FIDE Grand Prix 2008-2009
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The FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010 was a series of six chess
tournaments, which form part of the qualification for the World Chess Championship 2012. The top two winners here formed two of the eight players who played in a Candidates Tournament
to determine the challenger for the world champion. It was administered by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. The event was won by Levon Aronian
convincingly. The runner up was Teimour Radjabov
.
The winner of the Grand Prix was originally scheduled to play a match in 2010 against the winner of the Chess World Cup 2009
, with the winner of that match becoming the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2012.
On November 25, 2008, FIDE announced major changes, with the winner and runner-up qualifying instead for an eight-player Candidates Tournament. This caused a number of protests, with two players withdrawing (Magnus Carlsen
and Michael Adams) and two others being replaced. For details, see World Chess Championship 2012.
A number of host cities have withdrawn, causing all the tournaments except the first two to be rescheduled.
Levon Aronian
scored sufficient points to win the Grand Prix even before the last event took place. Hence he decided not to play the last of the grand prix. The sixth and last tournament took place in Astrakhan
in May 2010.
Each tournament is a 14 player, single round-robin tournament
. In each round players scored 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw
and 0 for a loss. Grand prix points were then allocated according to each player's standing in the tournament: 180 grand prix points for first place, 150 for second place, 130 for third place, and then 110 down to 10 points for places four to fourteen (decreasing by 10 points for each place). (Grand Prix points were split between players on equal tournament points).
Players only counted their best three tournament results. The player with the most grand prix points was the winner.
If a tie-break was needed for the overall grand prix winner, the system was:
was that the players were not allowed to talk to each other during the game and a draw by agreement
was not allowed. A draw
has to be claimed with the arbiter, who was assisted by an active grandmaster who had the title for at least ten years. The only draws allowed (except for stalemate
) were:
was also not participating. The lineup for the Grand Prix included 13 of the 20 top-rated Grandmasters at the time it was announced, though none of the top four.
The only one to publicly give a reason was Alexander Morozevich
, who announced that he was boycotting the Grand Prix, saying the process was too long, unwieldy and disorganised. He claimed that Anand, Kramnik and Topalov were also boycotting. The Week in Chess
reported that Kramnik and Topalov were not participating because the event had insufficient prize money.
, Rustam Kasimdzhanov
(from the rating list) and Vladimir Akopian (Jermuk nominee) from the third tournament onwards.
After Karlovy Vary withdrew in January 2009 (after the third tournament), the Karlovy Vary nominee David Navara was also excluded from the Grand Prix, and was not replaced.
Q = Qualification: CH = World Championship, CP = World Cup, RL = rating list, RR = reserve rating list, PR = presidential nominee, HC = host city nominee
Gata Kamsky has been granted a place in the Candidates tournament as runner-up in the 2009 Candidates Tournament. Boris Gelfand has qualified for the Candidates tournament by winning the Chess World Cup 2009
. Magnus Carlsen has qualified for the Candidates tournament by rating (average of July 2009 and January 2010 FIDE lists).
The final crosstable was as follows:
The final crosstable was as follows:
between 14 and 28 December 2008 (Elo average 2713, Cat. XIX).
, Kabardino-Balkaria
between 14 and 29 April 2009 (Elo average 2725, Cat. XX).
, Armenia
between 8 and 24 August 2009 (Elo average 2719, Cat. XIX).
The tournament was won by Ivanchuk. Aronian took equal second, sufficient for him to win the Grand Prix.
, Russia between 9 and 25 May 2010.
Chess
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tournaments, which form part of the qualification for the World Chess Championship 2012. The top two winners here formed two of the eight players who played in a Candidates Tournament
Candidates Tournament
The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organized by the world chess federation FIDE since 1950, as the final contest to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship...
to determine the challenger for the world champion. It was administered by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. The event was won by Levon Aronian
Levon Aronian
Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
convincingly. The runner up was Teimour Radjabov
Teimour Radjabov
Radjabov's knight sacrifice, 21. ... Ngxe5, was praised by several strong players for its bravery, including English grandmaster Nigel Short. Said Short of the move, "Radjabov plays very imaginatively... he just won't give up, he is extremely tenacious and will always find a way to muddy the...
