Belgrade Grand Prix 2022 is leg 2 of FIDE Grand Prix, we take a look at the results from Day-1 of semi-finals, prize money, pool standings, live stream details
The FIDE Grand Prix 2022 is a chess tournament series that will take place between February 3 and April 4, 2022.
FIDE Belgrade Chess Grand Prix 2022 Leg 2 Schedule And Dates
The top two finishers will go to the Candidates Tournament 2022, the last round of qualification for the World Chess Championship 2023. Two tournaments will be held in Berlin, Germany, and one will be held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Currently, the second tournament of FIDE Grand Prix is taking place at Belgrade, Serbia. This tournament is scheduled to run from 1st March to 14th March. The matches will begin at 15:00 CET (19:30 IST) every day.
- March 1-7 – Group stage (with a rest day on Saturday, March 5)
- 8th March – Group stage tiebreaks (Weren’t Required)
- March 9-11 – Semi-finals
- March 12-14 – Final
FIDE Chess Belgrade Grand Prix 2022 Points Table System
The winner of the tournament will get 13 points and the runner-up of the tournament will earn 10 points. These points will be calculated towards FIDE Grand Prix 2022.
Round | Grand Prix points |
Winner | 13 |
Runner-Up | 10 |
Semi-final loser | 7 |
2nd in pool | 4 |
3rd in pool | 2 |
4th in pool | 0 |
Belgrade FIDE Chess Grand Prix 2022 Leg 2 Semi-Final Day 1 Results, Fixtures And Players List
GMs Dmitry Andreikin, Anish Giri, Richard Rapport, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave advanced to the semifinals of the Belgrade Grand Prix 2022, with Andreikin and Giri meeting in one match and Rapport and Vachier-Lagrave meeting in the other.
Rapport vs MVL was the first game to conclude, and Rapport easily triumphed. As a result of this result, Vachier Lagrave will have to win game two tomorrow in order to secure a tiebreak and a place in the final.
However, in the second game, things rapidly took an unexpected turn, with Giri and Andreikin appearing to have the greater chances until a draw was reached. On the second day of the semifinals, Andreikin will hold the white pieces.
All the latest results and upcoming schedule can be found here.
Results
Maxim Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 Richard Rapport
Dmitry Andreikin 0.5-0.5 Anish Giri
Belgrade Grand Prix Final Pool Standings
Pool A
Dmitry Andreikin (RUS) 4 Points
Sam Shankland (USA) 3.5 Points
Étienne Bacrot (FRA) 2.5 Points
Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2 Points
Pool B
Anish Giri (NED) 4 Points
Nikita Vitiugov (RUS) 3 Points
Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) 3 Points
Pentala Harikrishna (IND) 2 Points
Pool C
Richárd Rapport (HUN) 4 Points
Vidit Gujrathi (IND) 3 Points
Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) 2.5 Points
Alexei Shirov (ESP) 2.5 Points
Pool D
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 3.5 Points
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 3 Points
Alexandr Predke (RUS) 1.5 Points
Yu Yangyi (CHN) 2.5 Points
Belgrade Grand Prix 2022 Semi-finals Schedule, Date, Time Leg 2
The game two of semi-finals of Belgrade Grand Prix are scheduled to begin from 3 PM CET on 10th March.
Dmitry Andreikin (13) vs Anish Giri (3)
Richard Rapport (7) vs Maxim Vachier-Lagrave (8)
Belgrade Grand Prix Prize Money Pool Distribution
The Belgrade Grand Prix competition will provide €150,000 in prize money, which will be allocated as follows:
Round | Prize money |
Winner | €24,000 |
Runner-Up | €18,000 |
Semi-final’s losers | €12,000 |
2nd in pools | €9,000 |
3rd in pools | €7,000 |
4th in pools | €5,000 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream
Fans worldwide can watch the live broadcast of the tournament on Chess.com/TV or their official YouTube channels.
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