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2015 Sinquefield CupThis super-GM single Round Robin brings together some of the best players in the world. This is the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour. The players – Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Alexander Grischuk (Russia), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Viswanathan Anand (India), Wesley So (USA). The venue is the Chess Club and Scholastic Center at 4657 Maryland Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108. Tickets can be purchased at the Saint Louis Chess Club. |
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Round Nine
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Name
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
1-0
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Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
½-½
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Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
| Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
½-½
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Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
½-½
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So, Wesley | 2779 |
| Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
½-½
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Giri, Anish | 2793 |
Daniel King shows the highlights of round 9
All eyes were on only one game today, as if Aronian didn't lose this game the tournament would simply be over; no matter what happened in the other games, the tournament would be claimed by the Armenian superstar. That being said, the players themselves were fighting for those valuable Grand Chess Tour points and higher position in the standings. Don't forget, after all, there is a big pay difference between second and fifth!
The first result of round nine was, for many, rather predictable. Levon Aronian is known to be a magnificent defender and one that is sure to prepare his black sides to a dead equal position. He didn’t quite do that today, but he was very well-versed in the dubious variation of the Ragozin that Topalov employed, trying to catch him off-guard. Aronian even enjoyed a slightly better position but allowed his opponent to execute a perpetual check to end the game.
Topalov and Aronian played a game, but it was the Armenian calling the shots
[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2015.09.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D39"] [WhiteElo "2816"] [BlackElo "2765"] [Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [EventCountry "USA"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. a3 {A variation that scores rather badly for White, Topalov must have had some kind of special idea.} Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qd5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd2 {White will have some compensation for his pawn thanks to the central majority and a slightly weakened kingside, but it should not be enough. If anything Black has real chances to play for an advantage, as the score of this line proves.} b5 11. Qc2 a6 12. e4 Qd7 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Ne7 {Aronian mentioned after the game that he was very happy with the opening... "I didn't have to think! just put the knight on e7, a rook on d8 and go c5, what else can I do?".} 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. a4 c5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. Rab1 f5 {Black really has no problems, and this advance forces White to start thinking about not falling into a clearly worse position.} 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Rxb5 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 cxd4 24. Qc1 dxc3 {forcing the draw} (24... Qe7 {was worth considering, but Aronian thought he shouldn't get too clever...} 25. Be4 $1 $11 (25. Rb4 Rc8 $15)) ( 24... Kh8 {was what Topalov was afraid of, but there is a clear draw here...} 25. cxd4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Qh6 $1 Qe7 28. Rb7 $11 Qd8) 25. Rxf5 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 exf5 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Qg5+ {And with that Aronian becomes the 2015 Sinquefield Champion.} 1/2-1/2
2015 Sinquefield Cup winner Levon Aronian with Maurice Ashley
In the game between Anand and Carlsen, and much like their World Championship matches, the Norwegian decided to stick to his Berlin defense. Both players played rather slowly, perhaps unfamiliar with the variation. Anand mentioned looking at this variation in the past but could not recall the specifics. Carlsen was able to trade into an opposite-colored bishop position and draw the game.
Carlsen could have pressured Aronian had he not
lost to Grischuk, or blown his game against Nakamura!
[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2015.09.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2816"] [BlackElo "2853"] [Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [EventCountry "USA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 h5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Rd1+ Ke8 12. Ne2 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 { Both players took a long time to get to this position, but it had all been played before.} 14. f3 Bf5 15. Nd4 (15. c3 Bc2 16. Rd2 Bf5 17. g4 Be6 {was fine for Black in Leko-Radjabov, 2014. The Azeri won that game in the long run. }) 15... Bg6 16. Bf4 Be7 17. g4 {Anand mentioned that he had looked at this idea with f3 and g4, but must have botched it up at some point.} Rd8 18. Kg2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Bc5 20. c3 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. cxd4 Ke7 {White retains some chances of creating an advantage if he can push f4-f5, but it looks difficult to achieve... and when it does, still the advantage is not that clear.} 23. Rc1 Ke6 24. Be3 f6 {Now the draw is obvious. The structural advantage is meaningless with the opposite colored bishops on the board.} 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Bd2 Rd8 27. Bc3 Kf7 28. Kg3 Re8 29. Rh1 Bd3 30. Re1 Rxe1 31. Bxe1 Bc4 32. a3 b6 33. Kf4 a5 34. Ke3 a4 35. Bg3 b5 36. Bxc7 1/2-1/2
Anand started slow and could not really recover
Vachier-Lagrave had perhaps a slight advantage against Giri after sacrificing a pawn, or at least that is what most grandmasters thought. The Dutch player himself thought that it was Black playing for the advantage! After a couple of careless moves from MVL, it was indeed Giri who was slightly better; unfortunately it was never anything special. The game dissolved into a drawn rook endgame.