.
The winner of the Grand Prix was originally scheduled to play a match in 2010 against the winner of the Chess World Cup 2009
Chess World Cup 2009
The Chess World Cup 2009 was a 128-player single-elimination tournament, played between 20 November and 14 December 2009, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The Cup winner qualified for the Candidates stage of the World Chess Championship 2011. Boris Gelfand defeated Ruslan Ponomariov in the...
, with the winner of that match becoming the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2012.
On November 25, 2008, FIDE announced major changes, with the winner and runner-up qualifying instead for an eight-player Candidates Tournament. This caused a number of protests, with two players withdrawing (Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy who is currently the number-one ranked player in the world. In January 2010 he became the seventh player ranked number one in the world on the official FIDE rating list...
and Michael Adams) and two others being replaced. For details, see World Chess Championship 2012.
A number of host cities have withdrawn, causing all the tournaments except the first two to be rescheduled.
Levon Aronian
Levon Aronian
Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
scored sufficient points to win the Grand Prix even before the last event took place. Hence he decided not to play the last of the grand prix. The sixth and last tournament took place in Astrakhan
Astrakhan
Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
in May 2010.
Format
There were six tournaments spread over 2008, 2009 and 2010. Each of the 21 participating players played in exactly four of the six tournaments.Each tournament is a 14 player, single round-robin tournament
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
. In each round players scored 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw
Draw (chess)
In chess, a draw is when a game ends in a tie. It is one of the possible outcomes of a game, along with a win for White and a win for Black . Usually, in tournaments a draw is worth a half point to each player, while a win is worth one point to the victor and none to the loser.For the most part,...
and 0 for a loss. Grand prix points were then allocated according to each player's standing in the tournament: 180 grand prix points for first place, 150 for second place, 130 for third place, and then 110 down to 10 points for places four to fourteen (decreasing by 10 points for each place). (Grand Prix points were split between players on equal tournament points).
Players only counted their best three tournament results. The player with the most grand prix points was the winner.
If a tie-break was needed for the overall grand prix winner, the system was:
- The fourth result not already in the top three performances
- The number of actual game points scored in the four tournaments
- The number of first place finishes
- The number of second place finishes
- The number of won games
- Drawing of lots
Tournament dates
The tournament dates and locations were as follows:- April 19 – May 6, 2008, BakuBakuBaku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan - July 30 – August 15, 2008, SochiSochiSochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
, Russia - December 13–29, 2008, ElistaElista-Twin towns/sister cities:Elista is twinned with the following sister cities. Howell, New Jersey, United States Lhasa, Tibet, China. Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic, Russia-See also:*Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery*Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume-External links:...
, Russia (rescheduled from DohaDohaDoha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, in November 2008) - April 14–30, 2009, NalchikNalchikNalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of...
, Russia (rescheduled from MontreuxMontreuxMontreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...
, Switzerland) - August 9–24, 2009, JermukJermukJermuk is a spa town in the southern Armenian province of Vayots Dzor, 53 km east of Yeghegnadzor, the capital of Vayots Dzor. It was a popular destination during the Soviet era and nowadays is still famous for its hot springs and its brand of mineral water that is bottled in the vicinity...
, ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
(rescheduled from ElistaElista-Twin towns/sister cities:Elista is twinned with the following sister cities. Howell, New Jersey, United States Lhasa, Tibet, China. Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic, Russia-See also:*Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery*Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume-External links:...
, Russia) - May 9–25, 2010, AstrakhanAstrakhanAstrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
, Russia (rescheduled from Karlovy VaryKarlovy VaryKarlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
, Czech Republic, in October 2009)
Draw rules
A variation from normal chess rulesRules of chess
The rules of chess are rules governing the play of the game of chess. While the exact origins of chess are unclear, modern rules first took form during the Middle Ages. The rules continued to be slightly modified until the early 19th century, when they reached essentially their current form. The...
was that the players were not allowed to talk to each other during the game and a draw by agreement
Draw by agreement
In chess, a draw by agreement is the outcome of a game due to the agreement of both players to a draw. A player may offer a draw to his opponent at any stage of a game; if the opponent accepts, the game is a draw. The relevant portion of the FIDE laws of chess is article 9.1...
was not allowed. A draw
Draw (chess)
In chess, a draw is when a game ends in a tie. It is one of the possible outcomes of a game, along with a win for White and a win for Black . Usually, in tournaments a draw is worth a half point to each player, while a win is worth one point to the victor and none to the loser.For the most part,...
has to be claimed with the arbiter, who was assisted by an active grandmaster who had the title for at least ten years. The only draws allowed (except for stalemate
Stalemate
Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves. A stalemate ends the game in a draw. Stalemate is covered in the rules of chess....
