FIDE Grand Prix 2022

FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022
FIDE Grand Prix 2022 winner Hikaru Nakamura
Tournament information
SportChess
LocationGermany Berlin
Serbia Belgrade[1]
DatesFebruary 2022–
April 2022
AdministratorFIDE
Tournament
format(s)
Series of hybrid tournaments with pool stage and knockout stage
Venue(s)
Final positions
ChampionUnited States Hikaru Nakamura
Runner-upHungary Richárd Rapport
Tournament 1
Location Berlin
Dates4–17 February 2022
Champion Hikaru Nakamura
Runner-up Levon Aronian
Tournament 2
Location Belgrade
Dates1–14 March 2022
Champion Richárd Rapport
Runner-up Dmitry Andreikin
Tournament 3
Location Berlin
Dates22 March–4 April 2022
Champion Wesley So
Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura

The FIDE Grand Prix 2022 was a series of three chess tournaments played between 4 February and 4 April 2022.[1] The top two finishers – Hikaru Nakamura (winner) and Richárd Rapport (runner-up) – qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2022,[2] which was the final qualification stage for the World Chess Championship 2023.

The first and last tournament took place in Berlin, Germany, and the second one in Belgrade, Serbia. Each player was scheduled to participate in two of three tournaments. Before the tie-break stage of the last tournament was concluded, Nakamura had already gained the score to win the series, and it was already clear that no other semi-finalist could overtake Rapport for the runner-up position.

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  2. ^ 2022 FIDE Grand Prix Series Announced, FIDE, 17 June 2021