FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13 explained

FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012–13
Sport:	Chess
Location:	London Tashkent Zug Thessaloniki Beijing Paris
Start Date:	21 September 2012
End Date:	3 October 2013
Administrator:	FIDE
Tournament Format:	Series of Round-robin tournaments
Teams:	-->
Runners-Up1:	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Runner-Up2:	-->
Previous:	FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010
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The FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13 was a series of six chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2014. Veselin Topalov finished first, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov second in the overall standings. Both therefore qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.

Format

Eighteen top players were selected to compete in these tournaments. Each player agrees and will contract to participate in four of these tournaments.

Each tournament is a 12-player, single round-robin tournament. This is a change to the 14 player tournaments last cycle. In each round players scored 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw and 0 for a loss. Grand Prix points were then allocated according to each player's standing in the tournament: 170 Grand Prix points for first place, 140 for second place, 110 for third place, and then 90 down to 10 points by steps of 10. In case of a tie in points the Grand Prix points are shared evenly by the tied players.Only the three best tournament results of each player are counted. The player with the most Grand Prix points is the winner.

Players and qualification

The three highest ranked players on the FIDE rating list chose not to enter the Grand Prix. Those are world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, 2008–2010 Grand Prix winner Levon Aronian and ex-world champion Vladimir Kramnik. World Champion Viswanathan Anand also declined participation.^[1] There were several ways to qualify for the Grand Prix series:

Player	Country	Qualifying method
		World Chess Championship 2012
		Chess World Cup 2011



		FIDE rating list (July 2011 and January 2012 average)





		FIDE President nominee
		AGON nominees





		Replacements by rating

Prize money and Grand Prix points

The prize money is €170,000 per single Grand Prix and €420,000 for the overall Grand Prix finishes.^[2]

Place	Single Grand Prix event	Overall standings	Grand Prix points
1	€25,000	€100,000	170
2	€22,500	€80,000	140
3	€20,000	€60,000	110
4	€17,500	€50,000	90
5	€15,000	€40,000	80
6	€13,000	€30,000	70
7	€12,000	€25,000	60
8	€11,000	€20,000	50
9	€10,000	€15,000	40
10	€9,000	–	30
11	€8,000	–	20
12	€7,000	–	10

Tie breaks

With the objective of determining qualifiers to play in the Candidates 2014, and in the case that two or more players have equal cumulative points at the top, the following criteria were utilized to decide the overall Series winner and other overall placings:^[2]

Ranking points of the fourth result not already taken in the top three ranking results.
Number of actual game result points scored in the best three tournaments.
Game points of the fourth result not already taken in the top three results.
Number of wins.
Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The six tournaments were:

No.	Date	Points (win/draw/loss)
1	21 September – 3 October 2012	7/11 (+3=8–0) 7/11 (+4=6–1) 7/11 (+4=6–1)
2	22 November – 4 December 2012	6½/11 (+3=7–1) 6½/11 (+3=7–1) 6½/11 (+4=5–2)
3	18–30 April 2013	8/11 (+5=6–0)
4	22 May – 3 June 2013	8/11 (+6=4–1)
5	4–16 July 2013	7/11 (+5=4−2)
6	22 September – 4 October 2013	7/11 (+4=6–1) 7/11 (+4=6–1)

The third stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Lisbon, Portugal.^[3]

The fourth stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Madrid, Spain.^[4]

The fifth stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Berlin, Germany.^[5]