[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2015.09.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2793"] [Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [EventCountry "USA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. h3 Re8 12. Re1 Rb8 (12... exd4 {was seen by MVL recently in his game against Svidler back in March. That game was drawn.}) 13. a3 Na5 14. Ba2 exd4 (14... c5 {was Areschenko-Fedorchuk in 2012.}) 15. Bxd4 ( 15. cxd4 Nxe4 16. Bxh6 {is complicated, but not necessarily better for White.}) 15... Nc6 16. Bxb6 Rxb6 17. c4 {Black's position looks good, but perhaps his next move was not the best} b4 (17... Be6 $11) 18. c5 $1 {A nice move. At the cost of a pawn White's pieces gain activity and Black's structure really suffers} dxc5 19. e5 Nh7 (19... Nh5 {is more active} 20. Ne4 Qe7 (20... Qxd1 21. Raxd1 b3 22. Bb1 c4 23. Nc3 Nf4 24. Re4) 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. exf6 Qd8) 20. Ne4 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 b3 (21... bxa3 22. bxa3 Rb2 $132 23. Bc4 Nf8 24. Nxc5 Rc2 25. Rc1 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Rxe5) 22. Bb1 c4 23. Nc3 {Slightly better for White, despite the missing pawn. Black's structure is weak and it will take some time to remaneuver all the pieces. However, White doesn't have anything that is clear yet.} Nf8 24. Be4 Ne7 25. Na4 $6 {This idea simply improves Black's position.} Rb5 26. Nd4 Ra5 {awkward but good enough, otherwise Black is just too active.} 27. Nc3 g5 (27... Nfg6 $1 28. Nc6 Nxc6 29. Bxc6 Rf8 $15) 28. Bf3 ( 28. g3 Nfg6 $1 $15) 28... Ne6 (28... Kg7 29. Be2 Rc5 $11) 29. Nc6 Nxc6 (29... Rc5 30. Nxe7+ Rxe7 31. Nd5 Kf8 $1 {Was an idea to retain equality.}) 30. Bxc6 Rf8 31. Bd5 Nf4 32. Bxc4 Be6 33. Bxe6 Nxe6 34. Re3 Kg7 35. Ne2 Rb8 36. Nd4 Nxd4 37. Rxd4 Re8 {The rook endgame is now very drawish. Both sides have real weaknesses.} 38. f4 gxf4 39. Rxf4 Rexe5 40. Rxb3 Rab5 41. Rbf3 f5 42. b4 a5 43. Rc3 c5 44. bxc5 1/2-1/2
Giri is just a bit too solid: eight draws!
Caruana had a crushing position against So basically from the opening. The engines were screaming that Black was basically lost, but Caruana kept giving So opportunities to get back into the game. At the end of the day, enough mistakes allowed So to solidify his position and hold onto a draw.
[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2015.09.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A30"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2779"] [Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [EventCountry "USA"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Qh4 Re8 {This position is without a doubt Karjakin's specialty. He has proven that it is very solid and difficult for White to do anything.} (13... Rc7 {is another possibility.}) 14. Bh3 Rc7 (14... Ba8 {is what Karjakin has been playing lately, aiming for a quick b5.}) 15. g4 Qa8 {These players also took a long, long time to get to this position, despite being played in several high profile games. Topalov mentioned that he thought this idea of Qa8 was "basically losing".} 16. Bd4 h6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Nxg5 e6 19. Be3 {Clearly something is wrong for Black. For starters, d6 is very hard to defend, and h7 being weak is annoying.} Qb8 20. Bf4 Bf8 (20... e5 {offered more resistance if Caruana found the right way, but it looks positionally disastrous.}) 21. Rxd6 $2 (21. Bxd6 $1 {was already almost decisive. For example:} Bxd6 22. Rxd6 {White's up a pawn, but the tactics don't work for Black} Rxc4 23. bxc4 Qxd6 24. Qh8+ $1 {The point.} Kxh8 25. Nxf7+ Kg7 26. Nxd6 $18) 21... e5 {Now the game is rather complicated} 22. Rxd7 exf4 23. Rcd1 Bg7 $6 24. R7d3 (24. R7d6 $1 $16) 24... Rce7 25. Bg2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nh5 27. Nd5 {Rx} Rxe2 28. Qg4 Qd6 {The position nis completely unclear. Black has some activity, but his knight on h5 isn't great and White has a powerful one on d5.} 29. Qf3 Qc5 30. R3d2 R2e5 31. h4 b5 32. Rc2 b4 {I don't know what So gained from closing down the queenside like this.} 33. Rcd2 a5 34. Qg4 Bh6 35. Kf1 Rf5 {N} 36. Nf3 Bg7 {By this point the players were in serious time pressure.} 37. Qg2 a4 38. Rd3 Qa5 39. Ng5 axb3 40. axb3 Bf8 {The last move of time pressure, but it lands Black in a little bit of trouble} 41. Qf3 Bc5 42. Ne4 Kg7 43. Nxc5 Qxc5 44. Rd4 Kh6 45. Qd3 Kh7 46. Qf3 Re6 47. Kg1 { The computers prefer White, but neither side saw a good way of improving their position.} Qa5 48. Kg2 Kh6 49. R1d3 Qd8 50. Qg4 1/2-1/2
The final game of the tournament was the duel between Nakamura and Grischuk. The American won more out of sheer willpower than anything else. Grischuk’s mistakes in the second time trouble gave Nakamura a winning attack. Even though he did not play the most precise moves, Nakamura was still able to take the point home.
