This event is the second leg of The Grand Chess Tour in 2021, The event is being held between 16-22 June in Paris. It features 10 elite grandmasters in rapid and blitz chess, the total prize fund is $150,000.

The time control for Rapid is 25 minutes for the whole game with a 10-second increment from move one.

The time control for Blitz is 5 minutes for the whole game with a 2-second increment from move one.

Official Website | Pairings & Results

Player List

Player Name	Rating (Rapid)	Rating (Blitz)
Fabiano Caruana	2773	2711
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2860	2822
Ian Nepomniachtchi	2778	2785
Wesley So	2741	2816
Vladimir Kramnik	2756	2797
Levin Aronian	2778	2739
Teimour Radjabov	2758	2757
Peter Svidler	2742	2754
Richard Rapport	2727	2759
Alireza Firouzja	2703	2770
Etienne Bacrot	2667	2673

Schedule

Round	Date	UTC Time	CEST Time
Rapid Round 1	June 18	12:00	14:00
Rapid Round 2	June 18	13:30	15:30
Rapid Round 3	June 18	15:00	17:00
Rapid Round 4	June 19	12:00	14:00
Rapid Round 5	June 19	13:30	15:30
Rapid Round 6	June 19	15:00	17:00
Rapid Round 7	June 20	12:00	14:00
Rapid Round 8	June 20	13:30	15:30
Rapid Round 9	June 20	15:00	17:00
Blitz (9 games)	June 21	12:00	14:00
Blitz (9 games)	June 22	12:00	14:00
Tie breaks	June 22	16:30	18:30

Paris Rapid & Blitz 2021 | Grand Chess Tour