FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13

The FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13 was a series of six chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2014. Veselin Topalov finished first, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov second in the overall standings. Both therefore qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.

FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012–13
FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13 winner Veselin Topalov
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationEngland London
Uzbekistan Tashkent
Switzerland Zug
Greece Thessaloniki
China Beijing
France Paris
Dates21 September 2012–
3 October 2013
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Series of Round-robin tournaments
Final positions
ChampionBulgaria Veselin Topalov
Runner-upAzerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Format edit

Eighteen top players were selected to compete in these tournaments. Each player agrees and will contract to participate in four of these tournaments.

Each tournament is a 12-player, single round-robin tournament. This is a change to the 14 player tournaments last cycle. 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: 170 Grand Prix points for first place, 140 for second place, 110 for third place, and then 90 down to 10 points by steps of 10. In case of a tie in points the Grand Prix points are shared evenly by the tied players.Only the three best tournament results of each player are counted. The player with the most Grand Prix points is the winner.

Players and qualification edit

The three highest ranked players on the FIDE rating list chose not to enter the Grand Prix. Those are world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, 2008–2010 Grand Prix winner Levon Aronian and ex-world champion Vladimir Kramnik. World Champion Viswanathan Anand also declined participation.[1] There were several ways to qualify for the Grand Prix series:

PlayerCountryQualifying method
Boris Gelfand  IsraelWorld Chess Championship 2012
Peter Svidler[1][5]  RussiaChess World Cup 2011
Alexander Grischuk  Russia
Vassily Ivanchuk  Ukraine
Ruslan Ponomariov  Ukraine
Teimour Radjabov[3][4][5]  AzerbaijanFIDE rating list
(July 2011 and January 2012 average)
Sergey Karjakin[5]  Russia
Hikaru Nakamura  United States
Veselin Topalov  Bulgaria
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  Azerbaijan
Vugar Gashimov[2]  Azerbaijan
Fabiano Caruana  ItalyFIDE President nominee
Alexander Morozevich  RussiaAGON nominees
Wang Hao  China
Peter Leko  Hungary
Leinier Domínguez  Cuba
Anish Giri  Netherlands
Rustam Kasimdzhanov  Uzbekistan
Michael Adams[1]  EnglandReplacements by rating
Gata Kamsky[2]  United States
Étienne Bacrot[3][5]  France
Wang Yue[4]  China
Evgeny Tomashevsky[5]  Russia
Laurent Fressinet[5]  France

Prize money and Grand Prix points edit

The prize money is €170,000 per single Grand Prix and €420,000 for the overall Grand Prix finishes.[2]

PlaceSingle Grand Prix eventOverall standingsGrand Prix points
1€25,000€100,000170
2€22,500€80,000140
3€20,000€60,000110
4€17,500€50,00090
5€15,000€40,00080
6€13,000€30,00070
7€12,000€25,00060
8€11,000€20,00050
9€10,000€15,00040
10€9,00030
11€8,00020
12€7,00010

Tie breaks edit

With the objective of determining qualifiers to play in the Candidates 2014, and in the case that two or more players have equal cumulative points at the top, the following criteria were utilized to decide the overall Series winner and other overall placings:[2]

  1. Ranking points of the fourth result not already taken in the top three ranking results.
  2. Number of actual game result points scored in the best three tournaments.
  3. Game points of the fourth result not already taken in the top three results.
  4. Number of wins.
  5. Drawing of lots.

Schedule edit

The six tournaments were:

No.Host cityDateWinnersPoints (win/draw/loss)
1London, England21 September – 3 October 2012  Veselin Topalov (BUL)
 Boris Gelfand (ISR)
 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)
7/11 (+3=8–0)
7/11 (+4=6–1)
7/11 (+4=6–1)
2Tashkent, Uzbekistan22 November – 4 December 2012  Sergey Karjakin (RUS)
 Wang Hao (CHN)
 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)
6½/11 (+3=7–1)
6½/11 (+3=7–1)
6½/11 (+4=5–2)
3Zug, Switzerland18–30 April 2013  Veselin Topalov (BUL)8/11 (+5=6–0)
4Thessaloniki, Greece22 May – 3 June 2013  Leinier Domínguez (CUB)8/11 (+6=4–1)
5Beijing, China4–16 July 2013  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)7/11 (+5=4−2)
6Paris, France22 September – 4 October 2013  Fabiano Caruana (ITA)
 Boris Gelfand (ISR)
7/11 (+4=6–1)
7/11 (+4=6–1)

The third stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Lisbon, Portugal.[3]

The fourth stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Madrid, Spain.[4]

The fifth stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Berlin, Germany.[5]

