Grand Chess Tour 2016
Grand Chess Tour 2016 was a second edition of Grand Chess Tour, a series of chess tournaments, that took place from June to December 2016. It consisted of four tournaments and was won by Wesley So.[1]
| 2016 | |
2016 Grand Chess Tour winner Wesley So. | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 June–18 December 2016 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Wesley So |
| Runner-up | Hikaru Nakamura |
| 3rd place | Fabiano Caruana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most tournament titles | Wesley So (2) |
| Prize money leader | Wesley So ($295,000) |
| Points leader | Wesley So (36) |
On January 6, 2016, the Grand Chess Tour saw the withdrawal of Norway Chess, one of three tournaments that were parts of the tour, along with Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. The reason was different views on the funding issue.[2] However, on February 11, Grand Chess Tour announced an inclusion of two fast chess events in Paris and Leuven.[3] [4]
Format
The tour consisted of four events, two fast chess and two classical chess events, with each tournament having one wildcard. Eegular tour players were scheduled to participate in every event, with the exception of Viswanathan Anand, with three best results going into account. The point system was 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
2016 Grand Chess Tour included nine participants. Among notable absentees were incumbent World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and World Chess Championship 2016 challenger Sergey Karjakin.[5] The roster was selected based on several criteria, including top-three finish in previous tour, average rating for 2015 and personal invitation.[6]
| Player | Country | Rating (April 2016) | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anish Giri | Netherlands | 2790 | Runner-up of 2015 Grand Chess Tour |
| 2 | Levon Aronian | Armenia | 2784 | Third place in 2015 Grand Chess Tour |
| 3 | Veselin Topalov | Bulgaria | 2754 | Average rating for 2015 |
| 4 | Viswanathan Anand | India | 2770 | Average rating for 2015 |
| 5 | Fabiano Caruana | United States | 2795 | Average rating for 2015 |
| 6 | Hikaru Nakamura | United States | 2787 | Average rating for 2015 |
| 7 | Vladimir Kramnik | Russia | 2801 | Average rating for 2015 |
| 8 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | France | 2788 | Wildcard |
| 9 | Wesley So | United States | 2773 | Replacement for Magnus Carlsen |
Schedule and results
| Dates | Tournament | Host city | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 9-12 | Paris Grand Chess Tour | Paris | Hikaru Nakamura |
| June 17-20 | Your Next Move | Leuven | Magnus Carlsen |
| August 5-16 | Sinquefield Cup | St. Louis | Wesley So |
| December 9-18 | London Chess Classic | London | Wesley So |
Tournaments
Paris Grand Chess Tour
Paris Grand Chess Tour was the first event of 2016 edition, which was won by Hikaru Nakamura. Viswanathan Anand declined his invitation due to him playing in tournament in León, Spain on the same time, and thus, Laurent Fressinet was given the additional wildcard.
