Candidates Tournament 2022
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| Candidates Tournament 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Palace of Santoña[1] |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Dates | 16 June – 5 July 2022 |
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations |
The 2022 Candidates Tournament is an ongoing eight-player chess tournament to decide the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2023. The tournament is taking 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 is a double round-robin tournament.[4]
The winner is scheduled to play a match against Magnus Carlsen for the World Chess Championship. If Carlsen elects not to play, the top two finishers will play a match for the world championship.[5][6]
The eight qualifiers are Ian Nepomniachtchi, Teimour Radjabov, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Richárd Rapport, and Ding Liren. Sergey Karjakin was originally a qualifier, but was disqualified for breaching the FIDE Code of Ethics after publicly expressing approval for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was replaced by Ding Liren, the highest-rated player who had not yet qualified.
Participants
The qualifiers for the Candidates Tournament currently are:[7][8]
| Qualification method | Player | Age | Rating | World ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (June 2022)[9] | ||||
| 2021 World Championship runner-up |  Ian Nepomniachtchi[a]
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31 | 2766 | 7 |
| Candidate nominated by FIDE |  Teimour Radjabov
|
35 | 2753 | 13 |
| The top two finishers in the Chess World Cup 2021[b] |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (winner)
|
24 | 2750 | 16 |
| |
32 | 2747 | 17 | |
| The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021 |  Alireza Firouzja (winner)
|
19 | 2793 | 3 |
 Fabiano Caruana (runner-up)
|
29 | 2783 | 4 | |
| The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2022[c] | Hikaru Nakamura (winner)
|
34 | 2760 | 11 |
 Richárd Rapport (runner-up)
|
26 | 2764 | 8 | |
| Highest rating for May 2022 |  Ding Liren (replacement for Karjakin)
|
29 | 2806 | 2 |
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.[11] 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.[12] FIDE decided that it was appropriate to instead give Radjabov a direct entry into the 2022 Candidates.[13]
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 he made public comments approving of 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,[14][15] making him unable to participate in the 2022 Candidates Tournament.[16]
Karjakin had 21 days to appeal.[14] Although he said he did not see any point in making an appeal,[17] the Chess Federation of Russia almost immediately announced that it was filing an appeal on his behalf.[18] On May 6, the Appeal Chamber of the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission upheld the decision to dismiss Karjakin's appeal.[19][20] He had the option of a further appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,[20] but it remained unrealized before the Candidates Tournament started.
Qualification of Ding Liren
Originally, no player would have qualified by rating.[21] However, the rules state that should one of the qualified players drop out, 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,[22] 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 of the required 30 games rated in the rating lists from June 2021 to April 2022[17] due to difficulties in traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] 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,[24] allowing Ding to meet the minimum games requirement, during which time he also moved up to #2 in the rating list.[25] After Karjakin's appeal was unsuccessful, Ding Liren qualified for the Candidates Tournament.[26]
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.[5][6]
However, Carlsen said after the previous championship in 2021 that he was lacking motivation, and might not defend his title unless the challenger is Alireza Firouzja, who rose to number two in the world rankings in 2021 at the age of 18.[6] In April 2022, he went further, saying that he is unlikely to play, with no mention of any potential opponent.[27] If Carlsen decides not to play, then the top two finishers in the 2022 Candidates will play a match for the World Championship.[5][6]
Players from the same federation must play each other in the first rounds of each half,[4] to avoid collusion.[28] The players affected in the 2022 Candidates are Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura from the US; they face each other in rounds 1 and 8.
Regulations
The time control is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 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 61. Players get 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
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 €3,500 per half-point for every player, for a total prize pool of €500,000.[4]
Results
Standings
| Rank | Player | Score | SB | Wins | IN | FC | HN | DL | TR | JKD | RR | AF | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)
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7 / 10 | 33 | 4 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana (USA)
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5.5 / 10 | 27.75 | 3 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura (USA)
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5.5 / 10 | 26.25 | 3 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |||||||
| 4 | Ding Liren (CHN)
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5.5 / 10 | 25.25 | 2 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |||||||
| 5 | Teimour Radjabov (AZE)
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4.5 / 10 | 23.25 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |||||||
| 6 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)
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4 / 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | |||||||
| 7 | Richárd Rapport (HUN)
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4 / 10 | 18.5 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA)
|
4 / 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |||||||
Tie-breakers for first place: (1) results in tie-break games for first place;
Tie breakers for non-first place: (1) results in tie-break games for first place, if any; (2) Sonneborn–Berger score (SB); (3) total number of wins; (4) head-to-head score among tied players; (5) drawing of lots.[4]
Note: Numbers in the crosstable in a white background indicate the result playing the respective opponent with the white pieces (black pieces if on a black background).
