The Grand Chess Tour 2021 was a series of chess tournaments, which was sixth edition of Grand Chess Tour. It consisted five tournaments, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls. It was won by American grandmaster Wesley So.

Format 
Tour consists five tournaments, two classicals and three rapid & blitz, respectively. Rapid & Blitz tournaments consisted two parts – rapid (2 points for win, 1 for draw) and blitz (1 point for win, 0.5 for draw). Combined result for both portions was counted in overall standings.
The tour points are awarded as follows:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Place !! Points
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| 1st || 12/13*
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| 2nd || 10
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| 3rd || 8
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| 4th || 7
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|  5th || 6
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|  6th || 5
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|  7th || 4
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| 8th || 3
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|  9th || 2
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| 10th || 1
|}

 If a player wins 1st place outright (without the need for a playoff), they are awarded 13 points instead of 12.
 Tour points are shared equally between tied players.

Schedule

Results

Tournaments

Superbet Chess Classic 
First leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Bucharest, Romania in 3–15 June, 2021. It was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Superbet Chess Classic, 3-15 June Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2750.5)
! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!  !!  !! SB !! Koya !! TPR !! Tour Points
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left |  || 2770 ||   || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 6 || || || || || 2882 || 13
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| 2 || align=left |  || 2781 || 0 ||  || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1½ || || || || 2791 || 8.3
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| 3 || align=left |  || 2770 || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1 || |||| || 2793 || 8.3
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| 4 || align=left |  || 2776 || ½ || 0 || ½ ||   || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || ½ ||  || || || 2792 || 8.3
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| 5 || align=left |  || 2780 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 4½ || ½ || 1 || || || 2747 || 5.5
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| 6 || align=left |  || 2765 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||   || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || ½ || 0 || || || 2749 || 5.5
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| 7 || align=left |  || 2627 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4 || ½ || 1 || 17.25 || || 2720 || 3.5
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| 8 || align=left |  || 2820 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || 1 || ½ || 4 || ½ || 1 || 16.75 || || 2698 || 3.5
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| 9 || align=left |  || 2656 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 ||  || ½ || 3½ || ½ || 1 || || || 2672 || 1.5
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| 10 || align=left |  || 2760 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ ||  || 3½ || ½ || 0 || || || 2660 || 1.5
|}

Paris Rapid & Blitz 
Second leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour was won by Wesley So.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Paris Grand Chess Tour Rapid, 20–22 June 2021, Paris, France
! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!  !!  !! SB
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| || 2741 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 6 || || ||
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| 2 || align="left" | || 2778 || ½ ||  || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5½ || || ||
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| 3 || align="left" | || 2667 || ½ || 0 ||  || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || || ||
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| 4 || align="left" | || 2742 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 4½ || 1 || ||
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| 5 || align="left" | || 2860 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||  || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 4½ || 0 || ||
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| 6 || align="left" | || 2778 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 1½ || 1 || 18.00
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| 7 || align="left" | || 2773 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || 1½ || 1 || 17.25
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| 8 || align="left" | || 2758 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || 1 || 4 || 1½  || 1 || 17.25
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| 9 || align="left" | || 2727 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || 4 || 1½ || 1 || 17.25
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| 10 || align="left" | || 2703 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ ||  || 3½ || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Paris Grand Chess Tour Blitz, 23–24 June 2021, Paris, France
! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!  !!  !! SB
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| || 2816 || || 1 1 || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 12½ || || ||
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| 2 || align="left" | || 2770 || 0 0 ||  || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 0 || 1 0 || 0 0 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 11 || ||||
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| 3 || align="left" | || 2785 || ½ 0 || 0 0 ||  || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 10½ || || ||
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| 4 || align="left" | || 2739 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 ½ ||  || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 1 0 || ½ 1 || 9½ || 1½ || ||
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| 5 || align="left" | || 2759 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 ||  || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 9½ || ½ || ||
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| 6 || align="left" | || 2822 || 0 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ ||  || 1 ½ || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 9 || || ||
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| 7 || align="left" | || 2711 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ ||  || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 8½ || || ||
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| 8 || align="left" | || 2754 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 0 ||  || 1 0 || 0 1 || 8 ||  || ||
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| 9 || align="left" | || 2757 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 ||  || 1 0 || 6 || || ||
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| 10 || align="left" | || 2797 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 0 1 ||  || 5½ || || ||
|}

