FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010
The FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010 was a series of six chess tournaments held between April 2008 and May 2010. The two best players in the tournament series qualified for the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2012 . The tournaments were organized by the World Chess Federation FIDE in cooperation with its marketing company Global Chess. His mode was based on that of the Chess World Cup in 1988/89 .
History and planning
After experimenting with different World Cup formats in the recent past, the unification of the 2006 World Cup gave the opportunity to establish a new World Cup system. At the same time, however, there was also the need to do so, as the knockout system , which had been used at the FIDE World Championships from 1999 to 2004 and as a qualification for the 2007 World Cup , was less and less accepted by the top players.
Initially, a modified World Cup in group mode was planned, which would ensure the participation of the top players and avoid criticism of the co-system. The idea was to play in 16 groups of 8, the winners of which would then play the finalists in two groups of 8.
In June 2007, however, FIDE announced a different qualification mode, in which the winner of the World Cup should play off the challenger of the world champion against the winner of the new Grand Prix series in eight games.
The planning included six round-robin tournaments in "leading cities in the world" over two years . For the years 2008 and 2009 a tournament was planned in America, Asia and Europe, namely in April, August and December, in order to avoid conflicts with other major chess tournaments. The plan was for 21 players to take part in the Grand Prix, each playing four tournaments. The Grand Prix was intended to be an integral part of future cycles. Applicants wishing to host a tournament in each of the next three cycles were preferred.
With regard to the interest of potential organizers, FIDE's plans turned out to be too optimistic. Obviously it was not possible to find an American prospect. After the application deadline, Baku , Krasnoyarsk , Doha , Montreux , Elista and Karlsbad, which were not exactly leading cities, were presented as organizers. Istanbul and Tehran were intended as reserve cities. Krasnoyarsk was replaced by Sochi after a short time .
qualification
Seven players were set for the Grand Prix, in addition to world champion Viswanathan Anand , his predecessors Wladimir Kramnik and Wesselin Topalow as well as the semi-finalists of the 2007 World Cup , Gata Kamsky , Alexei Schirow , Magnus Carlsen and Sergei Karjakin .
Seven other players qualified via their Elo rating from January 2007 and October 2007: Vasyl Ivanchuk , Shakriyar Mamedyarov , Péter Lékó , Alexander Morosewitsch , Levon Aronjan , Teimour Radjabov and Boris Gelfand .
The reserve list consisted of Michael Adams , Pjotr Swidler , Judit Polgár , Alexander Grishchuk , Ruslan Ponomarjow , Vladimir Akopjan , Etienne Bacrot , Evgeni Alexejew , Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Pavel Eljanow .
Each organizer had the right to nominate a player of their choice with an Elo of at least 2550. The FIDE President was also entitled to nominate a player who was in the top 40 of the October rankings. Further players from different countries should be selected by him, if seeded players would forego their participation.
FIDE was also apparently too optimistic in its planning when it came to the interest of the top players. Of the seeded players, Anand, Kramnik, Topalow and Schirow decided against participating. Morosewitsch, who justified his rejection in an interview with the fact that the entire planning was flawed, since the cycle extends over a total of four years, with 18 months between the announcement of the candidate finalists and the World Cup.
Pyotr Swidler, Ivan Tscheparinow , Étienne Bacrot and Wang Yue were nominated by the President . Michael Adams and Alexander Grishchuk moved up from the reserve list. Judit Polgár, who would have had priority over Grishchuk, also declined to participate.
The field was completed by the nominations of the tournament organizers:
- Baku: Vugar Gashimov
- Sochi: Dmitri Jakovenko
- Doha: Muhammad al-Mudiyahki
- Montreux: Yannick Pelletier
- Elista: Ernesto Inarkiev
- Carlsbad: David Navara
regulate
FIDE devised a new system to calculate the Grand Prix ranking list. The tournament rules were based on the rules tried and tested at the tournament in Sofia .
Rating
For the calculation of the placements within the Grand Prix series, FIDE decided on a complicated system: The winner of each tournament should receive 180 points, the second 150 and the third 130. For 4th to 14th place 110 to 10 points are awarded, 10 points less for each poorer place. If players were to have the same number of board points, the total points would be shared. B. in the case of a shared first place for both players 165 points are provided.
