FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13

Format

Eighteen top players were selected to compete in the Grand Prix. Each player participated in four of the tournaments.

Each tournament was a 12-player, single round-robin tournament. This was 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 were shared evenly by the tied players. Only the three best tournament results of each player were counted. The player with the most Grand Prix points was the winner.

Players and qualification

The three highest ranked players on the FIDE rating list chose not to enter the Grand Prix. They were 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. There were several ways to qualify for the Grand Prix series:

Prize money and Grand Prix points

The prize money was €170,000 per single Grand Prix and €420,000 for the overall Grand Prix finishes.

Tie breaks

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

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

The six tournaments were:

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

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

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

Events crosstables

London 2012

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 1st stage, London, England, 21 September – 3 October 2012 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! SB !! TPR !! GP |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Veselin Topalov || 2752 | || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 7 || 36.25 || 2834 || 140 |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 2 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2738 | ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 7 || 35.75 || 2836 || 140 |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 3 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2729 | ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 34.75 || 2836 || 140 |- | 4 || align=left | Alexander Grischuk || 2754 | ½ || 1 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6½ || 36.75 || 2801 || 90 |- | 5 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2737 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6 || 32.50 || 2770 || 80 |- | 6 || align=left | Wang Hao || 2742 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 28.75 || 2739 || 70 |- | 7 || align=left | Michael Adams || 2722 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 26.75 || 2709 || 55 |- | 8 || align=left | Vassily Ivanchuk || 2769 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 26.00 || 2705 || 55 |- | 9 || align=left | Rustam Kasimdzhanov || 2684 | ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 4½ || 24.25 || 2680 || 35 |- | 10 || align=left | Leinier Domínguez || 2725 | 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 23.75 || 2677 || 35 |- | 11 || align=left | Anish Giri || 2730 | 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 4 || 22.00 || 2643 || 15 |- | 12 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura || 2783 | ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || || 4 || 20.50 || 2638 || 15 |}

Tashkent 2012

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2nd stage, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 22 November – 4 December 2012 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2775 | || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 6½ || 1½ || 3 || 34.75 || 2808 || 140 |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 2 || align=left | Wang Hao || 2737 | ½ || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 6½ || 1 || 3 || 34.50 || 2811 || 140 |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 3 || align=left | Alexander Morozevich || 2748 | 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || ½ || 4 || 33.25 || 2810 || 140 |- | 4 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana || 2786 | ½ || 0 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 3 || 29.50 || 2776 || 80 |- | 5 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2764 | 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6 || 1 || 2 || 32.75 || 2777 || 80 |- | 6 || align=left | Rustam Kasimdzhanov || 2696 | ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6 || 1 || 1 || 33.25 || 2783 || 80 |- | 7 || align=left | Peter Svidler || 2747 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5½ || 1½ || 1 || 30.00 || 2747 || 50 |- | 8 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2732 | ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 1 || 28.75 || 2748 || 50 |- | 9 || align=left | Ruslan Ponomariov || 2741 | 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5½ || ½ || 2 || 29.50 || 2747 || 50 |- | 10 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2751 | ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 4½ || — || 0 || 26.00 || 2683 || 30 |- | 11 || align=left | Leinier Domínguez || 2726 | 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 4 || — || 1 || 20.50 || 2652 || 20 |- | 12 || align=left | Gata Kamsky || 2762 | ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || || 3½ || — || 1 || 19.25 || 2614 || 10 |}