Final standings
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! Player !! Points(rapid score doubled)
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| || 24½
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| 2 || align="left" | || 21½
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| T-3 || align="left" | || 18
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| T-3 || align="left" | || 18
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| T-5 || align="left" | || 17½
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| T-5 || align="left" | || 17½
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| 7 || align="left" | || 17
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| 8 || align="left" | || 16½
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| 9 || align="left" | || 15½
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| 10 || align="left" | || 14
|}

Croatia Rapid & Blitz 
Third leg of the Grand Chess Tour was held in Zagreb, Croatia in 7-11 July, 2021. It had a lot of attention from media because of participation of former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov.  The event was won by French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid, 7–9 July 2021, Zagreb, Croatia
! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!  !!  !! SB
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| || 2791 || || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5½ || || ||
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| 2 || align="left" | || 2650 || 1 ||  || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 5 || 2 || 2 || 23.50
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| 3 || align="left" | || 2831 || ½ || ½ ||  || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 2 || 2 || 22.50
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| 4 || align="left" | || 2774 || ½ || ½ || 0 ||  || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || 1 || 2 || 21.50
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| 5 || align="left" | || 2731 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || 1 || 2 || 21.50
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| 6 || align="left" | || 2761 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4½ || ½ || 2 || 19.50
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| 7 || align="left" | || 2753 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ ||  || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4½ || ½ || 2 || 18.50
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| 8 || align="left" | || 2784 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || 4 ||  || ||
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| 9 || align="left" | || 2781 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ ||  || 1 || 3½ ||  || ||
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| 10 || align="left" | || 2543 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 ||  || 3 || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Croatia Grand Chess Tour Blitz, 10–11 July 2021, Paris, France
! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!  !!  !! SB
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| || 2794 || || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 13 || || ||
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| 2 || align="left" | || 2785 || ½ ½ ||  || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 0 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 12 || ||||
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| 3 || align="left" | || 2744 || 1 0 || 1 ½ ||  || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 0 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 10½ || || ||
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| 4 || align="left" | || 2765 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ ½ ||  || 1 0 || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 1 0 || ½ 1 || ½ 1 || 10 || 2½ || ||
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| 5 || align="left" | || 2716 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 1 ||  || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 10 || 2 || ||
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| 6 || align="left" | || 2799 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 ||  || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 10 || 1½ || ||
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| 7 || align="left" | || 2807 || 0 ½ || 1 0 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 ||  || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 9 || || ||
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| 8 || align="left" | || 2668 || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 0 0 ||  || 1 1 || 1 1 || 8½ ||  || ||
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| 9 || align="left" | || 2622 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 ||  || 1 0 || 4½ || || ||
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| 10 || align="left" | || 2801 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 0 1 ||  || 2½ || || ||
|}

Final standings
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! Player !! Points(rapid score doubled)
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left" | || 23
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| 2 || align="left" | || 21
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| 3 || align="left" | || 20½
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| T-4 || align="left" | || 20
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| T-4 || align="left" | || 20
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| 6 || align="left" | || 19
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| 7 || align="left" | || 18
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| 8 || align="left" | || 15½
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| 9 || align="left" | || 12½
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| 10 || align="left" | || 10½
|}

