The FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13 was a series of six chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2014. Veselin Topalov finished first, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov second in the overall standings. Both therefore qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.
 FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13 winner Veselin Topalov | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Chess |
| Location |  London Tashkent Zug Thessaloniki Beijing Paris |
| Dates | 21 September 2012– 3 October 2013 |
| Administrator | FIDE |
Tournament format(s) | Series of Round-robin tournaments |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Veselin Topalov |
| Runner-up |  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov |
Format
editEighteen top players were selected to compete in these tournaments. Each player agrees and will contract to participate in four of these tournaments.
Each tournament is a 12-player, single round-robin tournament. This is a change to the 14 player tournaments last cycle. In each round players scored 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw and 0 for a loss. Grand Prix points were then allocated according to each player's standing in the tournament: 170 Grand Prix points for first place, 140 for second place, 110 for third place, and then 90 down to 10 points by steps of 10. In case of a tie in points the Grand Prix points are shared evenly by the tied players. Only the three best tournament results of each player are counted. The player with the most Grand Prix points is the winner.
Players and qualification
editThe three highest ranked players on the FIDE rating list chose not to enter the Grand Prix. Those are world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, 2008–2010 Grand Prix winner Levon Aronian and ex-world champion Vladimir Kramnik. World Champion Viswanathan Anand also declined participation.[1] There were several ways to qualify for the Grand Prix series:
| Player | Country | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
| Boris Gelfand |  Israel
|
World Chess Championship 2012 |
| Peter Svidler[1][5] |  Russia
|
Chess World Cup 2011 |
| Alexander Grischuk | Russia
| |
| Vassily Ivanchuk |  Ukraine
| |
| Ruslan Ponomariov | Ukraine
| |
| Teimour Radjabov[3][4][5] |  Azerbaijan
|
FIDE rating list (July 2011 and January 2012 average) |
| Sergey Karjakin[5] | Russia
| |
| Hikaru Nakamura |  United States
| |
| Veselin Topalov |  Bulgaria
| |
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Azerbaijan
| |
| Vugar Gashimov[2] | Azerbaijan
| |
| Fabiano Caruana |  Italy |
FIDE President nominee |
| Alexander Morozevich | Russia
|
AGON nominees |
| Wang Hao |  China
| |
| Peter Leko |  Hungary
| |
| Leinier Domínguez |  Cuba
| |
| Anish Giri |  Netherlands
| |
| Rustam Kasimdzhanov |  Uzbekistan
| |
| Michael Adams[1] |  England
|
Replacements by rating |
| Gata Kamsky[2] | United States
| |
| Étienne Bacrot[3][5] |  France
| |
| Wang Yue[4] | China
| |
| Evgeny Tomashevsky[5] | Russia
| |
| Laurent Fressinet[5] | France
|
Prize money and Grand Prix points
editThe prize money is €170,000 per single Grand Prix and €420,000 for the overall Grand Prix finishes.[2]
| Place | Single Grand Prix event | Overall standings | Grand Prix points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €25,000 | €100,000 | 170 |
| 2 | €22,500 | €80,000 | 140 |
| 3 | €20,000 | €60,000 | 110 |
| 4 | €17,500 | €50,000 | 90 |
| 5 | €15,000 | €40,000 | 80 |
| 6 | €13,000 | €30,000 | 70 |
| 7 | €12,000 | €25,000 | 60 |
| 8 | €11,000 | €20,000 | 50 |
| 9 | €10,000 | €15,000 | 40 |
| 10 | €9,000 | – | 30 |
| 11 | €8,000 | – | 20 |
| 12 | €7,000 | – | 10 |
Tie breaks
editWith the objective of determining qualifiers to play in the Candidates 2014, and in the case that two or more players have equal cumulative points at the top, the following criteria were utilized to decide the overall Series winner and other overall placings:[2]
- Ranking points of the fourth result not already taken in the top three ranking results.
- Number of actual game result points scored in the best three tournaments.
- Game points of the fourth result not already taken in the top three results.
- Number of wins.
- Drawing of lots.
