Details | |
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Duration | 19 February 2022 – 20 November 2022 |
Tournaments | 9 |
Categories | Regular (6) Major (3) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Magnus Carlsen (5) |
Prize money leader | Magnus Carlsen ($242,500) |
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The Champions Chess Tour 2022, known for sponsorship reasons as the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, was a 9-month series of nine online chess tournaments featuring some of the world's top players, who played for a prize money pool of US$1.6 million. The tour started on February 19, 2022 and lasted until November 20, 2022. [1]
There are 9 tournaments in the tour: 6 labelled as Regular and 3 labelled as Major.
Dates | Tournament Name | Type |
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February 19–26 | Airthings Masters | Regular |
March 19–26 | Charity Cup | Regular |
April 22–28 | Oslo Esports Cup | Major |
May 19–26 | Chessable Masters | Regular |
July 10–17 | FTX Road to Miami | Regular |
August 15–21 | FTX Crypto Cup | Major |
September 18–25 | Julius Baer Generation Cup | Regular |
October 14–21 | Aimchess Rapid | Regular |
November 14–20 | Tour Finals | Major |
The format was similar to that of the previous season, with some innovations. [2] [3] [4]
Each Regular tournament had 16 participants. In all Regular tournaments but the first, the top 8 players from the previous tournament (Regular or Major) were invited. The remaining spots were filled by wildcards chosen by the organizer.
Each Major tournament had 8 participants: the top two players of each of the previous two Regular tournaments, the top two players in the overall tour standings, and two wildcards. The tour regulations did not specify what happens if these groups of players overlap.
Three different time controls were used in the tour:
Each Regular tournament consisted of a preliminary stage with 15 rounds and a knockout stage with three rounds. In the preliminary stage, 16 players participated in a round-robin spanning four days, with each player playing one rapid game against each other player, for a total of 120 games. In contrast to the previous season, a win scores 3 points and a draw scores 1 point. The eight players with the most points advance to the next stage. Ties are resolved according to the following criteria, in that order:
In the quarterfinals and semifinals, each matchup consists of four rapid games played on a single day, with one point for a win and half a point for a draw. Ties are resolved by a playoff consisting of two blitz games. If these also end in a tie, an Armageddon game is played; if this ends in a draw, the Black player wins the round. The player who ranked higher in the preliminary stage gets to pick a colour.
The final consists of two matches of four rapid games each, played on successive days. Each match is scored separately. A tie (if each player wins one match or both matches are tied) is resolved as in the other knockout rounds. There is no match for third place.
Each Major tournament will be a round-robin tournament among eight players, without a knockout stage. Each pair of players plays a match of four rapid games as in the knockout stage of Regular tournaments, including blitz and Armageddon tie-breaks if necessary. If the match is decided in the rapid games, the winner gets 3 match points; if it is decided in tie-breaks, the winner gets 2 match points and the loser 1 match point. Ties in the total match points at the end of the tournament are resolved according to the following criteria, in that order:
There is no longer a distinction between tour points and prize money as in the previous season. The player who accumulates the most prize money over the course of the tour wins the tour. [1] The winner is awarded an additional $50,000.
The total prize pool for a Regular tournament is $150,000, of which $60,000 are distributed as follows: [3]
Finish | Prize |
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Winner | $25,000 |
Runner-up | $15,000 |
Semifinalists | $6,000 |
Quarterfinalists | $2,000 |
In other words, $2,000 are awarded for reaching the quarterfinals, $4,000 for winning a quarterfinal, $9,000 for winning a semifinal and $10,000 for winning a final.
The remaining $90,000 can be won in the preliminary stage, with $250 being awarded per point, that is, $750 for a win and $250 for a draw. The remaining $250 in case of a draw accumulate in a bonus pot that starts out with $20,000 and is used for performance awards at the end of the season.
The total prize pool for a Major tournament is $210,000, with $2,500 being awarded for each match point. A player with less than 2 match points nevertheless receives $5,000, but only the prize money earned with match points is included in the tour standings.