The order in the ranking was based on the following priority:
- The sum of the three highest Grand Prix points
- The lowest Grand Prix rating (deletion result)
- The total board points achieved
- The number of tournament victories
- The number of 2nd places
- The total number of games won
In the same way as the Grand Prix points, the number of tournament victories and 2nd places were also divided, in the above. For example, both players would have 0.5 tournament wins.
Tournament rules
For the first 40 moves, each player was given 120 minutes to think about, for the next 20 moves an additional 60 minutes. For the rest of the game there were 15 minutes to think about plus an increment of 30 seconds from move 61.
Draw agreements could not be made directly, but had to be requested from the referee. Analogous to the Sofia rule , such a request was only permissible if the position was repeated three times , perpetual check , according to the 50-move rule or in the case of a theoretical draw.
Difficulties in the course of the series
After the selection of the venues and the participating players had already proved difficult, further problems arose during the series:
Almost three weeks before the third Grand Prix it was announced that this tournament would not take place in Doha, but in Elista, which was actually intended to be the organizer for the fifth tournament. The tournament planned for April 2009 in Montreux has also been canceled.
Only three days later it became known that the FIDE General Assembly in Dresden had devised a comprehensive change to the World Cup cycle. Accordingly, instead of a candidate final, a tournament with eight players should be played. The first two winners in the Grand Prix series should qualify for this.
The decision to change its rules in the middle of the cycle caused some indignation, especially since the General Assembly was not formally authorized to make changes to the World Cup regulations. As a result, on December 4, Magnus Carlsen decided to leave the Grand Prix. A few days later, Michael Adams followed suit. Levon Aronjan also found sharp words in an open letter, but continued to play the Grand Prix.
Due to this development, the organizers from Karlovy Vary also decided not to host their tournament either. All events planned for 2009 were therefore vacant.
Muhammad al-Mudiyahki, Yannick Pelletier and David Navara, nominated by the organizers from Doha, Montreux and Karlsbad, were removed from the tournament series by FIDE. The remaining players on the rating list moved up into the field of participants. However, the arithmetic problem arose that not all players could complete their four tournaments.
The fourth Grand Prix was finally awarded to Nalchik , the fifth first to Yerevan and finally to Jermuk . For a long time no organizer was found for the sixth tournament; At the end of 2009 the Grand Prix in Astrakhan was announced. The two reserve organizers Istanbul and Tehran were apparently no longer available. Contrary to the original plan to play on different continents, all six tournaments were now held in the Caucasus region, which is why the Grand Prix is sometimes referred to as the Caucasus Cup .
Tournaments
The tournament series was only concluded in May 2010. The first five tournaments belonged to category 19 , which corresponds to an Elo average between 2700 and 2725. The last tournament in the series reached category 20.