Schedule
editThe six tournaments were:
| No. | Host city | Date | Winners | Points (win/draw/loss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London, England | 21 September – 3 October 2012 | Veselin Topalov (BUL) Boris Gelfand (ISR) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
7/11 ( 3=8–0) 7/11 ( 4=6–1) 7/11 ( 4=6–1) |
| 2 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 22 November – 4 December 2012 | Sergey Karjakin (RUS) Wang Hao (CHN) Alexander Morozevich (RUS) |
6½/11 ( 3=7–1) 6½/11 ( 3=7–1) 6½/11 ( 4=5–2) |
| 3 | Zug, Switzerland | 18–30 April 2013 | Veselin Topalov (BUL) |
8/11 ( 5=6–0) |
| 4 | Thessaloniki, Greece | 22 May – 3 June 2013 | Leinier Domínguez (CUB) |
8/11 ( 6=4–1) |
| 5 | Beijing, China | 4–16 July 2013 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
7/11 ( 5=4−2) |
| 6 | Paris, France | 22 September – 4 October 2013 | Fabiano Caruana (ITA) Boris Gelfand (ISR) |
7/11 ( 4=6–1) 7/11 ( 4=6–1) |
The third stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Lisbon, Portugal.[3]
The fourth stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Madrid, Spain.[4]
The fifth stage of the Grand Prix was initially to be held in Berlin, Germany.[5]
Events crosstables
editLondon 2012
edit1st stage, London, England, 21 September – 3 October 2012[6] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SB TPR GP 1 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2752 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7 36.25 2834 140 2 Boris Gelfand (ISR)2738 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7 35.75 2836 140 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2729 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7 34.75 2836 140 4 Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2754 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½ 36.75 2801 90 5 Peter Leko (HUN)2737 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 32.50 2770 80 6 Wang Hao (CHN)2742 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 28.75 2739 70 7 Michael Adams (ENG)2722 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 5 26.75 2709 55 8 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2769 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 26.00 2705 55 9 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2684 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 4½ 24.25 2680 35 10 Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2725 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 23.75 2677 35 11 Anish Giri (NED)2730 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 4 22.00 2643 15 12 
Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2783 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 4 20.50 2638 15
Tashkent 2012
edit2nd stage, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 22 November – 4 December 2012[7] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total H2H Wins SB TPR GP 1 Sergey Karjakin (RUS)2775 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6½ 1½ 3 34.75 2808 140 2 Wang Hao (CHN)2737 ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 1 3 34.50 2811 140 3 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2748 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 6½ ½ 4 33.25 2810 140 4 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2786 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 1 3 29.50 2776 80 5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2764 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 1 2 32.75 2777 80 6 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2696 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 1 1 33.25 2783 80 7 Peter Svidler (RUS)2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5½ 1½ 1 30.00 2747 50 8 Peter Leko (HUN)2732 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 1 1 28.75 2748 50 9 Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2741 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ ½ 2 29.50 2747 50 10 Boris Gelfand (ISR)2751 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 4½ — 0 26.00 2683 30 11 Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2726 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4 — 1 20.50 2652 20 12 Gata Kamsky (USA)2762 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 3½ — 1 19.25 2614 10
Zug 2013
edit3rd stage, Zug, Switzerland, 18–30 April 2013[8] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total H2H Wins SB TPR GP 1 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2771 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 8 — 5 43.00 2924 170 2 Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2767 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6½ — 3 33.00 2818 140 3 Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2733 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 6 1 2 33.50 2789 100 4 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2772 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6 0 3 30.25 2785 100 5 Gata Kamsky (USA)2741 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 5½ 1 3 29.50 2756 75 6 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2758 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 0 3 27.25 2756 75 7 Sergey Karjakin (RUS)2786 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 1 1 26.00 2722 50 8 Anish Giri (NED)2727 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 1 0 27.75 2727 50 9 Peter Leko (HUN)2744 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 1 0 26.50 2725 50 10 Teimour Radjabov (AZE)2793 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 1 1 25.25 2689 20 11 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2709 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 1 1 24.50 2696 20 12 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2766 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ 1 0 25.00 2691 20
