |
WC (4) |
$17,500
|
8 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
2782 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
4 |
2693 |
4 |
$17,500
|
9 |
Peter Svidler (RUS) |
2714 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
3½ |
2656 |
WC (2) |
$12,500
|
10 |
Dariusz Świercz (USA) |
2655 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
2½ |
2574 |
WC (1) |
$10,000
|
Tour Standings
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
|
Player
|
ROU
|
PAR
|
CRO
|
STL
|
SIN
|
Total points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Wesley So (United States)
|
8.3 |
13 |
— |
7 |
8.3 |
36.6 |
$242,500
|
2 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
|
1.5 |
7.5 |
13 |
— |
13 |
35 |
$206,250
|
3 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
|
13 |
— |
5 |
4.5 |
4 |
26.5 |
$152,000
|
4 |
Fabiano Caruana (United States)
|
3.5 |
3 |
— |
10 |
8.3 |
24.8 |
$94,250
|
5 |
Richárd Rapport (Hungary)
|
— |
5.5 |
— |
8 |
6 |
19.5 |
$42,500
|
6 |
Levon Aronian (Armenia)
|
8.3 |
5.5 |
— |
— |
— |
13.8 |
$56,250
|
7 |
Anish Giri (Netherlands)
|
5.5 |
— |
8 |
— |
— |
13.5 |
$42,500
|
8 |
Alexander Grischuk (Russia)
|
8.3 |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
12.3 |
$54,000
|
9 |
Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
|
5.5 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
6.5 |
$28,500
|
|
Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)
|
— |
10 |
6.5 |
— |
— |
16.5 |
$36,750
|
|
Hikaru Nakamura (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
13 |
— |
13 |
$37,500
|
|
Leinier Domínguez Pérez (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
4.5 |
8.3 |
12.8 |
$54,500
|
|
Viswanathan Anand (India)
|
— |
— |
10 |
— |
— |
10 |
$25,000
|
|
Peter Svidler (Russia)
|
— |
4 |
— |
3 |
2 |
9 |
$29,000
|
|
Alireza Firouzja (FIDE)
|
— |
7.5 |
— |
— |
— |
7.5 |
$17,500
|
|
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)
|
— |
— |
6.5 |
— |
— |
6.5 |
$11,250
|
|
Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam)
|
— |
— |
— |
6 |
— |
6 |
$12,500
|
|
Jeffery Xiong (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
2 |
4 |
6 |
$24,500
|
|
Sam Shankland (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
1 |
4 |
5 |
$23,500
|
|
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania)
|
3.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.5 |
$16,250
|
|
Anton Korobov (Ukraine)
|
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
3 |
$8,000
|
|
Etienne Bacrot (France)
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)[a]
|
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
$7,000
|
|
Ivan Šarić (Croatia)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) Garry Kasparov (RUS/CRO)[b]
|
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
2 |
$7,000
|
|
Constantin Lupulescu (Romania)
|
1.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1.5 |
$11,250
|
|
Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)
|
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
$6,000
|
|
Dariusz Świercz (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
$10,000
|