Baku April / May 2008
The Grand Prix series kicked off from April 21 to May 5, 2008 in Baku. The leadership at this first tournament changed frequently. Alexander Gritschtschuk got off to a good start, but was then replaced by Vugar Gashimov as the front runner. Last but not least, Gashimov shared the tournament victory with Wang Yue and Magnus Carlsen, who initially got off to a bad start.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | Pt. | GP pts. | ||
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1. | Vugar Gashimov | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8th | 153⅓ | |
2. | Wang Yue | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8th | 153⅓ | |
3. | Magnus Carlsen | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8th | 153⅓ | |
4th | Shakriyar Mamedyarov | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7½ | 105 | |
5. | Alexander Grishchuk | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 105 | |
6th | Michael Adams | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 85 | |
7th | Pyotr Swidler | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 85 | |
8th. | Teimour Radjabov | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 6th | 60 | |
9. | Gata Kamsky | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6th | 60 | |
10. | Sergei Karjakin | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6th | 60 | |
11. | Ivan Cheparinov | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5½ | 35 | |
12. | David Navara | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5½ | 35 | |
13. | Etienne Bacrot | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5 | 15th | |
14th | Ernesto Inarkiev | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15th |
Sochi July / August 2008
The Grand Prix tournament in Sochi took place from July 31 to August 14. Here one of the top favorites appeared for the first time with Wassyl Iwantschuk, but experienced a classic false start, which he could only soften with a victory over Aronjan in the fourth game. In contrast, outsider Ivan Tscheparinow led the field. In the end, however, Lewon Aronjan passed the field and secured the sole tournament victory.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | Pt. | GP pts. | ||
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1. | Levon Aronjan | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 180 | |
2. | Teimour Radjabov | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8th | 150 | |
3. | Wang Yue | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 120 | |
4th | Gata Kamsky | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 120 | |
5. | Pyotr Swidler | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7th | 90 | |
6th | Dmitri Yakovenko | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7th | 90 | |
7th | Sergei Karjakin | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7th | 90 | |
8th. | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 65 | |
9. | Vugar Gashimov | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 65 | |
10. | Alexander Grishchuk | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6th | 45 | |
11. | Ivan Cheparinov | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6th | 45 | |
12. | Boris Gelfand | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 30th | |
13. | David Navara | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4th | 15th | |
14th | Muhammad al-Mudiyahki | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4th | 15th |
Elista December 2008
The tournament in Elista took place between December 14th and 28th, 2008. The lead changed often in the first two tournaments, but the third tournament in the series was more even. The three shared winners, Radjabov, Jakowenko and Grishchuk, proved the greatest consistency in the tournament.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | Pt. | GP pts. | ||
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1. | Teimour Radjabov | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 8th | 153⅓ | |
2. | Dmitri Yakovenko | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8th | 153⅓ | |
3. | Alexander Grishchuk | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8th | 153⅓ | |
4th | Vugar Gashimov | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 110 | |
5. | Péter Lékó | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 80 | |
6th | Étienne Bacrot | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 80 | |
7th | Shakriyar Mamedyarov | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 80 | |
8th. | Wang Yue | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 80 | |
9. | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 80 | |
10. | Ivan Cheparinov | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6th | 50 | |
11. | Yevgeny Alexeyev | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 35 | |
12. | Pavel Elyanov | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 35 | |
13. | Vladimir Akopyan | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 15th | |
14th | Ernesto Inarkiev | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5 | 15th |
Nalchik April 2009
The fourth Grand Prix took place in the middle of the crisis region of Kabardino-Balkaria from April 14th to 29th, 2009. In his second appearance, Lewon Aronjan again got the full number of points. In the last lap he beat Péter Lékó, who was tied, and relegated him to 2nd place.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 6th | 8th | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | Pt. | GP pts. | ||