Thessaloniki 2013
edit4th stage, Thessaloniki, Greece, 22 May – 3 June 2013[9] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total H2H Wins SB TPR GP 1 Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2723 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 8 — 6 40.00 2926 170 2 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2774 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 1 5 37.00 2883 125 3 Gata Kamsky (USA)2741 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7½ 0 5 39.00 2886 125 4 Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2742 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6 ½ 2 31.00 2785 85 5 Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2779 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 ½ 1 32.50 2782 85 6 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB)2699 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ — 2 28.00 2757 70 7 Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2775 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 — 2 25.50 2720 60 8 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2793 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 4½ ½ 2 22.25 2686 45 9 Peter Svidler (RUS)2769 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 4½ ½ 2 22.25 2688 45 10 Étienne Bacrot (FRA)2725 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 4 ½ 1 22.50 2659 25 11 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2760 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 4 ½ 1 19.50 2656 25 12 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2755 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 3½ — 1 18.00 2621 10
Beijing 2013
edit5th stage, Beijing, China, 4–16 July 2013[10] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total H2H Wins SB TPR GP 1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE)2761 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7 — 5 37.00 2847 170 2 Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2780 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 6½ — 3 35.25 2812 140 3 Veselin Topalov (BUL)2767 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 ½ 3 31.75 2781 100 4 Peter Leko (HUN)2737 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 ½ 1 32.75 2784 100 5 Sergey Karjakin (RUS)2776 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 5½ 2½ 3 28.75 2750 65 6 Wang Yue (CHN)2705 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 5½ 1½ 2 28.75 2755 65 7 Alexander Morozevich (RUS)2736 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 5½ 1 3 29.75 2752 65 8 Anish Giri (NED)2734 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 5½ 1 3 28.75 2753 65 9 Boris Gelfand (ISR)2773 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 5 1½ 2 27.75 2718 30 10 Wang Hao (CHN)2752 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5 1 2 26.00 2720 30 11 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2733 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 5 ½ 2 28.25 2722 30 12 Gata Kamsky (USA)2763 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 3½ — 1 19.75 2618 10
Paris 2013
edit6th stage, Paris, France, 22 September – 4 October 2013[11] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total H2H Wins SB TPR GP 1 Fabiano Caruana (ITA)2779 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7 1 4 30.00 2840 155 2 Boris Gelfand (ISR)2764 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7 0 4 30.00 2841 155 3 Hikaru Nakamura (USA)2772 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½ 1 3 28.50 2807 100 4 Étienne Bacrot (FRA)2723 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 0 3 28.00 2811 100 5 Alexander Grischuk (RUS)2785 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 5½ ½ 2 23.75 2743 75 6 Leinier Domínguez (CUB)2757 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ ½ 1 25.00 2745 75 7 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR)2731 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2 2 20.75 2716 45 8 Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)2756 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 1½ 0 23.75 2714 45 9 Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS)2703 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 1½ 0 23.50 2718 45 10 Wang Hao (CHN)2736 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 1½ 0 24.50 2716 45 11 Laurent Fressinet (FRA)2708 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½ — 1 18.75 2686 20 12 Anish Giri (NED)2737 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 3½ — 0 15.50 2615 10
Grand Prix standings
editGrand Prix points in bold indicate a tournament win. A number in brackets is a player's worst result of four and doesn't add to the total.
Veselin Topalov finished first, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was second in the overall standings. Thus, they qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.[12][13]
Karjakin and Svidler qualified for the Candidates by other paths, so are shown in light green.
