The International round-robin tournament “Chess stars 2022” will be held from 29 September – 5 October in Moscow, Russia. The main event is a 10 player round robin tournament with 10 world-known grandmasters from Russia, Azerbaijan, India and Spain: Sergey Karjakin, Vladimir Kramnik, Teimour Radjabov, Alexander Morozevich, Francisco Vallejo, Vladislav Artemiev, Ernesto Inarkiev, Raunak Sadhwani, Aleksandra Goryachkina and Kateryna Lagno.
Morozevich replaced Grischuk just hours before the start of the tournament. Although the official reason is not yet known, many speculate that the reason might be connected with Grischuk’s anti-war sentiments and his comments regarding Karjakin’s ban
This will be Karjakin’s second tournament after he received a 6 months ban from participating in FIDE events as he competed this July at the 4-player round-robin in Moscow. This time, however, he is playing without the ban, which has just expired
Here are the full pairings of the Chess Stars 2022 tournament.
1
2756
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
2533
2
2678
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
2473
3
2736
GM
Karjakin Sergey
GM
Lagno Kateryna
2531
4
2682
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
2710
5
2747
GM
Radjabov Teimour
GM
Morozevich Alexander
2651
1
2533
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
GM
Morozevich Alexander
2651
2
2710
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
GM
Radjabov Teimour
2747
3
2531
GM
Lagno Kateryna
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
2682
4
2473
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
GM
Karjakin Sergey
2736
5
2756
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
2678
1
2678
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
2533
2
2736
GM
Karjakin Sergey
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
2756
3
2682
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
2473
4
2747
GM
Radjabov Teimour
GM
Lagno Kateryna
2531
5
2651
GM
Morozevich Alexander
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
2710
1
2533
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
2710
2
2531
GM
Lagno Kateryna
GM
Morozevich Alexander
2651
3
2473
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
GM
Radjabov Teimour
2747
4
2756
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
2682
5
2678
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
GM
Karjakin Sergey
2736
1
2736
GM
Karjakin Sergey
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
2533
2
2682
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
2678
3
2747
GM
Radjabov Teimour
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
2756
4
2651
GM
Morozevich Alexander
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
2473
5
2710
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
GM
Lagno Kateryna
2531
1
2533
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
GM
Lagno Kateryna
2531
2
2473
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
2710
3
2756
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
GM
Morozevich Alexander
2651
4
2678
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
GM
Radjabov Teimour
2747
5
2736
GM
Karjakin Sergey
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
2682
1
2682
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
2533
2
2747
GM
Radjabov Teimour
GM
Karjakin Sergey
2736
3
2651
GM
Morozevich Alexander
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
2678
4
2710
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
2756
5
2531
GM
Lagno Kateryna
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
2473
1
2533
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
2473
2
2756
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
GM
Lagno Kateryna
2531
3
2678
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
2710
4
2736
GM
Karjakin Sergey
GM
Morozevich Alexander
2651
5
2682
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
GM
Radjabov Teimour
2747
1
2747
GM
Radjabov Teimour
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
2533
2
2651
GM
Morozevich Alexander
GM
Vallejo Pons Francisco
2682
3
2710
GM
Artemiev Vladislav
GM
Karjakin Sergey
2736
4
2531
GM
Lagno Kateryna
GM
Inarkiev Ernesto
2678
5
2473
GM
Goryachkina Aleksandra
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
2756