Points by round
Each player's difference between number of wins and losses after each round is shown. The players with the highest score after each round are marked with a green background. Players with the second-highest score after each round are marked with a blue background (as second place matters if Carlsen refuses to defend his title). The players with no more chance of winning the tournament, in each round, are marked with red background; those with no more chance to win, but with a chance to be second, are marked in orange.
| Rank | Player | Rounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)
|
+1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | ||||
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana (USA)
|
+1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +1 | ||||
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura (USA)
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–1 | =0 | =0 | =0 | =0 | =0 | =0 | +1 | =0 | +1 | ||||
| 4 | Ding Liren (CHN)
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–1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | =0 | +1 | ||||
| 5 | Teimour Radjabov (AZE)
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=0 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –1 | –2 | –2 | –1 | –1 | ||||
| 6 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL)
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=0 | =0 | =0 | =0 | =0 | –1 | –1 | –2 | –3 | –2 | ||||
| 7 | Richárd Rapport (HUN)
|
=0 | =0 | =0 | =0 | =0 | =0 | –1 | =0 | –1 | –2 | ||||
| 8 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA)
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=0 | =0 | =0 | –1 | –1 | –2 | –2 | –2 | –1 | –2 | ||||
Results by round
In April 2022, FIDE announced pairings for the tournament.[29] Tie-breaks, if required, will be played on 5 July.
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. Final column indicates opening played, sourced from The Week in Chess.[30][31]
| Round 1 (17 June 2022) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda | ½–½ | Richárd Rapport | B44 Sicilian Taimanov |
| Ding Liren | 0–1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | A20 English Opening |
| Fabiano Caruana | 1–0 | Hikaru Nakamura | C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Teimour Radjabov | ½–½ | Alireza Firouzja | D37 QGD Vienna |
| Round 2 (18 June 2022) | |||
| Richárd Rapport (½) | ½–½ | Alireza Firouzja (½) | B53 Sicilian Chekhover |
| Hikaru Nakamura (0) | 1–0 | Teimour Radjabov (½) | C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi (1) | ½–½ | Fabiano Caruana (1) | C50 Giuoco Pianissimo |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda (½) | ½–½ | Ding Liren (0) | C53 Giuoco Pianissimo |
| Round 3 (19 June 2022) | |||
| Ding Liren (½) | ½–½ | Richárd Rapport (1) | D86 Grünfeld Simagin |
| Fabiano Caruana (1½) | ½–½ | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1) | B90 Sicilian Najdorf |
| Teimour Radjabov (½) | ½–½ | Ian Nepomniachtchi (1½) | E04 Catalan |
| Alireza Firouzja (1) | ½–½ | Hikaru Nakamura (1) | E32 Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 |
| Round 4 (21 June 2022) | |||
| Richárd Rapport (1½) | ½–½ | Hikaru Nakamura (1½) | C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi (2) | 1–0 | Alireza Firouzja (1½) | B90 Sicilian Najdorf |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1½) | ½–½ | Teimour Radjabov (1) | C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Ding Liren (1) | ½–½ | Fabiano Caruana (2) | D38 QGD Ragozin |
| Round 5 (22 June 2022) | |||
| Fabiano Caruana (2½) | ½–½ | Richárd Rapport (2) | B46 Sicilian Taimanov |
| Teimour Radjabov (1½) | ½–½ | Ding Liren (1½) | E00 Catalan |
| Alireza Firouzja (1½) | ½–½ | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2) | C42 Petrov's Defence |
| Hikaru Nakamura (2) | ½–½ | Ian Nepomniachtchi (3) | C42 Petrov's Defence |
| Round 6 (23 June 2022) | |||
| Teimour Radjabov (2) | ½–½ | Richárd Rapport (2½) | B46 Sicilian Taimanov |
| Alireza Firouzja (2) | 0–1 | Fabiano Caruana (3) | E06 Catalan |
| Hikaru Nakamura (2½) | ½–½ | Ding Liren (2) | С53 Giuoco Pianissimo |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi (3½) | 1–0 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2½) | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| Round 7 (25 June 2022) | |||
| Richárd Rapport (3) | 0–1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (4½) | C42 Petrov's Defence |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2½) | ½–½ | Hikaru Nakamura (3) | E47 Nimzo-Indian |
| Ding Liren (2½) | ½–½ | Alireza Firouzja (2) | A20 English Opening |
| Fabiano Caruana (4) | 1–0 | Teimour Radjabov (2½) | B32 Sicilian O'Kelly |