) were:
- Threefold repetitionThreefold repetitionIn chess and some other abstract strategy games, the threefold repetition rule states that a player can claim a draw if the same position occurs three times, or will occur after their next move, with the same player to move. The repeated positions need not occur in succession...
of position - Fifty-move rule
- Perpetual checkPerpetual checkIn the game of chess, perpetual check is a situation in which one player can force a draw by an unending series of checks. Such a situation typically arises when the player who is checking cannot deliver checkmate; while failing to continue the series of checks gives the opponent at least a chance...
- A theoretical draw.
Qualification
- The four players who (at the start of 2008) were still in contention for the 2008 and 2010 championships qualified: Viswanathan AnandViswanathan AnandV. Anand or Anand Viswanathan, usually referred as Viswanathan Anand, is an Indian chess Grandmaster, the current World Chess Champion, and currently second highest rated player in the world....
, Vladimir KramnikVladimir KramnikVladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007...
, Veselin TopalovVeselin TopalovVeselin Aleksandrov Topalov is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He currently has the sixth highest rating in the world, and was the challenger facing world champion Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2010, losing the match 6½–5½....
and Gata KamskyGata KamskyGata Kamsky is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. He is also the current United States Chess Champion. As of September 2011, he is rated No. 1 in the United States and No...
.
- Apart from the winner Kamsky, the next top three finishers at the Chess World Cup 2007Chess World Cup 2007The Chess World Cup 2007 served as a qualification tournament for the World Chess Championship 2009. It was held as a 128-player single-elimination tournament, between 24 November and 16 December 2007, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia....
qualified: Alexei ShirovAlexei ShirovAlexei Dmitrievich Shirov is a Soviet-born Latvian chess grandmaster. He has consistently ranked among the world's top players since the early 1990s, and reached a ranking as high as number four in 1998...
, Sergey KarjakinSergey KarjakinSergey Alexandrovich Karjakin is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was a chess prodigy and holds the record for both the youngest International Master, eleven years and eleven months, and grandmaster in history, at the age of twelve years and seven months...
and Magnus CarlsenMagnus CarlsenSven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy who is currently the number-one ranked player in the world. In January 2010 he became the seventh player ranked number one in the world on the official FIDE rating list...
.
- Seven players were selected on rating. The rating used was the average of the January and October 2007 ratings. FIDE released a list of the top 25 players according to this formula. The first seven players on the list (apart from those who had otherwise qualified) had automatic qualification: Vassily Ivanchuk, Shakhriyar MamedyarovShakhriyar MamedyarovShakhriyar Hamid oglu Mammadyarov , also known for his Shah nickname, is a chess Grandmaster. On the September 2010 FIDE rating list he was ranked number nine in the world with an Elo rating of 2756....
, Peter LekoPéter LékóOn the way to winning the prestigious Corus chess tournament in 2005, Lékó defeated Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand with the black pieces. The moves were:...
, Alexander MorozevichAlexander MorozevichAlexander Morozevich is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In the November 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2762, making him the 9th-highest rated player in the world, although he has previously ranked as high as second, in the July 2008 list....
, Levon AronianLevon AronianLevon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
, Teimour RadjabovTeimour RadjabovRadjabov's knight sacrifice, 21. ... Ngxe5, was praised by several strong players for its bravery, including English grandmaster Nigel Short. Said Short of the move, "Radjabov plays very imaginatively... he just won't give up, he is extremely tenacious and will always find a way to muddy the...
and Boris GelfandBoris GelfandBoris Abramovich Gelfand is a Belarus-born Israeli chess Grandmaster. He won the 2011 Candidates Tournament and will challenge Viswanathan Anand for the World Chess Championship 2012.-Biography:...
