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{{Infobox tournament
| name = Grand Chess Tour
| sport =
| year = 2021
| image = Wesley So, 2015.jpg
| caption = 2021 Grand Chess Tour winner [[Wesley So]].
| start_date = 3 June
| end_date = 27 August 2021
| host = [[Bucharest]]<br>[[Paris]]<br>[[Zagreb]]<br>[[St. Louis]]
| purse = 
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wesley So]]
| runner-up1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]
| 3rd place = {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]
| points = 
| stat1_label = Most tournament titles
| stat1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]] (2)
| stat2_label = Prize money leader
| stat2 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wesley So]] ($242,500)
| stat3_label = Points leader
| stat3 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wesley So]] (36.6)
| previous = [[Grand Chess Tour 2019|GCT 2019]] <s>GCT 2020</s>
| next = [[Grand Chess Tour 2022|GCT 2022]]
}}

The '''Grand Chess Tour 2021''' was a series of [[chess tournament]]s, which was sixth edition of [[Grand Chess Tour]]. It consisted five tournaments, including two tournaments with [[Glossary of chess#classical|classical time control]] and three tournaments with [[Fast chess|faster time controls]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Grand Chess Tour|url=https://grandchesstour.org/2021-grand-chess-tour/overiew}}</ref> It was won by [[United States|American]] [[grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] [[Wesley So]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wins 2021 Sinquefield Cup; So Bags Tour|date=30 August 2021 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/mvl-wins-2021-sinquefield-cup}}</ref>

== 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:
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Place !! Points
|-
| 1st || 12/13*
|-
| 2nd || 10
|-
| 3rd || 8
|-
| 4th || 7
|-
|  5th || 6
|-
|  6th || 5
|-
|  7th || 4
|-
| 8th || 3
|-
|  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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Tour Participants confirmed for the 2021 Grand Chess Tour
|url=https://grandchesstour.org/news/full-tour-participants-confirmed-for-the-2021-grand-chess-tour/|date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Chess Tour: Carlsen, Nakamura Only As Wildcards
|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2021-grand-chess-tour-participants |date=January 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Grand Chess Tour 2021
|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-2021|date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Grand Chess Tour Is Ready To Kick Off With The First Two Legs In Bucharest And Paris
|url=https://grandchesstour.org/news/2021-grand-chess-tour-is-ready-to-kick-off-with-the-first-two-legs-in-bucharest-and-paris/|date=June 11, 2021}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Player
!Country
!FIDE Rating (January 2021)
|-
|[[Fabiano Caruana]]
|{{USA}}
|2823
|-
|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]
|{{FRA}}
|2784
|-
|[[Wesley So]]
|{{USA}}
|2770
|-
|[[Alexander Grischuk]]
|{{RUS}}
|2777
|-
|[[Levon Aronian]]
|{{ARM}}
|2781
|-
|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]
|{{AZE}}
|2770
|-
|[[Teimour Radjabov]]
|{{AZE}}
|2765
|-
|[[Anish Giri]]
|{{NED}}
|2764
|-
|[[Richárd Rapport]]
|{{HUN}}
|2759
|}

== Schedule ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Dates
!Tournament Name
!Host city
|-
|3 June – 15 June 2021
|[[#Superbet Chess Classic|Superbet Chess Classic]]
| {{flagdeco|Romania}} [[Bucharest]]
|-
|20 June – 24 June 2021
|[[#Paris Rapid & Blitz|Paris Rapid & Blitz]]
| {{flagdeco|France}} [[Paris]]
|-
|7 July – 11 July 2021
|[[#Croatia Rapid & Blitz|Croatia Rapid & Blitz]]
|{{flagdeco|Croatia}} [[Zagreb]]
|-
|11 August – 16 August 2021
|[[#Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz|Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz]]
|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]]
|-
|17 August – 27 August 2021
|[[Sinquefield Cup#2021|Sinquefield Cup]]
| {{flagdeco|United States}} [[St. Louis]]
|}

