FIDE Grand Prix 2022

The FIDE Grand Prix 2022 is a series of three chess tournaments, to be played between February and April 2022 in Berlin, Germany and Belgrade, Serbia.[2][1] The top two finishers will qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2022,[3] which is the final qualification stage for the World Chess Championship 2023.

FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022
Tournament information
SportChess
Location Berlin
Belgrade[1]
DatesFebruary 2022–
April 2022
Administrator(s)FIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Series of Single-elimination tournaments

Organization

Due to the travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, all three tournaments were initially to be played in a single city, instead of playing in various cities as in previous editions.

The series is organized by World Chess. The company has chosen Berlin to host most of the series following a popular vote.[4]

Players

24 players will qualify for the Grand Prix:[5]

  • The players who placed third to eighth at the Chess World Cup 2021, who were not World Champion or already qualified for the Candidates. 5 out of a possible 6 players qualified in this way, because World Champion Magnus Carlsen placed third in the World Cup.
  • The players who placed third to eighth in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021, who were not World Champion, or already qualified for the Candidates or Grand Prix. 6 players qualified in this way.
  • 1 nominee of the FIDE president.
  • 1 organizer's nominee, who must have a rating of at least 2650.
  • The remaining places will be filled by the top players in the December 2021 rating list,[6] so long as they have participated in the FIDE World Cup 2021, or played at least 9 games which counted in the FIDE rating lists from February to December 2021. With 13 players qualifying by the other methods, 11 players will qualify in this way.

The table below shows the players who have qualified for the Grand Prix:[1]

Seeding Invitee Qualifying method Rating (December 2021)
Ding LirenRating list (3rd)2799
Levon AronianRating list (6th)2772
Anish GiriRating list (7th)2772
Wesley SoRating list (8th)2772
Shakhriyar MamedyarovRating list (9th)2767
Alexander GrischukRating list (10th)2765
Richárd RapportRating list (11th)2763
Maxime Vachier-LagraveGrand Swiss (6th)2761
Leinier DomínguezRating list (15th)2752
Nikita VitiugovRating list (19th)2731
Wei YiRating list (21st)2729
Vidit Santosh GujrathiWorld Cup (5th-8th)2727
Dmitry AndreikinRating list (23rd)2724
Yu YangyiGrand Swiss (4th)2713
Sam ShanklandWorld Cup (5th-8th)2708
Alexei ShirovGrand Swiss (8th)2704
Vladimir FedoseevWorld Cup (4th)2704
Alexandr PredkeGrand Swiss (7th)2682
Grigoriy OparinGrand Swiss (3rd)2681
Vincent KeymerGrand Swiss (5th)2664
Amin TabatabaeiWorld Cup (5th-8th)2643
Étienne BacrotWorld Cup (5th-8th)2642
TBDPresidential nominee
TBDOrganizer's nominee

Format

Each player will play in two out of three of the tournaments. Each tournament will have 16 players, and have a two-stage format.[5]

In the first stage, the players are divided into four pools of four, and the players in each pool play a double round-robin mini-tournament. The four winners of the pools progress to the second stage.

In the second stage, the four pool winners play a knock-out tournament, consisting of semi-finals and a final. Both the semi-finals and final will consist of 2 regular time limit games, plus tie-breaks if required.

Players receive Grand Prix points according to their finishing position in each tournament. The two players with the most Grand Prix points across the two tournaments they play qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2022.

Tie-breaks

In the pool stage, if there is a tie first, the tied players play tie-breaks.

In the knockout stage, tie-breaks are played if the match is tied after the 2 regular time limit games.

In both stages, two-way or three-way tie-breaks take the following format:

  • Players play 2 rapid chess games at 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. In the case of a three-way tie, a single round-robin is played.
  • If players are still tied, they play 2 blitz chess games at 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move. In the case of a three-way tie, a single round-robin is played.
  • If players are still tied, a single armageddon chess game is played to decide the winner. In the case of a three-way tie, lots are drawn to determine the players, and the loser of the lot shares second place with the loser of the armageddon game.

In the case of a four-way tie, the players are divided into pairs and each pair plays a two-player tie-break by the above method. The two tie-break winners then play a tie-break by the above method, while the losers share third and fourth place in the pool.

Grand Prix points

Grand Prix points will be awarded as follows:[5]

RoundGrand Prix points
Winner13
Runner-Up10
Semi-final loser7
2nd in pool4
3rd in pool2
4th in pool0

The grand prix points for pool placings take into account tie-breaks played to determine first place. Players tied for other places, or still tied after tie-breaks, share grand prix points.

If players finish tied on Grand Prix points, then the following tie-breaks are applied, in order:

  • number of tournament first place finishes;
  • number of tournament second place finishes;
  • number of points scored in regular time limit games;
  • number of wins in regular time limit games;
  • drawing of lots.

References
    1. Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter. "2022 FIDE Grand Prix To Start February 3". Chess.com.
    2. Berlin wins popular vote; will host the Grand Prix Series and other events in 2022, FIDE, 12 August 2021
    3. 2022 FIDE Grand Prix Series Announced, FIDE, 17 June 2021
    4. "Berlin Wins Popular Vote; Will Host the Next Grand Prix Series and Other Events in 2022". worldchess.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
    5. Regulations for the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022, FIDE, June 2021
    6. Top 100 Players December 2021 - Archive, FIDE, 1 December 2021
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