Grand Chess Tour 2021
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{{Infobox tournament
| name = Grand Chess Tour
| sport =
| year = 2021
| image = Wesley So, 2015.jpg
| caption = 2021 Grand Chess Tour winner Wesley So.
| start_date = 3 June
| end_date = 27 August 2021
| host = Bucharest
Paris
Zagreb
St. Louis
| purse =
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Wesley So
| runner-up1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
| 3rd place = {{flagicon|AZE}} Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
| points =
| stat1_label = Most tournament titles
| stat1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2)
| stat2_label = Prize money leader
| stat2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Wesley So ($242,500)
| stat3_label = Points leader
| stat3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Wesley So (36.6)
| previous = GCT 2019 GCT 2020
| next = GCT 2022
}}
The Grand Chess Tour 2021 was a series of chess tournaments, which was sixth edition of Grand Chess Tour. It consisted five tournaments, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls.{{cite web |title=2021 Grand Chess Tour|url=https://grandchesstour.org/2021-grand-chess-tour/overiew}} It was won by American grandmaster Wesley So.{{cite web |title=Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wins 2021 Sinquefield Cup; So Bags Tour|date=30 August 2021 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/mvl-wins-2021-sinquefield-cup}}
Format
Tour consists five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings.
The tour points are awarded as follows:
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Place !! Points | |
| 1st | 12/13* |
| 2nd | 10 |
| 3rd | 8 |
| 4th | 7 |
| 5th | 6 |
| 6th | 5 |
| 7th | 4 |
| 8th | 3 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 10th | 1 |
- If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.
- Tour points are shared equally between tied players.
Lineup
The lineup was announced on January 13, 2021.{{cite web |title=Full Tour Participants confirmed for the 2021 Grand Chess Tour
|url=https://grandchesstour.org/news/full-tour-participants-confirmed-for-the-2021-grand-chess-tour/|date=January 13, 2021}} Initially, ten players were invited as regular participants, with only difference from cancelled 2020 edition being the absence of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura and participation of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Teimour Radjabov.{{cite web |title=Grand Chess Tour: Carlsen, Nakamura Only As Wildcards
|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2021-grand-chess-tour-participants |date=January 14, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Grand Chess Tour 2021
|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-2021|date=January 14, 2021}} Later, Ding Liren has withdrawn from the Tour due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in China, being replaced by Richárd Rapport. After winning the Candidates Tournament 2020–2021 and qualifying for the World Chess Championship 2021, Ian Nepomniachtchi also withdrew from the Tour, reducing number of regular participants to nine.{{cite web |title=2021 Grand Chess Tour Is Ready To Kick Off With The First Two Legs In Bucharest And Paris
|url=https://grandchesstour.org/news/2021-grand-chess-tour-is-ready-to-kick-off-with-the-first-two-legs-in-bucharest-and-paris/|date=June 11, 2021}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player !Country !FIDE Rating (January 2021) |
| Fabiano Caruana
|{{USA}} |2823 |
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|{{FRA}} |2784 |
| Wesley So
|{{USA}} |2770 |
| Alexander Grischuk
|{{RUS}} |2777 |
| Levon Aronian
|{{ARM}} |2781 |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|{{AZE}} |2770 |
| Teimour Radjabov
|{{AZE}} |2765 |
| Anish Giri
|{{NED}} |2764 |
| Richárd Rapport
|{{HUN}} |2759 |
Schedule
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Dates !Tournament Name !Host city |
| 3 June – 15 June 2021
| {{flagdeco|Romania}} Bucharest |
| 20 June – 24 June 2021
| {{flagdeco|France}} Paris |
| 7 July – 11 July 2021
|{{flagdeco|Croatia}} Zagreb |
| 11 August – 16 August 2021
|{{flagdeco|United States}} St. Louis |
| 17 August – 27 August 2021
| {{flagdeco|United States}} St. Louis |
Results
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Dates !Tournament Name !Winner !Runner-Up !Third place | |
| 3 June – 15 June 2021
|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |{{flagdeco|Armenia}} Levon Aronian | – | |
| 20 June – 24 June 2021
|{{flagdeco|United States}} Wesley So |{{flagdeco|Russia}} Ian Nepomniachtchi (WC) |{{flagdeco|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | |
| 7 July – 11 July 2021
|{{flagdeco|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |{{flagdeco|India}} Viswanathan Anand (WC) |{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} Anish Giri | |
| 11 August – 16 August 2021
|{{flagdeco|United States}} Hikaru Nakamura (WC) |{{flagdeco|United States}} Fabiano Caruana | {{flagdeco|Hungary}} Richard Rapport |
| 17 August – 27 August 2021
|{{flagdeco|France}} Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |{{flagdeco|United States}} Fabiano Caruana |– |
Tournaments
= Superbet Chess Classic =
The first leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania in 3–15 June. It was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan.{{cite web |title=Shakhriyar Mamedyarov wins Superbet Classic
|url=https://fide.com/news/1146}}
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+2021 Superbet Chess Classic, 3–15 June Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2750.5) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR !! Tour Points !! Prize money | ||||||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 2770 | {{CNone}} | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6 | 2882 | 13 | $90,000 |
| 2 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|ARM}} | 2781 | 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2791 | 8.3 | $45,000 |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 2770 | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2793 | 8.3 | $45,000 |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|RUS}} | 2776 | ½ | 0 | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2792 | 8.3 | $45,000 |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|NED}} | 2780 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 2747 | 5.5 | $22,500 |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Teimour Radjabov|AZE}} | 2765 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2749 | 5.5 | $22,500 |