. FIDE also announced that the first four reserves, in order, were Michael Adams, Peter SvidlerPeter SvidlerPeter Veniaminovich Svidler is a Russian chess grandmaster.He is six-time Russian champion ....
, Judit PolgárJudit PolgárJudit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is by far the strongest female chess player in history. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, the youngest person ever to do so at that time.Polgár was ranked No...
and Alexander GrischukAlexander GrischukAlexander Igorevich Grischuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian Champion in 2009.-Chess career:In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, Grischuk he made it to the semifinals, losing to Alexei Shirov....
.
- The FIDE president may nominate one player from the top 40 in the world. If there were withdrawals, he may nominate more than one.
- The six host cities may each nominate one player rated above 2500. The host cities nominated the following players:
- Baku, Azerbaijan – Vugar GashimovVugar GashimovVugar Gashimov , born July 24, 1986 in Baku, is one of the leading chess players from Azerbaijan. He is a noted player of Bullet chess and three times Azerbaijani national chess champion .He won at Athens 2005 ....
- Sochi, Russia – Dmitry JakovenkoDmitry JakovenkoDmitry Olegovich Jakovenko is a Russian chess grandmaster. On the March 2010 FIDE Elo rating list, Jakovenko has a rating of 2725, making him the 20th highest ranked player in the world....
- Doha, Qatar – Mohamad Al-ModiahkiMohamad Al-ModiahkiMohammed Ahmed Al-Modiahki is a chess Grandmaster. He was the first player in Qatar to earn the title of grandmaster, and is the country's best player...
- Montreux, Switzerland – Yannick PelletierYannick PelletierYannick Pelletier is a Swiss chess player. He has been a Grandmaster since 2001, and won the Swiss Chess Championship in 1995, 2000, and 2002....
- Elista, Russia – Ernesto InarkievErnesto InarkievErnesto Inarkiev is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He was named after Ernesto "Che" Guevara. In 2006 he came third in the 59th Russian Chess Championship Superfinal....
- Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic – David NavaraDavid NavaraDavid Navara is a chess Grandmaster from Czech Republic. On the April 2007 FIDE rating list he was ranked number 14 in the world with an Elo rating of 2720, making him the highest ranked Czech player....
- Baku, Azerbaijan – Vugar Gashimov
Prominent non-participants
Of the original 14 players who qualified, Anand, Kramnik and Topalov (2008/2010 contenders), Shirov (World Cup 2007) and Morozevich (ratings list) were all not taking part. One of the first four nominated reserves, Judit PolgárJudit Polgár
Judit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is by far the strongest female chess player in history. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, the youngest person ever to do so at that time.Polgár was ranked No...
was also not participating. The lineup for the Grand Prix included 13 of the 20 top-rated Grandmasters at the time it was announced, though none of the top four.
The only one to publicly give a reason was Alexander Morozevich
Alexander Morozevich
Alexander Morozevich is a Russian chess Grandmaster. In the November 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2762, making him the 9th-highest rated player in the world, although he has previously ranked as high as second, in the July 2008 list....
, who announced that he was boycotting the Grand Prix, saying the process was too long, unwieldy and disorganised. He claimed that Anand, Kramnik and Topalov were also boycotting. The Week in Chess
The Week in Chess
The Week in Chess is one of the first, if not the first, Internet-based chess news services.TWIC has been edited by Mark Crowther since its inception in 1994. It began as a weekly Usenet posting, with "TWIC 1" being posted to Usenet group rec.games.chess on 17 September 1994...
reported that Kramnik and Topalov were not participating because the event had insufficient prize money.
Original participants
On March 5, 2008, FIDE released the list of participants, along with their world rankings according to the January 2008 ratings list (shown here in brackets).- 1 from the 2008/2010 cycle: Gata KamskyGata KamskyGata Kamsky is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster, and the current World Rapid Chess Champion. He is also the current United States Chess Champion. As of September 2011, he is rated No. 1 in the United States and No...