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1. | Levon Aronjan | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | 180 | |
2. | Péter Lékó | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7½ | 140 | |
3. | Vladimir Akopyan | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 140 | |
4th | Alexander Grishchuk | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 7th | 105 | |
5. | Étienne Bacrot | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7th | 105 | |
6th | Yevgeny Alexeyev | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 85 | |
6th | Boris Gelfand | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 6½ | 85 | |
8th. | Gata Kamsky | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6th | 55 | |
9. | Sergei Karjakin | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6th | 55 | |
9. | Pyotr Swidler | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6th | 55 | |
11. | Shakriyar Mamedyarov | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6th | 55 | |
12. | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5½ | 20th | |
13. | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 20th | |
14th | Pavel Elyanov | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 20th |
Jermuk August 2009
The fifth Grand Prix took place from August 8 to 23, 2009 in Jermuk, Armenia. This tournament was very close, at times four players were tied at the top. In the end, Vasyl Ivanchuk won alone and kept the chances of the candidates tournament. Levon Aronjan achieved this with his 2nd place in the tournament. Péter Lékó, on the other hand, missed the tournament victory, as in Nalchik, by losing in the last round.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | Pt. | GP pts. | ||
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1. | Vasyl Ivanchuk | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | 180 | |
2. | Levon Aronjan | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8th | 140 | |
3. | Boris Gelfand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8th | 140 | |
4th | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 100 | |
5. | Péter Lékó | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 100 | |
6th | Yevgeny Alexeyev | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 100 | |
7th | Sergei Karjakin | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7th | 80 | |
8th. | Pavel Elyanov | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 70 | |
9. | Étienne Bacrot | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6th | 55 | |
10. | Gata Kamsky | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6th | 55 | |
11. | Dmitri Yakovenko | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | |
12. | Vladimir Akopyan | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 35 | |
13. | Ernesto Inarkiev | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 20th | |
14th | Ivan Cheparinov | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4th | 10 |
Astrakhan May 2010
The sixth and final tournament took place from May 9th to May 25th 2010 in Astrakhan , Russia . The tournament was postponed for five months. The Ukrainian Pavel Eljanow won, but he could no longer hope to qualify for the candidates' tournament. Teimour Radjabov secured this for himself.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | Pt. | GP pts. | ||
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1. | Pavel Elyanov | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8th | 180 | |
2. | Ruslan Ponomarev | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 7th | 116 | |
2. | Dmitri Yakovenko | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7th | 116 | |
2. | Shakriyar Mamedyarov | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7th | 116 | |
2. | Yevgeny Alexeyev | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7th | 116 | |
2. | Teimour Radjabov | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7th | 116 | |
7th | Peter Leko | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 70 | |
7th | Vugar Gashimov | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 70 | |
7th | Wang Yue | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 70 | |
10. | Boris Gelfand | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6th | 45 | |
10. | Pyotr Swidler | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6th | 45 | |
12. | Vasyl Ivanchuk | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 5½ | 20th | |
12. | Ernesto Inarkiev | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5½ | 20th | |
12. | Vladimir Akopyan | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 20th |
Total status
Levon Aronjan and Teimour Radjabov have regularly qualified for the Candidates Tournament, as have Grishchuk due to Magnus Carlsen's withdrawal.
Pl. | player | country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | Turn. | Pt. | ZW | BP | 1st pl. | 2nd pl. | Victories |
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1. | Levon Aronjan | Armenia | - | 180 | - | 180 | 140 | - | 3 | 500 | 0 | 25th | 2 | ½ | 15th |
2. | Teimour Radjabov | Azerbaijan | 60 | 150 | 153⅓ | - | - | 116 | 4th | 419⅓ | 60 | 29 | ⅓ | 1.2 | 13 |
3. | Alexander Grishchuk | Russia | 105 | 45 | 153⅓ | 105 | - | - | 4th | 363⅓ | 45 | 28½ | ⅓ | ½ | 12 |
4th | Dmitri Yakovenko | Russia | - | 90 | 153⅓ | - | 35 | 116 | 4th | 359⅓ | 35 | 27 | ⅓ | 0.2 | 7th |
5. | Wang Yue | People's Republic of China | 153⅓ | 120 | 80 | - | - | 70 | 4th | 353⅓ | 70 | 28½ | ⅓ | 0 | 8th |
6th | Vugar Gashimov | Azerbaijan | 153⅓ | 65 | 110 | - | - | 70 | 4th | 335⅓ | 65 | 28½ | ⅓ | 0 | 10 |
