Grand Chess Tour 2019
{{Short description|Chess competition}}
{{Infobox tournament
| name = Grand Chess Tour
| sport =
| year = 2019
| image = Ding Liren 2, Candidates Tournament 2018.jpg
| caption = 2019 Grand Chess Tour winner Ding Liren.
| start_date = 6 May
| end_date = 10 December 2019
| host = Abidjan
Zagreb
Paris
St. Louis
Bucharest
Kolkata
London
| purse =
| champion = {{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Liren
| runner-up1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
| 3rd place = {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen
| points =
| stat1_label = Most tournament titles
| stat1 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen (3)
| stat2_label = Prize money leader
| stat2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen ($302,500)
| stat3_label = Points leader
| stat3 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Carlsen (67.5)
| previous = 2018
| next = 2021
}}
The Grand Chess Tour 2019 was a series of chess tournaments, held in from 6 May to 10 December 2019. It was the fifth edition of Grand Chess Tour. The tour consisted of 8 tournaments, including 2 classical, 5 fast tournaments and tour final in London, the United Kingdom. It was won by Ding Liren of China.{{cite web |title=2019 Grand Chess Tour|url=https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-chess-tour}}https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-among-2019-grand-chess-tour-participants
Format
The tour featured 8 tournaments, and total number of 26 players, including 12 full participants and 14 wildcard. Top 4 after 7 tournaments qualifies to the tour finals in London.
The points awarded as follows:
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Place !! Points (classical) !! Points (rapid/blitz) | ||
| 1st | 18/20* | 12/13* |
| 2nd | 15 | 10 |
| 3rd | 12 | 8 |
| 4th | 10 | 7 |
| 5th | 8 | 6 |
| 6th | 7 | 5 |
| 7th | 6 | 4 |
| 8th | 5 | 3 |
| 9th | 4 | 2 |
| 10th | 3 | 1 |
| 11th | 2 | N/A |
| 12th | 1 | N/A |
Lineup
Participants of 2019 edition were announced on January 24, 2019. Players were selected by different criterias, including top three finish in previous edition, Universal Rating System, average FIDE rating and personal selection by organizers. Total number of participants were 12, largest since the introduction of tour in 2015.{{cite web |title=2019 GCT to expand to twelve full tour participants, eight events and a $1.75 million prize fund
|url=https://grandchesstour.org/news/2019-gct-to-expand-to-twelve-full-tour-participants/ |date=January 24, 2019}}{{cite web |title=2019 Grand Chess Tour Participants Announced
|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-among-2019-grand-chess-tour-participants |date=March 12, 2019}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player !Country !FIDE Rating (January 2019) !class="unsortable"|Selection criteria |
| Hikaru Nakamura
|{{USA}} |2749 |Winner of Grand Chess Tour 2018 |
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|{{FRA}} |2780 |Runner-up of 2018 Grand Chess Tour |
| Fabiano Caruana
|{{USA}} |2828 |Third place in 2018 Grand Chess Tour |
| Magnus Carlsen
|{{NOR}} |2835 |URS |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|{{AZE}} |2817 |URS |
| Ding Liren
|{{CHN}} |2813 |URS |
| Levon Aronian
|{{ARM}} |2767 |URS |
| Anish Giri
|{{NED}} |2783 |Average FIDE rating |
| Wesley So
|{{USA}} |2765 |Average FIDE rating |
| Viswanathan Anand
|{{IND}} |2773 |Average FIDE rating |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi
|{{RUS}} |2763 |
| Sergey Karjakin
|{{RUS}} |2753 |Replacement for Vladimir Kramnik |
Schedule and results
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Dates !Tournament Name !Host city !Winner !Runner-up !Third place |
| 6 May – 13 May 2019
| {{flagdeco|Ivory Coast}} Abidjan | {{flagdeco|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen | {{flagdeco|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | – |
| 24 June – 9 July 2019
|{{flagdeco|Croatia}} Zagreb |{{flagdeco|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |{{flagdeco|United States}} Wesley So |{{flagdeco|Armenia}} Levon Aronian |
| 26 July – 6 August 2019
| {{flagdeco|France}} Paris | {{flagdeco|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | {{flagdeco|India}} Viswanathan Anand | {{flagdeco|Russia}} Ian Nepomniachtchi |
| 8 August – 15 August 2019
|{{flagdeco|United States}} St. Louis |{{flagdeco|Armenia}} Levon Aronian |{{flagdeco|China}} Ding Liren | – |
| 15 August – 30 August 2019
| {{flagdeco|United States}} St. Louis | {{flagdeco|China}} Ding Liren | {{flagdeco|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen | {{flagdeco|Russia}} Sergey Karjakin |
| 4 November – 11 November 2019
|{{flagdeco|Romania}} Bucharest |{{flagdeco|Armenia}} Levon Aronian |{{flagdeco|Russia}} Sergey Karjakin |{{flagdeco|India}} Viswanathan Anand |
| 20 November – 27 November 2019
|Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz |{{flagdeco|India}} Kolkata |{{flagdeco|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |{{flagdeco|United States}} Hikaru Nakamura |{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} Anish Giri |
| 30 November – 10 December 2019
|{{flagdeco|United Kingdom}} London |{{flagdeco|China}} Ding Liren |{{flagdeco|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |{{flagdeco|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen |
Tournaments
= Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz =
:
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|+2019 GCT Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz, May 8–13 Abidjan, Ivory Coast ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! {{abbr|TB|Rapid play-off between players who tied for 1st place}} !! Tour Points !! Prize money | |||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|NOR}} | 15 | 11½ | 26½ | 13 | $37,500 | |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|USA}} | 12 | 11 | 23 | 9 | $22,500 | |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 11 | 12 | 23 | 9 | $22,500 | |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 11 | 8½ | 19½ | 7 | $15,000 | |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|CHN}} | 10 | 8½ | 18½ | 6 | $12,500 | |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wei Yi|CHN}} | 9 | 7½ | 16½ | WC (5) | $10,000 | |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 5 | 10½ | 15½ | 3.5 | $7,500 | |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|RUS}} | 6 | 9½ | 15½ | 3.5 | $7,500 | |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Veselin Topalov|BUL}} | 6 | 5½ | 11½ | WC (2) | $7,500 | |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Bassem