(15). - 2 from the Chess World Cup 2007Chess World Cup 2007The Chess World Cup 2007 served as a qualification tournament for the World Chess Championship 2009. It was held as a 128-player single-elimination tournament, between 24 November and 16 December 2007, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia....
: Magnus CarlsenMagnus CarlsenSven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and chess prodigy who is currently the number-one ranked player in the world. In January 2010 he became the seventh player ranked number one in the world on the official FIDE rating list...
(13), Sergey KarjakinSergey KarjakinSergey Alexandrovich Karjakin is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was a chess prodigy and holds the record for both the youngest International Master, eleven years and eleven months, and grandmaster in history, at the age of twelve years and seven months...
(14). - 6 from the rating list: Shakhriyar MamedyarovShakhriyar MamedyarovShakhriyar Hamid oglu Mammadyarov , also known for his Shah nickname, is a chess Grandmaster. On the September 2010 FIDE rating list he was ranked number nine in the world with an Elo rating of 2756....
(6), Peter LekoPéter LékóOn the way to winning the prestigious Corus chess tournament in 2005, Lékó defeated Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand with the black pieces. The moves were:...
(8), Vassily Ivanchuk (9), Levon AronianLevon AronianLevon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
(10), Boris GelfandBoris GelfandBoris Abramovich Gelfand is a Belarus-born Israeli chess Grandmaster. He won the 2011 Candidates Tournament and will challenge Viswanathan Anand for the World Chess Championship 2012.-Biography:...
(11), Teimour RadjabovTeimour RadjabovRadjabov's knight sacrifice, 21. ... Ngxe5, was praised by several strong players for its bravery, including English grandmaster Nigel Short. Said Short of the move, "Radjabov plays very imaginatively... he just won't give up, he is extremely tenacious and will always find a way to muddy the...
(12) - 2 from the reserve ratings list: Michael Adams (16), Alexander GrischukAlexander GrischukAlexander Igorevich Grischuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian Champion in 2009.-Chess career:In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000, Grischuk he made it to the semifinals, losing to Alexei Shirov....
(21) - 4 FIDE president nominees: Peter SvidlerPeter SvidlerPeter Veniaminovich Svidler is a Russian chess grandmaster.He is six-time Russian champion ....
(5), Ivan CheparinovIvan CheparinovIvan Cheparinov is a Bulgarian chess player, who won the Bulgarian Chess Championship in 2005.-Topalov's second:Until 2007, he was best known as the second of former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov...
(19), Étienne BacrotÉtienne BacrotÉtienne Bacrot is a French chess grandmaster and currently ranked number one in France.He started playing at 4; by 10 young Bacrot was already winning junior competitions and in 1996, at 13 years of age, he won against Vasily Smyslov...
(22), Wang YueWang YueWang Yue is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. He is China's highest-ever rated player with a peak Elo rating of 2751. In 2004, he became China's 18th Grandmaster at the age of 17....
(25). - 6 Host city nominees: Dmitry JakovenkoDmitry JakovenkoDmitry Olegovich Jakovenko is a Russian chess grandmaster. On the March 2010 FIDE Elo rating list, Jakovenko has a rating of 2725, making him the 20th highest ranked player in the world....
(17), Ernesto InarkievErnesto InarkievErnesto Inarkiev is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He was named after Ernesto "Che" Guevara. In 2006 he came third in the 59th Russian Chess Championship Superfinal....
(34), David NavaraDavid NavaraDavid Navara is a chess Grandmaster from Czech Republic. On the April 2007 FIDE rating list he was ranked number 14 in the world with an Elo rating of 2720, making him the highest ranked Czech player....
(37), Vugar GashimovVugar GashimovVugar Gashimov , born July 24, 1986 in Baku, is one of the leading chess players from Azerbaijan. He is a noted player of Bullet chess and three times Azerbaijani national chess champion .He won at Athens 2005 ....
(48), Yannick PelletierYannick PelletierYannick Pelletier is a Swiss chess player. He has been a Grandmaster since 2001, and won the Swiss Chess Championship in 1995, 2000, and 2002....
(165), Mohamad Al-ModiahkiMohamad Al-ModiahkiMohammed Ahmed Al-Modiahki is a chess Grandmaster. He was the first player in Qatar to earn the title of grandmaster, and is the country's best player...
