Grand Chess Tour 2021

The Grand Chess Tour 2021 was a series of chess tournaments, which was sixth edition of Grand Chess Tour. It consisted five tournaments, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls. It was won by American grandmaster Wesley So.

Format
Tour consists five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings. The tour points are awarded as follows:
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! Place !! Points
 * 1st || 12/13*
 * 2nd || 10
 * 3rd || 8
 * 4th || 7
 * 5th || 6
 * 6th || 5
 * 7th || 4
 * 8th || 3
 * 9th || 2
 * 10th || 1
 * }
 * 6th || 5
 * 7th || 4
 * 8th || 3
 * 9th || 2
 * 10th || 1
 * }
 * 9th || 2
 * 10th || 1
 * }
 * }


 * If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.
 * Tour points are shared equally between tied players.

Lineup
The lineup was announced on January 13, 2021. Initially, ten players were invited as regular participants, with only difference from cancelled 2020 edition being the absence of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura and participation of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Teimour Radjabov. Later, Ding Liren has withdrawn from the Tour due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in China, being replaced by Richárd Rapport. After winning the Candidates Tournament 2020–2021 and qualifying for the World Chess Championship 2021, Ian Nepomniachtchi also withdrew from the Tour, reducing number of regular participants to nine.

Superbet Chess Classic
The first leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania in 3–15 June. It was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan.
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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR !! Tour Points !! Prize money
 * +2021 Superbet Chess Classic, 3–15 June Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2750.5)
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 * 1 || align=left| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2770 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 6 || 2882 || 13 || $90,000
 * 2 || align=left| 🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM) || 2781 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 2791 || 8.3 || $45,000
 * 3 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Wesley So (USA) || 2770 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5 || 2793 || 8.3 || $45,000
 * 4 || align=left| 🇷🇺 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) || 2776 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || 2792 || 8.3 || $45,000
 * 5 || align=left| Anish Giri || 2780 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 4½ || 2747 || 5.5 || $22,500
 * 6 || align=left| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 2765 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 2749 || 5.5 || $22,500
 * 7 || align=left| 🇷🇴 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) || 2627 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 2720 || WC (3.5) || $16,250
 * 8 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2820 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 4 || 2698 || 3.5 || $16,250
 * 9 || align=left| 🇷🇴 Constantin Lupulescu (ROU) || 2656 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 3½ || 2672 || WC (1.5) || $11,250
 * 10 || align=left| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2760 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 3½ || 2660 || 1.5 || $11,250
 * }
 * 6 || align=left| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 2765 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 2749 || 5.5 || $22,500
 * 7 || align=left| 🇷🇴 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) || 2627 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || 2720 || WC (3.5) || $16,250
 * 8 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2820 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 4 || 2698 || 3.5 || $16,250
 * 9 || align=left| 🇷🇴 Constantin Lupulescu (ROU) || 2656 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 3½ || 2672 || WC (1.5) || $11,250
 * 10 || align=left| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2760 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 3½ || 2660 || 1.5 || $11,250
 * }
 * 9 || align=left| 🇷🇴 Constantin Lupulescu (ROU) || 2656 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 3½ || 2672 || WC (1.5) || $11,250
 * 10 || align=left| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2760 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 3½ || 2660 || 1.5 || $11,250
 * }
 * }

Paris Rapid & Blitz
The second leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour was won by Wesley So.


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! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
 * +2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz, 20–24 June 2021, Paris, France
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 * 1 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Wesley So (USA) || 12 || 12½ || 24½ || 13 || $37,500
 * 2 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) || 11 || 10½ || 21½ || WC (10) || $25,000
 * T-3 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 9 || 9 || 18 || 7.5 || $17,500
 * T-3 || align="left"| Alireza Firouzja || 7 || 11 || 18 || WC (7.5) || $17,500
 * T-5 || align="left"| 🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM) || 8 || 9½ || 17½ || 5.5 || $11,250
 * T-5 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 8 || 9½ || 17½ || 5.5 || $11,250
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 9 || 8 || 17 || WC (4) || $9,000
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 8 || 8½ || 16½ || 3 || $8,000
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Etienne Bacrot (FRA) 🇷🇺 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) || 10 || 5½ || 15½ || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 8 || 6 || 14 || 1 || $6,000
 * }
 * T-5 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 8 || 9½ || 17½ || 5.5 || $11,250
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 9 || 8 || 17 || WC (4) || $9,000
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 8 || 8½ || 16½ || 3 || $8,000
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Etienne Bacrot (FRA) 🇷🇺 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) || 10 || 5½ || 15½ || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 8 || 6 || 14 || 1 || $6,000
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Etienne Bacrot (FRA) 🇷🇺 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) || 10 || 5½ || 15½ || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 8 || 6 || 14 || 1 || $6,000
 * }
 * }