Amin|EGY}} | 5 | 5½ | 10½ | WC (1) | $7,500 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap| Cote d'Ivoire Grand Chess Tour Rapid, 8–10 May 2019, Abidjan, Ivory Coast ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2869 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 2824 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 2801 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 2800 | 0 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2760{{abbr|i|Inactive}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Wei Yi|China}} | 2698 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Veselin Topalov|Bulgaria}} | 2781 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 2781 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Bassem Amin|Egypt}} | 2617 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 2785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 5 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|Cote d'Ivoire Grand Chess Tour Blitz, 11–12 May 2019, Abidjan, Ivory Coast{{cite web |title=Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019 |url=https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/cote-divoire-rapid-blitz-2019 |date=May 13, 2019}} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 2933 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 1 0 | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 12 |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2954 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 11½ |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 2934 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 11 |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 2778 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 10½ |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 2817 | ½ 1 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 9½ |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 2744 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 8½ |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2773 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 1 1 | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 0 | 8½ |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wei Yi|China}} | 2641 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 7½ |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Veselin Topalov|Bulgaria}} | 2682 | 1 0 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | 0 ½ | 5½ |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Bassem Amin|Egypt}} | 2662 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 0 0 | 1 ½ | {{CNone}} | 5½ |
= Croatia Grand Chess Tour =
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Zagreb Chess Classic, 24 June – 9 July 2019, Zagreb, Croatia, Category XXII (2782) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TB !! Place !! TPR !! GCT Points | |||||||||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2875 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2955 | 20 | ||
| 2 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 2754 | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2893 | 15 | |
| 3 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | 2752 | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 3–4 | 2821 | 11 | |
| 4 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | 2819 | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 3–4 | 2815 | 11 | |
| 5 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2805 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 5–7 | 2780 | 7 | |
| 6 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | 2779 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 5–7 | 2782 | 7 | |
| 7 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 2775 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 5–7 | 2782 | 7 | |
| 8 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 2748 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 8 | 2748 | 5 | |
| 9 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 2779 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 9–11 | 2709 | 3 | |
| 10 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | 2774 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 9–11 | 2710 | 3 | |
| 11 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | 2767 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ | 4½ | 9–11 | 2710 | 3 | |
| 12 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 2754 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | 4 | 12 | 2675 | 1 |
= Paris Rapid & Blitz =
Paris Grand Chess Tour was held on July 27–August 1, 2019, in Paris, France. It was won by French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who scored 21 points.{{cite web |title=Vachier-Lagrave Wins Paris Grand Chess Tour In 'Horror Show'
|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/vachier-lagrave-wins-2019-paris-grand-chess-tour-rapid-blitz |date=August 5, 2019|work=Chess.com}}{{cite web |title=Vachier-Lagrave wins Paris GCT, Anand surges to second place
|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-paris-2019-day-5 |date=August 2, 2019|work=ChessBase}}
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2019 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz, July 27–August 1 Paris, France ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! {{abbr|TB|Rapid play-off between players who tied for 1st place}} !! Tour Points !! Prize money | |||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 13 | 8 | 21 | 13 | $37,500 | |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|IND}} | 10 | 10½ | 20½ | 10 | $25,000 | |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|RUS}} | 12 | 8 | 20 | WC (7.5) | $17,500 | |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 10 | 10 | 20 | 7.5 | $17,500 | |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|POL}} | 9 | 10½ | 19½ | WC (6) | $12,500 | |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | $10,000 | |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|USA}} | 8 | 10½ | 18½ | 4 | $7,500 | |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | $7,500 | |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Daniil Dubov|RUS}} | 7 | 7 | 14 | WC (2) | $7,500 | |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|NED}} | 5 | 7½ | 12½ | 1 | $7,500 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap| Paris Grand Chess Tour Rapid, 27–29 July 2019, Paris, France ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 2812 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|Russia}} | 2744 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 2757 | 2 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | 