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Candidates Tournament 2022
VenuePalace of Santoña[1]
LocationMadrid, Spain
Dates16 June – 5 July 2022
Competitors8
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The 2022 Candidates Tournament is an upcoming eight-player chess tournament, with the winner qualifying for the challenger's spot against the defending champion Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship 2023.

The tournament is scheduled to take place at the Palace of Santoña in Madrid, Spain from June 16 to July 5, 2022,[2] with the World Championship to follow in early 2023.[3] As with every Candidates tournament since 2013, it will be a double round-robin tournament.[4] The eight qualifiers are Ian Nepomniachtchi, Teimour Radjabov, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Richard Rapport, and either Sergey Karjakin or Ding Liren. Karjakin originally qualified as the runner-up of the Chess World Cup 2021, but he was disqualified by FIDE for publicly supporting the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. The Chess Federation of Russia is appealing FIDE's decision. If the appeal is unsuccessful, Ding Liren will play instead.

Participants

The qualifiers for the Candidates Tournament currently are:[5][6]

  • Age, rating and world ranking as of May 2022.
Player Age Rating World rank Qualification method
FIDE Ian Nepomniachtchi[a] 31 2773 6 2021 World Championship runner-up
Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov 35 2753 13 Candidate nominated by FIDE
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda 24 2750 16 Chess World Cup 2021 winner[b]
FIDE Sergey Karjakin[a] (Disqualified) 32 2747 17 Chess World Cup 2021 runner-up
France Alireza Firouzja 19 2804 3 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 winner
United States Fabiano Caruana 29 2786 4 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 runner-up
United States Hikaru Nakamura 34 2760 11 FIDE Grand Prix 2022 winner[c]
Hungary Richárd Rapport 26 2776 5 FIDE Grand Prix 2022 runner-up
China Ding Liren (replacement for Karjakin) 29 2806 2 Highest rating for May 2022

Qualification of Radjabov

Radjabov had qualified for the previous Candidates Tournament as the winner of 2019 Chess World Cup, but withdrew after his request to postpone the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic was refused.[8] With the postponement of the 2020 Candidates Tournament at the halfway point due to the pandemic until its resumption in 2021, Radjabov called for his reinstatement into that tournament.[9] FIDE decided that it was appropriate to instead give Radjabov a direct entry into the 2022 Candidates.[10]

Disqualification of Karjakin

On March 21, 2022, the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission ruled that Sergey Karjakin breached Article 2.2.10 of the FIDE Code of Ethics, after publicly expressing support for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As a result, Karjakin was banned from playing in any official FIDE-related tournaments for a period of six months,[11] making him unable to participate in the 2022 Candidates Tournament.[12]

Karjakin had 21 days to appeal.[11] Although he said he did not see any point in making an appeal,[13] the Chess Federation of Russia almost immediately announced that it was filing an appeal on his behalf.[14] The appeal means that the decision to ban him will be reviewed by FIDE.[11][15] On May 6, the Appeal Chamber of the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission announced its decision to dismiss Karjakin's appeal.[16]

Qualifier by rating

Originally, no player would have qualified by rating.[17] However, the rules state that should Karjakin's disqualification be upheld, the highest rated player in the May 2022 rating list who has also played at least 30 games rated in the rating lists from June 2021 to May 2022 will be invited as a replacement.[4]

In the April 2022 rating list,[18] the leading player (who was not world champion or already qualified) was Ding Liren with a rating of 2799, but he had only played 4 games rated in the rating lists from June 2021 to April 2022,[13] due to difficulties in travelling during the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] He therefore needed to play at least 26 games in March and April for the May 2022 rating list in order to be eligible. The Chinese Chess Association organized three different events for Ding to play,[20] allowing Ding to meet the minimum games requirement, and he also moved up to #2 in the rating list.[21] Thus, if Karjakin's appeal is unsuccessful, Ding Liren will qualify for the Candidates Tournament.[22]

Organization

The tournament is an eight-player, double round-robin tournament, meaning there are 14 rounds with each player facing the others twice: once with the black pieces and once with the white pieces. The tournament winner qualifies to play Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship in 2023. If Carlsen decides not to play, and if the match has the same conditions as the 2021 match, then the top two finishers in the 2022 Candidates will play a match for the World Championship.[23][24]

Regulations

The time control is 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment per move starting from move 1.