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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
 * +class=nowrap|2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 20–22 June 2021, Paris, France
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 * 1 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Wesley So (USA) || 2741 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 12
 * 2 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) || 2778 || 1 || || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 11
 * 3 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Etienne Bacrot (FRA) || 2667 || 1 || 0 || || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 10
 * 4 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2742 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 2 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9
 * 5 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2860 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 9
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM) || 2778 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2773 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 2758 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 2 || 8
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 2727 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 8
 * 10 || align="left"| Alireza Firouzja || 2703 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 7
 * }
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM) || 2778 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2773 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 2758 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 2 || 8
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 2727 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 8
 * 10 || align="left"| Alireza Firouzja || 2703 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 7
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 2727 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 8
 * 10 || align="left"| Alireza Firouzja || 2703 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 7
 * }
 * }


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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
 * +class=nowrap|2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 23–24 June 2021, Paris, France
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 * 1 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Wesley So (USA) || 2816 || || 1 1 || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 12½
 * 2 || align="left"| Alireza Firouzja || 2770 || 0 0 || || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 0 || 1 0 || 0 0 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 11
 * 3 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) || 2785 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 10½
 * 4 || align="left"| 🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM) || 2739 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 1 0 || ½ 1 || 9½
 * 5 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 2759 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 9½
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2822 || 0 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || || 1 ½ || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 9
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2711 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 8½
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2754 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || || 1 0 || 0 1 || 8
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 2757 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || || 1 0 || 6
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) || 2797 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 0 1 || || 5½
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 * 6 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2822 || 0 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || || 1 ½ || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 9
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2711 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 8½
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2754 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || || 1 0 || 0 1 || 8
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 2757 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || || 1 0 || 6
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) || 2797 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 0 1 || || 5½
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) || 2757 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || || 1 0 || 6
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) || 2797 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 0 1 || || 5½
 * }
 * }

Croatia Rapid & Blitz
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia in 7-11 July, 2021. It had a lot of attention from media because of participation of former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. The event was won by French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.


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! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
 * +2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz, 7–11 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia
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 * 1 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 10 || 13 || 23 || 13 || $37,500
 * 2 || align="left"| 🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND) || 9 || 12 || 21 || WC (10) || $25,000
 * 3 || align="left"| Anish Giri || 10 || 10½ || 20½ || 8 || $20,000
 * T-4 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) || 11 || 9 || 20 || WC (6.5) || $13,750
 * T-4 || align="left"| 🇵🇱 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) || 10 || 10 || 20 || WC (6.5) || $13,750
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 9 || 10 || 19 || 10 || $10,000
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) || 8 || 10 || 18 || 4 || $9,000
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇦 Anton Korobov (UKR) || 7 || 8½ || 15½ || WC (3) || $8,000
 * 9 || align="left"| Ivan Šarić 🇷🇺Garry Kasparov || 10 || 2½ || 12½ || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 6 || 4½ || 10½ || WC (1) || $6,000
 * }
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 9 || 10 || 19 || 10 || $10,000
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) || 8 || 10 || 18 || 4 || $9,000
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇦 Anton Korobov (UKR) || 7 || 8½ || 15½ || WC (3) || $8,000
 * 9 || align="left"| Ivan Šarić 🇷🇺Garry Kasparov || 10 || 2½ || 12½ || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 6 || 4½ || 10½ || WC (1) || $6,000
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| Ivan Šarić 🇷🇺Garry Kasparov || 10 || 2½ || 12½ || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 6 || 4½ || 10½ || WC (1) || $6,000
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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
 * +class=nowrap|2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 7–9 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia
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 * 1 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) || 2791 || || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 11
 * 2 || align="left"| Ivan Šarić || 2650 || 2 || || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10
 * 3 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2831 || 1 || 1 || || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 10
 * 4 || align="left"| 🇵🇱 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) || 2774 || 1 || 1 || 0 || || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 10
 * 5 || align="left"| Anish Giri || 2731 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 10
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2761 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 9
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND) || 2753 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 2 || 2 || 9
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) || 2784 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 8
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇦 Anton Korobov (UKR) || 2781 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 2 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 2543 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || || 6
 * }
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2761 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 9
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND) || 2753 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 2 || 2 || 9
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) || 2784 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 8
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇦 Anton Korobov (UKR) || 2781 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 2 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 2543 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || || 6
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇦 Anton Korobov (UKR) || 2781 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 2 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 2543 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || || 6
 * }
 * }


