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

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.

Format

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

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:

Player Country Qualifying method
Boris Gelfand Israel World Chess Championship 2012
Peter Svidler[1][5] Russia Chess World Cup 2011
Alexander Grischuk Russia
Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine
Ruslan Ponomariov Ukraine
Teimour Radjabov[3][4][5] Azerbaijan FIDE 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 Russia AGON nominees
Wang Hao China
Peter Leko Hungary
Leinier Domínguez Cuba
Anish Giri Netherlands
Rustam Kasimdzhanov Uzbekistan
Michael Adams[1] England Replacements 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

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

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

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

London 2012

1st stage, London, England, 21 September – 3 October 2012[6]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalSBTPRGP
1 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2752 X½½½½½½1½11½736.252834140
2 Boris Gelfand (ISR)2738 ½X½0½11½1½½1735.752836140
3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2729 ½½X0½½½½1111734.752836140
4 Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2754 ½11X½½½½½½½½36.75280190
5 Peter Leko (HUN)2737 ½½½½X½½1½½½½632.50277080
6 Wang Hao (CHN)2742 ½0½½½X½½½½½128.75273970
7 Michael Adams (ENG)2722 ½0½½½½X½0½½1526.75270955
8 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2769 0½½½0½½X½½½1526.00270555
9 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2684 ½00½½½1½X½½024.25268035
10 Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2725 0½0½½½½½½X½½23.75267735
11 Anish Giri (NED)2730 0½0½½½½½½½X0422.00264315
12 Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2783 ½00½½0001½1X420.50263815

Tashkent 2012

2nd stage, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 22 November – 4 December 2012[7]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1 Sergey Karjakin (RUS)2775 X½1½0½½½1½1½1.5334.752808140
2 Wang Hao (CHN)2737 ½X½110½½½½½11334.502811140
3 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2748 0½X1½½½10½110.5433.252810140
4 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2786 ½00X½½½½½11161329.50277680
5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2764 10½½X½1½½½½½61232.75277780
6 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2696 ½1½½½X½½½½½½61133.25278380
7 Peter Svidler (RUS)2747 ½½½½0½X½1½½½1.5130.00274750
8 Peter Leko (HUN)2732 ½½0½½½½X½½½11128.75274850
9 Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2741 0½1½½½0½X½1½0.5229.50274750
10 Boris Gelfand (ISR)2751 ½½½0½½½½½X½00026.00268330
11 Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2726 0½00½½½½0½X140120.50265220
12 Gata Kamsky (USA)2762 ½000½½½0½10X0119.25261410

Zug 2013

3rd stage, Zug, Switzerland, 18–30 April 2013[8]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2771 X1½1½11½1½½½80543.002924170
2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2767 0X½½½1½½½½110333.002818140
3 Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2733 ½½X11½½½½0½½61233.502789100
4 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2772 0½0X1½½½½11½60330.252785100
5 Gata Kamsky (USA)2741 ½½00X11½½10½1329.50275675
6 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2758 00½½0X½1½11½0327.25275675
7 Sergey Karjakin (RUS)2786 0½½½0½X½½½½151126.00272250
8 Anish Giri (NED)2727 ½½½½½0½X½½½½51027.75272750
9 Peter Leko (HUN)2744 0½½½½½½½X½½½51026.50272550
10 Teimour Radjabov (AZE)2793 ½½1000½½½X½½1125.25268920
11 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2709 ½0½010½½½½X½1124.50269620
12 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2766 ½0½½½½0½½½½X1025.00269120

Thessaloniki 2013

4th stage, Thessaloniki, Greece, 22 May – 3 June 2013[9]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1 Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2723 X10½½1½11½1180640.002926170
2 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2774 0X1½½½½1½1111537.002883125
3 Gata Kamsky (USA)2741 10X½½11½1½1½0539.002886125
4 Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2742 ½½½X½0½½½1½160.5231.00278585
5 Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2779 ½½½½X½1½½½½½60.5132.50278285
6 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2699 0½01½X1½½½½½0228.00275770
7 Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2775 ½½0½00X11½½½50225.50272060
8 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2793 00½½½½0X½0110.5222.25268645
9 Peter Svidler (RUS)2769 0½0½½½0½X1010.5222.25268845
10 Étienne Bacrot (FRA)2725 ½0½0½½½10X½040.5122.50265925
11 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2760 000½½½½01½X½40.5119.50265625
12 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2755 00½0½½½001½X0118.00262110

Beijing 2013

5th stage, Beijing, China, 4–16 July 2013[10]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2761 X01½1½01½11½70537.002847170
2 Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2780 1X½½½1½½0½½10335.252812140
3 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2767 0½X½1½101½½½60.5331.752781100
4 Peter Leko (HUN)2737 ½½½X1½½½½½½½60.5132.752784100
5 Sergey Karjakin (RUS)2776 0½00X½11½1½½2.5328.75275065
6 Wang Yue (CHN)2705 ½0½½½X½½½1011.5228.75275565
7 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2736 1½0½0½X½1½011329.75275265
8 Anish Giri (NED)2734 0½1½0½½X10½11328.75275365
9 Boris Gelfand (ISR)2773 ½10½½½00X½1½51.5227.75271830
10 Wang Hao (CHN)2752 0½½½00½1½X½151226.00272030
11 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2733 0½½½½11½0½X050.5228.25272230
12 Gata Kamsky (USA)2763 ½0½½½000½01X0119.75261810

Paris 2013

6th stage, Paris, France, 22 September – 4 October 2013[11]
PlayerRating123456789101112TotalH2HWinsSBTPRGP
1 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2779 X10½½½1½1½1½71430.002840155
2 Boris Gelfand (ISR)2764 0X1½11½½½½½170430.002841155
3 Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2772 10X1½½1½½½½½1328.502807100
4 Étienne Bacrot (FRA)2723 ½½0X½½½1½½110328.002811100
5 Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2785 ½0½½X½1½½½01½223.75274375
6 Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2757 ½0½½½X½½½½½1½125.00274575
7 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2731 0½0½0½X½½11½52220.75271645
8 Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2756 ½½½0½½½X½½½½5023.75271445
9 Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS)2703 0½½½½½½½X½½½5023.50271845
10 Wang Hao (CHN)2736 ½½½½½½0½½X½½51024.50271645
11 Laurent Fressinet (FRA)2708 0½½01½0½½½X½0118.75268620
12 Anish Giri (NED)2737 ½0½000½½½½½X0015.50261510

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 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
LondonTashkentZugThessalonikiBeijingParisPlayedBest 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

  • 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

  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. 1 2 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. 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.
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