The 2018 Paris GCT tournament is again facilitated by generous contributions from Colliers International, Vivendi, Canal+ and DailyMotion. The tournament is the second stop on the 2018 Grand Chess Tour and will see the participants competing over 9 rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess for a total prize fund of $150,000!
| DATES | June 20-24, 2018 |
|---|---|
| LOCATION | Groupe Canal+, 5 Boulevard de la République, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt |
| FORMAT | 10-Player Round Robin |
| Commentators |
English – GM Yasser Seirawan, IM Jovanka Houska, GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Maurice Ashley and GM Romain Edouard Russian – GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko and GM Yaroslav Zherebukh French – Astrid Bard (Canal+ Anchor), IM Jean-Baptist Mullon, GM Yannick Pelletier and IM Almira Skripchenko |
| PRIZE FUND | $150,000 |
| Photos | For event photos, visit our Flickr page. |
Participants
Alexander Grischuk • Fabiano Caruana • Hikaru Nakamura • Levon Aronian • Maxime Vachier-Lagrave • Shakhriyar Mamedyarov • Sergey Karjakin • Viswanathan Anand • Wesley So • Vladimir Kramnik (WC)
Schedule CET
Rapid (20 – 22 June)
| Time | 20 June | TIME | 21 June | TIME | 22 June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.00 | Round 1 | 12.00 | Round 4 | 14.00 | Round 7 |
| 15.30 | Round 2 | 13.30 | Round 5 | 15.30 | Round 8 |
| 17.00 | Round 3 | 15.00 | Round 6 | 17.00 | Round 9 |
Blitz (23 – 24 June)
| Time | 23 June | Time | 24 June |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.00 | Round 1 | 12.00 | Round 10 |
| 14.30 | Round 2 | 12.30 | Round 11 |
| 15.00 | Round 3 | 13.00 | Round 12 |
| 15.30 | Round 4 | 13.30 | Round 13 |
| 16.00 | Round 5 | 14.00 | Round 14 |
| 16.30 | Round 6 | 14.30 | Round 15 |
| 17.00 | Round 7 | 15.00 | Round 16 |
| 17.30 | Round 8 | 15.30 | Round 17 |
| 18.00 | Round 9 | 16.00 | Round 18 |
| 16.30 | Playoffs | ||
| 18:30 |
Prizegiving |