Zug 2013

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 3rd stage, Zug, Switzerland, 18–30 April 2013 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Veselin Topalov || 2771 | || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 8 || — || 5 || 43.00 || 2924 || 170 |- | 2 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura || 2767 | 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || — || 3 || 33.00 || 2818 || 140 |- | 3 || align=left | Ruslan Ponomariov || 2733 | ½ || ½ || || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 6 || 1 || 2 || 33.50 || 2789 || 100 |- | 4 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana || 2772 | 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 6 || 0 || 3 || 30.25 || 2785 || 100 |- | 5 || align=left | Gata Kamsky || 2741 | ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 5½ || 1 || 3 || 29.50 || 2756 || 75 |- | 6 || align=left | Alexander Morozevich || 2758 | 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5½ || 0 || 3 || 27.25 || 2756 || 75 |- | 7 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2786 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 26.00 || 2722 || 50 |- | 8 || align=left | Anish Giri || 2727 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1 || 0 || 27.75 || 2727 || 50 |- | 9 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2744 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1 || 0 || 26.50 || 2725 || 50 |- | 10 || align=left | Teimour Radjabov || 2793 | ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 1 || 1 || 25.25 || 2689 || 20 |- | 11 || align=left | Rustam Kasimdzhanov || 2709 | ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 4½ || 1 || 1 || 24.50 || 2696 || 20 |- | 12 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2766 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 4½ || 1 || 0 || 25.00 || 2691 || 20 |}

Thessaloniki 2013

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 4th stage, Thessaloniki, Greece, 22 May – 3 June 2013 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Leinier Domínguez || 2723 | || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 8 || — || 6 || 40.00 || 2926 || 170 |- | 2 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana || 2774 | 0 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 7½ || 1 || 5 || 37.00 || 2883 || 125 |- | 3 || align=left | Gata Kamsky || 2741 | 1 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 7½ || 0 || 5 || 39.00 || 2886 || 125 |- | 4 || align=left | Ruslan Ponomariov || 2742 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6 || ½ || 2 || 31.00 || 2785 || 85 |- | 5 || align=left | Alexander Grischuk || 2779 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6 || ½ || 1 || 32.50 || 2782 || 85 |- | 6 || align=left | Rustam Kasimdzhanov || 2699 | 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5½ || — || 2 || 28.00 || 2757 || 70 |- | 7 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura || 2775 | ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || — || 2 || 25.50 || 2720 || 60 |- | 8 || align=left | Veselin Topalov || 2793 | 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4½ || ½ || 2 || 22.25 || 2686 || 45 |- | 9 || align=left | Peter Svidler || 2769 | 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4½ || ½ || 2 || 22.25 || 2688 || 45 |- | 10 || align=left | Étienne Bacrot || 2725 | ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || || ½ || 0 || 4 || ½ || 1 || 22.50 || 2659 || 25 |- | 11 || align=left | Alexander Morozevich || 2760 | 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || || ½ || 4 || ½ || 1 || 19.50 || 2656 || 25 |- | 12 || align=left | Vassily Ivanchuk || 2755 | 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || || 3½ || — || 1 || 18.00 || 2621 || 10 |}

Beijing 2013

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 5th stage, Beijing, China, 4–16 July 2013 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2761 | || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 7 || — || 5 || 37.00 || 2847 || 170 |- | 2 || align=left | Alexander Grischuk || 2780 | 1 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 6½ || — || 3 || 35.25 || 2812 || 140 |- | 3 || align=left | Veselin Topalov || 2767 | 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6 || ½ || 3 || 31.75 || 2781 || 100 |- | 4 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2737 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6 || ½ || 1 || 32.75 || 2784 || 100 |- | 5 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2776 | 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5½ || 2½ || 3 || 28.75 || 2750 || 65 |- | 6 || align=left | Wang Yue || 2705 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5½ || 1½ || 2 || 28.75 || 2755 || 65 |- | 7 || align=left | Alexander Morozevich || 2736 | 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 3 || 29.75 || 2752 || 65 |- | 8 || align=left | Anish Giri || 2734 | 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 3 || 28.75 || 2753 || 65 |- | 9 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2773 | ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || 1½ || 2 || 27.75 || 2718 || 30 |- | 10 || align=left | Wang Hao || 2752 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 5 || 1 || 2 || 26.00 || 2720 || 30 |- | 11 || align=left | Vassily Ivanchuk || 2733 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 0 || 5 || ½ || 2 || 28.25 || 2722 || 30 |- | 12 || align=left | Gata Kamsky || 2763 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || || 3½ || — || 1 || 19.75 || 2618 || 10 |}