Tournament Name | Type | Winner | Runner-Up |
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Airthings Masters | Regular | Magnus Carlsen | Ian Nepomniachtchi |
Charity Cup | Regular | Magnus Carlsen | Jan-Krzysztof Duda |
Oslo Esports Cup | Major | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Lê Quang Liêm |
Chessable Masters | Regular | Ding Liren | R Praggnanandhaa |
FTX Road to Miami | Regular | Levon Aronian | Wei Yi |
FTX Crypto Cup | Major | Magnus Carlsen | R Praggnanandhaa |
Julius Baer Generation Cup | Regular | Magnus Carlsen | Arjun Erigaisi |
Aimchess Rapid | Regular | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |
Tour Finals | Major | Magnus Carlsen | Wesley So |
Prize money is shown in thousands of US dollars. An asterisk denotes a Major tournament.
Legend | |||||||||||
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Did not participate | Eliminated in preliminary stage | Lost in quarterfinals | Lost in semifinals | Runner-Up | Winner |
The bonus pot, which started off with $20,000, has grown to $61,250 due to 165 draws in preliminary stages.
This initial tournament started on February 19 and ended on February 26.
Name | Elo | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | |
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01 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2773 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
02 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2865 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
03 | Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) | 2700 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
04 | Andrey Esipenko (Russia) | 2714 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
05 | Eric Hansen (Canada) | 2606 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
06 | Ding Liren (China) | 2799 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
07 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 2709 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
08 | Vincent Keymer (Germany) | 2664 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
09 | Levon Aronian (United States) | 2772 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
10 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2772 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
11 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) | 2612 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
12 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) | 2651 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
13 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2760 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
14 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2767 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 17 |
15 | Hans Niemann (United States) | 2642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 15 |
16 | Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) | 2516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 |
Quarterfinals (February 23) | Semifinals (February 24) | Final (February 25–26) | ||||||||||||||
Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Vincent Keymer | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Andrey Esipenko | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Eric Hansen | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
Andrey Esipenko | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||
Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2 | ½ | – | |||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 2 | 2½ | – | |||||||||||||
Vladislav Artemiev | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Ding Liren | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Vladislav Artemiev | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Lê Quang Liêm | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
This tournament started on March 19 and ended on March 26.
Name | Elo | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | |
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01 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 2723 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
02 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2854 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
03 | Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) | 2714 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
04 | David Antón Guijarro (Spain) | 2694 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
05 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2720 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
06 | Ding Liren (China) | 2752 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
07 | Hans Niemann (United States) | 2624 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
08 | David Navara (Czech Republic) | 2700 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
09 | Richárd Rapport (Hungary) | 2762 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
10 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) | 2664 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
11 | Vidit Gujrathi (India) | 2723 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
12 | Eric Hansen (Canada) | 2669 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
13 | Pentala Harikrishna (India) | 2716 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
14 | Gawain Jones (England) | 2672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 10 |
15 | Ju Wenjun (China) | 2560 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 10 |
16 | Lei Tingjie (China) | 2535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
Quarterfinals (March 23) | Semifinals (March 24) | Final (March 25–26) | ||||||||||||||
Lê Quang Liêm | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
David Navara | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Lê Quang Liêm | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
David Antón Guijarro | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | ½ | 2½ | 0 | |||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | |||||||||||||
Jorden van Foreest | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Ding Liren | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Ding Liren | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||
Hans Niemann | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
This tournament started on April 22 and ended on April 28. For each match, the table shows the match points gained, with the match result in parentheses.
Name | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | |
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1 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2769 | – | 1 (2 : 4) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 2 (4 : 2) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 2 (4 : 2) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 14 |
2 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 2765 | 2 (4 : 2) | – | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 2 (3½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 13 |
3 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2851 | 3 (2½ : ½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | – | 3 (3 : 0) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 12 |
4 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) | 2685 | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 0 (0 : 3) | – | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 12 |
5 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2724 | 1 (2 : 4) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | – | 2 (3½ : 2½) | 2 (3½ : 2½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 11 |
6 | Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) | 2744 | 0 (½ : 2½) | 1 (2½ : 3½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 1 (2½ : 3½) | – | 2 (4 : 2) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 10 |
7 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2759 | 1 (2 : 4) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 1 (2½ : 3½) | 1 (2 : 4) | – | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 9 |
8 | Eric Hansen (Canada) | 2651 | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | – | 3 |
This tournament started on May 19 and ended on May 26.
