This year’s Tour 2 of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 was known as the Charity Cup, we take a look at the tournament final results, format, standings, prize money, winner
In total, sixteen participants competed in the round-robin stage of the online event, with eight moving on to the knockout stage.
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2 2022 Charity Cup Prize Money
The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, also known as the Champions Chess Tour 2022, is a nine-month series of nine online chess tournaments featuring some of the world’s best players competing for a prize pool of US$1.6 million. The tour will begin on February 19, 2022, and end on November 20, 2022.
The second leg of the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour will be dedicated to raising funds for Ukrainian war victims. Starting on March 19, the Charity Cup will be the second leg of the world’s most renowned elite online chess tournament.
Champions Chess Tour 2 2022 Charity Cup Finals Magnus Carlsen vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Final Results, Tour Standings, Winner
Magnus Carlsen survived a severe scare from Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the Charity Cup final to win his second Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title of the season.
In game 1, the Norwegian picked up where he left off on the first day of the final, dominating Poland’s top player. Everything appeared to be too simple for the champion, who appeared to be cruising to victory in record time. Nonetheless, Duda produced an incredible comeback to win two straight games and send the match to tiebreaks. However, Carlsen managed to hold his nerves and emerged victorious in the tie-breaker.
Final Score
Magnus Carlsen 4-4 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2-0 Tie-breaker)
Tournament Format
At the round-robin phases of The Charity Cup, the round-robin will employ a football-style 3 point for a win, 1 point for a tie scoring system, and participants will earn cash bonuses for each rapid game played. The players will earn $750 for a victory and $250 for a draw.
The Charity Cup is divided into four days of preliminary rounds, during which the 16 competitors will play each other once in rapid chess with a time control of 15 minutes + 10-second increments before the top 8 advance to the knockout stages.
The knockout tournament consists of four games, one for each of the quarterfinals and semifinals, and two for the championship. If the score is still tied, two 5+3 blitz games will be played, followed by an Armageddon game in which White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4, but Black simply needs a draw.
The event started from March 19 and will run till March 26, with action starting at 13:00 ET (22:30 IST) every day. The tournament is took place in online mode due to travel restrictions.
Meltwater Champions Chess 2022 Latest Standings, Participants
After the culmination of the Charity Cup, Magnus Carlsen solidified his lead at the top of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022. Carlsen currently holds a massive 38.5 lead over second-placed Duda.
| Rank | Name | Airthings Masters | Charity Cup | Total Points |
| 1 | Norway Magnus Carlsen | 31¼ | 32¼ | 63½ |
| 2 | Poland Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 4¼ | 20¾ | 25 |
| 3 | FIDE Ian Nepomniachtchi | 22¼ | NA | 22¼ |
| 4 | Vietnam Lê Quang Liêm | 7½ | 14 | 21½ |
| 5 | China Ding Liren | 7½ | 11¾ | 19¼ |
| 6 | FIDE Vladislav Artemiev | 12 | NA | 12 |
| FIDE Andrey Esipenko | 12 | NA | 12 | |
| 8 | Canada Eric Hansen | 7¾ | 4 | 11¾ |
| 9 | United States Hans Niemann | 3¾ | 7½ | 11¼ |
| 10 | India Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | 4¾ | 5¼ | 10 |
| 11 | Netherlands Jorden van Foreest | 8¾ | 8¾ | |
| 12 | Spain David Antón Guijarro | 8 | 8 | |
| 13 | Germany Vincent Keymer | 7½ | NA | 7½ |
| 14 | Czech Republic David Navara | 7¼ | 7¼ | |
| 15 | Hungary Richárd Rapport | 5¼ | 5¼ | |
| Netherlands Anish Giri | 5¼ | NA | 5¼ | |
| United States Levon Aronian | 5¼ | NA | 5¼ | |
| 18 | India Vidit Gujrathi | 5 | 5 | |
| 19 | Uzbekistan Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 4¾ | NA | 4¾ |
| 20 | Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 4¼ | NA | 4¼ |
| 21 | India Pentala Harikrishna | 4 | 4 | |
| 22 | England Gawain Jones | 2½ | 2½ | |
| China Ju Wenjun | 2½ | 2½ | ||
| 24 | FIDE Alexandra Kosteniuk | ¾ | NA | ¾ |
| 25 | China Lei Tingjie | ½ | ½ |
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2 Prize Money Pool Distribution
The in-game prizes can go up to $90,000 while the remaining prize fund will be awarded based on the position of players. The net prize pool for the tournament is 150,000 dollars.
| Position | Prize Money |
| In-game Prize in Prelims | Up to $90.000 |
| Quarterfinalists | $2,000 |
| Semi-finalists | $6,000 |
| Runner-up | $15,000 |
| Champion | $25,000 |