Series of chess tournaments
The Grand Chess Tour 2022 was a series of chess tournaments, which was the seventh edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls.[1] The winner of the tour was Alireza Firouzja.
Format
The tour consisted of five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted of two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings.[2]
The tour points were awarded as follows:
Place |
Points
|
1st |
12/13*
|
2nd |
10
|
3rd |
8
|
4th |
7
|
5th |
6
|
6th |
5
|
7th |
4
|
8th |
3
|
9th |
2
|
10th |
1
|
- If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.
- Tour points are shared equally between tied players.
Lineup
The lineup was announced on February 16, 2022. As in 2021, it consisted of nine players, including top-three finishers of previous edition. Remaining six players were selected, based on several factors, including URS, FIDE rating, "fighting spirit and sportsmanship".[3]
Tournaments
Superbet Chess Classic
The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania from 3–15 May 2022.
2022 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, 3–15 May Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2761.4)
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points |
TB |
TPR |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
2750 |
Does not appear |
½ |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
5½ |
2 |
2843 |
10 |
$77,677
|
2 |
Wesley So (USA) |
2766 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
5½ |
1 |
2841 |
10 |
$67,677
|
3 |
Levon Aronian (USA) |
2765 |
1 |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
5½ |
0 |
2841 |
10 |
$67,667
|
4 |
Leinier Domínguez (USA) |
2753 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
4½ |
|
2762 |
6 |
$26,333
|
5 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
2786 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
4½ |
|
2759 |
6 |
$26,333
|
6 |
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) |
2671 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
4½ |
|
2771 |
WC (6) |
$26,333
|
7 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) |
2773 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
0 |
½ |
4 |
|
2720 |
3.5 |
$17,250
|
8 |
Alireza Firouzja (FRA) |
2804 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
4 |
|
2717 |
3.5 |
$17,250
|
9 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
2770 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
3½ |
|
2680 |
1.5 |
$11,750
|
10 |
Richárd Rapport (HUN) |
2776 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
3½ |
|
2679 |
1.5 |
$11,750
|
Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from 17–24 May 2022.
- Final standings
2022 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, 19–23 May 2022, Warsaw, Poland
|
Player |
Rapid |
Blitz |
Total |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) |
12 |
12 |
24 |
WC (13) |
$40,000
|
T-2 |
Levon Aronian (USA) |
10 |
13½ |
23½ |
9 |
$27,500
|
T-2 |
Viswanathan Anand (IND) |
14 |
9½ |
23½ |
WC (9) |
$27,500
|
4 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
9 |
14 |
23 |
7 |
$20,000
|
5 |
Wesley So (USA) |
11 |
9½ |
20½ |
6 |
$15,000
|
6 |
Richard Rapport (HUN) |
13 |
6½ |
19½ |
5 |
$11,000
|
7 |
Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) |
7 |
6½ |
13½ |
WC (4) |
$10,000
|
8 |
Anton Korobov (UKR) |
5 |
7½ |
12½ |
WC (3) |
$9,000
|
9 |
Kirill Shevchenko (UKR) |
7 |
4½ |
11½ |
WC (2) |
$8,000
|
10 |
IM David Gavrilescu (ROU) |
2 |
6½ |
8½ |
WC (1) |
$7,000
|
2022 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Blitz, 22–23 May 2022, Warsaw, Poland[4]
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points
|
1 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
2744 |
Does not appear |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
1 ½ |
1 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
1 0 |
1 1 |
1 0 |
14
|
2 |
Levon Aronian (USA) |
2773 |
½ ½ |
Does not appear |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
½ 1 |
1 ½ |
1 1 |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
1 1 |
13½
|
3 |
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) |
2760 |
½ 0 |
½ ½ |
Does not appear |
0 1 |
0 1 |
1 0 |
½ 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
12
|
4 |
Viswanathan Anand (IND) |
2758 |
0 ½ |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
Does not appear |
1 ½ |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
½ 1 |
0 ½ |
1 1 |
9½
|
5 |
Wesley So (USA) |
2814 |
0 0 |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
0 ½ |
Does not appear |
1 1 |
1 1 |
0 ½ |
½ 1 |
1 ½ |
9½
|
6 |
Anton Korobov (UKR) |
2650 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
0 1 |
½ 1 |
0 0 |
Does not appear |
0 1 |
½ 1 |
0 1 |
0 1 |
7½
|
7 |
Richárd Rapport (HUN) |
2646 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
½ 0 |
½ 0 |
0 0 |
1 0 |
Does not appear |
0 1 |
1 1 |
½ 1 |
6½
|
8 |
Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) |
2610 |
0 1 |
0 ½ |
0 0 |
½ 0 |
1 ½ |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
Does not appear |
½ 0 |
½ ½ |
6½
|
9 |
IM David Gavrilescu (ROU) |
2367 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
0 0 |
1 ½ |
½ 0 |
1 0 |
0 0 |
½ 1 |
Does not appear |
½ 1 |
6½
|
10 |
Kirill Shevchenko (UKR) |
2624 |
0 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
1 0 |
½ 0 |
½ ½ |
½ 0 |
Does not appear |
4½
|
SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 18–25 July 2022.