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Dates
!Tournament Name
!Winner
!Runner-Up
!Third place
|-
|3 June – 15 June 2021
|[[#Superbet Chess Classic|Superbet Chess Classic]]
|{{flagdeco|Azerbaijan}} [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]
|{{flagdeco|Armenia}} [[Levon Aronian]]<br />{{flagdeco|United States}} [[Wesley So]]<br />{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Alexander Grischuk]]
| –
|-
|20 June – 24 June 2021
|[[#Paris Rapid & Blitz|Paris Rapid & Blitz]]
|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[Wesley So]]
|''{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Ian Nepomniachtchi]] (WC)''
|{{flagdeco|France}} [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]<br />''{{flagdeco|FIDE}} [[Alireza Firouzja]] (WC)''
|-
|7 July – 11 July 2021
|[[#Croatia Rapid & Blitz|Croatia Rapid & Blitz]]
|{{flagdeco|France}} [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]
|''{{flagdeco|India}} [[Viswanathan Anand]] (WC)''
|{{flagdeco|Netherlands}} [[Anish Giri]]
|-
|11 August – 16 August 2021
|[[#Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz|Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz]]
|''{{flagdeco|United States}} [[Hikaru Nakamura]] (WC)''
|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]
||{{flagdeco|Hungary}} [[Richard Rapport]]
|-
|17 August – 27 August 2021
|[[#Sinquefield Cup|Sinquefield Cup]]
|{{flagdeco|France}} [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]
|{{flagdeco|United States}} [[Fabiano Caruana]]<br />''{{flagdeco|United States}} [[Leinier Domínguez]] (WC)''<br />{{flagdeco|United States}} [[Wesley So]]
|–
|}

== Tournaments ==
=== 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shakhriyar Mamedyarov wins Superbet Classic
|url=https://fide.com/news/1146}}</ref>
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+2021 Superbet Chess Classic, 3–15 June [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]], [[Chess tournament#Tournament categories|Category XXI (2750.5)]]
! !! Player !! [[FIDE world rankings|Rating]] !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! [[Glossary of chess#performance rating|TPR]] !! [[Grand Chess Tour|Tour Points]] !! Prize money
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| '''{{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE}}''' || 2770 || {{CNone}} || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || '''6''' || 2882 || 13 || $90,000
|-
| 2 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Levon Aronian]]|ARM}} || 2781 || 0 || {{CNone}} || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || '''5''' || 2791 || 8.3 || $45,000
|-
| 3 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA}} || 2770 || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || '''5''' || 2793 || 8.3 || $45,000
|-
| 4 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Grischuk]]|RUS}} || 2776 || ½ || 0 || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || '''5''' || 2792 || 8.3 || $45,000
|-
| 5 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Anish Giri]]|NED}} || 2780 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || '''4½''' || 2747 || 5.5 || $22,500
|-
| 6 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Teimour Radjabov]]|AZE}} || 2765 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || '''4½''' || 2749 || 5.5 || $22,500
|-
| 7 || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Bogdan-Daniel Deac]]|ROU}}'' || 2627 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || 1 || '''4''' || 2720 || ''WC (3.5)'' || $16,250
|-
| 8 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 2820 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || 1 || ½ || '''4''' || 2698 || 3.5 || $16,250
|-
| 9 || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Constantin Lupulescu]]|ROU}}'' || 2656 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || {{CNone}} || ½ || '''3½''' || 2672 || ''WC (1.5)'' || $11,250
|-
| 10 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]|FRA}} || 2760 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || '''3½''' || 2660 || 1.5 || $11,250
|}

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

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz, 20–24 June 2021, [[Paris]], [[France]]
! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| '''{{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA}}''' || 12 || 12½ || '''24½''' || 13 || $37,500
|-
| 2 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]|RUS}}'' || 11 || 10½ || '''21½''' || ''WC (10)'' || $25,000
|-
| T-3 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]|FRA}} || 9 || 9 || '''18''' || 7.5 || $17,500
|-
| T-3 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Alireza Firouzja]]|FIDE}}'' || 7 || 11 || '''18''' || ''WC (7.5)'' || $17,500
|-
| T-5 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Levon Aronian]]|ARM}} || 8 || 9½ || '''17½''' || 5.5 || $11,250
|-
| T-5 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Rapport]]|HUN}} || 8 || 9½ || '''17½''' || 5.5 || $11,250
|-
| 7 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|RUS}}'' || 9 || 8 || '''17''' || ''WC (4)'' || $9,000
|-
| 8 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 8 || 8½ || '''16½''' || 3 || $8,000
|-
| 9 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Etienne Bacrot]]|FRA}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Kramnik]]|RUS}}{{efn|name="bacrot-kramnik"}}'' || 10 || 5½ || '''15½''' || ''WC (2)'' || $7,000
|-
| 10 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Teimour Radjabov]]|AZE}} || 8 || 6 || '''14''' || 1 || $6,000
|}

