FIDE Grand Prix 2022 second tournament will start from 1st March, we take a look at the pool of players, prize money, standings, results, schedule
Hikaru Nakamura and Levon Aronian took first and second place in the opening leg of the competition, respectively.
FIDE Chess Grand Prix 2022 Schedule And Dates
The FIDE Grand Prix 2022 is a chess tournament series that will take place between February 3 and April 4, 2022. 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.
Tournament Format
A total of 24 players qualified to play in the FIDE Grand Prix. Each player will participate in two of the three competitions. Each event will include 16 players and will be split into two stages.
The players are sorted into four groups of four in the first stage, and each group competes in a double round-robin mini-tournament. The top four finishers in each pool advance to the next round.
The four pool winners compete in a knockout tournament with semi-finals and a final in the second stage. Both the semi-finals and final will feature two traditional time limit games, as well as tie-breaks if necessary.
FIDE Grand Prix 2022 Standings And Points Points
| Rank | Player | Total Points | Prize Money |
| 1 | Hikaru Nakamura (USA) | 13 | € 24,000 |
| 2 | Levon Aronian (USA) | 10 | € 18,000 |
| 3 | Leinier Domínguez (USA) | 7 | € 12,000 |
| 4 | Richárd Rapport (HUN) | 7 | € 12,000 |
| 5 | Wesley So (USA) | 4 | € 9,000 |
| 6 | Andrey Esipenko (RUS) | 4 | € 9,000 |
| 7 | Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) | 4 | € 9,000 |
| 8 | Vidit Gujrathi (IND) | 4 | € 8,000 |
| 9 | Daniil Dubov (RUS) | 2 | € 8,000 |
| 10 | Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) | 2 | € 7,000 |
| 11 | Alexander Grischuk (RUS) | 2 | € 7,000 |
| 12 | Pentala Harikrishna (IND) | 2 | € 7,000 |
| 13 | Grigoriy Oparin (RUS) | 0 | € 5,000 |
| 14 | Alexei Shirov (ESP) | 0 | € 5,000 |
| 14 | Vincent Keymer (GER) | 0 | € 5,000 |
| 14 | Étienne Bacrot (FRA) | 0 | € 5,000 |
| 17 | Anish Giri (NED) | ||
| 17 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) | ||
| 17 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) | ||
| 17 | Nikita Vitiugov (RUS) | ||
| 17 | Dmitry Andreikin (RUS) | ||
| 17 | Yu Yangyi (CHN) | ||
| 17 | Sam Shankland (USA) | ||
| 17 | Alexandr Predke (RUS) | ||
| 17 | Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) | ||
| 17 | Ding Liren (CHN) |
The winner of a tournament will get 13 points and the runner-up of a tournament will earn 10 points.
| 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 |
FIDE Grand Prix 2022 Leg 2 Pool And Players
Tournament-2 is scheduled to take place in Belgrade, Serbia from 1st March to 14th March. On March 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7, the double round-robin stage will feature six rounds of regular time control games, followed by tie-breaks on March 8. Winners will advance to the knockout stage.
Pool A
Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2763
Dmitry Andreikin (RUS) 2724
Sam Shankland (USA) 2708
Étienne Bacrot (FRA) 2642
Pool B
Anish Giri (NED) 2772
Nikita Vitiugov (RUS) 2726
Pentala Harikrishna (IND) 2717
Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) 2642
Pool C
Richárd Rapport (HUN) 2763
Vidit Gujrathi (IND) 2727
Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) 2704
Alexei Shirov (ESP) 2704
Pool D
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 2767
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2761
Yu Yangyi (CHN) 2713
Alexandr Predke (RUS) 2682
FIDE Prize Money Pool Distribution
The prize money for each tournament will be €150,000 and it will be distributed in the following manner:
| 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
One can watch the live broadcast of the tournament on Chess.com/TV or their official YouTube channels.
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