Grand Chess Tour 2017
Grand Chess Tour 2017 was a circuit of chess tournaments, which was the third edition of Grand Chess Tour. It took place from June 21 to December 12, 2017, and was won by reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen.
| 2017 | |
2017 Grand Chess Tour winner Magnus Carlsen. | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 June–21 December 2017 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Magnus Carlsen |
| Runner-up | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| 3rd place | Levon Aronian |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most tournament titles | Magnus Carlsen (2) |
| Prize money leader | Magnus Carlsen ($245,417) |
| Points leader | Magnus Carlsen (41) |
Format
The tour consisted of five events, including three fast chess and two classical events. Scoring system looked 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
The tour consisted of nine regular players, who were selected to participate based on different criteria, including performance in previous edition, average rating for last twelve months, URS rating and invitation by organizers. Almost all invitees accepted, with only exception being former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who refused to participate due to busy schedule.[1]
| Player | Country | Rating (January 2017) | Qualification method | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley So | United States | 2808 | Winner of Grand Chess Tour 2016 |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura | United States | 2785 | Runner-up of Grand Chess Tour 2016 |
| 3 | Fabiano Caruana | United States | 2827 | Third place in Grand Chess Tour 2016 |
| 4 | Magnus Carlsen | Norway | 2840 | Average FIDE rating |
| 5 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | France | 2796 | Average FIDE rating |
| 6 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Russia | 2767 | URS |
| 7 | Sergey Karjakin | Russia | 2785 | URS |
| 8 | Viswanathan Anand | India | 2786 | Wildcard |
| 9 | Levon Aronian | Armenia | 2780 | Replacement for Vladimir Kramnik |
Schedule and results
| Dates | Tournament | Host city | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 21-25 | Paris Rapid and Blitz | Paris | Magnus Carlsen |
| June 28-July 27 | Your Next Move | Leuven | Magnus Carlsen |
| August 1-17 | Sinquefield Cup | St. Louis | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| August 13-17 | Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz | St. Louis | Levon Aronian |
| December 1-17 | London Chess Classic | London | Fabiano Caruana |
Tournaments
Paris
2017 Grand Chess Tour opened with Paris Rapid and Blitz event. It was won by Magnus Carlsen, who defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on tie-break.[2][3][4]
2017 Paris GCT, June 21–25 Paris, France Player Rapid Blitz Total TB Tour Points Prize money 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 14 10 24 1½ 12 $31,250 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 11 13 24 ½ 10 $31,250 3 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 12 11 23 8 $20,000 4 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 13 9 22 WC (7) $15,000 5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 11 9 20 WC (6) $12,500 6 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 8 10 18 5 $10,000 7 Wesley So (USA) 9 6 15 4 $7,500 8 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 3 11 14 3 $7,500 9 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 5 6½ 11½ WC (2) $7,500 10 Étienne Bacrot (FRA) 4 4½ 8½ WC (1) $7,500
Paris GCT Rapid, June 21–23 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2896 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 14 2 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2822 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 13 3 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2796 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 12 4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2770 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 11 5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2825 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 11 6 Wesley So (USA) 2759 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 9 7 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2773 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 8 8 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2715 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 9 Étienne Bacrot (FRA) 2710 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 10 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2752 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Paris GCT Blitz, June 24–25 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2825 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 13 2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2865 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 0 11 3 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2800 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 11 4 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2791 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 10 5 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2914 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 6 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2813 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 9 7 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2772 0 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 9 8 Veselin Topalov (BUL) 2710 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 6½ 9 Wesley So (USA) 2791 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 6 10 Étienne Bacrot (FRA) 2627 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 5½
Leuven
Leuven Grand Chess Tour took place from June 28 to July 2 in Leuven, Belgium. As well as previous event, it was won by Magnus Carlsen.