| Round 8 (26 June 2022) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Richárd Rapport (3) | 1–0 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3) | C47 Four Knights Game 4.g3 |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi (5½) | ½–½ | Ding Liren (3) | C47 Scotch Four Knights Game |
| Hikaru Nakamura (3½) | 1–0 | Fabiano Caruana (5) | C82 Ruy Lopez Open |
| Alireza Firouzja (2½) | ½–½ | Teimour Radjabov (2½) | C50 Giuoco Pianissimo |
| Round 9 (27 June 2022) | |||
| Alireza Firouzja (3) | 1–0 | Richárd Rapport (4) | C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Teimour Radjabov (3) | 1–0 | Hikaru Nakamura (4½) | C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Fabiano Caruana (5) | ½–½ | Ian Nepomniachtchi (6) | C42 Petrov's Defence |
| Ding Liren (3½) | 1–0 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3) | A13 English Opening: Neo-Catalan Accepted |
| Round 10 (29 June 2022) | |||
| Richárd Rapport (4) | 0–1 | Ding Liren (4½) | C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3) | 1–0 | Fabiano Caruana (5½) | C53 Giuoco Pianissimo |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi (6½) | ½–½ | Teimour Radjabov (4) | E06 Catalan |
| Hikaru Nakamura (4½) | 1–0 | Alireza Firouzja (4) | B90 Sicilian Najdorf |
| Round 11 (30 June 2022) | |||
| Hikaru Nakamura (5½) | – | Richárd Rapport (4) | |
| Alireza Firouzja (4) | – | Ian Nepomniachtchi (7) | |
| Teimour Radjabov (4½) | – | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (4) | |
| Fabiano Caruana (5½) | – | Ding Liren (5½) | |
| 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
- ^ a b Russian players' flags are displayed as the FIDE flag, as Russian and Belarusian flags are banned from FIDE-rated events in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.[7] Thus, all participants in the Grand Prix had not yet qualified for the Candidates.
References
- ^ "FIDE Candidates 2022 venue and schedule announced". FIDE. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ FIDE Candidates 2022: Venue and schedule announced, Chessbase, March 28, 2022
- ^ Barden, Leonard (17 December 2021). "Carlsen's doubts over title defence leave chess facing uncertain future". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Regulations for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022, (PDF) FIDE
- ^ a b c "FIDE World Championship Match 2023 Qualification Rules". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ a b c d BREAKING: Carlsen Might Only Defend Title Vs. Firouzja
- ^ a b FIDE announces qualification paths for Candidates Tournament 2022, FIDE, 25 May 2021
- ^ FIDE World Championship Cycle 2021–2023, FIDE, 24 March 2022
- ^ Top 100 Players June 2022, FIDE
- ^ FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, 28 February 2022
- ^ Radjabov withdraws from Candidates, Vachier-Lagrave to jump in, Chessbase, 6 March 2020
- ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (2020-03-27). "Teimour Radjabov: "I should consult a lawyer"". Chess.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Radjabov given controversial spot in 2022 Candidates, chess24, May 25, 2021
- ^ a b FIDE Ethics imposes a six-month ban on Karjakin, FIDE, March 21, 2022
- ^ "GM Sergey Karjakin is banned for 6 months by FIDE Ethics". World Chess. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin banned from chess for 6 months over Ukraine stance, chess24, March 21, 2022
- ^ "CFR to Appeal FIDE EDC's Decision to Disqualify Sergey Karjakin". Chess Federation of Russia. 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Sergey Karjakin's appeal dismissed". FIDE. May 6, 2022.
- ^ a b FIDE dismisses Sergey Karjakin's appeal, chess24, May 6, 2022
- ^ Qualification criteria for the Candidates announced, Radjabov gets a spot, Chessbase, May 24, 2021
- ^ Top 100 Players April 2022 - Archive, FIDE, April 2022
- ^ Barden, Leonard (2022-03-25). "Chess: China's Ding Liren could make unlikely late bid for Candidates place". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Ding Liren Back To World #2, Plans To Reach 30 Rated Games Needed For Candidates, chess.com, 28 March 2022
- ^ Top 100 Players May 2022 - Archive, FIDE, May 2022
- ^ Ding Liren world no. 2 on May 2022 FIDE rating list, chess24, 3 May 2022
- ^ Chess: Magnus Carlsen ‘unlikely’ to defend crown, but questions remain, Leonard Barden, The Guardian, 22 April, 2022
- ^ "Berlin Candidates 1: A stunning start".
- ^ https://fide.com/news/1716 FIDE Candidates Tournament: Drawings of lots and pairings
- ^ "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 | The Week in Chess". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Live Games | The Week in Chess". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
See also
External links
- Official site, FIDE
- Regulations for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022, FIDE
- Games of the 2022 Candidates at Chessgames.com
- Live broadcasts: FIDE, chess.com, chess24, lichess
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