The Prize Pool
The biggest purse in chess
$1,275,000
Selection Process
The 2017 Grand Chess Tour is a series of five chess tournaments held throughout the year and across the globe. A total of nine players were selected as full 2017 Grand Chess Tour participants. Three spots were awarded to the top finishers in the 2016 GCT, another three to the top players by average 2016 rating and the final three were determined by the GCT advisory board as tour wildcards. Tour participants will play both classic events and two of the three rapid and blitz events. Unlike last year, every result will count toward a player’s final GCT standing.
Tour Sponsors
Major sponsors of the 2017 season included Vivendi SA, Colliers International, DailyMotion, Canal+, the Saint Louis Chess Club and the World Chess Hall of Fame.
