<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ifomethi ishintshiwe ye-FIDE Grand Prix 2017 enabadlali abangu-24 ababambe iqhaza kulo mjikelezo. Imicimbi emine yenzeka ngabadlali abangu-18 emncintiswaneni ngamunye wama-round ayisishiyagalolunye waseSwitzerland. Lezi zenzakalo ekuqaleni zamenyezelwa ukuthi zizokwenzeka ngo-Okthoba 12 kuya ku-23, 2016; ngoFebhuwari 10 kuya ku-21, 2017; ngoMeyi 11 kuya ku-22, 2017; nangoJulayi 5 kuya ku-16, 2017. NgoMeyi 26, 2016, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Agon u-Ilya Merenzon wayenethemba lokumemezela izindawo emasontweni amabili alandelayo. Ngemva kwemihlangano ye-FIDE eMidlalweni Yama-Olympic Ye-Chess Yama-42  <response>: eBaku ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba 2016, uPeter Doggers weChess.com wabika ukuthi iGrand Prix ihlehliselwe u-2017. UShakhriyar Mamedyarov no-Alexander Grischuk bafanelekela i-2018 Candidates Tournament. 