:{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 20–22 June 2021, [[Paris]], [[France]]
! !! Player !! [[FIDE world rankings|Rating]] !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left"| '''{{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA}}''' || 2741 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || '''12'''
|-
| 2 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]|RUS}}'' || 2778 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || '''11'''
|-
| 3 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Etienne Bacrot]]|FRA}}'' || 2667 || 1 || 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 4 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|RUS}}'' || 2742 || 1 || 1 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || '''9'''
|-
| 5 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]|FRA}} || 2860 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || '''9'''
|-
| 6 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Levon Aronian]]|ARM}} || 2778 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || '''8'''
|-
| 7 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 2773 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || '''8'''
|-
| 8 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Teimour Radjabov]]|AZE}} || 2758 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 2 || '''8'''
|-
| 9 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Rapport]]|HUN}} || 2727 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || '''8'''
|-
| 10 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Alireza Firouzja]]|FIDE}}'' || 2703 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || {{CNone}} || '''7'''
|}

:{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 23–24 June 2021, [[Paris]], [[France]]
! !! Player !! [[FIDE world rankings|Rating]] !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left"| '''{{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA}}''' || 2816 || {{CNone}} || 1 1 || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || '''12½'''
|-
| 2 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Alireza Firouzja]]|FIDE}}'' || 2770 || 0 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 0 || 1 0 || 0 0 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || '''11'''
|-
| 3 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]|RUS}}'' || 2785 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || '''10½'''
|-
| 4 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Levon Aronian]]|ARM}} || 2739 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 1 0 || ½ 1 || '''9½'''
|-
| 5 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Rapport]]|HUN}} || 2759 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || {{CNone}} || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || '''9½'''
|-
| 6 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]|FRA}} || 2822 || 0 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || {{CNone}} || 1 ½ || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 1 || '''9'''
|-
| 7 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 2711 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || '''8½'''
|-
| 8 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|RUS}}'' || 2754 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 0 || 0 1 || '''8'''
|-
| 9 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Teimour Radjabov]]|AZE}} || 2757 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 0 || '''6'''
|-
| 10 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Kramnik]]|RUS}}'' || 2797 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 0 1 || {{CNone}} || '''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]].

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz, 7–11 July 2021, [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]]
! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left"| '''{{flagathlete|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]|FRA}}''' || 10 || 13 || '''23''' || 13 || $37,500
|-
| 2 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Viswanathan Anand]]|IND}}'' || 9 || 12 || '''21''' || ''WC (10)'' || $25,000
|-
| 3 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Anish Giri]]|NED}} || 10 || 10½ || '''20½''' || 8 || $20,000
|-
| T-4 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]|RUS}}'' || 11 || 9 || '''20''' || ''WC (6.5)'' || $13,750
|-
| T-4 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jan-Krzysztof Duda]]|POL}}'' || 10 || 10 || '''20''' || ''WC (6.5)'' || $13,750
|-
| 6 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE}} || 9 || 10 || '''19''' || 10 || $10,000
|-
| 7 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Grischuk]]|RUS}} || 8 || 10 || '''18''' || 4 || $9,000
|-
| 8 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Anton Korobov]]|UKR}}'' || 7 || 8½ || '''15½''' || ''WC (3)'' || $8,000
|-
| 9 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Šarić (chess player)|Ivan Šarić]]|CRO}}<br>{{flagdeco|RUS}}{{flagathlete|[[Garry Kasparov]]|CRO|code=RUS/CRO}}{{efn|name="saric-kasparov"}}'' || 10 || 2½ || '''12½''' || ''WC (2)'' || $7,000
|-
| 10 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jorden van Foreest]]|NED}}'' || 6 || 4½ || '''10½''' || ''WC (1)'' || $6,000
|}