(274).
Changes after the second and third tournaments
After Doha and Montreux refused to host tournaments, their nominees Al-Modiahki and Pelletier were removed from the series. Carlsen and Adams withdrew from the Grand Prix. These players were replaced by Evgeny Alekseev, Pavel EljanovPavel Eljanov
Pavel Eljanov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster.In 1999, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek, Ukraine.Eljanov won the Corus B 2007 in Wijk aan Zee, Holland with a score of 9/13...
, Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Rustam Kasimdzhanov is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster, best known for winning the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004. He was born in Tashkent, in the former Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic...
(from the rating list) and Vladimir Akopian (Jermuk nominee) from the third tournament onwards.
After Karlovy Vary withdrew in January 2009 (after the third tournament), the Karlovy Vary nominee David Navara was also excluded from the Grand Prix, and was not replaced.
Grand Prix points
| Player | Q | Baku | Sochi | Elista | Nalchik | Jermuk | Astrakhan | Played | Best 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |RL | — | 180 | — | 180 | 140 | — | 3 | 500 | |
| |RL | (60) | 150 | 153⅓ | — | — | 116 | 4 | 419⅓ | |
| |RR | 105 | (45) | 153⅓ | 105 | — | — | 4 | 363⅓ | |
| |HC | — | 90 | 153⅓ | — | (35) | 116 | 4 | 359⅓ | |
| |PR | 153⅓ | 120 | 80 | — | — | (70) | 4 | 353⅓ | |
| |HC | 153⅓ | (65) | 110 | — | — | 70 | 4 | 333⅓ | |
| |RL | — | — | 80 | 140 | 100 | (70) | 4 | 320 | |
| |RL | 105 | — | 80 | (55) | — | 116 | 4 | 301 | |
| |RR | — | — | (35) | 85 | 100 | 116 | 4 | 301 | |
| |RR | not qualified | 35 | (20) | 70 | 180 | 4 | 285 | ||
| |RL | — | (30) | — | 85 | 140 | 45 | 4 | 270 | |
| |RL | — | 65 | — | 20 | 180 | (20) | 4 | 265 | |
| |PR | (15) | — | 80 | 105 | 55 | — | 4 | 240 | |
| |CH | 60 | 120 | — | 55 | (55) | — | 4 | 235 | |
| |CP | 60 | 90 | — | (55) | 80 | — | 4 | 230 | |
| |PR | 85 | 90 | — | 55 | — | (45) | 4 | 230 | |
| |RR | not qualified | 80 | 20 | 100 | — | 3 | 200 | ||
| |HC | not qualified | (15) | 140 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 195 | ||
| |PR | 35 | 45 | 50 | — | (10) | — | 4 | 130 | |
| |RR | not qualified | 116 | 1 | 116 | |||||
| |HC | 15 | — | (15) | — | 20 | 20 | 4 | 55 | |
| |CP | 153⅓ | — | withdrew | 1 | |||||
| |RR | 85 | — | withdrew | 1 | |||||
| |HC | 35 | 15 | — | — | excluded | 2 | |||
| |HC | — | 15 | excluded | 1 | |||||
| |HC | — | — | excluded | 0 | |||||
Q = Qualification: CH = World Championship, CP = World Cup, RL = rating list, RR = reserve rating list, PR = presidential nominee, HC = host city nominee
Gata Kamsky has been granted a place in the Candidates tournament as runner-up in the 2009 Candidates Tournament. Boris Gelfand has qualified for the Candidates tournament by winning the Chess World Cup 2009
Chess World Cup 2009
The Chess World Cup 2009 was a 128-player single-elimination tournament, played between 20 November and 14 December 2009, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The Cup winner qualified for the Candidates stage of the World Chess Championship 2011. Boris Gelfand defeated Ruslan Ponomariov in the...
. Magnus Carlsen has qualified for the Candidates tournament by rating (average of July 2009 and January 2010 FIDE lists).