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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
 * +class=nowrap|2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 10–11 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia
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 * 1 || align="left"| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2794 || || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 13
 * 2 || align="left"| 🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND) || 2785 || ½ ½ || || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 0 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 12
 * 3 || align="left"| Anish Giri || 2744 || 1 0 || 1 ½ || || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 10½
 * 4 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Alexander Grischuk (RUS) || 2765 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || || 1 0 || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 1 0 || ½ 1 || ½ 1 || 10
 * 5 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2716 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 1 || || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 10
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇵🇱 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) || 2799 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 10
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) || 2807 || 0 ½ || 1 0 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 9
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇦 Anton Korobov (UKR) || 2668 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 0 0 || || 1 1 || 1 1 || 8½
 * 9 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 2622 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || || 1 0 || 4½
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇷🇺Garry Kasparov || 2801 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 1 || || 2½
 * }
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇵🇱 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) || 2799 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 10
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) || 2807 || 0 ½ || 1 0 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 9
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇦 Anton Korobov (UKR) || 2668 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 0 0 || || 1 1 || 1 1 || 8½
 * 9 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 2622 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || || 1 0 || 4½
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇷🇺Garry Kasparov || 2801 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 1 || || 2½
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| Jorden van Foreest || 2622 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || || 1 0 || 4½
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇷🇺Garry Kasparov || 2801 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 1 || || 2½
 * }
 * }

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

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! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
 * +2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, 12–16 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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 * 1 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) || 12 || 12 || 24 || WC (13) || $37,500
 * 2 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 11 || 10 || 21 || 10 || $25,000
 * 3 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 11 || 8½ || 19½ || 8 || $20,000
 * 4 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Wesley So (USA) || 9 || 9½ || 18½ || 7 || $15,000
 * 5 || align="left"| Lê Quang Liêm || 6 || 11½ || 17½ || WC (6) || $12,500
 * T-6 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 8 || 9 || 17 || 4.5 || $9,500
 * T-6 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Leinier Domínguez (USA) || 7 || 10 || 17 || WC (4.5) || $9,500
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 9 || 7 || 16 || WC (3) || $8,000
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 8 || 7 || 15 || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 9 || 5½ || 14½ || WC (1) || $6,000
 * }
 * T-6 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 8 || 9 || 17 || 4.5 || $9,500
 * T-6 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Leinier Domínguez (USA) || 7 || 10 || 17 || WC (4.5) || $9,500
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 9 || 7 || 16 || WC (3) || $8,000
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 8 || 7 || 15 || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 9 || 5½ || 14½ || WC (1) || $6,000
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 8 || 7 || 15 || WC (2) || $7,000
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 9 || 5½ || 14½ || WC (1) || $6,000
 * }
 * }