Nakamura ground down Grischuk in a long game. He regains #2 in the World in the live ratings!
[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2015.09.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2814"] [BlackElo "2771"] [Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [EventCountry "USA"] 1. e4 {9 Robot} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 Rc8 {A position that Grischuk has seen many times, including thrice last year in top level play.} 9. a4 b4 10. a5 {Nakamura's improvement, binding the queenside.} (10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qc7 {Karjakin-Grischuk, 2014.}) 10... Qc7 {A very natural move - d4 is not possible to play (at least if White wants to keep his dual pawn center).} 11. d3 bxc3 12. bxc3 e6 13. h3 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Nbd2 Bc6 16. Nc4 Bb5 17. Nfd2 (17. e5 dxe5 $6 (17... Nxe5 $1 18. Nfxe5 Nd5 $14) 18. Nfxe5 $1 Nd5 19. Ng6 $1 {and White wins an exchange in all variations, Black doesn't have enough compensation} Qd8 (19... Nxf4 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Nxc8 $16) 20. Nxf8 Nxf4 21. Nxd7 $16) 17... Rfd8 18. Bg3 Ne8 19. Kh2 Rb8 20. Ne3 Ne5 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Nb3 Ne5 23. Nd2 Nc6 24. Ndc4 {Fightinf for a win, very much in Nakamura style. Black should be ok though.} Nf6 25. Kh1 Ne5 26. f4 $6 (26. Nxe5 dxe5 {gives Black too much pressure down the d-file.}) (26. Na3 {seemed more sensible.}) 26... Nxc4 27. dxc4 Bc6 28. Nd1 g6 {Black's better pawn structure should be enough for a slight edge.} 29. Bh2 Nh5 30. Qe3 Bh4 31. g3 Be7 32. Kg1 Re8 33. e5 Ng7 (33... Ba8 {preparing Qc6, is worthy of attention.} 34. g4 f5 $3 35. gxh5 Qc6 $17 {with crazy variations.}) 34. g4 f5 35. exf6 Bxf6 36. Nf2 Bh4 $6 {strange to exchange the pair of bishops.} 37. Re2 Bxf2+ $2 (37... Rb2 $13) 38. Rxf2 Rf8 39. Bg3 Rbe8 40. Kh2 Rf7 41. Rd1 Rd7 42. Rfd2 {White's pair of bishops should give him a preferable position, but Black remains solid.} Qd8 43. h4 $5 {Starting a kingside attack!} Rf8 44. Rf2 Kh8 45. Rb1 $1 {A very strong move, forcing the queen away from the kingside. Textbook distraction!} Qxa5 46. h5 {Marching forward is the only way of making progress for White. With the pair of bishops backing the threats, it's hard to defend for Grischuk. } gxh5 47. f5 exf5 48. gxf5 Qd8 (48... Ne8 49. Rb8 h4 $1 50. Bxh4 Rdf7 {gives Black a bad position, but it's the best he could hope for.}) 49. f6 $1 Ne8 ( 49... Rxf6 50. Rxf6 Qxf6 51. Rb8+ Rd8 52. Qd3 $1 {with a huge attack on the kingside.}) 50. Bh4 Rdf7 51. Qh6 Rg8 52. Re1 $2 (52. Rg1 {was the most precise} Rxg1 (52... Qc7 53. Rxg8+ Kxg8 54. Bf5 $18) 53. Kxg1 $18 {The threat is Bxh7, crushing.} Nc7 54. Qg7+ $1 $18) 52... d5 53. Qxh5 (53. Re6 $1 Qc7+ 54. Qf4 (54. Rf4 $1) 54... Rg4 55. Qxc7 Rxh4+ 56. Kg3 Rg4+ 57. Kh3 Nxc7 $1 58. Rxc6 Rxc4 59. Bd1 $16) 53... Qd6+ 54. Re5 d4 55. cxd4 $6 (55. Bg3 $1 Nxf6 56. Qxf7 Ng4+ 57. Kg1 Qh6 58. Qxh7+ Qxh7 59. Bxh7 Kxh7 {is not for humans.}) 55... Qxd4 56. Re7 Rxe7 57. fxe7 Qd6+ (57... Qg7 $1) 58. Kh3 Bd7+ $2 (58... Qe6+ $1 59. Bf5 Qe3+ { controlling f3 is important in this position}) 59. Bf5 Qd3+ 60. Rf3 $1 Bxf5+ 61. Qxf5 {now the pawn on e7 is worth its weight in gold. or it will when it promotes!} Qxf5+ 62. Rxf5 Kg7 {Black is up a pawn, but he can't coordinate his pieces... as we will see this costs him every other pawn he has!} 63. Bg3 h6 64. Be5+ Kh7 65. Rf7+ Kg6 66. Rf8 Kh7 67. Bf4 $1 {A beautiful move} a5 68. Bxh6 a4 69. Be3 a3 70. Bxc5 a2 71. Bd4 Nc7 72. Ba1 Ne8 73. c5 Nc7 74. c6 Ne8 75. Kh4 Nc7 76. Kh5 Ne8 77. c7 {Black can't take the pawn because of Rf7.} 1-0
The festivities are not over yet in Saint Louis. Tomorrow is the closing ceremony, and in the final day we will have Ultimate Moves with Team Randy and Team Rex!
