Champions Chess Tour 2022

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Champions Chess Tour 2022
Details
Duration19 February 2022 – 20 November 2022
Tournaments9
CategoriesRegular (6)
Major (3)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesNorway Magnus Carlsen (5)
Prize money leaderNorway Magnus Carlsen ($242,500)
2021
2023

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]

Schedule[edit]

There are 9 tournaments in the tour: 6 labelled as Regular and 3 labelled as Major.

Dates Tournament Name Type
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

Format[edit]

The format was similar to that of the previous season, with some innovations.[2][3][4]

Qualification[edit]

Regular[edit]

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.

Major[edit]

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.

Time controls[edit]

Three different time controls were used in the tour:

  • In rapid games, each player has 15 minutes, plus a 10-second increment for each move.
  • In blitz games, each player has 5 minutes, plus a 3-second increment for each move.
  • In Armageddon games, White has 5 minutes and Black has 4 minutes, with no increment.

Stages[edit]

Regular[edit]

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:

  1. Result in the game(s) between the tied players
  2. Number of wins (including forfeits)
  3. Sonneborn–Berger score
  4. Koya score

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.

Major[edit]

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:

  1. Result in the match(es) between the tied players
  2. Number of match wins (including forfeits)

Tour points and prize money[edit]

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.

Regular[edit]

The total prize pool for a Regular tournament is $150,000, of which $60,000 are distributed as follows:[3]

Finish Prize
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.

Major[edit]

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.

Results[edit]

Tournament results[edit]

Tournament Name Type Winner Runner-Up
Airthings Masters Regular Norway Magnus Carlsen Russia Ian Nepomniachtchi
Charity Cup Regular Norway Magnus Carlsen Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Oslo Esports Cup Major Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
Chessable Masters Regular China Ding Liren India R Praggnanandhaa
FTX Road to Miami Regular United States Levon Aronian China Wei Yi
FTX Crypto Cup Major Norway Magnus Carlsen India R Praggnanandhaa
Julius Baer Generation Cup Regular Norway Magnus Carlsen India Arjun Erigaisi
Aimchess Rapid Regular Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Tour Finals Major Norway Magnus Carlsen United States Wesley So

Tour rankings[edit]

Prize money is shown in thousands of US dollars. An asterisk denotes a Major tournament.

Pos Name Airthings Masters Charity Cup Oslo Esports Cup* Chessable Masters FTX Road to Miami FTX Crypto Cup* Generation Cup Aimchess Rapid Tour Finals Total
1 Norway Magnus Carlsen 31¼ 32¼ 30 13 40 33½ 12½ 50 242½
2 Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda 20¾ 35 13 27½ 5 32 25 162½
3 India R Praggnanandhaa 30 21¼ 37½ 22½ 129
4 Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm 14 32½ 30 11½ 27½ 123
5 Netherlands Anish Giri 22½ 13¼ 8 17½ 5 15 91¾
6 Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 27½ 21¾ 15 80½
7 United States Levon Aronian 30½ 20 63
8 India Arjun Erigaisi 21¼ 22½ 62¼
9 China Ding Liren 11¾ 31¼ 50½
10 Netherlands Jorden van Foreest 25 38
11 France Alireza Firouzja 37½ 37½
12 United States Wesley So 32½ 32½
13 Romania Richárd Rapport 12¾ 11½ 29½
14 China Wei Yi 8 19¾ 27¾
15 Canada Eric Hansen 4 26¼
16 Germany Vincent Keymer 11¾ 24
17 United States Hans Niemann 0 8 22¾
18 FIDE Ian Nepomniachtchi 22¼ 22¼
19 Spain David Antón Guijarro 8 7 4 19
20 India Vidit Gujrathi 5 16½
21 Uzbekistan Nodirbek Abdusattorov 12½
22 FIDE Andrey Esipenko 12 12
FIDE Vladislav Artemiev 12 12
Czech Republic David Navara 12
India Pentala Harikrishna 4 12
26 Norway Aryan Tari 7 11½
27 United States Samuel Sevian 10 10
28 India Gukesh D
Poland Radosław Wojtaszek
30 United States Jeffery Xiong 8 8
31 United States Sam Shankland 4
United States Christopher Yoo
33 China Ju Wenjun 4
Sweden Nils Grandelius 4
35 England Gawain Jones 3
36 United States Leinier Domínguez
37 United States Daniel Naroditsky 4 4
Ukraine Vasyl Ivanchuk 4 4
39 Croatia Ivan Šarić
40 India Aditya Mittal 3 3
41 United States Abhimanyu Mishra
Israel Boris Gelfand
India Adhiban Baskaran
44 FIDE Alexandra Kosteniuk ¾ ¾
45 China Lei Tingjie ½ ½
46 Azerbaijan Teimour Radjabov 0 0
Legend
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.