:{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 7–9 July 2021, [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]]
! !! Player !! [[FIDE world rankings|Rating]] !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left"| '''''{{flagathlete|[[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]|RUS}}''''' || 2791 || {{CNone}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || '''11'''
|-
| 2 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Šarić (chess player)|Ivan Šarić]]|CRO}}'' || 2650 || 2 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 3 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]|FRA}} || 2831 || 1 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 4 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jan-Krzysztof Duda]]|POL}}'' || 2774 || 1 || 1 || 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 5 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Anish Giri]]|NED}} || 2731 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 6 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE}} || 2761 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || '''9'''
|-
| 7 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Viswanathan Anand]]|IND}}'' || 2753 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 2 || 2 || '''9'''
|-
| 8 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Grischuk]]|RUS}} || 2784 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 1 || '''8'''
|-
| 9 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Anton Korobov]]|UKR}}'' || 2781 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 2 || '''7'''
|-
| 10 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jorden van Foreest]]|NED}}'' || 2543 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || {{CNone}} || '''6'''
|}

:{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 Croatia GCT Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 10–11 July 2021, [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]]
! !! Player !! [[FIDE world rankings|Rating]] !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left"| '''{{flagathlete|[[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"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Viswanathan Anand]]|IND}}'' || 2785 || ½ ½ || {{CNone}} || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 0 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || '''12'''
|-
| 3 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Anish Giri]]|NED}} || 2744 || 1 0 || 1 ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || '''10½'''
|-
| 4 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Grischuk]]|RUS}} || 2765 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || {{CNone}} || 1 0 || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 1 0 || ½ 1 || ½ 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 5 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE}} || 2716 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 1 || {{CNone}} || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 1 1 || 1 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 6 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jan-Krzysztof Duda]]|POL}}'' || 2799 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || {{CNone}} || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 1 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 7 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]|RUS}}'' || 2807 || 0 ½ || 1 0 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || '''9'''
|-
| 8 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Anton Korobov]]|UKR}}'' || 2668 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 0 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 1 || 1 1 || '''8½'''
|-
| 9 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jorden van Foreest]]|NED}}'' || 2622 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 0 || '''4½'''
|-
| 10 || align="left"| ''{{flagdeco|RUS}}{{flagathlete|[[Garry Kasparov]]|CRO|code=RUS/CRO}}'' || 2801 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 1 || {{CNone}} || '''2½'''
|}

=== Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz ===
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, 12–16 August 2021, [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], [[United States]]
! !! Player !! Rapid !! Blitz !! Total !! Tour Points !! Prize money
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left"| '''''{{flagathlete|[[Hikaru Nakamura]]|USA}}''''' || 12 || 12 || '''24''' || ''WC (13)'' || $37,500
|-
| 2 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 11 || 10 || '''21''' || 10 || $25,000
|-
| 3 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Rapport]]|HUN}} || 11 || 8½ || '''19½''' || 8 || $20,000
|-
| 4 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA}} || 9 || 9½ || '''18½''' || 7 || $15,000
|-
| 5 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Lê Quang Liêm]]|VIE}}'' || 6 || 11½ || '''17½''' || ''WC (6)'' || $12,500
|-
| T-6 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE}} || 8 || 9 || '''17''' || 4.5 || $9,500
|-
| T-6 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Leinier Domínguez]]|USA}}'' || 7 || 10 || '''17''' || ''WC (4.5)'' || $9,500
|-
| 8 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|RUS}}'' || 9 || 7 || '''16''' || ''WC (3)'' || $8,000
|-
| 9 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jeffery Xiong]]|USA}}'' || 8 || 7 || '''15''' || ''WC (2)'' || $7,000
|-
| 10 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Sam Shankland]]|USA}}'' || 9 || 5½ || '''14½''' || ''WC (1)'' || $6,000
|}