Events crosstables

London 2012

1st stage, London, England, 21 September – 3 October 2012^[6] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! SB !! TPR !! GP
1	align=left	2752		½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	7	36.25	2834	140
2	align=left	2738	½		½	0	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	7	35.75	2836	140
3	align=left	2729	½	½		0	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	7	34.75	2836	140
4	align=left	2754	½	1	1		½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	6½	36.75	2801	90
5	align=left	2737	½	½	½	½		½	½	1	½	½	½	½	6	32.50	2770	80
6	align=left	2742	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	5½	28.75	2739	70
7	align=left	2722	½	0	½	½	½	½		½	0	½	½	1	5	26.75	2709	55
8	align=left	2769	0	½	½	½	0	½	½		½	½	½	1	5	26.00	2705	55
9	align=left	2684	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	½		½	½	0	4½	24.25	2680	35
10	align=left	2725	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	4½	23.75	2677	35
11	align=left	2730	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½		0	4	22.00	2643	15
12	align=left	2783	½	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	1		4	20.50	2638	15

Tashkent 2012

2nd stage, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 22 November – 4 December 2012^[7] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP
1	align=left	2775		½	1	½	0	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	6½	1½	3	34.75	2808	140
2	align=left	2737	½		½	1	1	0	½	½	½	½	½	1	6½	1	3	34.50	2811	140
3	align=left	2748	0	½		1	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	1	6½	½	4	33.25	2810	140
4	align=left	2786	½	0	0		½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	6	1	3	29.50	2776	80
5	align=left	2764	1	0	½	½		½	1	½	½	½	½	½	6	1	2	32.75	2777	80
6	align=left	2696	½	1	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	6	1	1	33.25	2783	80
7	align=left	2747	½	½	½	½	0	½		½	1	½	½	½	5½	1½	1	30.00	2747	50
8	align=left	2732	½	½	0	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	5½	1	1	28.75	2748	50
9	align=left	2741	0	½	1	½	½	½	0	½		½	1	½	5½	½	2	29.50	2747	50
10	align=left	2751	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	0	4½	—	0	26.00	2683	30
11	align=left	2726	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	½		1	4	—	1	20.50	2652	20
12	align=left	2762	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	1	0		3½	—	1	19.25	2614	10

Zug 2013

3rd stage, Zug, Switzerland, 18–30 April 2013^[8] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP
1	align=left	2771		1	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	8	—	5	43.00	2924	170
2	align=left	2767	0		½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	6½	—	3	33.00	2818	140
3	align=left	2733	½	½		1	1	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	6	1	2	33.50	2789	100
4	align=left	2772	0	½	0		1	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	6	0	3	30.25	2785	100
5	align=left	2741	½	½	0	0		1	1	½	½	1	0	½	5½	1	3	29.50	2756	75
6	align=left	2758	0	0	½	½	0		½	1	½	1	1	½	5½	0	3	27.25	2756	75
7	align=left	2786	0	½	½	½	0	½		½	½	½	½	1	5	1	1	26.00	2722	50
8	align=left	2727	½	½	½	½	½	0	½		½	½	½	½	5	1	0	27.75	2727	50
9	align=left	2744	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	5	1	0	26.50	2725	50
10	align=left	2793	½	½	1	0	0	0	½	½	½		½	½	4½	1	1	25.25	2689	20
11	align=left	2709	½	0	½	0	1	0	½	½	½	½		½	4½	1	1	24.50	2696	20
12	align=left	2766	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½		4½	1	0	25.00	2691	20

Thessaloniki 2013

4th stage, Thessaloniki, Greece, 22 May – 3 June 2013^[9] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP
1	align=left	2723		1	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	8	—	6	40.00	2926	170
2	align=left	2774	0		1	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	7½	1	5	37.00	2883	125
3	align=left	2741	1	0		½	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	½	7½	0	5	39.00	2886	125
4	align=left	2742	½	½	½		½	0	½	½	½	1	½	1	6	½	2	31.00	2785	85
5	align=left	2779	½	½	½	½		½	1	½	½	½	½	½	6	½	1	32.50	2782	85
6	align=left	2699	0	½	0	1	½		1	½	½	½	½	½	5½	—	2	28.00	2757	70
7	align=left	2775	½	½	0	½	0	0		1	1	½	½	½	5	—	2	25.50	2720	60
8	align=left	2793	0	0	½	½	½	½	0		½	0	1	1	4½	½	2	22.25	2686	45
9	align=left	2769	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	½		1	0	1	4½	½	2	22.25	2688	45
10	align=left	2725	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	1	0		½	0	4	½	1	22.50	2659	25
11	align=left	2760	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	1	½		½	4	½	1	19.50	2656	25
12	align=left	2755	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	0	1	½		3½	—	1	18.00	2621	10