2017 Leuven GCT, June 28–July 2 Leuven, Belgium Player Rapid Blitz Total TB Tour Points Prize money 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 11 14½ 25½ 13 $37,500 2 Wesley So (USA) 14 8½ 22½ 10 $25,000 3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 12 10 22 8 $20,000 4 Anish Giri (NED) 10 10 20 WC (7) $15,000 5 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 9 9½ 18½ WC (5.5) $11,250 6 Levon Aronian (ARM) 9 9½ 18½ 5.5 $11,250 7 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 9 9 18 4 $7,500 8 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 8 8 16 3 $7,500 9 Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) 7 8½ 15½ WC (2) $7,500 10 Baadur Jobava (GEO) 1 2½ 3½ WC (1) $7,500
Leuven GCT Rapid, June 28–30 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Wesley So (USA) 2759 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 14 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2770 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 2 12 3 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2896 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 11 4 Anish Giri (NED) 2750 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 10 5 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2819 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 9 6 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2797 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 9 7 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2798 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 9 8 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2789 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 8 9 Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) 2827 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 7 10 Baadur Jobava (GEO) 2649 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Leuven GCT Blitz, July 1–2 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2899 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 14½ 2 Anish Giri (NED) 2723 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 10 3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2890 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 10 4 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2760 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 9½ 5 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2786 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 9½ 6 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2793 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 9 7 Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) 2768 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 8½ 8 Wesley So (USA) 2724 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 8½ 9 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2766 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 8 10 Baadur Jobava (GEO) 2734 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 2½
Sinquefield Cup
Sinquefield Cup, 2–11 August 2017, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2787.7) Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points Wins H2H TPR Tour Points 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2789 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 2907 13 2 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2822 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 3 2862 9 3 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2783 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5½ 2 2866 9 4 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2799 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 5 3 2825 6.5 5 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2773 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 2 2828 6.5 6 Peter Svidler (RUS) 2751 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2792 WC (5) 7 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2807 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 4 2747 4 8 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2792 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 3½ 2709 3 9 Wesley So (USA) 2810 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 3 1 1 2665 1.5 10 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2751 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 3 1 0 2672 1.5
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz
The inaugural Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz was the fourth leg of 2017 Grand Chess Tour and took place in Saint Louis Chess Club from August 13 to August 19. It brought some attention from the media due to participation of former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, who has retired from competitive chess in 2005, 12 years prior to the event.[5][6][7][8]
2017 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, August 10–16 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Player Rapid Blitz Total TB Tour Points Prize money 1 Levon Aronian (ARM) 12 12½ 24½ 13 $37,000 2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 11 10½ 21½ 9 $22,500 3 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 8 13½ 21½ 9 $22,500 4 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 10 10 20 7 $15,000 5 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 11 5½ 16½ 5 $10,000 6 Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) 8 8½ 16½ WC (5) $10,000 7 Leinier Domínguez (CUB) 9 7½ 16½ WC (5) $10,000 8 Garry Kasparov (RUS) 7 9 16 WC (3) $7,500 9 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 7 7 14 2 $7,500 10 David Navara (CZE) 7 6 13 WC (1) $7,500
Saint Louis Rapid, August 14-16 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2794 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 12 2 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2700 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 11 3 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2822 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 11 4 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2810 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 10 5 Leinier Domínguez (CUB) 2803 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 9 6 Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) 2761 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2765 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 8 8 David Navara (CZE) 2737 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 7 9 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2778 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 7 10 Garry Kasparov (RUS) 2812 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 7
Saint Louis Blitz, August 17–18 Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2807 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 13½ 2 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2794 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 12½ 3 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2868 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10½ 4 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2787 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 10 5 Garry Kasparov (RUS) 2812 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 9 6 Lê Quang Liêm (VIE) 2747 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 8½ 7 Leinier Domínguez (CUB) 2796 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 8 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2756 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 7 9 David Navara (CZE) 2748 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 6 10 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2806 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 5½
London
9th London Chess Classic, 1–11 December 2017, London, England, Category XXII (2779)[9] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points TB Wins H2H TPR Tour Points Place 1 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2799 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2½ 2901 12 1 2 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2729 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 1½ 2909 10 2 3 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2837 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5 2 2815 7 3 4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2789 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5 1 ½ 2820 7 4–5 5 Wesley So (USA) 2788 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 1 ½ 2820 7 4–5 6 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2781 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2778 5 6 7 Levon Aronian (ARM) 2805 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 2733 4 7 8 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2760 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ 2701 3 8 9 Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2782 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 3 0 ½ 2653 1.5 9–10 10 Michael Adams (ENG) 2715 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3 0 ½ 2661 WC (1.5) 9–10
Standings
Player Paris Leuven Sinquefield St. Louis London Total
pointsPrize
money1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 12 13 9 — 7 41 $245,417 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 10 8 13 — 7 38 $207,917 3 Levon Aronian (Armenia) — 5.5 6.5 13 4 29 $91,250 4 Hikaru Nakamura (United States) 8 — 3 9 5 25 $77,500 5 Fabiano Caruana (United States) 3 — 4 5 12 24 $95,000 6 Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 5 — 6.5 9 3 23.5 $75,000 T-7 Wesley So (United States) 4 10 1.5 — 7 22.5 $79,167 T-7 Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) — 4 1.5 7 10 22.5 $100,000 9 Viswanathan Anand (India) — 3 9 2 1.5 15.5 $75,000 Anish Giri (Netherlands) — 7 — — — 7 $15,000 Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 7 — — — — 7 $15,000 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) 6 — — — — 6 $12,500 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) — 5.5 — — — 5.5 $11,250 Peter Svidler (Russia) — — 5 — — 5 $20,000 Leinier Domínguez (Cuba) — — — 5 — 5 $10,000 Lê Quang Liêm (Vietnam) — — — 5 — 5 $10,000 Garry Kasparov (Russia) — — — 3 — 3 $7,500 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) — 2 — — — 2 $7,500 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2 — — — — 2 $7,500 Michael Adams (England) — — — — 1.5 1.5 $15,000 Étienne Bacrot (France) 1 — — — — 1 $7,500 Baadur Jobava (Georgia) — 1 — — — 1 $7,500 David Navara (Czech Republic) — — — 1 — 1 $7,500
References
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