:{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Rapid, 12–14 August 2021, [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], [[United States]]
! !! Player !! [[FIDE world rankings|Rating]] !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left"| '''''{{flagathlete|[[Hikaru Nakamura]]|USA}}''''' || 2829 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || '''12'''
|-
| 2 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Rapport]]|HUN}} || 2724 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || '''11'''
|-
| 3 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 2758 || 0 || 0 || {{CNone}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || '''11'''
|-
| 4 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA}} || 2774 || 1 || 1 || 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || '''9'''
|-
| 5 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|RUS}}'' || 2745 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || '''9'''
|-
| 6 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Sam Shankland]]|USA}}'' || 2609 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2 || '''9'''
|-
| 7 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE}} || 2756 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 || 2 || 0 || '''8'''
|-
| 8 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jeffery Xiong]]|USA}}'' || 2730 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || {{CNone}} || 0 || 2 || '''8'''
|-
| 9 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Leinier Domínguez]]|USA}}'' || 2786 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || {{CNone}} || 1 || '''7'''
|-
| 10 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Lê Quang Liêm]]|VIE}}'' || 2744 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || {{CNone}} || '''6'''
|}

:{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|+class=nowrap|2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz – Blitz, 15–16 August 2021, [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], [[United States]]
! !! Player !! [[FIDE world rankings|Rating]] !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left"| '''''{{flagathlete|[[Hikaru Nakamura]]|USA}}''''' || 2900 || {{CNone}} || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || '''12'''
|-
| 2 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Lê Quang Liêm]]|VIE}}'' || 2690 || 0 ½ || {{CNone}} || 1 0 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || '''11½'''
|-
| 3 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Leinier Domínguez]]|USA}}'' || 2654 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || {{CNone}} || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || '''10'''
|-
| 4 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 2734 || ½ 0 || 1 1 || ½ 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 1 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || 0 1 || 1 1 || '''10'''
|-
| 5 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA}} || 2861 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 0 0 || {{CNone}} || 1 0 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 0 1 || '''9½'''
|-
| 6 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE}} || 2755 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 0 1 || {{CNone}} || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 1 0 || '''9'''
|-
| 7 || align="left"| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Rapport]]|HUN}} || 2776 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || {{CNone}} || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 1 || '''8½'''
|-
| 8 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jeffery Xiong]]|USA}}'' || 2724 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 1 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 ½ || {{CNone}} || 1 ½ || 1 0 || '''7'''
|-
| 9 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|RUS}}'' || 2743 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ 1 || '''7'''
|-
| 10 || align="left"| ''{{flagathlete|[[Sam Shankland]]|USA}}'' || 2704 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || {{CNone}} || '''5½'''
|}

=== Sinquefield Cup ===
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+2021 Sinquefield Cup, 16–28 August [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], [[United States]], [[Chess tournament#Tournament categories|Category XX (2742.0)]]
! !! Player !! [[FIDE world rankings|Rating]] !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! [[Glossary of chess#performance rating|TPR]] !! [[Grand Chess Tour|Tour Points]] !! Prize money
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| '''{{flagathlete|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]|FRA}}''' || 2751 || {{CNone}} || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || '''6''' || 2919 || 13 || $90,000
|-
| 2 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA}} || 2806 || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || '''5½''' || 2824 || 8.3 || $45,000
|-
| 3 || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Leinier Domínguez]]|USA}}'' || 2758 || 1 || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || '''5½''' || 2829 || ''WC (8.3)'' || $45,000
|-
| 4 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA}} || 2772 || ½ || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || '''5½''' || 2828 || 8.3 || $45,000
|-
| 5 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Rapport]]|HUN}} || 2763 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || '''4½''' || 2740 || 6 || $25,000
|-
| 6 || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Sam Shankland]]|USA}}'' || 2709 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}}  || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || '''4''' || 2701 || ''WC (4)'' || $17,500
|-
| 7 || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jeffery Xiong]]|USA}}'' || 2710 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || 0 || '''4''' || 2701 || ''WC (4)'' || $17,500
|-
| 8 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE}} || 2782 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || {{CNone}} || ½ || ½ || '''4''' || 2693 || 4 || $17,500
|-
| 9 || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|RUS}}'' || 2714 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ ||  ½|| {{CNone}} || 1 || '''3½''' || 2656 || ''WC (2)'' || $12,500
|-
| 10 || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Dariusz Świercz]]|USA}}'' || 2655 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || {{CNone}} || '''2½''' || 2574 || ''WC (1)'' || $10,000
|}