| 7 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Bogdan-Daniel Deac|ROU}} | 2627 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2720 | WC (3.5) | $16,250 |
| 8 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 2820 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2698 | 3.5 | $16,250 |
| 9 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Constantin Lupulescu|ROU}} | 2656 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ | 3½ | 2672 | WC (1.5) | $11,250 |
| 10 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 2760 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | 3½ | 2660 | 1.5 | $11,250 |
= Paris Rapid & Blitz =
The second leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour was won by Wesley So.
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz, 20–24 June 2021, Paris, France ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money | ||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 12 | 12½ | 24½ | 13 | $37,500 |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 11 | 10½ | 21½ | WC (10) | $25,000 |
| T-3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7.5 | $17,500 |
| T-3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Alireza Firouzja|FIDE}} | 7 | 11 | 18 | WC (7.5) | $17,500 |
| T-5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|ARM}} | 8 | 9½ | 17½ | 5.5 | $11,250 |
| T-5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Richard Rapport|HUN}} | 8 | 9½ | 17½ | 5.5 | $11,250 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|RUS}} | 9 | 8 | 17 | WC (4) | $9,000 |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 8 | 8½ | 16½ | 3 | $8,000 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Etienne Bacrot|FRA}} {{flagathlete|Vladimir Kramnik|RUS}}{{efn|name="bacrot-kramnik"}} | 10 | 5½ | 15½ | WC (2) | $7,000 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Teimour Radjabov|AZE}} | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | $6,000 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 20–22 June 2021, Paris, France ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 2741 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 2778 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Etienne Bacrot|FRA}} | 2667 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|RUS}} | 2742 | 1 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 2860 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|ARM}} | 2778 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 2773 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Teimour Radjabov|AZE}} | 2758 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Richard Rapport|HUN}} | 2727 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Alireza Firouzja|FIDE}} | 2703 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 7 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 23–24 June 2021, Paris, France ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 2816 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | ½ 1 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 12½ |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Alireza Firouzja|FIDE}} | 2770 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 11 |
| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 2785 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 10½ |
| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|ARM}} | 2739 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 9½ |
| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Richard Rapport|HUN}} | 2759 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 9½ |
| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 2822 | 0 0 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 9 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 2711 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | 8½ |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|RUS}} | 2754 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 0 | 0 1 | 8 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Teimour Radjabov|AZE}} | 2757 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 0 1 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 0 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 0 | 6 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Vladimir Kramnik|RUS}} | 2797 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ 1 | 1 0 | 0 1 | {{CNone}} | 5½ |
= Croatia Rapid & Blitz =
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia in 7-11 July, 2021. It had a lot of attention from media because of participation of former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. The event was won by French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz, 7–11 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money | ||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 10 | 13 | 23 | 13 | $37,500 |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|IND}} | 9 | 12 | 21 | WC (10) | $25,000 |
| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|NED}} | 10 | 10½ | 20½ | 8 | $20,000 |
| T-4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 11 | 9 | 20 | WC (6.5) | $13,750 |
| T-4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|POL}} | 10 | 10 | 20 | WC (6.5) | $13,750 |
| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | $10,000 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|RUS}} | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | $9,000 |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|UKR}} | 7 | 8½ | 15½ | WC (3) | $8,000 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ivan Šarić|CRO}} {{flagdeco|RUS}}{{flagathlete|Garry Kasparov|CRO|code=RUS/CRO}}{{efn|name="saric-kasparov"}} | 10 | 2½ | 12½ | WC (2) | $7,000 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jorden van Foreest|NED}} | 6 | 4½ | 10½ | WC (1) | $6,000 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 7–9 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 2791 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ivan Šarić|CRO}} | 2650 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 2831 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|POL}} | 2774 | 1 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|NED}} | 2731 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 2761 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|IND}} | 2753 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|RUS}} | 2784 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|UKR}} | 2781 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jorden van Foreest|NED}} | 2543 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 6 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 10–11 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 2794 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|IND}} | 2785 | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 12 |
| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|NED}} | 2744 | 1 0 | 1 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 10½ |
| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|RUS}} | 2765 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 0 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 10 |
| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 2716 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | 0 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 1 | 1 1 | 0 0 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 10 |
| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|POL}} | 2799 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | {{CNone}} | 0 1 | 1 1 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 10 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|RUS}} | 2807 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | 1 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 9 |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|UKR}} | 2668 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 1 | 1 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 1 1 | 8½ |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jorden van Foreest|NED}} | 2622 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 0 | 4½ |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagdeco|RUS}}{{flagathlete|Garry Kasparov|CRO|code=RUS/CRO}} | 2801 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | 0 1 | {{CNone}} | 2½ |
= Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz =
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, 12–16 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money | ||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|USA}} | 12 | 12 | 24 | WC (13) | $37,500 |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10 | $25,000 |
| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Richard Rapport|HUN}} | 11 | 8½ | 19½ | 8 | $20,000 |
| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 9 | 9½ | 18½ | 7 | $15,000 |
| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Lê Quang Liêm|VIE}} | 6 | 11½ | 17½ | WC (6) | $12,500 |
| T-6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4.5 | $9,500 |
| T-6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|USA}} | 7 | 10 | 17 | WC (4.5) | $9,500 |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|RUS}} | 9 | 7 | 16 | WC (3) | $8,000 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jeffery Xiong|USA}} | 8 | 7 | 15 | WC (2) | $7,000 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Sam Shankland|USA}} | 9 | 5½ | 14½ | WC (1) | $6,000 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 12–14 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|USA}} | 2829 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Richard Rapport|HUN}} | 2724 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 2758 | 0 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 2774 | 1 | 1 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|RUS}} | 2745 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Sam Shankland|USA}} | 2609 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 2756 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jeffery Xiong|USA}} | 2730 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|USA}} | 2786 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | {{CNone}} | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Lê Quang Liêm|VIE}} | 2744 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | {{CNone}} | 6 |
:
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 15–16 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points | |||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|USA}} | 2900 | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 12 |
| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Lê Quang Liêm|VIE}} | 2690 | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 11½ |
| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|USA}} | 2654 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 0 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 10 |
| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 2734 | ½ 0 | 1 1 | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 1 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 1 | 1 1 | 10 |
| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 2861 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 0 0 | {{CNone}} | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 9½ |
| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 2755 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 0 1 | {{CNone}} | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 9 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Richard Rapport|HUN}} | 2776 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | {{CNone}} | 0 ½ | 0 1 | ½ 1 | 8½ |
| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jeffery Xiong|USA}} | 2724 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 ½ | 1 0 | 7 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|RUS}} | 2743 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | 0 1 | 1 0 | 0 ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ 1 | 7 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Sam Shankland|USA}} | 2704 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | {{CNone}} | 5½ |
= Sinquefield Cup =
:
