 FIDE Grand Prix 2019 winner Alexander Grischuk | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Chess |
| Location |  Moscow Riga Hamburg Jerusalem |
| Dates | 17 May 2019– 23 December 2019 |
| Administrator | FIDE |
Tournament format(s) | Series of Single-elimination tournaments |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Alexander Grischuk |
| Runner-up | Ian Nepomniachtchi |
| Tournament 1 | |
| Location | Moscow |
| Dates | May 17–29 2019 |
| Champion | Ian Nepomniachtchi |
| Runner-up | Alexander Grischuk |
| Tournament 2 | |
| Location | Riga |
| Dates | July 12–24 2019 |
| Champion |  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |
| Runner-up |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| Tournament 3 | |
| Location | Hamburg |
| Dates | November 5–17 2019 |
| Champion | Alexander Grischuk |
| Runner-up |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda |
| Tournament 4 | |
| Location | Jerusalem |
| Dates | December 11–23 2019 |
| Champion | Ian Nepomniachtchi |
| Runner-up |  Wei Yi |
The FIDE Grand Prix 2019 was a series of four chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2021. The top two finishers who had not yet qualified, qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2020–21. The top non-qualifying finisher is eligible for the wild card. The series is organized by World Chess, formerly known as Agon. Alexander Grischuk won the FIDE Grand Prix 2019 and thus became the first player to qualify for the Candidates Tournament via the event. Ian Nepomniachtchi, who finished in second place, was the other qualifier, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, by finishing third, became eligible for the wild card. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave eventually got a place in the Candidates after Teimour Radjabov withdrew from the tournament as he was the first reserve (by average rating).