2022 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, 20–24 July 2022, Zagreb, Croatia
|
Player |
Rapid |
Blitz |
Total |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Magnus Carlsen (NOR) |
11 |
11½ |
22½ |
WC (13) |
$40,000
|
T-2 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
10 |
12 |
22 |
9 |
$27,500
|
T-2 |
Alireza Firouzja (FRA) |
11 |
11 |
22 |
9 |
$27,500
|
T-4 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) |
9 |
12 |
21 |
6.5 |
$17,500
|
T-4 |
Wesley So (USA) |
11 |
10 |
21 |
6.5 |
$17,500
|
6 |
Jorden van Foreest (NED) |
12 |
7 |
19 |
WC (5) |
$11,000
|
T-7 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
8 |
7 |
15 |
3.5 |
$9,500
|
T-7 |
Leinier Domínguez (USA) |
7 |
8 |
15 |
3.5 |
$9,500
|
9 |
Veselin Topalov (BUL) |
5 |
7 |
12 |
WC (2) |
$8,000
|
10 |
Ivan Šarić (CRO) |
6 |
4½ |
10½ |
WC (1) |
$7,000
|
2022 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Blitz, 23–24 July 2022, Zagreb, Croatia
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points
|
1 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
2784 |
Does not appear |
0 1 |
0 ½ |
½ 1 |
½ ½ |
1 1 |
1 1 |
0 1 |
0 1 |
1 1 |
12
|
2 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) |
2740 |
1 0 |
Does not appear |
0 0 |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
1 1 |
1 ½ |
½ 1 |
1 1 |
1 1 |
12
|
3 |
Magnus Carlsen (NOR) |
2828 |
1 ½ |
1 1 |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
0 ½ |
0 ½ |
1 ½ |
1 ½ |
1 1 |
1 0 |
11½
|
4 |
Alireza Firouzja (FRA) |
2791 |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
½ 1 |
0 1 |
½ ½ |
½ 1 |
1 1 |
0 1 |
11
|
5 |
Wesley So (USA) |
2763 |
½ ½ |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
½ 0 |
Does not appear |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
1 1 |
0 ½ |
1 1 |
10
|
6 |
Leinier Domínguez (USA) |
2729 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
1 ½ |
1 0 |
½ 1 |
Does not appear |
½ 0 |
1 ½ |
½ 0 |
1 ½ |
8
|
7 |
Veselin Topalov (BUL) |
2667 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
0 ½ |
½ ½ |
½ 0 |
½ 1 |
Does not appear |
1 0 |
1 1 |
0 0 |
7
|
8 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
2778 |
1 0 |
½ 0 |
0 ½ |
½ 0 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
0 1 |
Does not appear |
½ ½ |
1 1 |
7
|
9 |
Jorden van Foreest (NED) |
2609 |
1 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
1 ½ |
½ 1 |
0 0 |
½ ½ |
Does not appear |
1 1 |
7
|
10 |
Ivan Šarić (CRO) |
2550 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 1 |
1 0 |
0 0 |
0 ½ |
1 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
Does not appear |
4½
|
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
2022 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, 26–30 August 2022, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
Player |
Rapid |
Blitz |
Total |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Alireza Firouzja (FRA) |
11 |
15 |
26 |
13 |
$40,000
|
2 |
Hikaru Nakamura (USA) |
7 |
14 |
21 |
WC (10) |
$30,000
|
T-3 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
8 |
11 |
19 |
7.5 |
$22,500
|
T-3 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
11 |
8 |
19 |
7.5 |
$22,500
|
5 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) |
9 |
9 |
18 |
6 |
$15,000
|
6 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
9 |
8½ |
17½ |
5 |
$11,000
|
T-7 |
Levon Aronian (USA) |
8 |
9 |
17 |
3.5 |
$9,500
|
T-7 |
Jeffery Xiong (USA) |
9 |
8 |
17 |
WC (3.5) |
$9,500
|
9 |
Sam Shankland (USA) |
10 |
3½ |
13½ |
WC (2) |
$8,000
|
10 |
Leinier Domínguez (USA) |
8 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
$7,000
|
Sinquefield Cup
The final leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States from 2–11 September 2022.