Beijing 2013

5th stage, Beijing, China, 4–16 July 2013^[10] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP
1	align=left	2761		0	1	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	7	—	5	37.00	2847	170
2	align=left	2780	1		½	½	½	1	½	½	0	½	½	1	6½	—	3	35.25	2812	140
3	align=left	2767	0	½		½	1	½	1	0	1	½	½	½	6	½	3	31.75	2781	100
4	align=left	2737	½	½	½		1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	6	½	1	32.75	2784	100
5	align=left	2776	0	½	0	0		½	1	1	½	1	½	½	5½	2½	3	28.75	2750	65
6	align=left	2705	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	0	1	5½	1½	2	28.75	2755	65
7	align=left	2736	1	½	0	½	0	½		½	1	½	0	1	5½	1	3	29.75	2752	65
8	align=left	2734	0	½	1	½	0	½	½		1	0	½	1	5½	1	3	28.75	2753	65
9	align=left	2773	½	1	0	½	½	½	0	0		½	1	½	5	1½	2	27.75	2718	30
10	align=left	2752	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	1	½		½	1	5	1	2	26.00	2720	30
11	align=left	2733	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	0	½		0	5	½	2	28.25	2722	30
12	align=left	2763	½	0	½	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	1		3½	—	1	19.75	2618	10

Paris 2013

6th stage, Paris, France, 22 September – 4 October 2013^[11] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP
1	align=left	2779		1	0	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	7	1	4	30.00	2840	155
2	align=left	2764	0		1	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	7	0	4	30.00	2841	155
3	align=left	2772	1	0		1	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	6½	1	3	28.50	2807	100
4	align=left	2723	½	½	0		½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	6½	0	3	28.00	2811	100
5	align=left	2785	½	0	½	½		½	1	½	½	½	0	1	5½	½	2	23.75	2743	75
6	align=left	2757	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	5½	½	1	25.00	2745	75
7	align=left	2731	0	½	0	½	0	½		½	½	1	1	½	5	2	2	20.75	2716	45
8	align=left	2756	½	½	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	5	1½	0	23.75	2714	45
9	align=left	2703	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	5	1½	0	23.50	2718	45
10	align=left	2736	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	½		½	½	5	1½	0	24.50	2716	45
11	align=left	2708	0	½	½	0	1	½	0	½	½	½		½	4½	—	1	18.75	2686	20
12	align=left	2737	½	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½		3½	—	0	15.50	2615	10

Grand Prix standings

Grand Prix points in bold indicate a tournament win. A number in brackets is a player's worst result of four and doesn't add to the total.

Veselin Topalov finished first, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was second in the overall standings. Thus, they qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.^[12] ^[13]

Karjakin and Svidler qualified for the Candidates by other paths, so are shown in light green.

	Player	FIDE rating Aug 2012	data-sort-type="number"	LON !	data-sort-type="number"	TAS !	data-sort-type="number"	ZUG !	data-sort-type="number"	THE !	data-sort-type="number"	BEI !	data-sort-type="number"	PAR !	Played	Best 3
1		2752	140		170		100		4	410
2		2729	140	80			170		4	390
3		2773			100	125		155	4	380
4		2738	140				30	155	4	325
5		2763	90			85	140		4	315
6		2778			140	60		100	4	300
7		2770		140	75		65		4	280
8		2725	35			170		75	4	280
9		2785		140	50		65		3	255
10		2726	70	140				45	4	255
11		2734		50	100	85			4	235
12		2737	80	50			100		4	230
13		2746		10	75	125			4	210
14		2684	35	80		70			4	185
15		2769	55				30	45	4	130
16		2711	15		50		65		4	130
17		2713				25		100	2	125
18		2749		50		45			2	95
19		2685					65		1	65
20		2722	55						1	55
21		2730						45	1	45
22		2788			20				1	20
22		2714						20	1	20