2016 Paris GCT, June 9–12 Paris, France Player Rapid Blitz Total TB Tour Points Prize money 1 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 14 11½ 25½ 13 $37,500 2 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 13 11½ 24½ WC (10) $30,000 3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 11 11 22 8 $15,000 4 Wesley So (USA) 11 8½ 19½ 7 $15,000 5 Levon Aronian (ARM) 9 10 19 6 $15,000 6 Anish Giri (NED) 9 9 18 5 $7,500 7 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 10 5½ 15½ 4 $7,500 8 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 4 10 14 3 $7,500 9 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 4 8 12 2 $7,500 10 Laurent Fressinet (FRA) 5 5 10 WC (1) $7,500
Paris GCT Rapid, June 9-10 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2846 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 14 2 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2878 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 13 3 Wesley So (USA) 2652 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 11 4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2784 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 11 5 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2799 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 10 6 Anish Giri (NED) 2738 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 9 7 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2739 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 9 8 Laurent Fressinet (FRA) 2695 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 9 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2771 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 10 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2829 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4
Paris GCT Blitz, June 11-12 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2915 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 11½ 2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2883 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 11½ 3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2871 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 10½ 4 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2665 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 5 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2798 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 10 6 Anish Giri (NED) 2822 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 9 7 Wesley So (USA) 2726 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 8½ 8 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2644 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 8 9 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2841 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 5½ 10 Laurent Fressinet (FRA) 2630 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 5
Your Next Move
2016 Your Next Move GCT, June 17–20 Leuven, Belgium Player Rapid Blitz Total TB Tour Points Prize money 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 12 11 23 WC (13) $37,500 2 Wesley So (USA) 11 9½ 20½ 10 $30,000 3 Levon Aronian (ARM) 10 10 20 8 $15,000 4 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 10 9½ 19½ 7 $15,000 5 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 9 8½ 17½ 6 $15,000 6 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 8 9 17 5 $7,500 7 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 7 9½ 16½ 4 $7,500 8 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 7 9 16 2.5 $7,500 9 Anish Giri (NED) 8 8 16 2.5 $7,500 10 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 8 5½ 13½ 1 $7,500
Leuven GCT Rapid, June 17–18 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2878 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 12 2 Wesley So (USA) 2652 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 11 3 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2795 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 10 4 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2739 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 10 5 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2829 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 9 6 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2784 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 8 7 Anish Giri (NED) 2738 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 8 8 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2771 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 8 9 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2846 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 10 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2799 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
Leuven GCT Blitz, June 19–20 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2915 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 11 2 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2798 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 10 3 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2764 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 9½ 4 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2883 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 9½ 5 Wesley So (USA) 2726 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 9½ 6 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2841 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 9 7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2871 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 9 8 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2665 1 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 8½ 9 Anish Giri (NED) 2822 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 8 10 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2644 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 6
Sinquefield Cup
Vladimir Kramnik has withdrawn due to health issues and was replaced by Peter Svidler.[7]
4th Sinquefield Cup, 4–16 August 2016, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2778.6)[8] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points TPR Tour Points 1 Wesley So (USA) 2771 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2859 13 2 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2792 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 5 2820 7.75 3 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2761 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2823 7.75 4 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2770 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 2822 7.75 5 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2807 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2818 7.75 6 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2791 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 4½ 2777 4.5 7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2819 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2774 4.5 8 Ding Liren (CHN) 2755 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 4 2738 WC (3) 9 Peter Svidler (RUS) 2751 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 3½ 2701 WC (2) 10 Anish Giri (NED) 2769 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 3 2654 1
London Chess Classic
8th London Chess Classic, 9–18 December 2016, London, England, Category XXII (2785)[9] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points TPR Tour Points 1 Wesley So (USA) 2794 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 2909 13 2 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2823 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 2861 10 3 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2779 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5 2829 7 4 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2779 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5 2829 7 5 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2809 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2826 7 6 Anish Giri (NED) 2771 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2787 5 7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2804 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4 2740 3 8 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2785 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 4 2742 3 9 Michael Adams (ENG) 2748 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 4 2746 WC (3) 10 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2760 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 2 2568 1
Standings
Player Paris Leuven Sinquefield London Total
pointsPrize
money1 Wesley So (United States) (7) 10 13 13 36 $295,000 2 Hikaru Nakamura (United States) 13 (4) 4.5 7 24.5 $144,166 3 Fabiano Caruana (United States) (3) 6 7.75 10 23.75 $108,750 T4 Levon Aronian (Armenia) 6 8 7.75 (3) 21.75 $81,250 T4 Viswanathan Anand (India) — 7 7.75 7 21.75 $82,916 6 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 8 5 4.5 (3) 17.5 $55,000 7 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 4 2.5 — 7 13.5 $46,666 8 Anish Giri (Netherlands) 5 2.5 (1) 5 12.5 $50,000 9 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2 (1) 7.75 1 10.75 $66,250 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 10 13 — — 23 $67,500 Ding Liren (China) — — 3 — 3 $15,000 Michael Adams (England) — — — 3 3 $15,000 Peter Svidler (Russia) — — 2 — 2 $15,000 Laurent Fressinet (France) 1 — — — 1 $7,500
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