Tuesday, April 30, 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Standings, Post Zug

The 3rd round (of 6) in the FIDE Grand Prix series concluded today, with Vaselin Topalov a clear winner with 8/11, a full point and a half ahead of clear 2nd place finisher, Hikaru Nakamura. This is probably Topalov's best result since San Luis in 2005.

Standings are a bit complicated, as each player can participate in four tournaments, but only their best three finishes count. So, I'll add a couple columns to this table to indicate maximum and minimum possible scores.

The top two overall finishers qualify for the Candidates Tournament in 2014, along with the loser of the Carlsen/Anand match, top three finishers from the 2013 World Cup, and the top two rated players in the world that haven't otherwise qualified.

PlaceNameRatingLondonTashkentZugMadridBerlinParisTotalMinMax
1Topalov2752140-170xx-310320510
2Mamedyarov27291408020-x-240240410
3Morozevich2770x14075xx-215225480
4Hao272670140--xx210220480
5Karjakin2785-14050-xx190200480
6Leko2737808080-x-180180330
6Caruana2773-80100x-x180190440
8Gelfand273814030--xx170180480
9Nakamura277815-140x-x155165480
10Ponomariov2734-50100x-x150160440
11Kasimdjanov2684358020x--135135285
12Grischuk276390--xxx90110510
13Kamsky2746x1075xx-8595415
14Giri271115-50-xx6575390
15Adams272255-----555555
15Ivanchuk276955--xxx5575510
15Dominguez27253520-x-x5565375
18Svidler2749-50-x-x5070390
19Radjabov2788--20xxx2040510

Notes:

  • Adams substituted for Svidler in London, and is unlikely to play for the remainder of the Grand Prix.
  • Ratings are from the December, 2012 list right before London.
  • '-' means the player either didn't play, or isn't scheduled to play, in that event.
  • 'x' means the player is scheduled to play in that event.
  • Min score is what that player would have if they finished solely in last place in all remaining GPs.
  • Max score is what that player would have if they finished solely in first place in all remaining GPs.