2735 | 1 | 1 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | 2817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|Poland}} | 2731 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 2853 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | 2810 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Daniil Dubov|Russia}} | 2771 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | 2769 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 5 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|Paris Grand Chess Tour Blitz, 31 July–1 August 2019, Paris, France{{cite web |title=GCT Rapid and Blitz Paris 2019 |url=https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/gct-rapid-and-blitz-paris-2019 |date=August 1, 2019|work=The Week in Chess}} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | 2730 | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 0 0 | 10½ |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|Poland}} | 2778 | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | 10½ |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 2902 | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 10½ |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 2815 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 0 1 | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 10 |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | 2772 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 10 |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | 2778 | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 0 1 | 1 0 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 8 |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 2948 | 1 ½ | 0 0 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | {{CNone}} | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 1 1 | 8 |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|Russia}} | 2733 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 0 1 | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 8 |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | 2770 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | 1 0 | 1 1 | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | 0 1 | 7½ |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Daniil Dubov|Russia}} | 2642 | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | {{CNone}} | 7 |
= Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz =
Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz took place in St. Louis, Missouri on August 10–14. It was won by Levon Aronian.{{cite web |title=Aronian Wins Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz
|url=https://new.uschess.org/news/aronian-wins-stl-rapid-blitz |work=United States Chess Federation|date=August 15, 2019}} Tournament is notable for somewhat poor performance by incumbent World Champion Magnus Carlsen, who finished on sixth place, which was his worst result since 2017.{{cite web |title=Aronian Wins Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/aronian-wins-saint-louis-rapid-blitz-grand-chess-tour}}
:
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|+2019 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, August 10–14 St. Louis, Missouri, United States ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! {{abbr|TB|Rapid play-off between players who tied for 1st place}} !! Tour Points !! Prize money | |||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|ARM}} | 13 | 9 | 22 | 13 | $37,500 | |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Yu Yangyi|CHN}} | 10 | 11½ | 21½ | WC (8.3) | $20,000 | |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|CHN}} | 10 | 11½ | 21½ | 8.3 | $20,000 | |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 13 | 8½ | 21½ | 8.3 | $20,000 | |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|RUS}} | 8 | 11½ | 19½ | 6 | $12,500 | |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|NOR}} | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | $10,000 | |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Richárd Rapport|HUN}} | 8 | 8½ | 16½ | WC (4) | $7,500 | |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | $7,500 | |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|USA}} | 7 | 6½ | 13½ | WC (2) | $7,500 | |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | $7,500 |
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| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap| Saint Louis Grand Chess Tour Rapid, 10–12 August 2019, Saint Louis, United States ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 2843 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | 2704 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2786 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Yu Yangyi|China}} | 2775 | 1 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2895 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | 2807 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 2759 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Richárd Rapport|Hungary}} | 2719 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|United States}} | 2769 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | 2787 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 5 |
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| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|Saint Louis Grand Chess Tour Blitz, 13–14 August 2019, Saint Louis, United States ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Yu Yangyi|China}} | 2718 | {{CNone}} | 0 1 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | 1 0 | 11½ |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 2798 | 1 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 1 0 | 1 1 | 11½ |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2779 | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | {{CNone}} | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 11½ |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | 2840 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 0 ½ | 9 |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2920 | 0 0 | 0 1 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | 1 1 | ½ 0 | 9 |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 2939 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 1 1 | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | 0 1 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 8½ |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Richárd Rapport|Hungary}} | 2736 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 8½ |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | 2772 | 0 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 0 1 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 7 |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | 2787 | 0 ½ | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 0 1 | 1 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 7 |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|United States}} | 2703 | 0 1 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 6½ |
