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.
| 2022 | |
 2022 Grand Chess Tour winner Alireza Firouzja. | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May–13 September 2022 |
| Host(s) | Bucharest Warsaw Zagreb St. Louis |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Alireza Firouzja |
| Runner-up |  Wesley So |
| 3rd place | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most tournament titles | Alireza Firouzja (2) |
| Prize money leader | Alireza Firouzja ($272,250) |
| Points leader | Alireza Firouzja (36.5) |
Format
editThe 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
editThe 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]
| Player | Country | FIDE Rating (January 2022) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley So | 2772 | |
| 2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2761 | |
| 3 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2767 | |
| 4 | Alireza Firouzja | 2804 | |
| 5 | Fabiano Caruana | 2792 | |
| 6 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2773 | |
| 7 | Levon Aronian | 2772 | |
| 8 | Richárd Rapport | 2763 | |
| 9 | Leinier Domínguez | 2752 |
Schedule
edit| Dates | Tournament Name | Host city |
|---|---|---|
| May 3–15, 2022 | Superbet Chess Classic | |
| May 17–24, 2022 | Superbet Rapid & Blitz | |
| July 18–25, 2022 | SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz | |
| August 24–31, 2022 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | |
| August 31 – 13 September 2022 | Sinquefield Cup |
Results
edit| Dates | Tournament Name | Winner | Runner-Up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3–15, 2022 | Superbet Chess Classic | – | ||
| May 17–24, 2022 | Poland Rapid & Blitz | – | ||
| July 18–25, 2022 | Croatia Rapid & Blitz | – | ||
| August 24–31, 2022 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | |||
| September 1–12, 2022 | Sinquefield Cup |
Tournaments
editSuperbet Chess Classic
editThe 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 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 2 2843 10 $77,677 2 Wesley So (USA)
2766 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5½ 1 2841 10 $67,677 3 2765 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 0 2841 10 $67,667 4 2753 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 4½ 2762 6 $26,333 5 2786 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½ 2759 6 $26,333 6 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU)
2671 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 2771 WC (6) $26,333 7 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)
2773 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 4 2720 3.5 $17,250 8 2804 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 4 2717 3.5 $17,250 9 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)
2770 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 3½ 2680 1.5 $11,750 10 Richárd Rapport (HUN)
2776 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 3½ 2679 1.5 $11,750
First place playoff Place Player Rapid rating 1 2 3 Score 1 2743 1 1 2 2 2784 0 1 1 3 2751 0 0 0
Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
editThe 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 10 13½ 23½ 9 $27,500 T-2 Viswanathan Anand (IND)
14 9½ 23½ WC (9) $27,500 4 9 14 23 7 $20,000 5 11 9½ 20½ 6 $15,000 6 13 6½ 19½ 5 $11,000 7 7 6½ 13½ WC (4) $10,000 8 Anton Korobov (UKR)
5 7½ 12½ WC (3) $9,000 9 7 4½ 11½ WC (2) $8,000 10 2 6½ 8½ WC (1) $7,000
2022 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Rapid, 19–21 May 2022, Warsaw, Poland Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 2675 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 14 2 2785 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 13 3 2806 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 12 4 2770 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 11 5 2751 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 10 6 2790 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 9 7 2647 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 8 2573 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 7 9 2677 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5 10 2457 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
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 2744 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 14 2 2773 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 13½ 3 2760 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 4 2758 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 9½ 5 2814 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 9½ 6 2650 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 1 7½ 7 2646 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 8 2610 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 6½ 9 2367 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 10 2624 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 4½
SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
editThe 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 10 12 22 9 $27,500 T-2 11 11 22 9 $27,500 T-4 9 12 21 6.5 $17,500 T-4 11 10 21 6.5 $17,500 6 Jorden van Foreest (NED)
12 7 19 WC (5) $11,000 T-7 8 7 15 3.5 $9,500 T-7 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 – Rapid, 20–22 July 2022, Zagreb, Croatia Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 2645 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 12 2 2847 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 11 3 2670 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 11 4 2779 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 11 5 2764 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 10 6 2821 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 9 7 2699 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 8 8 2729 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 9 2645 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 6 10 2627 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5