2022 GCT Sinquefield Cup, 2–11 September Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Category XXI (2766.6)
|
Player |
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Points |
TB |
TPR |
Tour Points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Alireza Firouzja (FRA) |
2778 |
Does not appear |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
– |
5 |
1½ |
2844 |
11 |
$87,500
|
2 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) |
2792 |
1 |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
5 |
½ |
2804 |
11 |
$77,500
|
3 |
Wesley So (USA) |
2771 |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
– |
4½ |
|
2799 |
7.5 |
$40,000
|
4 |
Fabiano Caruana (USA) |
2758 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
– |
4½ |
|
2801 |
7.5 |
$40,000
|
5 |
Leinier Domínguez (USA) |
2745 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
– |
4 |
|
2758 |
6 |
$26,000
|
6 |
Hans Niemann (USA) |
2688 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
Does not appear |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
3½ |
|
2775 |
WC (4.5) |
$19,750
|
7 |
Levon Aronian (USA) |
2759 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
1 |
½ |
½ |
3½ |
|
2727 |
4.5 |
$19,750
|
8 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) |
2757 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
Does not appear |
½ |
– |
3 |
|
2665 |
2.5 |
$14,500
|
9 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
2757 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
Does not appear |
– |
3 |
|
2665 |
2.5 |
$14,500
|
10 |
Magnus Carlsen (NOR) |
2861 |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
0 |
½ |
– |
– |
Does not appear |
– |
|
2746 |
– |
–
|
Tour Standings
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
|
Player
|
ROU
|
POL
|
CRO
|
STL
|
SIN
|
Total points |
Prize money
|
1 |
Alireza Firouzja (France)
|
3.5 |
— |
9 |
13 |
11 |
36.5 |
$272,250
|
2 |
Wesley So (United States)
|
10 |
6 |
6.5 |
— |
7.5 |
30 |
$190,167
|
3 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
|
10 |
— |
9 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
29 |
$165,167
|
4 |
Fabiano Caruana (United States)
|
6 |
7 |
— |
7.5 |
7.5 |
28 |
$108,833
|
5 |
Levon Aronian (United States)
|
10 |
9 |
— |
3.5 |
4.5 |
27 |
$124,417
|
6 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)[a]
|
3.5 |
— |
6.5 |
6 |
11 |
27 |
$127,250
|
7 |
Leinier Domínguez (United States)
|
6 |
— |
3.5 |
1 |
6 |
16.5 |
$68,833
|
8 |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
|
1.5 |
— |
3.5 |
5 |
2.5 |
12.5 |
$46,750
|
9 |
Richárd Rapport (Hungary)
|
1.5 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
6.5 |
$22,750
|
|
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
|
— |
— |
13 |
— |
w/d |
13 |
$40,000
|
|
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)
|
— |
13 |
— |
— |
— |
13 |
$40,000
|
|
Hikaru Nakamura (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
10 |
— |
10 |
$30,000
|
|
Viswanathan Anand (India)
|
— |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
$27,500
|
|
Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania)
|
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6 |
$26,333
|
|
Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)
|
— |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
5 |
$11,000
|
|
Hans Niemann (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
4.5 |
4.5 |
$19,750
|
|
Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland)
|
— |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
$10,000
|
|
Jeffery Xiong (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
3.5 |
— |
3.5 |
$9,500
|
|
Anton Korobov (Ukraine)
|
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
$9,000
|
|
Kirill Shevchenko (Ukraine)
|
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
$8,000
|
|
Sam Shankland (United States)
|
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
$8,000
|
|
Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)
|
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
2 |
$8,000
|
|
IM David Gavrilescu (Romania)
|
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
$7,000
|
|
Ivan Šarić (Croatia)
|
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
$7,000
|