Belgrade Grand Prix 2022 is leg 2 of FIDE Grand Prix. We take a look at the pool of players, prize money, standings, results, schedule, points table system
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
- March 9-11 – Semifinals
- March 12-14 – Final
Tournament Format
The 16 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 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 Day 3 Results, Pool, Players, And Standings
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.
On the third day of Belgrade Grand Prix, Anish Giri was held to a draw by Indian GM Harikrishna in Pool B. Meanwhile, Pool D saw both games tied for the third time in a row, and all the players will be in the race for semi-final berth in the upcoming rounds.
In Pool C, both games were settled but Pool A, B, and D saw both games tied on Day-3.
Belgrade Grand Prix Day-3 Results
Pool A
Alexander Grischuk 0.5-0.5 Étienne Bacrot
Dmitry Andreikin 0.5-0.5 Sam Shankland
Pool B
Pentala Harikrishna 0.5-0.5 Anish Giri
Nikita Vitiugov 0.5-0.5 Amin Tabatabaei
Pool C
Richárd Rapport 1-0 Vidit Gujrathi
Vladimir Fedoseev 1-0 Alexei Shirov
Pool D
Yu Yangyi 0.5-0.5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 0.5-0.5 Alexandr Predke
Following are the latest standings from the Belgrade Grand Prix. All the latest results and upcoming schedule can be found here.
Latest Standings of Belgrade Grand Prix
Pool A
Dmitry Andreikin (RUS) 2 Points
Sam Shankland (USA) 2 Points
Étienne Bacrot (FRA) 1.5 Points
Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 0.5 Points
Pool B
Anish Giri (NED) 2.5 Points
Nikita Vitiugov (RUS) 1.5 Points
Pentala Harikrishna (IND) 1 Points
Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) 1 Points
Pool C
Richárd Rapport (HUN) 2 Points
Vidit Gujrathi (IND) 2 Points
Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) 1.5 Points
Alexei Shirov (ESP) 0.5 Points
Pool D
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) 1.5 Points
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 1.5 Points
Yu Yangyi (CHN) 1.5 Points
Alexandr Predke (RUS) 1.5 Points
Belgrade Grand Prix Prize Money Pool Distribution
The prize money for the Belgrade Grand Prix 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
Fans worldwide can watch the live broadcast of the tournament on Chess.com/TV or their official YouTube channels.
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