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Saint Louis Grand Chess Tour Rapid, 12–14 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!  !!  !! SB
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| || 2829 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 6 || || ||
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| 2 || align="left" | || 2724 || ½ ||  || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 5½ || 1 || ||
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| 3 || align="left" | || 2758 || 0 || 0 ||  || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 5½ || 0 || ||
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| 4 || align="left" | || 2774 || ½ || ½ || 0 ||  || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 1½ || ||
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| 5 || align="left" | || 2745 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4½ || 1 || ||
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| 6 || align="left" | || 2609 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ ||  || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 4½ || ½ || ||
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| 7 || align="left" | || 2756 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 ||  || ½ || 1 || 0 || 4 || ½ || 2 || 18.25
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| 8 || align="left" | || 2730 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ ||  || 0 || 1 || 4 || ½  || 2 || 17.00
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| 9 || align="left" | || 2786 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 ||  || ½ || 3½ ||  ||  ||
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| 10 || align="left"| || 2744 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ ||  || 3 || || ||
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Saint Louis Grand Chess Tour Blitz, 15–16 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!  !!  !! SB
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left| || 2900 || || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 12 || || ||
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| 2 || align="left" | || 2690 || 0 ½ ||  || 1 0 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 11½ || ||||
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| 3 || align="left" | || 2654 || ½ ½ || 0 1 ||  || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || 10 || 1½ || ||
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| 4 || align="left" | || 2734 || ½ 0 || 1 1 || ½ 0 ||  || 1 1 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || 0 1 || 1 1 || 10 || ½ || ||
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| 5 || align="left" | || 2861 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 0 0 ||  || 1 0 || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 0 1 || 9½ || || ||
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| 6 || align="left" | || 2755 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 0 1 ||  || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 1 0 || 1 0 || 9 || || ||
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| 7 || align="left" | || 2776 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || ½ 1 ||  || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 1 || 8½ || || ||
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| 8 || align="left" | || 2724 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 1 0 || 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 1 ½ ||  || 1 ½ || 1 0 || 7 || 1½ || ||
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| 9 || align="left" | || 2743 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || 1 0 || 0 ½ ||  || ½ 1 || 7 || || ||
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| 10 || align="left" | || 2704 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 0 1 || ½ 0 ||  || 5½ || || ||
|}

Final standings
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! Player !! Points(rapid score doubled)
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align="left" | || 24
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| 2 || align="left" | || 21
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| 3 || align="left" | || 19½
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| 4 || align="left" |  || 18½
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| 5 || align="left" | || 17½
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| T-6 || align="left" | || 17
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| T-6 || align="left" |  || 17
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| 8 || align="left" | || 16
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| 9 || align="left" | || 15
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| 10 || align="left" | || 14½
|}

Sinquefield Cup 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 8th Sinquefield Cup, 16-28 August St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XX (2742.0)
! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !!  !!  !! SB !! Koya !! TPR !! Tour Points
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|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || align=left |  || 2751 ||   || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6 || || || || || 2919 || 13
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| 2 || align=left |  || 2806 || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 3 || || || 2824 || 8.3
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| 3 || align=left |  || 2758 || 1 || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 2 || 24.00 || || 2829 || 8.3
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| 4 || align=left |  || 2772 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||   || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 2 || 22.75 || || 2828 || 8.3
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| 5 || align=left |  || 2763 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 4½ ||  || || || || 2740 || 6
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| 6 || align=left |  || 2709 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||   || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 1½ || || || || 2701 || 4
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| 7 || align=left |  || 2710 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || 0 || 4 || 1 || || || || 2701 || 4
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| 8 || align=left |  || 2782 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ ||  || ½ || ½ || 4 || ½ || || || || 2693 || 4
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| 9 || align=left |  || 2714 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ ||  ½||  || 1 || 3½ || || || || || 2656 || 2
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| 10 || align=left |  || 2655 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 ||  || 2½ || || || || || 2574 || 1
|}

Tour Standings 
The wildcards (in italics) are not counted in overall standings.

Notes

References 

Grand Chess Tour
2021 in chess