7th | Péter Lékó | Hungary | - | - | 80 | 140 | 100 | 70 | 4th | 320 | 70 | 28 | 0 | ½ | 10 |
8th. | Yevgeny Alexeyev | Russia | 35 | 95 | 100 | 116 | 4th | 311 | 35 | 26½ | 0 | 0.2 | 11 | ||
9. | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Azerbaijan | 105 | - | 80 | 55 | - | 116 | 4th | 301 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0.2 | 10 |
10. | Pavel Elyanov | Ukraine | 35 | 20th | 70 | 180 | 4th | 285 | 20th | 25½ | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
11. | Boris Gelfand | Israel | - | 30th | - | 95 | 140 | 45 | 3 | 280 | 30th | 26th | 0 | ½ | 10 |
12. | Vasyl Ivanchuk | Ukraine | - | 65 | - | 20th | 180 | 20th | 4th | 265 | 20th | 26th | 1 | 0 | 8th |
13. | Étienne Bacrot | France | 15th | - | 80 | 105 | 55 | - | 4th | 240 | 15th | 24½ | 0 | 0 | 6th |
14th | Gata Kamsky | United States | 60 | 120 | - | 55 | 55 | - | 4th | 235 | 55 | 25½ | 0 | 0 | 9 |
15th | Sergei Karjakin | Ukraine | 60 | 90 | - | 55 | 80 | - | 4th | 230 | 55 | 26th | 0 | 0 | 10 |
16. | Pyotr Swidler | Russia | 85 | 90 | - | 55 | - | 45 | 4th | 230 | 45 | 25½ | 0 | 0 | 10 |
17th | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | Uzbekistan | 80 | 20th | 100 | - | 3 | 200 | 0 | 19½ | 0 | 0 | 7th | ||
18th | Vladimir Akopyan | Armenia | 15th | 140 | 35 | 20th | 4th | 195 | 15th | 23 | 0 | ½ | 6th | ||
19th | Ivan Cheparinov | Bulgaria | 35 | 45 | 50 | - | 10 | - | 4th | 130 | 10 | 21½ | 0 | 0 | 10 |
20th | Ruslan Ponomarev | Ukraine | 116 | 1 | 116 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | |||||
21st | Ernesto Inarkiev | Russia | 15th | - | 15th | - | 20th | 20th | 4th | 55 | 15th | 20th | 0 | 0 | 9 |
- | Magnus Carlsen | Norway | 153⅓ | - | 1 | 153⅓ | 0 | 8th | ? | 0 | 4th | ||||
- | Michael Adams | England | 85 | - | 1 | 85 | 0 | 6½ | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
- | David Navara | Czech Republic | 35 | 15th | 2 | 50 | 0 | 9½ | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
- | Muhammad al-Mudiyahki | Qatar | - | 15th | 1 | 15th | 0 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
- | Yannick Pelletier | Switzerland | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players marked in green are qualified for the Candidates Tournament.
Legend:
- Pl . : place
- 1, ..., 6 Result of a player in the respective tournament
- Turn. : Number of tournaments played
- Pts. : Total points
- ZW : second ranking
- BP : board points
- 1st place : Number of first places achieved
- 2nd place : Number of second places achieved
Future of the Grand Prix
The Grand Prix had apparently failed to meet FIDE's expectations regarding attractiveness for players, organizers and sponsors. In addition to the last tournament in the current series, a new edition was also at risk. The FIDE Presidium initially decided that no more Grand Prix series would be held in future unless the contracts with all organizers were concluded by October 2009. By the end of the series, there was no knowledge of the new edition or a new qualification mode. But with the FIDE Grand Prix 2012-2013 there was a sequel.
Web links
- Official website
- Tournaments and overall standings ( Memento from August 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Proposal to change the World Cup (English; PDF; 10 kB) on: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Official announcement of the World Cup qualification (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Explanation of the Grand Prix plans (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Announcement of the venues and dates (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Qualifiers for the Grand Prix (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Excel table of the best rated players (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Qualifiers for the Grand Prix (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Interview with Alexander Morosewitsch (English) on: chessbase.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ List of participants (English; PDF; 101 kB) on: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Rules of the Grand Prix (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Press release on the move to Elista (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ^ Resolutions of the FIDE Congress in Dresden (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ FIDE Handbook on Grand Prix Rules 1.4 (English)
- ↑ E-mail exchange between the Carlsen family and FIDE (English) On: chessbase.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Open letter from Michael Adams (English) On: chessbase.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ^ An open letter from Levon Aronjan (English) On: chessbase.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Press release of the organizers from Karlsbad (English) on: chessbase.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Report on Chessbase.de , accessed on May 12, 2010
- ↑ Results of the Grand Prix in Baku (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Results of the Grand Prix in Sochi (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Results of the Grand Prix in Elista (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Results of the Grand Prix in Nalchik (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Results of the Grand Prix in Jermuk (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2009
- ↑ Article from February 5, 2010 on: fide.com, accessed April 29, 2010
- ^ FIDE Grand Prix Astrakhan 2010 - website of the event at fide.com
- ↑ Decision of the executive committee of Fide (English) On: fide.com, accessed on August 25, 2008