Name | Elo | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | |
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01 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2730 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
02 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2824 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
03 | Ding Liren (China) | 2753 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
04 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) | 2706 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
05 | Wei Yi (China) | 2729 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
06 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2745 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
07 | David Antón Guijarro (Spain) | 2721 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
08 | Aryan Tari (Norway) | 2654 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
09 | Pentala Harikrishna (India) | 2689 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
10 | Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) | 2736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
11 | Vidit Gujrathi (India) | 2711 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
12 | Nils Grandelius (Sweden) | 2656 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
13 | Sam Shankland (United States) | 2709 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
14 | Eric Hansen (Canada) | 2630 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 |
15 | Gawain Jones (England) | 2587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | 12 |
16 | Abhimanyu Mishra (United States) | 2524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 10 |
Quarterfinals (May 23) | Semifinals (May 24) | Final (May 25–26) | ||||||||||||||
Anish Giri | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Aryan Tari | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Anish Giri | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||||
R Praggnanandhaa | 2 | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
Wei Yi | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
R Praggnanandhaa | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
R Praggnanandhaa | 1½ | 2½ | ½ | |||||||||||||
Ding Liren | 2½ | 1½ | 1½ | |||||||||||||
Ding Liren | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Ding Liren | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
David Antón Guijarro | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
This tournament started on July 10 and ended on July 17.
Teimour Radjabov played five rounds of the preliminary stage and then withdrew due to a COVID-19 infection and general ill health. [5] His games, including the ones he had already played, were forfeited, and his opponents received the full 3 points and corresponding prize money. [6]
Name | Elo | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | |
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01 | Samuel Sevian (United States) | 2684 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
02 | Arjun Erigaisi (India) | 2688 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
03 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2790 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
04 | Richárd Rapport (Hungary) | 2727 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
05 | Jeffery Xiong (United States) | 2691 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
06 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2730 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
07 | Levon Aronian (United States) | 2748 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
08 | Wei Yi (China) | 2729 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
09 | Aryan Tari (Norway) | 2650 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
10 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2745 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
11 | Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) | 2708 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
12 | Leinier Domínguez (United States) | 2754 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
13 | Ju Wenjun (China) | 2545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
14 | Hans Niemann (United States) | 2651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 14 |
15 | Sam Shankland (United States) | 2709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 13 |
16 | Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Quarterfinals (July 14) | Semifinals (July 15) | Final (July 16–17) | ||||||||||||||
Samuel Sevian | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||||
Wei Yi | 2 | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
Wei Yi | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Richárd Rapport | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Jeffery Xiong | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Richárd Rapport | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Wei Yi | 1½ | ½ | – | |||||||||||||
Levon Aronian | 2½ | 2½ | – | |||||||||||||
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Anish Giri | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
Levon Aronian | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||
Levon Aronian | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Arjun Erigaisi | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
The FTX Crypto Cup began on the 15th August and concluded on the 21st August. Similarly to the Oslo Esports Cup, the players faced one of their 7 rivals each day over seven rounds in round-robin play. Each match consisted of 4 rapid games (15 minutes per player and a 10-second increment); if the match was tied, there was a playoff with two blitz games (5 minutes per player and a 3-second increment) and if the match was still tied, there would be a final 'Armageddon' game. Magnus Carlsen finished clear first with 16/21 points, with R Praggnanandhaa as the runner-up on 15/21 points and Alireza Firouzja as the third place finisher also on 15/21 points - edged out by Praggnanandhaa due to tiebreak rules. [7]
Name | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | |
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1 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2822 | – | 1 (2 : 4) | 2 (3½ : 2½) | 3 (3 : 1) | 1 (2 : 4) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 3 (3 : 1) | 3 (3 : 1) | 16 |
2 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) | 2751 | 2 (4 : 2) | – | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 1 (2 : 4) | 3 (3 : 1) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 15 |
3 | Alireza Firouzja (France) | 2793 | 1 (2½ : 3½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | – | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 2 (4 : 3) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 15 |
4 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 2775 | 0 (1 : 3) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | – | 3 (2½ : ½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 12 |
5 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2792 | 2 (4 : 2) | 2 (4 : 2) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | – | 1 (2½ : 3½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (3 : 0) | 11 |
6 | Levon Aronian (United States) | 2793 | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 0 (1 : 3) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 2 (3½ : 2½) | – | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 8 |
7 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2783 | 0 (1 : 3) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 1 (3 : 4) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | – | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 7 |