Tournaments[edit]

Airthings Masters[edit]

This initial tournament started on February 19 and ended on February 26.

Preliminary stage[edit]
Name Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points
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
Knockout stage[edit]
 
Quarterfinals (February 23)Semifinals (February 24)Final (February 25–26)
 
                
 
 
 
 
Russia Ian Nepomniachtchi
 
 
 
Germany Vincent Keymer
 
Russia Ian Nepomniachtchi
 
 
 
Russia Andrey Esipenko½
 
Canada Eric Hansen1
 
 
 
Russia Andrey Esipenko3
 
Russia Ian Nepomniachtchi2½
 
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen2
 
Russia Vladislav Artemiev
 
 
 
China Ding Liren
 
Russia Vladislav Artemiev½
 
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen
 
Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen
 

Charity Cup[edit]

This tournament started on March 19 and ended on March 26.

Preliminary stage[edit]
Name Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points
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
Knockout stage[edit]
 
Quarterfinals (March 23)Semifinals (March 24)Final (March 25–26)
 
                
 
 
 
 
Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
 
 
 
Czech Republic David Navara
 
Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
 
 
 
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda
 
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda
 
 
 
Spain David Antón Guijarro½
 
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda½0
 
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen2
 
Netherlands Jorden van Foreest½
 
 
 
China Ding Liren
 
China Ding Liren1
 
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen3
 
United States Hans Niemann½
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen
 

Oslo Esports Cup[edit]

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
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

Chessable Masters[edit]

This tournament started on May 19 and ended on May 26.

Preliminary stage[edit]
Name Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points
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
Knockout stage[edit]
 
Quarterfinals (May 23)Semifinals (May 24)Final (May 25–26)
 
                
 
 
 
 
Netherlands Anish Giri
 
 
 
Norway Aryan Tari½
 
Netherlands Anish Giri2½
 
 
 
India R Praggnanandhaa2
 
China Wei Yi
 
 
 
India R Praggnanandhaa
 
India R Praggnanandhaa½
 
 
 
China Ding Liren
 
China Ding Liren
 
 
 
Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
 
China Ding Liren
 
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen
 
Spain David Antón Guijarro½
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen
 

FTX Road to Miami[edit]

This tournament started on July 10 and ended on July 17.

Preliminary stage[edit]

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
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
Knockout stage[edit]
 
Quarterfinals (July 14)Semifinals (July 15)Final (July 16–17)
 
                
 
 
 
 
United States Samuel Sevian2½
 
 
 
China Wei Yi2
 
China Wei Yi
 
 
 
Hungary Richárd Rapport½
 
United States Jeffery Xiong20
 
 
 
Hungary Richárd Rapport22
 
China Wei Yi½
 
 
 
United States Levon Aronian
 
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda
 
 
 
Netherlands Anish Giri
 
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda1
 
 
 
United States Levon Aronian3
 
United States Levon Aronian
 
 
India Arjun Erigaisi
 

FTX Crypto Cup[edit]

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
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

Julius Baer Generation Cup[edit]

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]

Preliminary stage[edit]
Name Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points
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
Knockout stage[edit]
 
Quarterfinals (Sept 22)Semifinals (Sept 23)Final (Sept 24–25)
 
                
 
 
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen3
 
 
 
United States Levon Aronian1
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen3
 
 
 
Germany Vincent Keymer1
 
India R Praggnanandhaa1
 
 
 
Germany Vincent Keymer3
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen2
 
 
 
India Arjun Erigaisi½0
 
United States Hans Niemann
 
 
 
Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm
 
Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm20
 
 
 
India Arjun Erigaisi22
 
India Arjun Erigaisi2
 
 
United States Christopher Yoo2½
 

Aimchess Rapid[edit]

This tournament started on October 14 and concluded on October 21.[10]

Preliminary stage[edit]
Name Elo 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points
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
Knockout stage[edit]
 
Quarterfinals (Oct 18)Semifinals (Oct 19)Final 1 (Oct 20)
 
                
 
 
 
 
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda
 
 
 
India Vidit Gujrathi½
 
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda3
 
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen1
 
India Arjun Erigaisi½
 
 
 
Norway Magnus Carlsen
 
Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda3½2
 
 
 
Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov10
 
Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
 
 
 
Uzbekistan Nodirbek Abdusattorov
 
Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov2
 
 
 
Romania Richárd Rapport2½
 
India Gukesh D
 
 
Romania Richárd Rapport
 

Tour Finals[edit]

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
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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