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|+2021 Sinquefield Cup, 16–28 August St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XX (2742.0) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR !! Tour Points !! Prize money | ||||||||||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|FRA}} | 2751 | {{CNone}} | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2919 | 13 | $90,000 |
| 2 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|USA}} | 2806 | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2824 | 8.3 | $45,000 |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|USA}} | 2758 | 1 | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2829 | WC (8.3) | $45,000 |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|USA}} | 2772 | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2828 | 8.3 | $45,000 |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Richard Rapport|HUN}} | 2763 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 2740 | 6 | $25,000 |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Sam Shankland|USA}} | 2709 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2701 | WC (4) | $17,500 |
| 7 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Jeffery Xiong|USA}} | 2710 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4 | 2701 | WC (4) | $17,500 |
| 8 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|AZE}} | 2782 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | {{CNone}} | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2693 | 4 | $17,500 |
| 9 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|RUS}} | 2714 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | {{CNone}} | 1 | 3½ | 2656 | WC (2) | $12,500 |
| 10 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Dariusz Świercz|USA}} | 2655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | {{CNone}} | 2½ | 2574 | WC (1) | $10,000 |
Standings
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
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! !! Player !style="background-color:#ddeeff"| ROU !style="background-color:#ffdddd"| PAR !style="background-color:#ffdddd"| CRO !style="background-color:#ffdddd"| STL !style="background-color:#ddeeff"| SIN ! Total | |||||||
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"|
| 1 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}}
| 8.3 | 13 | {{n/a}} | 7 | 8.3 | 36.6 | $242,500 |
| 2 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}}
| 1.5 | 7.5 | 13 | {{n/a}} | 13 | 35 | $206,250 |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}}
| 13 | {{n/a}} | 5 | 4.5 | 4 | 26.5 | $152,000 |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}}
| 3.5 | 3 | {{n/a}} | 10 | 8.3 | 24.8 | $94,250 |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Richárd Rapport|Hungary}}
| {{n/a}} | 5.5 | {{n/a}} | 8 | 6 | 19.5 | $42,500 |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}}
| 8.3 | 5.5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 13.8 | $56,250 |
| 7 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}}
| 5.5 | {{n/a}} | 8 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 13.5 | $42,500 |
| 8 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Alexander Grischuk|Russia}}
| 8.3 | {{n/a}} | 4 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 12.3 | $54,000 |
| 9 | align=left| {{flagathlete|Teimour Radjabov|Azerbaijan}}
| 5.5 | 1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 6.5 | $28,500 |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}}
| {{n/a}} | 10 | 6.5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 16.5 | $36,750 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 13 | {{n/a}} | 13 | $37,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez Pérez|United States}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 4.5 | 8.3 | 12.8 | $54,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 10 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 10 | $25,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Peter Svidler|Russia}}
| {{n/a}} | 4 | {{n/a}} | 3 | 2 | 9 | $29,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Alireza Firouzja|FIDE}}
| {{n/a}} | 7.5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 7.5 | $17,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|Poland}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 6.5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 6.5 | $11,250 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Lê Quang Liêm|Vietnam}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 6 | {{n/a}} | 6 | $12,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Jeffery Xiong|United States}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | 4 | 6 | $24,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Sam Shankland|United States}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 1 | 4 | 5 | $23,500 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Bogdan-Daniel Deac|Romania}}
| 3.5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 3.5 | $16,250 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Anton Korobov|Ukraine}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 3 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 3 | $8,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Etienne Bacrot|France}} {{flagathlete|Vladimir Kramnik|Russia}}{{efn|name="bacrot-kramnik"|Bacrot and Kramnik competed as a team, with Bacrot playing the Rapid portion and Kramnik playing the Blitz portion.}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | $7,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Ivan Šarić|Croatia}} {{flagdeco|RUS}}{{flagathlete|Garry Kasparov|Croatia|code=RUS/CRO}}{{efn|name="saric-kasparov"|Šarić and Kasparov competed as a team, with Šarić playing the Rapid portion and Kasparov playing the Blitz portion.}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 2 | $7,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Constantin Lupulescu|Romania}}
| 1.5 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 1.5 | $11,250 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Jorden van Foreest|Netherlands}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 1 | $6,000 | |
| align=left| {{flagathlete|Dariusz Świercz|United States}}
| {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 1 | 1 | $10,000 |
Notes
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