The two captains drafting their teams
Select from the dropdown menu to replay the games
Photos by Lennart Ootes
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Round One
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Giri, Anish | 2793 |
1-0
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Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
| So, Wesley | 2779 |
0-1
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Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
| Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
1-0
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
0-1
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Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
1-0
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Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
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Round Two
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Name
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
1-0
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Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
| Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
1-0
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Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
| Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
½-½
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Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
| Giri, Anish | 2793 |
½-½
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So, Wesley | 2779 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
0-1
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Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
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Round Three
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| So, Wesley | 2779 |
1-0
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Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
| Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
½-½
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Giri, Anish | 2793 |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
1-0
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Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
½-½
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
½-½
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Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
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Round Four
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Name
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
½-½
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Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
½-½
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Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
| Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
½-½
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Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
| Giri, Anish | 2793 |
½-½
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Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
| So, Wesley | 2779 |
0-1
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Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
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Round Five
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
½-½
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Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
1-0
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So, Wesley | 2779 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
½-½
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Giri, Anish | 2793 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
½-½
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Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
| Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
0-1
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
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Round Six
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Name
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
1-0
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
| Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
1-0
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Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
| Giri, Anish | 2793 |
½-½
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Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
| So, Wesley | 2779 |
0-1
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Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
| Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
½-½
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Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
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Round Seven
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Name
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
½-½
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Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
0-1
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Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
½-½
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So, Wesley | 2779 |
| Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
½-½
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Giri, Anish | 2793 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
0-1
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Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
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Round Eight
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Name
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
½-½
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Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
| Giri, Anish | 2793 |
½-½
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
| So, Wesley | 2779 |
½-½
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Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
| Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
½-½
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Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
½-½
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Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
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Round Nine
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Name
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Rtg
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Res.
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Name
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Rtg
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| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 |
1-0
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Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |
½-½
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Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 |
| Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
½-½
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Aronian, Levon | 2765 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
½-½
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So, Wesley | 2779 |
| Vachier-Lagr, Maxime | 2731 |
½-½
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Giri, Anish | 2793 |
Games start at 1 p.m. local time (20:00h CEST, 22:00h Moscow, Thursday 12:30 New Delhi, 03:00h Tokyo, 04:00 Canberra – check your location here).
Playoffs, if necessary, will be on the 2nd at 1pm.
The games will be broadcast live on Playchess, with expert analysis (see schedule below).
| Day | Date | Time | Event | German |
English
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| Sunday | Aug. 23 | 1 PM | Round 1 | Thomas Luther |
Mihail Marin
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| Monday | Aug. 24 | 1 PM | Round 2 | Calrstedt/Pähtz |
Mihail Marin
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| Tuesday | Aug. 25 | 1 PM | Round 3 | S. Siebrecht |
Simon Williams
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| Wednesday | Aug. 26 | 1 PM | Round 4 | S. Siebrecht |
Simon Williams
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| Thursday | Aug. 27 | 1 PM | Round 5 | S. Siebrecht |
Simon Williams
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| Friday | Aug. 28 | Rest Day | |||
| Saturday | Aug. 29 | 1 PM | Round 6 | Reeh/Breutigam |
Y. Pelletier
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| Sunday | Aug. 30 | 1 PM | Round 7 | Reeh/Breutigam |
Y. Pelletier
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| Monday | Aug. 31 | 1 PM | Round 8 | S. Siebrecht |
Daniel King
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| Tuesday | Sept. 1 | 1 PM | Round 9 | Y. Pelletier |
Daniel King
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| Wednesday | Sept. 2 | 1 PM | Playoffs |
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