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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
 * +class=nowrap|2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 12–14 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
 * -style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 1 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) || 2829 || || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 12
 * 2 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 2724 || 1 || || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 11
 * 3 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2758 || 0 || 0 || || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 11
 * 4 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Wesley So (USA) || 2774 || 1 || 1 || 0 || || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 9
 * 5 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2745 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 9
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 2609 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 9
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2756 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || || 1 || 2 || 0 || 8
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 2730 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || || 0 || 2 || 8
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Leinier Domínguez (USA) || 2786 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || || 1 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| Lê Quang Liêm || 2744 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 6
 * }
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 2609 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 9
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2756 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || || 1 || 2 || 0 || 8
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 2730 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || || 0 || 2 || 8
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Leinier Domínguez (USA) || 2786 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || || 1 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| Lê Quang Liêm || 2744 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 6
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Leinier Domínguez (USA) || 2786 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || || 1 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| Lê Quang Liêm || 2744 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || || 6
 * }
 * }


 * {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"

! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
 * +class=nowrap|2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 15–16 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
 * -style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 1 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (USA) || 2900 || || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 12
 * 2 || align="left"| Lê Quang Liêm || 2690 || 0 ½ || || 1 0 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 11½
 * 3 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Leinier Domínguez (USA) || 2654 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 10
 * 4 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2734 || ½ 0 || 1 1 || ½ 0 || || 1 1 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || 0 1 || 1 1 || 10
 * 5 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Wesley So (USA) || 2861 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 0 0 || || 1 0 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 0 1 || 9½
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2755 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 0 1 || || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 1 0 || 9
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 2776 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 1 || 8½
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 2724 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 1 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 ½ || || 1 ½ || 1 0 || 7
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2743 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 2704 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || || 5½
 * }
 * 6 || align="left"| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2755 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 0 1 || || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 1 0 || 9
 * 7 || align="left"| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 2776 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 1 || 8½
 * 8 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 2724 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 1 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 ½ || || 1 ½ || 1 0 || 7
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2743 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 2704 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || || 5½
 * }
 * 9 || align="left"| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2743 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 7
 * 10 || align="left"| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 2704 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || || 5½
 * }
 * }

Sinquefield Cup

 * {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR !! Tour Points !! Prize money
 * +2021 Sinquefield Cup, 16–28 August St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XX (2742.0)
 * -style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 1 || align=left| 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) || 2751 || || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6 || 2919 || 13 || $90,000
 * 2 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (USA) || 2806 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 2824 || 8.3 || $45,000
 * 3 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Leinier Domínguez (USA) || 2758 || 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 2829 || WC (8.3) || $45,000
 * 4 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Wesley So (USA) || 2772 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || 2828 || 8.3 || $45,000
 * 5 || align=left| 🇭🇺 Richard Rapport (HUN) || 2763 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 4½ || 2740 || 6 || $25,000
 * 6 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 2709 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 2701 || WC (4) || $17,500
 * 7 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 2710 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 4 || 2701 || WC (4) || $17,500
 * 8 || align=left| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2782 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 4 || 2693 || 4 || $17,500
 * 9 || align=left| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2714 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½||  || 1 || 3½ || 2656 || WC (2) || $12,500
 * 10 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Dariusz Świercz (USA) || 2655 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || || 2½ || 2574 || WC (1) || $10,000
 * }
 * 6 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Sam Shankland (USA) || 2709 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 2701 || WC (4) || $17,500
 * 7 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Jeffery Xiong (USA) || 2710 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 4 || 2701 || WC (4) || $17,500
 * 8 || align=left| 🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) || 2782 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 4 || 2693 || 4 || $17,500
 * 9 || align=left| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2714 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½||  || 1 || 3½ || 2656 || WC (2) || $12,500
 * 10 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Dariusz Świercz (USA) || 2655 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || || 2½ || 2574 || WC (1) || $10,000
 * }
 * 9 || align=left| 🇷🇺 Peter Svidler (RUS) || 2714 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½||  || 1 || 3½ || 2656 || WC (2) || $12,500
 * 10 || align=left| 🇺🇸 Dariusz Świercz (USA) || 2655 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || || 2½ || 2574 || WC (1) || $10,000
 * }
 * }

Tour Standings
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.