Grand Chess Tour 2023
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The Grand Chess Tour 2023 is a series of chess tournaments, which is the eighth edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It will consist 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]
| 2023 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 4–December 3, 2023 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most tournament titles | Magnus Carlsen (2) |
| Prize money leader | Fabiano Caruana ($120,000) |
| Points leader | Fabiano Caruana (20) |
The lineup for the tour consisted of nine players, including the World Chess Champion Ding Liren, the World Chess Championship 2023 runner-up Ian Nepomniachtchi, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the defending champion Alireza Firouzja, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Richárd Rapport.[2]
Format Edit
The tour will consist 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.[3]
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
- 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.
Schedule Edit
The events in St. Louis are set to take place during the months of November and December, compared to the previous editions where they took place during the months of August and September. The change was implemented to avoid scheduling clashes with the 2023 Chess World Cup and the 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament.[4]
Results Edit
Tournament results Edit
| Dates | Tournament Name | Winner | Runner-Up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4–16, 2023 | Superbet Chess Classic | Fabiano Caruana | Wesley So | Richárd Rapport |
| May 19–26, 2023 | Poland Rapid & Blitz | Magnus Carlsen (WC) | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wesley So |
| July 3–10, 2023 | Croatia Rapid & Blitz | Magnus Carlsen (WC) | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Alireza Firouzja |
| November 12–19, 2023 | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | |||
| November 19–3 December 2023 | Sinquefield Cup |
Tour rankings Edit
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
| Player | Superbet Chess Classic Romania | Poland GCT Rapid & Blitz | Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz | Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | Sinquefield Cup | Total points | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 13 | 7 | 20 | $120,000 | |||
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 4.5 | 10 | 3.5 | 18 | $59,250 | ||
| Richárd Rapport (Romania) | 7.75 | 5 | 5 | 17.75 | $64,750 | ||
| Alireza Firouzja (France) | 7.75 | 8 | 15.75 | $67,750 | |||
| Wesley So (United States) | 7.75 | 7.5 | 15.25 | $65,250 | |||
| Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)[a] | 2 | 10 | 12 | $43,000 | |||
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 4.5 | 7.5 | 12 | $42,250 | |||
| Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 7.75 | 4 | 11.75 | $52,750 | |||
| Ding Liren (China)[b] | 3 | 3 | $16,000 | ||||
| Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 13 (WC) | 13 (WC) | 26 | $80,000 | |||
| Levon Aronian (United States) | 6 (WC) | 6 | $15,000 | ||||
| Gukesh D (India) | 6 (WC) | 6 | $15,000 | ||||
| Viswanathan Anand (India) | 3.5 (WC) | 3.5 | $9,500 | ||||
| Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) | 1 (WC) | 2 (WC) | 3 | $18,000 | |||
| Kirill Shevchenko (Romania) | 3 (WC) | 3 | $9,000 | ||||
| Ivan Šarić (Croatia) | 2 (WC) | 2 | $8,000 | ||||
| Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) | 1 (WC) | 1 | $7,000 | ||||
| Constantin Lupulescu (Romania) | 1 (WC) | 1 | $7,000 |
Tournaments Edit
Superbet Chess Classic Edit
The first leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania from May 4–16, 2023. The winner of the tournament was Fabiano Caruana.[7]
Superbet Chess Classic, May 4–16 Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2757.1) Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points TB Wins SB Koya Tour Points 1 Fabiano Caruana (United States) 2764 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5½ 13 2 Wesley So (United States) 2760 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 22.50 7.75 3 Richárd Rapport (Romania) 2745 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 22.25 7.75 4 Anish Giri (Netherlands) 2768 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5 22.00 7.75 5 Alireza Firouzja (France) 2785 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 5 20.50 7.75 6 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) 2724 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 20.25 4.5 7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2742 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½ 19.25 4.5 8 Ding Liren (China) 2789 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 4 3 9 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) 2794 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 3½ 2 10 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) 2700 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 3 1
Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland Edit
The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Warsaw, Poland from May 19 to 26, 2023. Jan-Krzysztof Duda was the winner of the rapid portion, while Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament.[8][9]
Poland Grand Chess Tour Rapid, May 19–22 Warsaw, Poland Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points H2H Wins SB 1 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) 2782 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 13 2 Levon Aronian (United States) 2729 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 12 3 Wesley So (United States) 2788 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 11 4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2762 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 11 5 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2839 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 10 6 Richárd Rapport (Romania) 2767 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 7 Anish Giri (Netherlands) 2714 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 7 8 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) 2622 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 7 9 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) 2618 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 6 10 Kirill Shevchenko (Romania) 2602 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
Poland Grand Chess Tour Blitz, May 23–26 Warsaw, Poland Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points H2H Wins SB 1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2852 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 14 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2723 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 10½ 3 Wesley So (United States) 2749 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 10½ 4 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) 2790 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 10 5 Kirill Shevchenko (Romania) 2562 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 9 6 Richard Rapport (Romania) 2701 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 9 7 Levon Aronian (United States) 2804 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 8½ 8 Anish Giri (Netherlands) 2807 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 8 9 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) 2649 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 6½ 10 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) 2605 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 4
- Final standings
Player Points Tour Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 24 13 2 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) 23 10 T-3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 21½ 7.5 T-3 Wesley So (United States) 21½ 7.5 5 Levon Aronian (United States) 20½ 6 6 Richard Rapport (Romania) 18 5 7 Anish Giri (Netherlands) 15 4 8 Kirill Shevchenko (Romania) 13 3 9 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania) 12½ 2 10 Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) 11 1
SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia Edit
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia from July 5 to 9, 2023. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana were the joint winners of the rapid portion, while Magnus Carlsen won the blitz portion, and won the overall tournament.
Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid, July 5–7 Zagreb, Croatia Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points H2H Wins SB 1 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) 2760 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 12 2 Fabiano Caruana (United States) 2752 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 12 3 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2829 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 11 4 Gukesh D (India) 2629 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 10 5 Viswanathan Anand (India) 2731 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 10 6 Alireza Firouzja (France) 2745 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 9 7 Richárd Rapport (Romania) 2761 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 9 8 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) 2794 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 9 9 Ivan Saric (Croatia) 2635 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 10 Constantin Lupulescu (Romania) 2572 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Croatia Grand Chess Tour Blitz, July 7–9 Zagreb, Croatia Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points H2H Wins SB 1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2858 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 2 Alireza Firouzja (France) 2896 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 3 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) 2781 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 10½ 4 Richárd Rapport (Romania) 2707 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 10 5 Fabiano Caruana (United States) 2832 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 9½ 6 Gukesh D (India) 2626 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 9½ 7 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) 2783 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ 8 Viswanathan Anand (India) 2733 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 6½ 9 Ivan Saric (Croatia) 2576 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 10 Constantin Lupulescu (Romania) 2576 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2½
- Final standings
Player Points Tour Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 26 13 2 Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) 22½ 10 3 Alireza Firouzja (France) 22 8 4 Fabiano Caruana (United States) 21½ 7 5 Gukesh D (India) 19½ 6 6 Richárd Rapport (Romania) 19 5 T–7 Viswanathan Anand (India) 16½ 3.5 T–7 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) 16½ 3.5 9 Ivan Šarić (Croatia) 12 2 10 Constantin Lupulescu (Romania) 4½ 1
References Edit
- ^ "2023 Grand Chess Tour Overview".
- ^ "Firouzja returns as 2023 Grand Chess Tour field announced".
- ^ "2023 GCT Tour Regulations" (PDF).
- ^ "2023 Grand Chess Tour: St. Louis Events Moved To November–December".
- ^ FIDE Condemns Military Action; Takes Measures Against Russia, Belarus, chess.com, February 28, 2022
- ^ Starting Sunday: Carlsen heads intriguing field in Superbet Poland, ChessBase, May 20, 2023
- ^ "Caruana Wins Superbet Classic, Takes Grand Chess Tour Lead".
- ^ "2023 GCT Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland: Day 3 Recap". May 24, 2023.
- ^ McGourty, Colin. "Duda wins Superbet Rapid, Magnus back in business".
Notes Edit
- ^ Nepomniachtchi is Russian, but plays under the FIDE flag due to FIDE banning Russian and Belarusian flags from FIDE-rated events in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]
- ^ Ding withdrew before the Poland Rapid and Blitz event took place, citing fatigue. As a result of this change, Levon Aronian was chosen as a wildcard to replace him for the event.[6]