Events crosstables edit

London 2012 edit

1st stage, London, England, 21 September – 3 October 2012[6]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalSBTPRGP
1  Veselin Topalov (BUL)2752Does not appear½½½½½½1½11½736.252834140
2  Boris Gelfand (ISR)2738½Does not appear½0½11½1½½1735.752836140
3  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2729½½Does not appear0½½½½1111734.752836140
4  Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2754½11Does not appear½½½½½½½½36.75280190
5  Peter Leko (HUN)2737½½½½Does not appear½½1½½½½632.50277080
6  Wang Hao (CHN)2742½0½½½Does not appear½½½½½128.75273970
7  Michael Adams (ENG)2722½0½½½½Does not appear½0½½1526.75270955
8  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)27690½½½0½½Does not appear½½½1526.00270555
9  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2684½00½½½1½Does not appear½½024.25268035
10  Leinier Domínguez (CUB)27250½0½½½½½½Does not appear½½23.75267735
11  Anish Giri (NED)27300½0½½½½½½½Does not appear0422.00264315
12  Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2783½00½½0001½1Does not appear420.50263815

Tashkent 2012 edit

2nd stage, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 22 November – 4 December 2012[7]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1  Sergey Karjakin (RUS)2775Does not appear½1½0½½½1½1½334.752808140
2  Wang Hao (CHN)2737½Does not appear½110½½½½½11334.502811140
3  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)27480½Does not appear1½½½10½11½433.252810140
4  Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2786½00Does not appear½½½½½11161329.50277680
5  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)276410½½Does not appear½1½½½½½61232.75277780
6  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2696½1½½½Does not appear½½½½½½61133.25278380
7  Peter Svidler (RUS)2747½½½½0½Does not appear½1½½½130.00274750
8  Peter Leko (HUN)2732½½0½½½½Does not appear½½½11128.75274850
9  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)27410½1½½½0½Does not appear½1½½229.50274750
10  Boris Gelfand (ISR)2751½½½0½½½½½Does not appear½0026.00268330
11  Leinier Domínguez (CUB)27260½00½½½½0½Does not appear14120.50265220
12  Gata Kamsky (USA)2762½000½½½0½10Does not appear119.25261410

Zug 2013 edit

3rd stage, Zug, Switzerland, 18–30 April 2013[8]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1  Veselin Topalov (BUL)2771Does not appear1½1½11½1½½½8543.002924170
2  Hikaru Nakamura (USA)27670Does not appear½½½1½½½½11333.002818140
3  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2733½½Does not appear11½½½½0½½61233.502789100
4  Fabiano Caruana (ITA)27720½0Does not appear1½½½½11½60330.252785100
5  Gata Kamsky (USA)2741½½00Does not appear11½½10½1329.50275675
6  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)275800½½0Does not appear½1½11½0327.25275675
7  Sergey Karjakin (RUS)27860½½½0½Does not appear½½½½151126.00272250
8  Anish Giri (NED)2727½½½½½0½Does not appear½½½½51027.75272750
9  Peter Leko (HUN)27440½½½½½½½Does not appear½½½51026.50272550
10  Teimour Radjabov (AZE)2793½½1000½½½Does not appear½½1125.25268920
11  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2709½0½010½½½½Does not appear½1124.50269620
12  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2766½0½½½½0½½½½Does not appear1025.00269120

Thessaloniki 2013 edit

4th stage, Thessaloniki, Greece, 22 May – 3 June 2013[9]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1  Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2723Does not appear10½½1½11½118640.002926170
2  Fabiano Caruana (ITA)27740Does not appear1½½½½1½1111537.002883125
3  Gata Kamsky (USA)274110Does not appear½½11½1½1½0539.002886125
4  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2742½½½Does not appear½0½½½1½16½231.00278585
5  Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2779½½½½Does not appear½1½½½½½6½132.50278285
6  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)26990½01½Does not appear1½½½½½228.00275770
7  Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2775½½0½00Does not appear11½½½5225.50272060
8  Veselin Topalov (BUL)279300½½½½0Does not appear½011½222.25268645
9  Peter Svidler (RUS)27690½0½½½0½Does not appear101½222.25268845
10  Étienne Bacrot (FRA)2725½0½0½½½10Does not appear½04½122.50265925
11  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2760000½½½½01½Does not appear½4½119.50265625
12  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)275500½0½½½001½Does not appear118.00262110

Beijing 2013 edit

5th stage, Beijing, China, 4–16 July 2013[10]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2761Does not appear01½1½01½11½7537.002847170
2  Alexander Grischuk (RUS)27801Does not appear½½½1½½0½½1335.252812140
3  Veselin Topalov (BUL)27670½Does not appear½1½101½½½6½331.752781100
4  Peter Leko (HUN)2737½½½Does not appear1½½½½½½½6½132.752784100
5  Sergey Karjakin (RUS)27760½00Does not appear½11½1½½328.75275065
6  Wang Yue (CHN)2705½0½½½Does not appear½½½101228.75275565
7  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)27361½0½0½Does not appear½1½011329.75275265
8  Anish Giri (NED)27340½1½0½½Does not appear10½11328.75275365
9  Boris Gelfand (ISR)2773½10½½½00Does not appear½1½5227.75271830
10  Wang Hao (CHN)27520½½½00½1½Does not appear½151226.00272030
11  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)27330½½½½11½0½Does not appear05½228.25272230
12  Gata Kamsky (USA)2763½0½½½000½01Does not appear119.75261810

