Aimchess Rapid

14 - 21 October 2022

Carlsen crowned Finals champ with round to spare

2022-11-20
Tour Finals 2022

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The Tour entertains millions of global fans, showcases the world’s greatest players at the most prestigious online tournaments, and inspires the next generation of fans and players. Stars of the game from all around the world battle across timezones for a series of titles over a full season of online events. The tournament also sees the official crowning of the year-end Tour Champion, the ultimate achievement in online chess.

$1.6m

The richest prize fund ever offered for an online chess event

9 Events

Players battle it out over a full season of online tournaments

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A diverse mix of players from around the world compete 

115m views

The Tour is followed by a global, growing fanbase with 115m live views in the 2021 Tour season

New to the Tour?

The newly-revamped 2022 Tour is ready to go. The season starts on February 19 and runs until November. Here are the key details:

At $1.6 million, the Tour boasts the richest prize fund ever for a series of online chess events. Players from around the world compete to win 9 titles and the crown of overall Tour Champion. Nowhere else has this level of competition.

Players compete in 6 “Regular” and 3 “Major” online rapid chess tournaments spread out over the Tour season. Two Regulars will be followed by a Major with the pattern repeated until all are completed. Regulars will feature 16 players in a prelim round and then only 8 players qualify to the knockout. Majors will feature 8 qualifying players in a simple all-play-all format. Cash prizes are available for placings in each event. The player who finishes top of the Tour leaderboard will be declared the overall Tour Champion.

See the full regulations here!

Meet the players

Players competing on the Tour represent the elite of world chess – plus a sprinkling of up-and-coming talent

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Magnus Carlsen

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Anish Giri

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Jan-Krzysztof Duda

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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

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David Anton

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Nils Grandelius

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Vidit Gujrathi

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Arjun Erigaisi

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Gukesh D

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Pentala Harikrishna

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Daniel Naroditsky

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Nodirbek Abdusattorov

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Eric Hansen

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Vincent Keymer

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Richard Rapport

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Aditya Mittal

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Your commentary team

Whether you’re new to chess or a real aficionado, our commentary team will explain and analyse all the action.

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David Howell

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Jovanka Houska

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Kaja Snare

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Tania Sachdev

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Peter Leko

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Simon Williams

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Tour overview

The new revamped format for the 2022 Tour season features 9 tournaments split into blocks of 3. Two Regular events are followed by a Major.

Airthings Masters

20.02.2022 - 29.02.2022

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Charity Cup

19.03.2022 - 27.03.2022

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Oslo Esports Cup

22.04.2022 - 28.04.2022

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Chessable Masters

19.05.2022 - 26.05.2022

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FTX Road to Miami

10.07.2022 - 17.07.2022

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FTX Crypto Cup

15.08.2022 - 21.08.2022

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Julius Baer Generation Cup

18.09.2022 - 25.09.2022

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Aimchess Rapid

14.10.2022 - 21.10.2022

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Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals

14.11.2022 - 20.11.2022

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