Grand Chess Tour 2022 Explained

Grand Chess Tour
Year:2022
Start Date:3 May
End Date:13 September 2022
Host:Bucharest
Warsaw
Zagreb
St. Louis
Champion: Alireza Firouzja
Runner-Up1: Wesley So
3Rd Place: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Stat1 Label:Most tournament titles
Stat1: Alireza Firouzja (2)
Stat2 Label:Prize money leader
Stat2: Alireza Firouzja ($272,250)
Stat3 Label:Points leader
Stat3: Alireza Firouzja (36.5)
Previous:GCT 2021
Next:GCT 2023

The Grand Chess Tour 2022 was a series of chess tournaments, which was the seventh edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It consisted of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls.[1] The winner of the tour was Alireza Firouzja.

Format

The tour consisted of five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted of two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings.[2]

The tour points were awarded as follows:

Place Points
1st 12/13*
2nd 10
3rd 8
4th 7
5th 6
6th 5
7th 4
8th 3
9th 2
10th 1

Lineup

The lineup was announced on February 16, 2022. As in 2021, it consisted of nine players, including top-three finishers of previous edition. Remaining six players were selected, based on several factors, including URS, FIDE rating, "fighting spirit and sportsmanship".[3]

PlayerCountryFIDE Rating (January 2022)
1Wesley So2772
2Maxime Vachier-Lagrave2761
3Shakhriyar Mamedyarov2767
4Alireza Firouzja2804
5Fabiano Caruana2792
6Ian Nepomniachtchi2773
7Levon Aronian2772
8Richárd Rapport2763
9Leinier Domínguez2752

Schedule

DatesTournament NameHost city
May 3–15, 2022Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest
May 17–24, 2022Superbet Rapid & Blitz Warsaw
July 18–25, 2022SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Zagreb
August 24–31, 2022Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz St. Louis
August 31 – 13 September 2022Sinquefield Cup

Results

DatesTournament NameWinner Runner-UpThird place
May 3–15, 2022Superbet Chess Classic Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wesley So
Levon Aronian		–
May 17–24, 2022Poland Rapid & Blitz Jan-Krzysztof Duda (WC) Levon Aronian
Viswanathan Anand (WC)		–
July 18–25, 2022Croatia Rapid & Blitz Magnus Carlsen (WC) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Alireza Firouzja		–
August 24–31, 2022Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Alireza Firouzja Hikaru Nakamura (WC) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Fabiano Caruana
September 1–12, 2022Sinquefield Cup Alireza Firouzja Ian Nepomniachtchi Wesley So
Fabiano Caruana

Tournaments

Superbet Chess Classic

The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania from 3–15 May 2022.

2022 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, 3–15 May Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2761.4)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! TPR !! Tour Points !! Prize money
1 align=left 2750 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 2 2843 10 $77,677
2 align=left 2766 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5½ 1 2841 10 $67,677
3 align=left 2765 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 0 2841 10 $67,667
4 align=left 2753 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 4½ 2762 6 $26,333
5 align=left 2786 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½ 2759 6 $26,333
6 align=left 2671 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 2771 WC (6) $26,333
7 align=left 2773 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 4 2720 3.5 $17,250
8 align=left 2804 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 4 2717 3.5 $17,250
9 align=left 2770 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 3½ 2680 1.5 $11,750
10 align=left 2776 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½½ 3½ 2679 1.5 $11,750
First place playoff!Place!Player!Rapid rating!1!2!3!Score
12743112
22784011
32751000

Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland

The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from 17–24 May 2022.

Final standings
2022 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, 19–23 May 2022, Warsaw, Poland! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
1 12 12 24 WC (13) $40,000
T-2 10 13½ 23½ 9 $27,500
T-2 14 9½ 23½ WC (9) $27,500
4 9 14 23 7 $20,000
5 11 9½ 20½ 6 $15,000
6 13 6½ 19½ 5 $11,000
7 7 6½ 13½ WC (4) $10,000
8 5 7½ 12½ WC (3) $9,000
9 7 4½ 11½ WC (2) $8,000
10 2 6½ 8½ WC (1) $7,000
2022 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Rapid, 19–21 May 2022, Warsaw, Poland! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
1 2675 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 14
2 2785 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 13
3 2806 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 12
4 2770 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 11
5 2751 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 10
6 2790 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 9
7 2647 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
8 2573 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 7
9 2677 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5
10 2457 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
2022 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Blitz, 22–23 May 2022, Warsaw, Poland[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
1 2744 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 14
2 2773 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 13½
3 2760 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
4 2758 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 9½
5 2814 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 9½
6 2650 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 1 7½
7 2646 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 6½
8 2610 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 6½
9 2367 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½
10 2624 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 4½

SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia

The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 18–25 July 2022.

2022 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, 20–24 July 2022, Zagreb, Croatia! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
1 11 11½ 22½ WC (13) $40,000
T-2 10 12 22 9 $27,500
T-2 11 11 22 9 $27,500
T-4 9 12 21 6.5 $17,500
T-4 11 10 21 6.5 $17,500
6 12 7 19 WC (5) $11,000
T-7 8 7 15 3.5 $9,500
T-7 7 8 15 3.5 $9,500
9 5 7 12 WC (2) $8,000
10 6 4½ 10½ WC (1) $7,000
2022 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Rapid, 20–22 July 2022, Zagreb, Croatia! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
1 2645 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 12
2 2847 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 11
3 2670 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 11
4 2779 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 11
5 2764 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 10
6 2821 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 9
7 2699 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 8
8 2729 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7
9 2645 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 6
10 2627 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5
2022 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia – Blitz, 23–24 July 2022, Zagreb, Croatia! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
1 2784 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 12
2 2740 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12
3 2828 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 11½
4 2791 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 11
5 2763 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 10
6 2729 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 8
7 2667 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7
8 2778 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7
9 2609 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 7
10 2550 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 0 0 4½

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

2022 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, 26–30 August 2022, St. Louis, Missouri, United States! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
1 11 15 26 13 $40,000
2 7 14 21 WC (10) $30,000
T-3 8 11 19 7.5 $22,500
T-3 11 8 19 7.5 $22,500
5 9 9 18 6 $15,000
6 9 8½ 17½ 5 $11,000
T-7 8 9 17 3.5 $9,500
T-7 9 8 17 WC (3.5) $9,500
9 10 3½ 13½ WC (2) $8,000
10 8 4 12 1 $7,000
2022 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 26–28 August 2022, St. Louis, Missouri, United States! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
1 2704 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 11
2 2763 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 11
3 2616 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 10
4 2795 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 9
5 2695 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 9
6 2725 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 9
7 2766 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 8
8 2728 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 8
9 2705 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 8
10 2836 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 7
2022 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 29–30 August 2022, St. Louis, Missouri, United States! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
1 2795 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 15
2 2850 ½ 0 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14
3 2847 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 11
4 2850 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 9
5 2791 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 9
6 2710 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½
7 2714 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 8
8 2812 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 8
9 2714 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 4
10 2645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½

Sinquefield Cup

The final leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States from 2–11 September 2022.

2022 GCT Sinquefield Cup, 2–11 September Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Category XXI (2766.6)! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! TPR !! Tour Points !! Prize money
1 2778 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 – 5 1½ 2844 11 $87,500
2 2792 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 5 ½ 2804 11 $77,500
3 2771 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ – 4½ 2799 7.5 $40,000
4 2758 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ – 4½ 2801 7.5 $40,000
5 2745 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ – 4 2758 6 $26,000
6 2688 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 3½ 2775 WC (4.5) $19,750
7 2759 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 3½ 2727 4.5 $19,750
8 2757 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ – 3 2665 2.5 $14,500
9 2757 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ – 3 2665 2.5 $14,500
10 2861 – 1 – – – 0 ½ – – – 2746 – –
First place playoff!Place!Player!Rapid rating!colspan=2
RapidScore
12732½11½
22779½0½

Tour Standings

The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.

PlayerROUPOLCROSTLSINTotal
points 		Prize
money
1 3.5 9 13 11 36.5 $272,250
2 10 6 6.5 7.5 30 $190,167
3 10 9 7.5 2.5 29 $165,167
4 6 7 7.5 7.5 28 $108,833
5 10 9 3.5 4.5 27 $124,417
6 3.5 6.5 6 11 27 $127,250
7 6 3.5 1 6 16.5 $68,833
8 1.5 3.5 5 2.5 12.5 $46,750
9 1.5 5 6.5 $22,750
13 w/d 13 $40,000
13 13 $40,000
10 10 $30,000
9 9 $27,500
6 6 $26,333
5 5 $11,000
4.5 4.5 $19,750
4 4 $10,000
3.5 3.5 $9,500
3 3 $9,000
2 2 $8,000
2 2 $8,000
2 2 $8,000
1 1 $7,000
1 1 $7,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Grand Chess Tour.
  2. Web site: 2022 GCT Tour Regulations .
  3. Web site: Full Tour Participants Confirmed For The 2022 Grand Chess Tour And Total Prize Fund Increased To $1.4 Million Across All Five Tournaments. March 9, 2023.
  4. Web site: Standings Grand Chess Tour . 2022-05-24 . grandchesstour.org.

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