= Sinquefield Cup =
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ 7th Sinquefield Cup, 17–29 August 2019, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2783) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TB !! Place !! TPR !! GCT Points | |||||||||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2805 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 3 | 1 | 2845 | 16½ | |
| 2 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2882 | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 1 | 2 | 2838 | 16½ |
| 3 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | 2756 | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 3–4 | 2820 | 11 | |
| 4 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 2750 | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 3–4 | 2821 | 11 | |
| 5 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | 2818 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 5–8 | 2779 | 6½ | |
| 6 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | 2779 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 5–8 | 2782 | 6½ | |
| 7 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 2774 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 5–8 | 2783 | 6½ | |
| 8 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | 2764 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 5–8 | 2784 | 6½ | |
| 9 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 2778 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 9–10 | 2746 | 3½ | |
| 10 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 2743 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 5 | 9–10 | 2750 | 3½ | |
| 11 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 2776 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | 4½ | 11–12 | 2718 | 1½ | |
| 12 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | 2765 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | 4½ | 11–12 | 2719 | 1½ |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap| First place playoff ! Place !! Player !! Rapid rating !! Blitz rating !! colspan="2" | Rapid !! colspan="2" | Blitz !! Score | ||||
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2786 | 2779
| style="background: black; color: white" | ½ | style="background: white; color: black" | ½ | style="background: white; color: black" | 1 | style="background: black; color: white" | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2895 | 2920
| style="background: white; color: black" | ½ | style="background: black; color: white" | ½ | style="background: black; color: white" | 0 | style="background: white; color: black" | 0 | 1 |
= Superbet Rapid & Blitz =
Superbet Rapid and Blitz took place in Bucharest, Romania on November 6–11. It was won by Levon Aronian, who defeated Sergey Karjakin in play-off and secured place in Grand Chess Tour finals after this victory.{{cite web |title=Aronian Wins Superbet Rapid & Blitz In Playoff
|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/aronian-wins-2019-superbet-rapid-blitz-bucharest-grand-chess-tour|work=Chess.com |date=November 11, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Grand Chess Tour: Superbet Rapid & Blitz to Aronian
|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-superbet-rapid-blitz-live |date=November 10, 2019|work=ChessBase}}
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2019 GCT Supernet Rapid & Blitz, November 6–10 Bucharest, Romania ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! {{abbr|TB|Rapid play-off between players who tied for 1st place}} !! Tour Points !! Prize money | |||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|ARM}} | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1½ | 11 | $31,250 |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|RUS}} | 9 | 11 | 20 | ½ | 11 | $31,250 |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|IND}} | 9 | 10½ | 19½ | 8 | $20,000 | |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Lê Quang Liêm|VIE}} | 8 | 11 | 19 | WC (7) | $15,000 | |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|UKR}} | 12 | 6½ | 18½ | WC (6) | $12,500 | |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|NED}} | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4.5 | $8,750 | |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Vladislav Artemiev|RUS}} | 8 | 10 | 18 | WC (4.5) | $8,750 | |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 10 | 6½ | 16½ | 2.5 | $7,500 | |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 6 | 10½ | 16½ | 2.5 | $7,500 | |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | $7,500 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap| Romania Grand Chess Tour Rapid, 6–8 November 2019, București, Romania{{cite web |title=Superbet Rapid 2019 |url=https://grandchesstour.org/tours/2019/tournaments/2019-superbet-rapid-blitz/results/ |date=June 4, 2024}} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|Ukraine}} | 2798 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | 2768 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | 2734 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | 2705 | 1 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | 2757 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 2756 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | 2791 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Vladislav Artemiev|Russia}} | 2768 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Lê Quang Liêm|Vietnam}} | 2746 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 2802 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 6 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|Romania Grand Chess Tour Blitz, 9–10 November 2019, București, Romania{{cite web |title=Superbet Blitz 2019 |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr486171.aspx?lan=11&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30 |date=November 10, 2019}} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Le Quang Liem|Vietnam}} | 2680 | {{CNone}} | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 11 |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 2829 | ½ 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 11 |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 2763 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | 0 1 