Grand Chess Tour 2022

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. 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.

The tour points were awarded as follows: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Place !! Points |- | 1st || 12/13* |- | 2nd || 10 |- | 3rd || 8 |- | 4th || 7 |- | 5th || 6 |- | 6th || 5 |- | 7th || 4 |- | 8th || 3 |- | 9th || 2 |- | 10th || 1

If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12. Tour points are shared equally between tied players.

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". PlayerCountryFIDE Rating (January 2022)Wesley So2772Maxime Vachier-Lagrave2761Shakhriyar Mamedyarov2767Alireza Firouzja2804Fabiano Caruana2792Ian Nepomniachtchi2773Levon Aronian2772Richárd Rapport2763Leinier Domínguez2752

Schedule DatesTournament NameHost cityMay 3–15, 2022Superbet Chess Classic BucharestMay 17–24, 2022Superbet Rapid & Blitz WarsawJuly 18–25, 2022SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz ZagrebAugust 24–31, 2022Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz St. LouisAugust 31 – 13 September 2022Sinquefield Cup

Results DatesTournament NameWinner Runner-upThird placeMay 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 CaruanaSeptember 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. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+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 |- |-style="background: #ccffcc;" | 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 || ½|| ½ || || 3½ || || 2679 || 1.5 || $11,750

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|First place playoff !Place !Player !Rapid rating !1 !2 !3 !Score |- |1||align=left| |2743 | |1 |style="background: black; color: white"|1 |2 |- |2||align=left| |2784 |style="background:black; color:white"|0 | |1 |1 |- |3||align=left| |2751 |0 |style="background:black; color:white"|0 | |0

Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from 17 to 24 May 2022.

Final standings {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2022 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, 19–23 May 2022, Warsaw, Poland ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align="left"| || 12 || 12 || 24 || WC (13) || $40,000 |- | T-2 || align="left"| || 10 || 13½ || 23½ || 9 || $27,500 |- | T-2 || align="left"| || 14 || 9½ || 23½ || WC (9) || $27,500 |- | 4 || align="left"| || 9 || 14 || 23 || 7 || $20,000 |- | 5 || align="left"| || 11 || 9½ || 20½ || 6 || $15,000 |- | 6 || align="left"| || 13 || 6½ || 19½ || 5 || $11,000 |- | 7 || align="left"| || 7 || 6½ || 13½ || WC (4) || $10,000 |- | 8 || align="left"| || 5 || 7½ || 12½ || WC (3) || $9,000 |- | 9 || align="left"| || 7 || 4½ || 11½ || WC (2) || $8,000 |- | 10 || align="left"| || 2 || 6½ || 8½ || WC (1) || $7,000

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|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 |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left| || 2675 || || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 14 |- | 2 || align="left" | || 2785 || 2 || || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 13 |- | 3 || align="left" | || 2806 || 1 || 2 || || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 12 |- | 4 || align="left" | || 2770 || 0 || 2 || 2 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 11 |- | 5 || align="left" | || 2751 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 10 |- | 6 || align="left" | || 2790 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 9 |- | 7 || align="left" | || 2647 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 2 || 1 || 7 |- | 8 || align="left" | || 2573 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 2 || 7 |- | 9 || align="left" | || 2677 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 2 || 5 |- | 10 || align="left" | || 2457 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || || 2

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2022 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland – Blitz, 22–23 May 2022, Warsaw, Poland ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left| || 2744 || || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 0 || 1 1 || 1 0 || 14 |- | 2 || align="left" | || 2773 || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 13½ |- | 3 || align="left" | || 2760 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || || 0 1 || 0 1 || 1 0 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 12 |- | 4 || align="left" | || 2758 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 0 || || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || ½ 1 || 0 ½ || 1 1 || 9½ |- | 5 || align="left" | || 2814 || 0 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || || 1 1 || 1 1 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 9½ |- | 6 || align="left" | || 2650 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 1 || 0 0 || || 0 1 || ½ 1 || 0 1 || 0 1 || 7½ |- | 7 || align="left" | || 2646 || 0 0 || 0 0 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || || 0 1 || 1 1 || ½ 1 || 6½ |- | 8 || align="left" | || 2610 || 0 1 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 0 || || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 6½ |- | 9 || align="left" | || 2367 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 0 || ½ 1 || || ½ 1 || 6½ |- | 10 || align="left" | || 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 to 25 July 2022.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2022 GCT SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, 20–24 July 2022, Zagreb, Croatia ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align="left"| || 11 || 11½ || 22½ || WC (13) || $40,000 |- | T-2 || align="left"| || 10 || 12 || 22 || 9 || $27,500 |- | T-2 || align="left"| || 11 || 11 || 22 || 9 || $27,500 |- | T-4 || align="left"| || 9 || 12 || 21 || 6.5 || $17,500 |- | T-4 || align="left"| || 11 || 10 || 21 || 6.5 || $17,500 |- | 6 || align="left"| || 12 || 7 || 19 || WC (5) || $11,000 |- | T-7 || align="left"| || 8 || 7 || 15 || 3.5 || $9,500 |- | T-7 || align="left"| || 7 || 8 || 15 || 3.5 || $9,500 |- | 9 || align="left"| || 5 || 7 || 12 || WC (2) || $8,000 |- | 10 || align="left"| || 6 || 4½ || 10½ || WC (1) || $7,000

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|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 |-style="background: #ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left| || 2645 || || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 12 |- | 2 || align="left"| || 2847 || 2 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 11 |- | 3 || align="left"| || 2670 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 11 |- | 4 || align="left"| || 2779 || 2 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 11 |- | 5 || align="left"| || 2764 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 10 |- | 6 || align="left"| || 2821 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 9 |- | 7 || align="left"| || 2699 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8 |- | 8 || align="left"| || 2729 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 7 |- | 9 || align="left"| || 2645 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || || 0 || 6 |- | 10 || align="left"| || 2627 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || || 5

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|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 |-style="background: #ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left| || 2784 || || 0 1 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 12 |- | 2 || align="left"| || 2740 || 1 0 || || 0 0 || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 12 |- | 3 || align="left"| || 2828 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 0 || 11½ |- | 4 || align="left"| || 2791 || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 0 1 || || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 11 |- | 5 || align="left"| || 2763 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 0 ½ || 1 1 || 10 |- | 6 || align="left"| || 2729 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 1 ½ || 1 0 || ½ 1 || || ½ 0 || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 ½ || 8 |- | 7 || align="left"| || 2667 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || || 1 0 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 7 |- | 8 || align="left"| || 2778 || 1 0 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 7 |- | 9 || align="left"| || 2609 || 1 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || || 1 1 || 7 |- | 10 || align="left"| || 2550 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 1 1 || 0 0 || 0 0 || || 4½

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+class=nowrap|2022 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, 26–30 August 2022, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money |- |-style="background: #ccffcc;" | 1 || align="left"| || 11 || 15 || 26 || 13 || $40,000 |- | 2 || align="left"| || 7 || 14 || 21 || WC (10) || $30,000 |- | T-3 || align="left"| || 8 || 11 || 19 || 7.5 || $22,500 |- | T-3 || align="left"| || 11 || 8 || 19 || 7.5 || $22,500 |- | 5 || align="left"| || 9 || 9 || 18 || 6 || $15,000 |- | 6 || align="left"| || 9 || 8½ || 17½ || 5 || $11,000 |- | T-7 || align="left"| || 8 || 9 || 17 || 3.5 || $9,500 |-