GM Maurice Ashley gets the Worlds' Top 10 Players views on the Benefits of the Grand Chess Tour. The Grand Chess Tour started out in 2015 with three stops, the first being Norway Chess, then the Sinquefield Cup and last, the London Chess Classic. 2016 and this year, 2017 the stops along the way for the Grand Chess Tour have been Paris, Your Next Move in Leuven, the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic.