FIDE Grand Prix 2022
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Chess |
Location | Berlin Belgrade[1] |
Dates | February 2022– April 2022 |
Administrator | FIDE |
Tournament format(s) | Series of Single-elimination tournaments |
The FIDE Grand Prix 2022 is a series of three chess tournaments to be played between 3 February and 4 April 2022 in Berlin, Germany and Belgrade, Serbia.[2][1] The top two finishers qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2022,[3] which is the final qualification stage for the World Chess Championship 2023.
Organization
Due to the travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, all three tournaments were initially to be played in a single city instead of playing in various cities as in previous editions.
The series is organized by World Chess. The company has chosen Berlin to host most of the series following a popular vote.[4]
Players
Twenty-four players originally qualified for the Grand Prix:[5]
- The players who placed third to eighth at the Chess World Cup 2021, who were not World Champion or already qualified for the Candidates. Five out of a possible six players qualified in this way, because World Champion Magnus Carlsen placed third in the World Cup.
- The players who placed third to eighth in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021, who were not World Champion, or already qualified for the Candidates or Grand Prix. Six players qualified in this way.
- Hikaru Nakamura, nominee of the FIDE president.[6]
- Daniil Dubov, organizer's nominee.[7]
- The remaining places were filled by the top players in the December 2021 rating list,[8] so long as they had participated in the FIDE World Cup 2021, or played at least nine games which counted in the FIDE rating lists from February to December 2021[a]. With 13 players qualifying by the other methods, 11 players qualified in this way.
- On February 1, it was announced that Ding Liren and Dmitry Andreikin would not compete in the first tournament as originally scheduled, and they would be replaced, in the first tournament only, by Andrey Esipenko and Radoslaw Wojtaszek. Therefore Ding, Andreikin, Esipenko and Wojtaszek each only play one tournament instead of two.[9] The replacements are eligible to qualify for the Candidates.[5]
The table below shows the players who qualified for the Grand Prix:[1]
Seeding | Name | Qualifying method | Rating (Dec 2021) |
World rank |
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1 | Ding Liren | Rating list (3rd) | 2799 | 3 |
2 | Levon Aronian | Rating list (6th) | 2772 | 6 |
3 | Anish Giri | Rating list (7th) | 2772 | 7 |
4 | Wesley So | Rating list (8th) | 2772 | 8 |
5 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Rating list (9th) | 2767 | 9 |
6 | Alexander Grischuk | Rating list (10th) | 2764 | 10 |
7 | Richárd Rapport | Rating list (11th) | 2763 | 11 |
8 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Grand Swiss (6th) | 2761 | 12 |
9 | Leinier Domínguez | Rating list (15th) | 2752 | 15 |
10 | Hikaru Nakamura | Presidential nominee | 2736 | – |
11 | Nikita Vitiugov | Rating list (19th) | 2731 | 19 |
12 | Vidit Gujrathi | World Cup (5th-8th) | 2727 | 22 |
13 | Dmitry Andreikin | Rating list (23rd) | 2724 | 23 |
14 | Daniil Dubov | Organizer's nominee | 2720 | 24 |
15 | Pentala Harikrishna | Rating list (25th)[b] | 2717 | 25 |
- | Andrey Esipenko | Presidential nominee[c] | 2714 | 26 |
16 | Yu Yangyi | Grand Swiss (4th) | 2713 | 27 |
17 | Sam Shankland | World Cup (5th-8th) | 2708 | 29 |
18 | Alexei Shirov | Grand Swiss (8th) | 2704 | 31 |
19 | Vladimir Fedoseev | World Cup (4th) | 2704 | 32 |
- | Radosław Wojtaszek | Presidential nominee[d] | 2686 | 45 |
20 | Alexandr Predke | Grand Swiss (7th) | 2682 | 52 |
21 | Grigoriy Oparin | Grand Swiss (3rd) | 2681 | 55 |
22 | Vincent Keymer | Grand Swiss (5th) | 2664 | 74 |
23 | Amin Tabatabaei | World Cup (5th-8th) | 2643 | 108 |
24 | Étienne Bacrot | World Cup (5th-8th) | 2642 | 111 |
Format
Each player will play in two out of three of the tournaments. Each tournament will have 16 players, and have a two-stage format.[5]
In the first stage, the players are divided into four pools of four, and the players in each pool play a double round-robin mini-tournament. The four winners of the pools progress to the second stage.