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 2784 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 12 2 2740 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12 3 2828 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 11½ 4 2791 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 11 5 2763 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 10 6 2729 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 8 7 2667 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 8 2778 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 9 2609 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 7 10 2550 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 0 0 4½
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
edit2022 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, 26–30 August 2022, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Player Rapid Blitz Total Tour Points Prize money 1 11 15 26 13 $40,000 2 7 14 21 WC (10) $30,000 T-3 8 11 19 7.5 $22,500 T-3 11 8 19 7.5 $22,500 5 9 9 18 6 $15,000 6 9 8½ 17½ 5 $11,000 T-7 8 9 17 3.5 $9,500 T-7 9 8 17 WC (3.5) $9,500 9 10 3½ 13½ WC (2) $8,000 10 8 4 12 1 $7,000
2022 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 26–28 August 2022, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 2704 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 11 2 2763 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 11 3 2616 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 10 4 2795 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 9 5 2695 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 9 6 2725 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 9 7 2766 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 8 8 2728 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 9 2705 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 8 10 2836 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 7
2022 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 29–30 August 2022, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 2795 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 15 2 2850 ½ 0 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 3 2847 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 11 4 2850 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 9 5 2791 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 9 6 2710 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 7 2714 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 8 8 2812 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 8 9 2714 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 4 10 2645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½
Sinquefield Cup
editThe 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 2778 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 – 5 1½ 2844 11 $87,500 2 2792 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 05 ½ 2804 11 $77,500 3 2771 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ – 4½ 2799 7.5 $40,000 4 2758 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ – 4½ 2801 7.5 $40,000 5 2745 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ – 4 2758 6 $26,000 6 2688 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 13½ 2775 WC (4.5) $19,750 7 2759 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½3½ 2727 4.5 $19,750 8 2757 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ – 3 2665 2.5 $14,500 9 2757 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ – 3 2665 2.5 $14,500 10 2861 – 1– – – 0½– – – 2746 – –
First place playoff Place Player Rapid rating Rapid Score 1 2732 ½ 1 1½ 2 2779 ½ 0 ½
- Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the tournament after Round 3. All his game results got annulled. See Carlsen–Niemann controversy.
Tour Standings
editThe wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
| Player | ROU | POL | CRO | STL | SIN | Total points |
Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.5 | — | 9 | 13 | 11 | 36.5 | $272,250 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 6.5 | — | 7.5 | 30 | $190,167 | |
| 3 | 10 | — | 9 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 29 | $165,167 | |
| 4 | 6 | 7 | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | 28 | $108,833 | |
| T-5 | 10 | 9 | — | 3.5 | 4.5 | 27 | $124,417 | |
| T-5 | 3.5 | — | 6.5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | $127,250 | |
| 7 | 6 | — | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 16.5 | $68,833 | |
| 8 | 1.5 | — | 3.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 12.5 | $46,750 | |
| 9 | 1.5 | 5 | — | — | — | 6.5 | $22,750 | |
| — | — | 13 | — | w/d | 13 | $40,000 | ||
| — | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | $40,000 | ||
| — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | $30,000 | ||
| — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | $27,500 | ||
| 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | $26,333 | ||
| — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | $11,000 | ||
| — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | $19,750 | ||
| — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | $10,000 | ||
| — | — | — | 3.5 | — | 3.5 | $9,500 | ||
| — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | $9,000 | ||
| — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | $8,000 | ||
| — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | $8,000 | ||
| — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | $8,000 | ||
| — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | $7,000 | ||
| — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | $7,000 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag due to FIDE banning Russian and Belarusian flags from FIDE-rated events in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
- ^ Rapport had withdrawn from both St. Louis events due to COVID-19 restrictions in the United States and was replaced by Jeffery Xiong and Hans Niemann respectively.
References
edit- ^ "2022 Grand Chess Tour".
- ^ "2022 GCT Tour Regulations" (PDF).
- ^ "Full Tour Participants Confirmed For The 2022 Grand Chess Tour And Total Prize Fund Increased To $1.4 Million Across All Five Tournaments". March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Standings | Grand Chess Tour". grandchesstour.org. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, 28 February 2022