Paris 2013 edit

6th stage, Paris, France, 22 September – 4 October 2013[11]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1  Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2779Does not appear10½½½1½1½1½71430.002840155
2  Boris Gelfand (ISR)27640Does not appear1½11½½½½½170430.002841155
3  Hikaru Nakamura (USA)277210Does not appear1½½1½½½½½1328.502807100
4  Étienne Bacrot (FRA)2723½½0Does not appear½½½1½½110328.002811100
5  Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2785½0½½Does not appear½1½½½01½223.75274375
6  Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2757½0½½½Does not appear½½½½½1½125.00274575
7  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)27310½0½0½Does not appear½½11½52220.75271645
8  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2756½½½0½½½Does not appear½½½½5023.75271445
9  Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS)27030½½½½½½½Does not appear½½½5023.50271845
10  Wang Hao (CHN)2736½½½½½½0½½Does not appear½½5024.50271645
11  Laurent Fressinet (FRA)27080½½01½0½½½Does not appear½118.75268620
12  Anish Giri (NED)2737½0½000½½½½½Does not appear015.50261510

Grand Prix standings edit

Grand Prix points in bold indicate a tournament win. A number in brackets is a player's worst result of four and doesn't add to the total.

Veselin Topalov finished first, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was second in the overall standings. Thus, they qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.[12][13]

Karjakin and Svidler qualified for the Candidates by other paths, so are shown in light green.

PlayerFIDE rating
Aug 2012
LONTASZUGTHEBEIPARPlayedBest 3
1  Veselin Topalov (BUL)2752140170(45)1004410
2  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)272914080(20)1704390
3  Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2773(80)1001251554380
4  Boris Gelfand (ISR)2738140(30)301554325
5  Alexander Grischuk (RUS)27639085140(75)4315
6  Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2778(15)140601004300
7  Alexander Morozevich (RUS)277014075(25)654280
8  Leinier Domínguez (CUB)272535(20)170754280
9  Sergey Karjakin (RUS)[5]278514050653255
10  Wang Hao (CHN)272670140(30)454255
11  Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)27345010085(45)4235
12  Peter Leko (HUN)27378050(50)1004230
13  Gata Kamsky (USA)[2]27461075125(10)4210
14  Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)26843580(20)704185
15  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)276955(10)30454130
16  Anish Giri (NED)2711155065(10)4130
17  Étienne Bacrot (FRA)[3][5]2713251002125
18  Peter Svidler (RUS)[1][5]27495045295
19  Wang Yue (CHN)[4]268565165
20  Michael Adams (ENG)[1]272255155
21  Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS)[5]273045145
22  Teimour Radjabov (AZE)[3][4][5]278820120
22  Laurent Fressinet (FRA)[5]271420120

Notes edit

  • 1 In the London Grand Prix, Adams replaced Svidler, who withdrew for family reasons.[14]
  • 2 Kamsky replaced Gashimov, who had to withdraw his place due to illness before playing in any Grand Prix.[15][16]
  • 3 In the Thessaloniki Grand Prix, Bacrot replaced Radjabov, who withdrew for personal reasons.[17]
  • 4 Wang Yue replaced Radjabov in the Beijing Grand Prix.[18]
  • 5 Tomashevsky, Fressinet and Bacrot replaced Karjakin, Radjabov and Svidler in the Paris Grand Prix.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "FIDE/Agon announce Grand Prix 2012-2013 participants". chessvibes.com. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b FIDE: Regulations for the 2012–2013 FIDE World Chess Grand-Prix Series
  3. ^ "FIDE Grand Prix moves from Portugal to Switzerland". chessdom.com. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Officially Confirmed the Next Grand Prix to Be Held in Thessaloniki". chess-news.ru. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  5. ^ "The 5th Grand Prix Stage to Be Held in Beijing". chess-news.ru. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  6. ^ "FIDE Grand Prix – London 2012: Standings". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  7. ^ FIDE Grand Prix – Tashkent 2012: Standings
  8. ^ FIDE Grand Prix – Zug 2013: Standings
  9. ^ FIDE Grand Prix – Thessaloniki 2013: Standings
  10. ^ FIDE Grand Prix – Beijing 2013: Standings
  11. ^ "FIDE Grand Prix – Paris 2013: Standings". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  12. ^ "Mamedyarov first in Beijing, Topalov wins Grand Prix overall". ChessVibes. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Grand Prix R11: all games drawn, Caruana & Gelfand share victory". ChessVibes. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Adams replaces Svidler in London". whychess.com. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  15. ^ "FIDE Grand Prix: Kamsky replaces Gashimov". whychess.com. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  16. ^ "GM Vugar Gashimov Won't Play in the Current Grand Prix". chess-news.ru. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Teimour Radjabov Won't Play in the Upcoming Grand Prix Stage. Etienne Bacrot to Replace Him". chess-news.ru. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Grand Prix: Wang Yue to Replace Radjabov in Beijing". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  19. ^ "Fressinet, Bacrot and Tomashevsky enter the FIDE Grand Prix in Paris". Chessdom. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.

External links edit