In the second stage, the four pool winners play a knock-out tournament, consisting of semi-finals and a final. Both the semi-finals and final will consist of 2 regular time limit games, plus tie-breaks if required.
The time control for regular games is 90 minutes, plus an increment of 30 seconds per move from 1, plus an extra 30 minutes after move 40.
Players receive Grand Prix points according to their finishing position in each tournament. The two players with the most Grand Prix points qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2022.
Tie-breaks
In the pool stage, if there is a tie for first, the tied players play tie-breaks.
In the knockout stage, tie-breaks are played if the match is tied after the 2 regular time limit games.
In both stages, two-way or three-way tie-breaks take the following format:
- Players play two rapid chess games at 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. In the case of a three-way tie, a single round-robin is played.
- If players are still tied, they play two blitz chess games at 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move. In the case of a three-way tie, a single round-robin is played.
- If players are still tied, a single armageddon chess game is played to decide the winner, in which black is declared the winner if the game is drawn. The time limit is 5 minutes for white, 4 minutes for black, and a 2 second per move increment from move 61. In the case of a three-way tie, lots are drawn to determine the players, and the loser of the lot shares second place with the loser of the Armageddon game.
In the case of a four-way tie, the players are divided into pairs and each pair plays a two-player tie-break by the above method. The two tie-break winners then play a tie-break by the above method, while the losers share third and fourth place in the pool.
Grand Prix points
Grand Prix points will be awarded as follows:[5]
Round | Grand Prix points |
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Winner | 13 |
Runner-Up | 10 |
Semi-final loser | 7 |
2nd in pool | 4 |
3rd in pool | 2 |
4th in pool | 0 |
In other words, the top three players in each pool earn 7, 4, and 2 points, respectively, and 3 additional points are awarded for winning a semifinal or final.
The grand prix points for pool placings take into account tie-breaks played to determine first place. Players tied for other places, or still tied after tie-breaks, share grand prix points.
If players finish tied on Grand Prix points, then the following tie-breaks are applied, in order:
- number of tournament first-place finishes;
- number of tournament second-place finishes;
- number of points scored in regular time limit games;
- number of wins in regular time limit games;
- drawing of lots.
Prize money
The prize money for each event is €150,000 which will be awarded as follows:[5]
Round | Prize money |
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Winner | €24,000 |
Runner-Up | €18,000 |
Semi-finals losers | €12,000 |
2nd in pools | €9,000 |
3rd in pools | €7,000 |
4th in pools | €5,000 |
In other words, each player receives €5,000, Grand Prix points earned in the pool are worth an additional €1,000, and Grand Prix points earned in a semi-final or final are worth an additional €2,000.
Tournament 1 - Berlin, Germany
The first tournament is being held in Berlin, Germany from February 4th to 17th.[10] Due to health and visa issues, Dmitry Andreikin and Ding Liren were replaced with Andrey Esipenko and Radoslaw Wojtaszek, respectively.[9]
Round-robin stage
The double round-robin stage is taking place from February 4 to February 11:
Date | Round |
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February 4 | Round 1 |
February 5 | Round 2 |
February 6 | Round 3 |
February 7 | Round 4 |
February 8 | Rest day |
February 9 | Round 5 |
February 10 | Round 6 |
February 11 | Tie-breaks |
Pool A
Rank Player Rating
December 2021NAK ESI GRI BAC Total Points 1 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2736 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4 2 Andrey Esipenko (RUS) 2714 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 3.5 3 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2764 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 2 4 Étienne Bacrot (FRA) 2642 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1.5
Pool B
Rank Player Rating
December 2021WOJ FED RAP OPA Total Points 1 Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) 2686 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 3.5 2 Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) 2704 ½ ½ 0 1 1 3 3 Richárd Rapport (HUN) 2763 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 2.5 4 Grigoriy Oparin (RUS) 2681 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 2
Pool C
Rank Player Rating
December 2021ARO GUJ DUB KEY Total Points 1 Levon Aronian (USA) 2772 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4.5 =2 Vidit Gujrathi (IND) 2727 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 2.5 =2 Daniil Dubov (RUS) 2720 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 3 4 Vincent Keymer (GER) 2664 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1
Pool D
Rank Player Rating
December 2021WSO DOM HAR SHI Total Points =1 Wesley So (USA) 2772 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 4 =1 Leinier Domínguez (USA) 2752 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 4 3 Pentala Harikrishna (IND) 2717 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 2.5 4 Alexei Shirov (ESP) 2704 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1.5
Knockout stage
Semi-finals (February 12–14) | Final (February 15–17) | ||||||||
10 | Hikaru Nakamura | ||||||||
— | Winner of Pool B | ||||||||
— | Winner of Semi-final 1 | ||||||||
— | Winner of Semi-final 2 | ||||||||
2 | Levon Aronian | ||||||||
— | Winner of Pool D |
Semi-final 1
Seed Name Dec 2021 rating 1 2 Tiebreaks Total Points 10 Hikaru Nakamura 2736 — Winner of Pool B —
Semi-final 2
Seed Name Dec 2021 rating 1 2 Tiebreaks Total Points 2 Levon Aronian 2772 — Winner of Pool D —
Final
Seed Name Dec 2021 rating 1 2 Tiebreaks Total Points — Winner of Semi-final 1 — — Winner of Semi-final 2 —
Grand Prix standings
The following table shows the overall Grand Prix standings, including points the players are scoring in the ongoing tournament. The symbol ⩾ indicates that the player is scoring at least that many points in the ongoing tournament but still has the opportunity to score more. An entry without this symbol in a tournament column indicates the final number of points the player scored in that tournament. The top two players qualify for the Candidates Tournament. Tie-breaks, in order, are: tournament first places (TF), tournament second places (TS), game points (GP), and game wins (GW).