Baku, April–May 2008
The first Grand Prix event began on April 20, 2008 and concluded on May 5, 2008 (Elo average 2717, Cat. XIX).The final crosstable was as follows:
| Rating | Gas | Wan | Car | Mam | Gri | Ada | Svi | Rad | Kam | Kar | Che | Nav | Bac | Ina | Total | GP Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | Gashimov, Vugar | 2679 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 | 153⅓ |
| 1–3 | Wang Yue | 2689 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 | 153⅓ |
| 1–3 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2765 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 153⅓ |
| 4–5 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2752 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7½ | 105 |
| 4–5 | Grischuk, Alexander | 2716 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 105 |
| 6–7 | Adams, Michael | 2729 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 85 |
| 6–7 | Svidler, Peter | 2746 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 85 |
| 8–10 | Radjabov, Teimour | 2751 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 6 | 60 |
| 8–10 | Kamsky, Gata | 2726 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 60 |
| 8–10 | Karjakin, Sergey | 2732 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 60 |
| 11–12 | Cheparinov, Ivan | 2696 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5½ | 35 |
| 11–12 | Navara, David | 2672 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 5½ | 35 |
| 13–14 | Bacrot, Etienne | 2705 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 13–14 | Inarkiev, Ernesto | 2684 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 5 | 15 |
Sochi, July–August 2008
The second Grand Prix event began on July 31, 2008 and concluded on August 14, 2008 (Elo average 2708, Cat. XIX).The final crosstable was as follows:
| Rating | Aro | Rad | Wan | Kam | Svi | Jak | Kar | Iva | Gas | Gri | Che | Gel | Nav | AlM | Total | GP Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | 2737 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 180 |
| 2 | Radjabov, Teimour | 2744 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 150 |
| 3–4 | Wang Yue | 2704 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 120 |
| 3–4 | Kamsky, Gata | 2723 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 120 |
| 5–7 | Svidler, Peter | 2738 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 90 |
| 5–7 | Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2709 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7 | 90 |
| 5–7 | Karjakin, Sergey | 2727 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 90 |
| 8–9 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | 2781 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 65 |
| 8–9 | Gashimov, Vugar | 2717 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 65 |
| 10–11 | Grischuk, Alexander | 2728 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 45 |
| 10–11 | Cheparinov, Ivan | 2687 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 45 |
| 12 | Gelfand, Boris | 2720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 30 |
| 13–14 | Navara, David | 2646 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 13–14 | Al-Modiahki, Mohamad | 2556 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 4 | 15 |
Elista, December 2008
The third tournament was held in ElistaElista
-Twin towns/sister cities:Elista is twinned with the following sister cities. Howell, New Jersey, United States Lhasa, Tibet, China. Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic, Russia-See also:*Geden Sheddup Choikorling Monastery*Burkhan Bakshin Altan Sume-External links:...
between 14 and 28 December 2008 (Elo average 2713, Cat. XIX).
| Rating | Rad | Jak | Gri | Gas | Lek | Bac | Mam | Wan | Kas | Che | Ale | Elj | Ako | Ina | Total | GP Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | Radjabov, Teimour | 2751 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 8 | 153⅓ |
| 1–3 | Jakovenko, Dmitry | 2737 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | 153⅓ |
| 1–3 | Grischuk, Alexander | 2719 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 | 153⅓ |
| 4 | Gashimov, Vugar | 2703 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 110 |
| 5–9 | Lékó, Peter | 2747 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 80 |
| 5–9 | Bacrot, Etienne | 2705 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 80 |
| 5–9 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2731 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 80 |
| 5–9 | Wang Yue | 2736 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 80 |
| 5–9 | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2672 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 80 |
| 10 | Cheparinov, Ivan | 2696 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 50 |
| 11–12 | Alekseev, Evgeny | 2715 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 35 |
| 11–12 | Eljanov, Pavel | 2720 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 35 |
| 13–14 | Akopian, Vladimir | 2679 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 5 | 15 |
| 13–14 | Inarkiev, Ernesto | 2669 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 5 | 15 |
Nalchik, April 2009
The fourth tournament was held in NalchikNalchik
Nalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of...