Notes

In the London Grand Prix, Adams replaced Svidler, who withdrew for family reasons.^[14]
Kamsky replaced Gashimov, who had to withdraw his place due to illness before playing in any Grand Prix.^[15] ^[16]
In the Thessaloniki Grand Prix, Bacrot replaced Radjabov, who withdrew for personal reasons.^[17]
Wang Yue replaced Radjabov in the Beijing Grand Prix.^[18]
Tomashevsky, Fressinet and Bacrot replaced Karjakin, Radjabov and Svidler in the Paris Grand Prix.^[19]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: FIDE/Agon announce Grand Prix 2012-2013 participants . chessvibes.com . 12 September 2012 . 18 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922065109/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/fideagon-announce-grand-prix-2012-2013-participants . 22 September 2012 .
http://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/FIDE_GP_Regulations_2012_2013.pdf FIDE: Regulations for the 2012–2013 FIDE World Chess Grand-Prix Series
Web site: FIDE Grand Prix moves from Portugal to Switzerland. chessdom.com. 4 April 2013. 15 March 2013.
Web site: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Officially Confirmed the Next Grand Prix to Be Held in Thessaloniki. chess-news.ru. 3 May 2013. 3 May 2013.
Web site: The 5th Grand Prix Stage to Be Held in Beijing. chess-news.ru. 3 June 2013. 3 June 2013.
Web site: FIDE Grand Prix – London 2012: Standings . 2013-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213214/http://london2012.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2 . 2016-03-03 . dead .
http://tashkent2012.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2 FIDE Grand Prix – Tashkent 2012: Standings
http://zug2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2 FIDE Grand Prix – Zug 2013: Standings
http://thessaloniki2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=3 FIDE Grand Prix – Thessaloniki 2013: Standings
http://beijing2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2 FIDE Grand Prix – Beijing 2013: Standings
Web site: FIDE Grand Prix – Paris 2013: Standings . 2013-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031750/http://paris2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2 . 2015-06-23 . dead .
Web site: Mamedyarov first in Beijing, Topalov wins Grand Prix overall. ChessVibes. 16 July 2013. 16 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130719235539/http://www.chessvibes.com/mamedyarov-first-in-beijing-topalov-wins-grand-prix-overall. 19 July 2013. dead.
Web site: Grand Prix R11: all games drawn, Caruana & Gelfand share victory. ChessVibes. 4 October 2013. 4 October 2013. 4 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220651/http://www.chessvibes.com/grand-prix-r11-all-games-drawn-caruana-gelfand-share-victory. dead.
Web site: Adams replaces Svidler in London. whychess.com. 21 September 2012. 20 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120923001253/http://whychess.com/en/node/3223. 23 September 2012. dead.
Web site: FIDE Grand Prix: Kamsky replaces Gashimov. whychess.com. 29 November 2012. 23 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308163224/http://whychess.com/en/node/3820. 8 March 2016. dead.
Web site: GM Vugar Gashimov Won't Play in the Current Grand Prix. chess-news.ru. 3 April 2013. 3 April 2013.
Web site: Teimour Radjabov Won't Play in the Upcoming Grand Prix Stage. Etienne Bacrot to Replace Him. chess-news.ru. 15 May 2013. 15 May 2013.
Web site: Grand Prix: Wang Yue to Replace Radjabov in Beijing . 2013-07-03 . 2013-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223756/http://chess-news.ru/en/node/12592 . dead .
Web site: Fressinet, Bacrot and Tomashevsky enter the FIDE Grand Prix in Paris. Chessdom. 29 August 2013. 29 August 2013.