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 10½ |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | 2791 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 0 1 | 10½ |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | 2818 | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 10 |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Vladislav Artemiev|Russia}} | 2779 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 0 1 | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 10 |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | 2740 | 0 1 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 8 |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | 2737 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 0 0 | 1 1 | 6½ |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|Ukraine}} | 2771 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 0 | 6½ |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | 2774 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | 0 1 | {{CNone}} | 6 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|First place playoff !Place !Player !Rapid rating !colspan=2|Rapid !Score | |
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}}
|2768 |style="background: black; color: white"|½ |1 |1½ |
| 2 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}}
|2756 |½ |style="background:black; color:white"|0 |½ |
= Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz =
Tata Steel India 2019 was played in Kolkata, India on November 22–26. It was won by Magnus Carlsen, who achieved biggest victory in Grand Chess Tour event by scoring 27 points.{{cite web |title=Tata Steel Rapid & Blitz: Carlsen Wins With Record Score
|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/tata-steel-rapid-blitz-carlsen-wins-with-record-score-final-4-set-for-london |date=November 28, 2019|work=Chess.com}}{{cite web |title=Magnus Carlsen wins Chess India Rapid and Blitz, Vishwanathan Anand succumbs
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/magnus-carlsen-wins-tata-steel-chess-india-rapid-and-blitz-2019-6138268/ |date=November 26, 2019|work = The Indian Express}}
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2019 Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz, November 22–26 Kolkata, India{{cite web |title=2019 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz |url=https://grandchesstour.org/tours/2019/tournaments/2019-tata-steel-chess-india-rapid-blitz/results/ |date=June 4, 2024}} ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! {{abbr|TB|Rapid play-off between players who tied for 1st place}} !! Tour Points !! Prize money | |||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|NOR}} | 15 | 12 | 27 | 13 | $37,500 | |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|USA}} | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | $25,000 | |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 9 | 9½ | 18½ | 7.5 | $17,500 | |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|NED}} | 9 | 9½ | 18½ | 7.5 | $17,500 | |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|CHN}} | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | $12,500 | |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | $10,000 | |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|IND}} | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | $7,500 | |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Pentala Harikrishna|IND}} | 8 | 6½ | 14½ | WC (2.5) | $7,500 | |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Vidit Gujrathi|IND}} | 6 | 8½ | 14½ | WC (2.5) | $7,500 | |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|ARM}} | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | $7,500 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap| Tata Steel India Grand Chess Tour Rapid, 22-24 November 2019, Kolkata, India{{cite web|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr491092.aspx?lan=1&art=4|title=Tata Steel Chess India - Rapid|date=28 November 2019}} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left|{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2849 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 2812 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 2802 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | 2768 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | 2705 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Pentala Harikrishna|India}} | 2667 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2832 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | 2757 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 2765 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | align="left" |{{flagathlete|Vidit Gujrathi|India}} | 2674 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 6 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|Tata Steel India Grand Chess Tour Blitz, 25–26 November 2019, Kolkata, India{{cite web |title=Tata Steel Chess India - Blitz |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr491101.aspx?lan=1&art=4 |date=November 28, 2019}} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 2871 | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 12 |
| 2 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 2828 | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 0 0 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 12 |
| 3 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 2840 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 0 1 | 10 |
| 4 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 2830 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 10 |
| 5 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 2763 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 9½ |
| 6 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | 2740 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 9½ |
| 7 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Vidit Gujrathi|India}} | 2744 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 8½ |
| 8 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | 2791 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | 1 1 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 8 |
| 9 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Pentala Harikrishna|India}} | 2617 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 1 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | 6½ |
| 10 | align="left" | {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | 2818 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | 4 |
Grand Chess Tour Finals
In 2019, the London Chess Classic once again served as the semifinals and finals for the top 4 players from the 2019 Grand Chess Tour.
