2021 in chess
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The 2021 chess calendar was again disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but major events that have taken place included the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, won by Jorden van Foreest. The Candidates Tournament 2020–21, disrupted by the pandemic, concluded on April 27, 2021. It was won by Ian Nepomniachtchi, who will now face Magnus Carlsen for the title of Chess world champion.[1]
2021 tournaments
This is a list of significant 2021 chess tournaments:
Supertournaments
| Tournament | System | Dates | Players (2700+) | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 | Round robin | 15–31 January | 14 (8) |  Jorden van Foreest |
Anish Giri |
 Andrey Esipenko
|
| Champions Chess Tour Opera Euro Rapid 2021 | 6–14
February |
16 (14) |  Wesley So
|
 Magnus Carlsen
|
 Teimour Radjabov
| |
| Champions Chess Tour Magnus Carlsen Invitational | 13–21 March | 16 (12) | Anish Giri
|
Ian Nepomniachtchi
|
Magnus Carlsen
| |
| 2020–2021 Candidates Tournament | Double round robin | 17–25 March 2020 and 19–27 April | 8 (7) | Ian Nepomniachtchi
|
 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
Anish Giri
|
| Champions Chess Tour New In Chess Classic | Single round robin | 24 April – 2 May | 16 (12) | Magnus Carlsen
|
Hikaru Nakamura
|
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
| Grand Chess Tour Superbet Chess Classic Romania | Single round robin | 3 June – 15 June | 10 (8) | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
Wesley So
|
Alexander Grischuk
|
| Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid & Blitz | Triple Round Robin | 16 June – 23 June | 11 (10) | Wesley So
|
Ian Nepomniachtchi
|
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
| Chess World Cup 2021 | Single-elimination tournament | 12 July – 6 August | 206 (25) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Women's Chess World Cup 2021 | Single-elimination tournament | 12 July – 3 August | 103 (-) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| World Chess Championship 2021 | Best-of-14 match, with tie breaks | 24 November – 16 December | 2 | TBD | TBD | - |
Deaths
- January 14 — Yrjö Rantanen[2]
- January 15 — Gildardo García[3]
- January 18 — Lubomir Kavalek[4]
- July 1 — Yury Dokhoian[5]
References
- ^ "Candidates Tournament 2020-2021: A happy and tired winner". Chess News. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Suurmestari Yrjö Rantanen on kuollut". Suomen Shakkiliitto (in Finnish). 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2021-01-15). "Luto en el ajedrez colombiano: muere el Gran Maestro Gildardo García". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Langer, Emily. "Lubomir Kavalek, international chess grandmaster, dies at 77". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Yuri Dokhoian passes away".
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