Rank | Player | Berlin | Belgrade | Berlin | Total GP points |
TF | TS | GP | GW | Prize money |
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1 | Levon Aronian (USA) | ⩾7 | 7 | 4.5 | 3 | €12,000 | ||||
2 | Hikaru Nakamura (USA) | ⩾7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | €12,000 | ||||
3 | Leinier Domínguez (USA) | 4 | 3 | |||||||
4 | Wesley So (USA) | 4 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Andrey Esipenko (RUS) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2 | €9,000 | ||
6 | Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) | 3.5 | 1 | |||||||
7 | Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) | 3 | 2 | |||||||
8 | Daniil Dubov (RUS) | 3 | 1 | |||||||
=9 | Richárd Rapport (HUN) | 2.5 | 1 | |||||||
Vidit Gujrathi (IND) | 2.5 | 1 | ||||||||
11 | Pentala Harikrishna (IND) | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | €7,000 | ||||
=12 | Alexander Grischuk (RUS) | 2 | 0 | |||||||
Grigoriy Oparin (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | €5,000 | |||||
=14 | Étienne Bacrot (FRA) | 1.5 | 0 | |||||||
Alexei Shirov (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | €5,000 | |||||
16 | Vincent Keymer (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | €5,000 | ||||
=17 | Ding Liren (CHN) | |||||||||
Anish Giri (NED) | ||||||||||
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) | ||||||||||
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | ||||||||||
Nikita Vitiugov (RUS) | ||||||||||
Dmitry Andreikin (RUS) | ||||||||||
Yu Yangyi (CHN) | ||||||||||
Sam Shankland (USA) | ||||||||||
Alexandr Predke (RUS) | ||||||||||
Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) |
Standings table legend | |||||||||||||
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Players | Results | ||||||||||||
Qualified for the Candidates | Can not qualify for the Candidates | Did not participate | Eliminated in group stage | Lost in the semi-finals | Runner-up | Winner |
References
- ^ Anand, Wang, and Topalov were not eligible because of inactivity.
- ^ Replacement for Wei Yi
- ^ Replacement for Dmitry Andreikin
- ^ Replacement for Ding Liren
- ^ a b c Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter. "2022 FIDE Grand Prix To Start February 3". Chess.com.
- ^ Berlin wins popular vote; will host the Grand Prix Series and other events in 2022, FIDE, 12 August 2021
- ^ 2022 FIDE Grand Prix Series Announced, FIDE, 17 June 2021
- ^ "Berlin Wins Popular Vote; Will Host the Next Grand Prix Series and Other Events in 2022". worldchess.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ a b c d e Regulations for the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022, FIDE, June 2021
- ^ Hikaru Nakamura is granted wild card to FIDE Grand Prix, FIDE, 20 December 2021
- ^ World Chess Nominates Daniil Dubov to the Grand Prix Series; Fears Mild Outrage from Nepo’s Fans, World Chess
- ^ Top 100 Players December 2021 - Archive, FIDE, 1 December 2021
- ^ a b FIDE Grand Prix 2022: Ding and Andreikin replaced by Esipenko and Wojtaszek, FIDE, 1 February 2022
- ^ Groups for First Leg of FIDE Grand Prix 2022 announced, FIDE, 21 January 2022