The players played 2 classical games, 2 rapid games, and 4 blitz games. 6 points was awarded for a win, 3 points for a draw and 0 points for a loss in classical play. In the rapid games, 4 points was awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. In the blitz games, 2 points was awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
Vachier-Lagrave won the rapid playoff against Carlsen 1½–½ to advance to the final.
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1 = Semifinals
| RD2 = Final
| seed-width =
| team-width = 250px
| score-width =
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}}
| RD1-score1 = 14½
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team2 = {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}}
| RD1-score2 = 15½
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}}
| RD1-score3 = 19
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}}
| RD1-score4 = 9
| RD2-seed1 = 4
| RD2-team1 = {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}}
| RD2-score1 = 12
| RD2-seed2 = 2
| RD2-team2 = {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}}
| RD2-score2 = 16
| RD2b-seed1 = 1
| RD2b-team1 = {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}}
| RD2b-score1 = 17
| RD2b-seed2 = 3
| RD2b-team2 = {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}}
| RD2b-score2 = 11
}}
Standings
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! !! Player !style="background-color:#ffdddd"|CIV !style="background-color:#ddeeff"|CRO !style="background-color:#ffdddd"|PAR !style="background-color:#ffdddd"|STL !style="background-color:#ddeeff"|SIN !style="background-color:#ffdddd"|ROU !style="background-color:#ffdddd"|IND ! Total !style="background-color:gold"|LON ! Prize | |||||||||||
| style="background-color:lightgreen"|
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}} | 6 | 7 | {{n/a}} | 8.3 | 16.5 | {{n/a}} | 6 | 43.8 | style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1st | $294,833 |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"|
| 2 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}} | 9 | 3 | 13 | 8.3 | 3.5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 36.8 | style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2nd | $200,000 |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"|
| 3 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}} | 13 | 20 | {{n/a}} | 5 | 16.5 | {{n/a}} | 13 | 67.5 | style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3rd | $302,500 |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"|
| 4 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}} | {{n/a}} | 11 | {{n/a}} | 13 | 1.5 | 11 | 1 | 37.5 | style="background-color:#cfeaff"| 4th | $161,250 |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}} | 3.5 | 5 | {{n/a}} | 6 | 11 | 11 | {{n/a}} | 36.5 | {{n/a}} | $99,250 |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}} | {{n/a}} | 3 | 10 | {{n/a}} | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | {{n/a}} | $97,500 |
| 7 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}} | 7 | 15 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 1.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 33.5 | {{n/a}} | $110,000 |
| 8 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}} | 3.5 | 7 | 7.5 | {{n/a}} | 6.5 | {{n/a}} | 5 | 29.5 | {{n/a}} | $68,583 |
| 9 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}} | 9 | 1 | 4 | {{n/a}} | 3.5 | {{n/a}} | 10 | 27.5 | {{n/a}} | $75,000 |
| T-10 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}} | {{n/a}} | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | {{n/a}} | 26.5 | {{n/a}} | $76,250 |
| T-10 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}} | {{n/a}} | 7 | 1 | {{n/a}} | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 26.5 | {{n/a}} | $67,333 |
| 12 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}} | {{n/a}} | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 2.5 | {{n/a}} | 16 | {{n/a}} | $48,750 |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Yu Yangyi|China}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 8.3 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 8.3 | {{n/a}} | $20,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|Russia}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 7.5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 7.5 | {{n/a}} | $17,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Lê Quang Liêm|Vietnam}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 7 | {{n/a}} | 7 | {{n/a}} | $15,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|Poland}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 6 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 6 | {{n/a}} | $12,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|Ukraine}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 6 | {{n/a}} | 6 | {{n/a}} | $12,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Wei Yi|China}} | 5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 5 | {{n/a}} | $10,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Vladislav Artemiev|Russia}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 4.5 | {{n/a}} | 4.5 | {{n/a}} | $8,750 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Richárd Rapport|Hungary}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 4 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 4 | {{n/a}} | $7,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Vidit Gujrathi|India}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2.5 | 2.5 | {{n/a}} | $7,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Pentala Harikrishna|India}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2.5 | 2.5 | {{n/a}} | $7,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Daniil Dubov|Russia}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | {{n/a}} | $7,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|United States}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | {{n/a}} | $7,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Veselin Topalov|Bulgaria}} | 2 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | {{n/a}} | $7,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Bassem Amin|Egypt}} | 1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 1 | {{n/a}} | $7,500 |