In 2015, the Grand Chess Tour invited the top-10 players in the world ranked by the January 2015 FIDE rating list. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the 11th ranked player in February 2015, was invited as the ninth player to compete after 8th ranked Vladimir Kramnik and 10th ranked Wesley So declined to participate. Jon Ludvig Hammer was selected to participate in the 2015 Norway Chess Tournament after qualifying through a wildcard tournament. Wesley So and Michael Adams were selected to participate in the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic, respectively.
2015 Grand Chess Tour | Final Standings
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Norway
|
St Louis
|
London
|
Total
|
Total Earnings
|
|
1
|
Carlsen, Magnus
|
4
|
10
|
12
|
26
|
$ 215,000.00
|
|
2
|
Giri, Anish
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
23
|
$ 155 000.00
|
|
3
|
Aronian, Levon
|
2
|
13
|
7
|
22
|
$ 145 000.00
|
|
4
|
Vachier-Lagrave, M
|
5
|
7
|
8
|
20
|
$ 90 000.00
|
|
5
|
Nakamura, Hikaru
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
19
|
$ 95 000.00
|
|
6
|
Topalov, Veselin
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
18
|
$ 105 000.00
|
|
7
|
Grischuk, Alexander
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
14
|
$ 60 000.00
|
|
8
|
Anand, Vishy
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
14
|
$ 80 000.00
|
|
9
|
Caruana, Fabiano
|
6
|
3
|
4½
|
13½
|
$ 55 000.00
|
|
10
|
Adams, Michael
|
N/A |
N/A |
4½
|
4½
|
$ 20 000.00
|
|
11
|
Hammer, Jon
|
1
|
N/A |
N/A |
1
|
$ 15 000.00
|
|
12
|
So, Wesley
|
N/A |
1
|
N/A |
1
|
$ 15 000.00
|
|
Total
|
$ 1,050,000.00
|
|
Rank*
|
Name
|
Rating
|
Fed
|
Score
|
Grand Tour Points
|
|
1
|
Topalov, Veselin
|
2798
|
BUL
|
6½
|
13
|
|
2
|
Anand, Vishy
|
2804
|
IND
|
6
|
10
|
|
3
|
Nakamura, Hikaru
|
2802
|
USA
|
6
|
8
|
|
4
|
Giri, Anish
|
2773
|
NED
|
5½
|
7
|
|
5
|
Caruana, Fabiano
|
2805
|
ITA
|
4
|
6
|
|
6
|
Vachier-Lagrave, M
|
2723
|
FRA
|
4
|
5
|
|
7
|
Carlsen, Magnus
|
2876
|
NOR
|
3½
|
4
|
|
8
|
Grischuk, Alex
|
2781
|
RUS
|
3½
|
3
|
|
9
|
Aronian, Levon
|
2780
|
ARM
|
3
|
2
|
|
10
|
Hammer, Jon
|
2677
|
NOR
|
3
|
1
|
* Players listed according to mathematical tiebreaks.
* Topalov earned 13 Grand Tour Points for finishing in clear 1st place.
|
Rank*
|
Name
|
Rating
|
Fed
|
Score
|
Grand Tour Points
|
|
1
|
Aronian, Levon
|
2765
|
ARM
|
6
|
13
|
|
2
|
Carlsen, Magnus
|
2853
|
NOR
|
5
|
10
|
|
3
|
Nakamura, Hikaru
|
2814
|
USA
|
5
|
8
|
|
4
|
Vachier-Lagrave, M
|
2731
|
FRA
|
5
|
7
|
|
5
|
Giri, Anish
|
2793
|
NED
|
5
|
6
|
|
6
|
Grischuk, Alex
|
2771
|
RUS
|
4½
|
5
|
|
7
|
Topalov, Veselin
|
2816
|
BUL
|
4½
|
4
|
|
8
|
Caruana, Fabiano
|
2808
|
USA
|
3½
|
3
|
|
9
|
Anand, Vishy
|
2816
|
IND
|
3½
|
2
|
|
10
|
So, Wesley
|
2779
|
USA
|
3
|
1
|
* Players listed according to mathematical tiebreaks.
* Aronian earned 13 Grand Tour Points for finishing in clear 1st place.
|
Rank*
|
Name
|
Rating
|
Fed
|
Score
|
Grand Tour Points
|
|
1
|
Carlsen, Magnus
|
2834
|
NOR
|
5½
|
12
|
|
2
|
Giri, Anish
|
2784
|
NED
|
5½
|
10
|
|
3
|
Vachier-Lagrave, M
|
2773
|
FRA
|
5½
|
8
|
|
4
|
Aronian, Levon
|
2788
|
ARM
|
5
|
7
|
|
5
|
Grischuk, Alexander
|
2247
|
RUS
|
4½
|
6
|
|
6
|
Adams, Michael
|
2737
|
RUS
|
4½
|
4½
|
|
6
|
Fabiano Caruana
|
2787
|
USA
|
4½
|
4½
|
|
8
|
Nakamura, Hikaru
|
2793
|
USA
|
4
|
3
|
|
9
|
Anand, Vishy
|
2796
|
IND
|
3½
|
2
|
|
10
|
Topalov, Veselin
|
2803
|
BUL
|
2½
|
1
|
* Players listed according to mathematical tiebreaks.
* Carlsen earned 12 Grand Tour Points for winning the final tie-break match against Vachier-Lagrave.