== Standings ==
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! !! Player
!style="background-color:#ddeeff"| ROU
!style="background-color:#ffdddd"| PAR
!style="background-color:#ffdddd"| CRO
!style="background-color:#ffdddd"| STL
!style="background-color:#ddeeff"| SIN
! Total<br>points !! Prize<br>money
|-style="background-color:#ccffcc"|
| 1 || align=left| '''{{flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|United States}}'''
| 8.3 || '''13''' || {{n/a}} || 7 || 8.3 || '''36.6''' || $242,500
|-
| 2 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]|France}}
| 1.5 || 7.5 || '''13''' || {{n/a}} || '''13''' || '''35''' || $206,250
|-
| 3 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|Azerbaijan}}
| '''13''' || {{n/a}} || 5 || 4.5 || 4 || '''26.5''' || $152,000
|-
| 4 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|United States}}
| 3.5 || 3 || {{n/a}} || 10 || 8.3 || '''24.8''' || $94,250
|-
| 5 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Richárd Rapport]]|Hungary}}
| {{n/a}} || 5.5 || {{n/a}} || 8 || 6 || '''19.5''' || $42,500
|-
| 6 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Levon Aronian]]|Armenia}}
| 8.3 || 5.5 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || '''13.8''' || $56,250
|-
| 7 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Anish Giri]]|Netherlands}}
| 5.5  || {{n/a}} || 8 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || '''13.5''' || $42,500
|-
| 8 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Grischuk]]|Russia}}
| 8.3  || {{n/a}} || 4 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || '''12.3''' || $54,000
|-
| 9 || align=left| {{flagathlete|[[Teimour Radjabov]]|Azerbaijan}}
| 5.5 || 1 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || '''6.5''' || $28,500
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ian Nepomniachtchi]]|Russia}}''
| {{n/a}} || ''10'' || ''6.5'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''16.5'' || $36,750
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Hikaru Nakamura]]|United States}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || '''''13''''' || {{n/a}} || ''13'' || $37,500
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Leinier Domínguez Pérez]]|United States}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''4.5'' || ''8.3'' || ''12.8'' || $54,500
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Viswanathan Anand]]|India}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''10'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''10'' || $25,000
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Peter Svidler]]|Russia}}''
| {{n/a}} || ''4'' || {{n/a}} || ''3'' || ''2'' || ''9'' || $29,000
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Alireza Firouzja]]|FIDE}}''
| {{n/a}} || ''7.5'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''7.5'' || $17,500
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jan-Krzysztof Duda]]|Poland}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''6.5'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''6.5'' || $11,250
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Lê Quang Liêm]]|Vietnam}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''6'' || {{n/a}} || ''6'' || $12,500
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jeffery Xiong]]|United States}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''2'' || ''4'' || ''6'' || $24,500
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Sam Shankland]]|United States}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''1'' || ''4'' || ''5'' || $23,500
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Bogdan-Daniel Deac]]|Romania}}''
| ''3.5'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''3.5'' || $16,250
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Anton Korobov]]|Ukraine}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''3'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''3'' || $8,000
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Etienne Bacrot]]|France}}''<br>''{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Kramnik]]|Russia}}''{{efn|name="bacrot-kramnik"|Bacrot and Kramnik competed as a team, with Bacrot playing the Rapid portion and Kramnik playing the Blitz portion.}}
| {{n/a}} || ''2'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''2'' || $7,000
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Šarić (chess player)|Ivan Šarić]]|Croatia}}''<br>''{{flagdeco|RUS}}{{flagathlete|[[Garry Kasparov]]|Croatia|code=RUS/CRO}}''{{efn|name="saric-kasparov"|Šarić and Kasparov competed as a team, with Šarić playing the Rapid portion and Kasparov playing the Blitz portion.}}
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''2'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''2'' || $7,000
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Constantin Lupulescu]]|Romania}}''
| ''1.5'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''1.5'' || $11,250
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Jorden van Foreest]]|Netherlands}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''1'' || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''1'' || $6,000
|-
| || align=left| ''{{flagathlete|[[Dariusz Świercz]]|United States}}''
| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || ''1'' || ''1'' || $10,000
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Grand Chess Tour]]
[[Category:2021 in chess]]