, Kabardino-Balkaria
Kabardino-Balkaria
The Kabardino-Balkar Republic , or Kabardino-Balkaria , is a federal subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus. Population: -Geography:The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part....
between 14 and 29 April 2009 (Elo average 2725, Cat. XX).
| Rating | Aro | Lek | Ako | Gri | Bac | Ale | Gel | Kam | Kar | Svi | Mam | Iva | Kas | Elj | Total | GP points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | 2754 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | 180 |
| 2–3 | Leko, Peter | 2751 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7½ | 140 |
| 2–3 | Akopian, Vladimir | 2696 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 140 |
| 4–5 | Grischuk, Alexander | 2748 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7 | 105 |
| 4–5 | Bacrot, Etienne | 2728 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7 | 105 |
| 6–7 | Alekseev, Evgeny | 2716 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 85 |
| 6–7 | Gelfand, Boris | 2733 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 6½ | 85 |
| 8–11 | Kamsky, Gata | 2720 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 | 55 |
| 8–11 | Karjakin, Sergey | 2721 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 55 |
| 8–11 | Svidler, Peter | 2726 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 55 |
| 8–11 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2725 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 55 |
| 12–14 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | 2746 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 5½ | 20 |
| 12–14 | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2695 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 5½ | 20 |
| 12–14 | Eljanov, Pavel | 2693 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 5½ | 20 |
Jermuk, August 2009
The fifth tournament took place in JermukJermuk
Jermuk is a spa town in the southern Armenian province of Vayots Dzor, 53 km east of Yeghegnadzor, the capital of Vayots Dzor. It was a popular destination during the Soviet era and nowadays is still famous for its hot springs and its brand of mineral water that is bottled in the vicinity...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
between 8 and 24 August 2009 (Elo average 2719, Cat. XIX).
The tournament was won by Ivanchuk. Aronian took equal second, sufficient for him to win the Grand Prix.
| Rating | Iva | Gel | Aro | Ale | Kas | Lek | Kar | Elj | Kam | Bac | Jak | Ako | Ina | Che | Total | GP points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | 2703 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8½ | 180 |
| 2–3 | Gelfand, Boris | 2755 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 140 |
| 2–3 | Aronian, Levon | 2768 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | 140 |
| 4–6 | Alekseev, Evgeny | 2714 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7½ | 100 |
| 4–6 | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | 2672 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 100 |
| 4–6 | Leko, Peter | 2756 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 100 |
| 7 | Karjakin, Sergey | 2717 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7 | 80 |
| 8 | Eljanov, Pavel | 2716 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 70 |
| 9–10 | Kamsky, Gata | 2717 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 | 55 |
| 9–10 | Bacrot, Etienne | 2721 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6 | 55 |
| 11–12 | Jakovenko, Dimitry | 2760 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| 11–12 | Akopian, Vladimir | 2712 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 5 | 35 |
| 13 | Inarkiev, Ernesto | 2675 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 4½ | 20 |
| 14 | Cheparinov, Ivan | 2678 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 4 | 10 |
Astrakhan, May 2010
The sixth tournament took place in AstrakhanAstrakhan
Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
, Russia between 9 and 25 May 2010.
| Rating | Elj | Gas | Jak | Mam | Ale | Gel | Pon | Lek | Rad | Wan | Svi | Iva | Ina | Ako | Total | GP points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eljanov, Pavel | 2751 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 180 |
| 2–6 | Ponomariov, Ruslan | 2733 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7 | 116 |
| 2–6 | Jakovenko, Dimitry | 2725 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7 | 116 |
| 2–6 | Radjabov, Teimour | 2740 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 116 |
| 2–6 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2763 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7 | 116 |
| 2–6 | Alekseev, Evgeny | 2700 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 116 |
| 7–9 | Gashimov, Vugar | 2734 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 70 |
| 7–9 | Leko, Peter | 2735 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 70 |
| 7–9 | Wang Yue | 2752 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 70 |
| 10–11 | Svidler, Peter | 2735 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6 | 45 |
| 10–11 | Gelfand, Boris | 2741 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6 | 45 |
| 12–14 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | 2741 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 5½ | 20 |
| 12–14 | Akopian, Vladimir | 2694 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 5½ | 20 |
| 12–14 | Inarkiev, Ernesto | 2669 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 5½ | 20 |
External links
- http://grandprix.fide.com/ Official FIDE website, including links to websites for each individual event.