If there is a tie for first place, tie-breaks take the following format:[4]

  • Players play two rapid chess games at 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. In the case of a three-way to six-way tie, a single round-robin is played. If seven or eight players are tied, a single round-robin is played with a time limit of 10 minutes plus 5 seconds per move.
  • If any players are still tied for first after the rapid chess games, they play two blitz chess games at 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move. In the case of more than two players tied, a single round-robin is played.
  • If any players are still tied for first after those blitz chess games, the remaining players play a knock-out blitz tournament at the same time control. In each mini-match of the knock-out tournament, the first player to win a game wins the mini-match.

This is a change from previous candidates tournaments from 2013 to 2021, which used tie-breaks based on players' results in the tournament (such as results of head-to-head games between tied players, and number of wins).

Ties for places other than first are broken by, in order: (1) Sonneborn–Berger score; (2) total number of wins; (3) head-to-head score among tied players; (4) drawing of lots.

The prize money is €48,000 for first place, €36,000 for second place, and €24,000 for third place (with players on the same number of points sharing prize money, irrespective of tie-breaks), plus €7,000 per point for every player, a total prize pool of €500,000.[4]

Schedule

Players from the same country must play each other in the earlier rounds: rounds 1 and 8 (if only two) and in rounds 1 to 3 and 8 to 10, if there are up to three players from the same federation.[4]

Date[2] Day Event
16 June 2022 Thursday Opening ceremony
17 June 2022 Friday Round 1
18 June 2022 Saturday Round 2
19 June 2022 Sunday Round 3
20 June 2022 Monday Rest day
21 June 2022 Tuesday Round 4
22 June 2022 Wednesday Round 5
23 June 2022 Thursday Round 6
24 June 2022 Friday Rest day
25 June 2022 Saturday Round 7
26 June 2022 Sunday Round 8
27 June 2022 Monday Round 9
28 June 2022 Tuesday Rest day
29 June 2022 Wednesday Round 10
30 June 2022 Thursday Round 11
1 July 2022 Friday Round 12
2 July 2022 Saturday Rest day
3 July 2022 Sunday Round 13
4 July 2022 Monday Round 14
5 July 2022 Tuesday Tie breaks (if required)
Closing ceremony

Results

Results by round

First named player is white. 1–0 indicates a white win, 0–1 indicates a black win, and ½–½ indicates a draw. Numbers in parentheses show players' scores prior to the round. In April 2022, FIDE announced pairings for the tournament[25]

Round 1 – 17 June 2022
Jan-Krzysztof Duda Richárd Rapport –
Ding Liren Ian Nepomniachtchi –
Fabiano Caruana Hikaru Nakamura –
Teimour Radjabov Alireza Firouzja –
Round 2 – 18 June 2022
Richárd Rapport Alireza Firouzja –
Hikaru Nakamura Teimour Radjabov –
Ian Nepomniachtchi Fabiano Caruana –
Jan-Krzysztof Duda Ding Liren –
Round 3 – 19 June 2022
Ding Liren Richárd Rapport –
Fabiano Caruana Jan-Krzysztof Duda –
Teimour Radjabov Ian Nepomniachtchi –
Alireza Firouzja Hikaru Nakamura –
Round 4 – 21 June 2022
Richárd Rapport Hikaru Nakamura –
Ian Nepomniachtchi Alireza Firouzja –
Jan-Krzysztof Duda Teimour Radjabov –
Ding Liren Fabiano Caruana –
Round 5 – 22 June 2022
Fabiano Caruana Richárd Rapport –
Teimour Radjabov Ding Liren –
Alireza Firouzja Jan-Krzysztof Duda –
Hikaru Nakamura Ian Nepomniachtchi –
Round 6 – 23 June 2022
Teimour Radjabov Richárd Rapport –
Alireza Firouzja Fabiano Caruana –
Hikaru Nakamura Ding Liren –
Ian Nepomniachtchi Jan-Krzysztof Duda –
Round 7 – 25 June 2022
Richárd Rapport Ian Nepomniachtchi –
Jan-Krzysztof Duda Hikaru Nakamura –
Ding Liren Alireza Firouzja –
Fabiano Caruana Teimour Radjabov –
Round 8 – 26 June 2022
Richárd Rapport Jan-Krzysztof Duda –
Ian Nepomniachtchi Ding Liren –
Hikaru Nakamura Fabiano Caruana –
Alireza Firouzja Teimour Radjabov –
Round 9 – 27 June 2022
Alireza Firouzja Richárd Rapport –
Teimour Radjabov Hikaru Nakamura –
Fabiano Caruana Ian Nepomniachtchi –
Ding Liren Jan-Krzysztof Duda –
Round 10 – 29 June 2022
Richárd Rapport Ding Liren –
Jan-Krzysztof Duda Fabiano Caruana –
Ian Nepomniachtchi Teimour Radjabov –
Hikaru Nakamura Alireza Firouzja –
Round 11 – 30 June 2022
Hikaru Nakamura Richárd Rapport –
Alireza Firouzja Ian Nepomniachtchi –
Teimour Radjabov Jan-Krzysztof Duda –
Fabiano Caruana Ding Liren –
Round 12 – 1 July 2022
Richárd Rapport Fabiano Caruana –
Ding Liren Teimour Radjabov –
Jan-Krzysztof Duda Alireza Firouzja –
Ian Nepomniachtchi Hikaru Nakamura –
Round 13 – 3 July 2022
Ian Nepomniachtchi Richárd Rapport –
Hikaru Nakamura Jan-Krzysztof Duda –
Alireza Firouzja Ding Liren –
Teimour Radjabov Fabiano Caruana –
Round 14 – 4 July 2022
Richárd Rapport Teimour Radjabov –
Fabiano Caruana Alireza Firouzja –
Ding Liren Hikaru Nakamura –
Jan-Krzysztof Duda Ian Nepomniachtchi –