Paris 2013

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 6th stage, Paris, France, 22 September – 4 October 2013 ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! GP |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana || 2779 | || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 7|| 1 || 4 || 30.00 || 2840 || 155 |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 2 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2764 | 0 || || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 7|| 0 || 4 || 30.00 || 2841 || 155 |- | 3 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura || 2772 | 1 || 0 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 6½ || 1 || 3 || 28.50 || 2807 || 100 |- | 4 || align=left | Étienne Bacrot || 2723 | ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6½ || 0 || 3 || 28.00|| 2811 || 100 |- | 5 || align=left | Alexander Grischuk || 2785 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 5½ || ½ || 2 || 23.75 || 2743 || 75 |- | 6 || align=left | Leinier Domínguez || 2757 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5½ || ½ || 1 || 25.00 || 2745 || 75 |- | 7 || align=left | Vassily Ivanchuk || 2731 | 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5 || 2 || 2 || 20.75 || 2716 || 45 |- | 8 || align=left | Ruslan Ponomariov || 2756 | ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1½ || 0 || 23.75 || 2714 || 45 |- | 9 || align=left | Evgeny Tomashevsky || 2703 | 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1½ || 0 || 23.50 || 2718 || 45 |- | 10 || align=left | Wang Hao || 2736 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1½ || 0 || 24.50 || 2716 || 45 |- | 11 || align=left | Laurent Fressinet || 2708 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 4½ || — || 1 || 18.75 || 2686 || 20 |- | 12 || align=left | Anish Giri || 2737 | ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 3½ || — || 0 || 15.50 || 2615 || 10 |}

Grand Prix standings

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 Candidates Tournament 2014.

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

Notes

• In the London Grand Prix, Adams replaced Svidler, who withdrew for family reasons.
• Kamsky replaced Gashimov, who had to withdraw his place due to illness before playing in any Grand Prix.
• In the Thessaloniki Grand Prix, Bacrot replaced Radjabov, who withdrew for personal reasons.
• Wang Yue replaced Radjabov in the Beijing Grand Prix.
• Tomashevsky, Fressinet and Bacrot replaced Karjakin, Radjabov and Svidler in the Paris Grand Prix.

References

References

1. (18 July 2012). "FIDE/Agon announce Grand Prix 2012-2013 participants". chessvibes.com.
2. [https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/FIDE_GP_Regulations_2012_2013.pdf FIDE: Regulations for the 2012–2013 FIDE World Chess Grand-Prix Series]
3. (31 May 2013). "Fide confounds doubters with successful series of Grand Prix tournaments". The Guardian.
4. (24 May 2012). "FIDE Grand Prix 2013 in Lisbon, Madrid, Berlin, Paris". ChessBase.
5. (21 July 2013). "Kavalek in Huffington: Tired chess brains in China". ChessBase.
6. "FIDE Grand Prix – London 2012: Standings".
7. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121214000835/http://tashkent2012.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2 FIDE Grand Prix – Tashkent 2012: Standings]
8. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130508205913/http://zug2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2 FIDE Grand Prix – Zug 2013: Standings]
9. [http://thessaloniki2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=3 FIDE Grand Prix – Thessaloniki 2013: Standings]
10. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130902160349/http://beijing2013.fide.com/en/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=2 FIDE Grand Prix – Beijing 2013: Standings]
11. "FIDE Grand Prix – Paris 2013: Standings".
12. (16 July 2013). "Mamedyarov first in Beijing, Topalov wins Grand Prix overall". ChessVibes.
13. (4 October 2013). "Grand Prix R11: all games drawn, Caruana & Gelfand share victory". ChessVibes.
14. (20 September 2012). "Adams replaces Svidler in London". whychess.com.
15. (23 October 2012). "FIDE Grand Prix: Kamsky replaces Gashimov". whychess.com.
16. (20 May 2013). "Thessaloniki 2013 FIDE Grand Prix". Chess.com.
17. "Grand Prix: Wang Yue to Replace Radjabov in Beijing".
18. (29 August 2013). "Fressinet, Bacrot and Tomashevsky enter the FIDE Grand Prix in Paris". Chessdom.