8 | Hans Niemann (United States) | 2615 | 0 (1 : 3) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 0 (0 : 3) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | – | 0 |
This tournament started on September 18 and concluded on September 25. [8]
Magnus Carlsen resigned after making his first move in his game against Hans Niemann. He has hinted that Niemann may have cheated in his previous game between the two grandmasters. [9]
Name | Elo | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | |
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01 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2837 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
02 | Arjun Erigaisi (India) | 2740 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
03 | Hans Niemann (United States) | 2620 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
04 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) | 2780 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
05 | Vincent Keymer (Germany) | 2701 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
06 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 2791 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
07 | Christopher Yoo (United States) | 2563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
08 | Levon Aronian (United States) | 2742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
09 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2740 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
10 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2795 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
11 | David Navara (Czech Republic) | 2701 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
12 | Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland) | 2693 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
13 | Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2678 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
14 | Ivan Šarić (Croatia) | 2668 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 14 |
15 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2668 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 10 |
16 | Adhiban Baskaran (India) | 2569 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 10 |
Quarterfinals (Sept 22) | Semifinals (Sept 23) | Final (Sept 24–25) | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||
Levon Aronian | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||
Vincent Keymer | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
R Praggnanandhaa | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
Vincent Keymer | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | 2 | – | |||||||||||||
Arjun Erigaisi | ½ | 0 | – | |||||||||||||
Hans Niemann | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Lê Quang Liêm | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Lê Quang Liêm | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Arjun Erigaisi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Arjun Erigaisi | 2 | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
Christopher Yoo | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||||
This tournament started on October 14 and concluded on October 21. [10]
Name | Elo | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | |
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01 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2754 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
02 | Gukesh D (India) | 2606 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
03 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2712 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
04 | Arjun Erigaisi (India) | 2720 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
05 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2902 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
06 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) | 2678 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
07 | Richárd Rapport (Romania) | 2735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
08 | Vidit Gujrathi (India) | 2691 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
09 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2737 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
10 | Vincent Keymer (Germany) | 2740 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
11 | David Antón Guijarro (Spain) | 2706 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
12 | Daniel Naroditsky (United States) | 2617 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
13 | Pentala Harikrishna (India) | 2679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
14 | Eric Hansen (Canada) | 2618 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 13 |
15 | Aditya Mittal (India) | 2569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 12 |
16 | Nils Grandelius (Sweden) | 2632 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 |
Quarterfinals (Oct 18) | Semifinals (Oct 19) | Final 1 (Oct 20) | ||||||||||||||
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Vidit Gujrathi | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
Arjun Erigaisi | ½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 3 | ½ | 2 | |||||||||||||
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 1 | 2½ | 0 | |||||||||||||
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2 | 1½ | ||||||||||||||
Richárd Rapport | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||||
Gukesh D | 1½ | – | ||||||||||||||
Richárd Rapport | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
The Tour Finals began on the 14th November and concluded on the 20th November. Similarly to the Oslo Esports Cup, the players faced one of their 7 rivals each day over seven rounds in round-robin play. Each match consisted of 4 rapid games (15 minutes per player and a 10-second increment); if the match was tied, there was a playoff with two blitz games (5 minutes per player and a 3-second increment) and if the match was still tied, there would be a final 'Armageddon' game.
Name | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | |
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1 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2848 | – | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 2 (4 : 3) | 3 (3 : 1) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (3 : 0) | 3 (3 : 0) | 20 |
2 | Wesley So (United States) | 2774 | 0 (1½ : 2½) | – | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (3 : 0) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 3 (3 : 0) | 1 (3 : 4) | 13 |
3 | Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) | 2775 | 1 (3 : 4) | 3 (2½ : ½) | – | 3 (3 : 1) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (0 : 3) | 3 (3 : 1) | 1 (2½ : 3½) | 11 |
4 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2798 | 0 (1 : 3) | 0 (0 : 3) | 0 (1 : 3) | – | 3 (2½ : ½) | 1 (3 : 4) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 10 |
5 | Arjun Erigaisi (India) | 2733 | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | – | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 3 (3 : 1) | 3 (2½ : ½) | 9 |
6 | Praggnanandhaa R (India) | 2750 | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 3 (3 : 0) | 2 (4 : 3) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | – | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 1 (2½ : 3½) | 9 |
7 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2756 | 0 (0 : 3) | 0 (0 : 3) | 0 (1 : 3) | 0 (1½ : 2½) | 0 (1 : 3) | 3 (2½ : 1½) | – | 3 (2½ : ½) | 6 |
8 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2732 | 0 (0 : 3) | 2 (4 : 3) | 2 (3½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | 2 (3½ : 2½) | 0 (½ : 2½) | – | 6 |
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