Notes

  1. ^ a b Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag because FIDE banned Russian and Belarusian flags from FIDE-rated events in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
  2. ^ The regulations stated that it would be the top two finishers other than Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi and Radjabov. (And that if all three finished in the top four of the World Cup, then the only World Cup qualifier would be the other player in the top four; and three qualifiers would come from the Grand Prix.) However none of these players reached the World Cup final: Nepomniachtchi and Radjabov elected not to play, and Carlsen lost at the semi-final stage.
  3. ^ The 2021 World Champion was not allowed to take part in the Grand Prix. Other players who had already qualified for the Candidates were required to give up their qualification spot if they took part in the Grand Prix.[5] Thus, all participants in the Grand Prix had not yet qualified for the Candidates.

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Candidates 2022 venue and schedule announced". FIDE. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b FIDE Candidates 2022: Venue and schedule announced, Chessbase, March 28, 2022
  3. ^ Матч на первенство мира по шахматам ФИДЕ 2021. 10 партия., FIDE YouTube channel, December 8, 2021
  4. ^ a b c d e Regulations for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022, (PDF) FIDE
  5. ^ a b FIDE announces qualification paths for Candidates Tournament 2022, FIDE, 25 May 2021
  6. ^ FIDE World Championship Cycle 2021–2023, FIDE, 24 March 2022
  7. ^ FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, 28 February 2022
  8. ^ Radjabov withdraws from Candidates, Vachier-Lagrave to jump in, Chessbase, 6 March 2020
  9. ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (2020-03-27). "Teimour Radjabov: "I should consult a lawyer"". Chess.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  10. ^ Radjabov given controversial spot in 2022 Candidates, chess24, May 25, 2021
  11. ^ a b c FIDE Ethics imposes a six-month ban on Karjakin, FIDE, March 21, 2022
  12. ^ Doggers, Peter (21 March 2022). "Karjakin Banned For 6 Months, Misses Out On Candidates". Chess.com. Retrieved 2022-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ a b Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin banned from chess for 6 months over Ukraine stance, chess24, March 21, 2022
  14. ^ "CFR to Appeal FIDE EDC's Decision to Disqualify Sergey Karjakin". Chess Federation of Russia. 2022-03-21.
  15. ^ "GM Sergey Karjakin is banned for 6 months by FIDE Ethics". World Chess. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  16. ^ "Sergey Karjakin's appeal dismissed". FIDE. May 6, 2022.
  17. ^ Qualification criteria for the Candidates announced, Radjabov gets a spot, Chessbase, May 24, 2021
  18. ^ Top 100 Players April 2022 - Archive, FIDE, April 2022
  19. ^ Barden, Leonard (2022-03-25). "Chess: China's Ding Liren could make unlikely late bid for Candidates place". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  20. ^ Ding Liren Back To World #2, Plans To Reach 30 Rated Games Needed For Candidates, chess.com, 28 March 2022
  21. ^ Top 100 Players May 2022 - Archive, FIDE, May 2022
  22. ^ Ding Liren world no. 2 on May 2022 FIDE rating list, chess24, 3 May 2022
  23. ^ Regulations for the FIDE World Championship Match 2020, FIDE, 2020, archived from https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/FWCM2020.pdf
  24. ^ BREAKING: Carlsen Might Only Defend Title Vs. Firouzja
  25. ^ https://fide.com/news/1716 FIDE Candidates Tournament: Drawings of lots and pairings

See also

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