FIDE Grand Prix Final - Games and results

Final - Tiebreaks

The FIDE Grand Prix, organized by World Chess, is a 3-event series that features 24 players, each of whom will compete in two out of three tournaments.

Each 16-player event will consist of a group stage followed by a knockout semifinal and final. At the group stage, the participants will compete in four double round-robin tournaments, with only the winners of each pool advancing. Both semifinals and the final will consist of 2 classical games, plus tiebreaks if needed.

Schedule

• February 4-10 - Group stage (with a rest day on Tuesday, February 8)
• February 11 - Group stage tiebreaks
• February 12-14 - Semifinals
• February 15-17 - Final

Find more info here...

Live games and commentary

And Action! - How to crown positional play by tactics

There are few names which, like that of Alexei Shirov, can be associated with fantastically imaginative and tactically influenced play. Now the Latvian grandmaster is presenting a DVD on precisely that element of the game of chess. And one that is completely based on his own games.

Commentary by Evgenij Miroshnichenko and Jesse February

Links

• World Chess website
• Full tournament regulations (PDF)
• Fighting for the last two spots in the Candidates