The Prize Pool
The biggest purse in chess
$1,275,000The 2016 tour players
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Selection Process
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour is a series of four chess tournaments held throughout the year and across the globe. The world’s top-ten ranked players were selected as full 2016 Grand Chess Tour participants. Nine of the top-ten competed in all four tournaments: Rapid and Blitz in Paris and Brussels-Leuven, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. World Champion Magnus Carlsen competed as a wildcard in both the Paris and Brussels-Leuven stops along with additional wildcards Ding Liren, Laurent Fressinet, and Michael Adams.
Tour Sponsors
Major sponsors of the 2016 season included Colliers International, DailyMotion, Chess Promotions Ltd, the Saint Louis Chess Club, and the World Chess Hall of Fame.