| Player | FIDE rating Aug 2012 |
LON | TAS | ZUG | THE | BEI | PAR | Played | Best 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veselin Topalov (BUL) |
2752 | 140 | — | 170 | (45) | 100 | — | 4 | 410 |
| 2 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) |
2729 | 140 | 80 | (20) | — | 170 | — | 4 | 390 |
| 3 | Fabiano Caruana (ITA) |
2773 | — | (80) | 100 | 125 | — | 155 | 4 | 380 |
| 4 | Boris Gelfand (ISR) |
2738 | 140 | (30) | — | — | 30 | 155 | 4 | 325 |
| 5 | Alexander Grischuk (RUS) |
2763 | 90 | — | — | 85 | 140 | (75) | 4 | 315 |
| 6 | Hikaru Nakamura (USA) |
2778 | (15) | — | 140 | 60 | — | 100 | 4 | 300 |
| 7 | Alexander Morozevich (RUS) |
2770 | — | 140 | 75 | (25) | 65 | — | 4 | 280 |
| 8 | Leinier Domínguez (CUB) |
2725 | 35 | (20) | — | 170 | — | 75 | 4 | 280 |
| 9 | Sergey Karjakin (RUS)[5] |
2785 | — | 140 | 50 | — | 65 | — | 3 | 255 |
| 10 | Wang Hao (CHN) |
2726 | 70 | 140 | — | — | (30) | 45 | 4 | 255 |
| 11 | Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR) |
2734 | — | 50 | 100 | 85 | — | (45) | 4 | 235 |
| 12 | Peter Leko (HUN) |
2737 | 80 | 50 | (50) | — | 100 | — | 4 | 230 |
| 13 | Gata Kamsky (USA)[2] |
2746 | — | 10 | 75 | 125 | (10) | — | 4 | 210 |
| 14 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB) |
2684 | 35 | 80 | (20) | 70 | — | — | 4 | 185 |
| 15 | Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) |
2769 | 55 | — | — | (10) | 30 | 45 | 4 | 130 |
| 16 | Anish Giri (NED) |
2711 | 15 | — | 50 | — | 65 | (10) | 4 | 130 |
| 17 | Étienne Bacrot (FRA)[3][5] |
2713 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 100 | 2 | 125 |
| 18 | Peter Svidler (RUS)[1][5] |
2749 | — | 50 | — | 45 | — | — | 2 | 95 |
| 19 | Wang Yue (CHN)[4] |
2685 | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | 1 | 65 |
| 20 | Michael Adams (ENG)[1] |
2722 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 55 |
| 21 | Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS)[5] |
2730 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 1 | 45 |
| 22 | Teimour Radjabov (AZE)[3][4][5] |
2788 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | 20 |
| 22 | Laurent Fressinet (FRA)[5] |
2714 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 20 |
Notes
edit- 1 In the London Grand Prix, Adams replaced Svidler, who withdrew for family reasons.[14]
- 2 Kamsky replaced Gashimov, who had to withdraw his place due to illness before playing in any Grand Prix.[15][16]
- 3 In the Thessaloniki Grand Prix, Bacrot replaced Radjabov, who withdrew for personal reasons.[17]
- 4 Wang Yue replaced Radjabov in the Beijing Grand Prix.[18]
- 5 Tomashevsky, Fressinet and Bacrot replaced Karjakin, Radjabov and Svidler in the Paris Grand Prix.[19]
References
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- ^ a b FIDE: Regulations for the 2012–2013 FIDE World Chess Grand-Prix Series
- ^ "FIDE Grand Prix moves from Portugal to Switzerland". chessdom.com. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Officially Confirmed the Next Grand Prix to Be Held in Thessaloniki". chess-news.ru. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "The 5th Grand Prix Stage to Be Held in Beijing". chess-news.ru. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "FIDE Grand Prix – London 2012: Standings". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ FIDE Grand Prix – Tashkent 2012: Standings
- ^ FIDE Grand Prix – Zug 2013: Standings
- ^ FIDE Grand Prix – Thessaloniki 2013: Standings
- ^ FIDE Grand Prix – Beijing 2013: Standings
- ^ "FIDE Grand Prix – Paris 2013: Standings". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ^ "Mamedyarov first in Beijing, Topalov wins Grand Prix overall". ChessVibes. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Grand Prix R11: all games drawn, Caruana & Gelfand share victory". ChessVibes. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Adams replaces Svidler in London". whychess.com. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "FIDE Grand Prix: Kamsky replaces Gashimov". whychess.com. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "GM Vugar Gashimov Won't Play in the Current Grand Prix". chess-news.ru. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Teimour Radjabov Won't Play in the Upcoming Grand Prix Stage. Etienne Bacrot to Replace Him". chess-news.ru. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Grand Prix: Wang Yue to Replace Radjabov in Beijing". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ^ "Fressinet, Bacrot and Tomashevsky enter the FIDE Grand Prix in Paris". Chessdom. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.