Champions Chess Tour Finals - Live!

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12/16/2023 – For the first time, the eight-player Champions Chess Tour Finals is taking place fully in person and over the board from December 9 to 16 in Toronto, Canada. Magnus Carlsen, the reigning Tour champion, and Hikaru Nakamura, the world’s top chess streamer, face stiff competition from a world-class field. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 18.00 CET (12.00 ET, 22.30 IST)
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Title match - Set 2

The Finals start on December 9 with an eight-player round-robin lasting three days. Matches will be played over a best of three sets format, with each set consisting of four games, with Armageddon if needed.

All games except Armageddon games will be played using the 15+3 rapid chess time control and will be FIDE-rated. Following the conclusion of the round-robin, the top two players will advance to the knockout stage, while the bottom two will be eliminated.

The remaining six placed 3 to 6 will battle it out for the two remaining spots in the semis in a double-elimination “Survival Stage” on December 12. The single-elimination knockout played over a best-of-three sets format begins with the semis scheduled for December 13 and 14.

The winners will face each other in the two-day grand final starting on December 15.

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Commentary by David Howell, Tania Sachdev and Robert Hess

Game analysis by Robert Ris

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nxe4 4.Qe2 4.d3 1-0 (51) Carlsen,M (2830) -Nakamura,H (2788) Toronto CAN 2023 4...Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6 6.f4!? 6.d4 6...dxe5 7.fxe5 f5 7...f6 8.Qe3 8.exf6 Qxe4+ 8...Nc6 9.Nc3 Nb4 9...Qxe5 10.Qxe5+ Nxe5 11.d4 9...Qh4+ 10.g3 Qd4 10.Kd1 Be6 11.a3 Nc6 11...Nd5?! 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.c4 Be6 14.Kc2± 12.Bb5 g5 13.d3 f4 14.Qe4 0-0-0 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qxc6? 16.Bd2!± 16...Bg4+ 17.Kd2 Qxe5 18.Re1 18.Qa8+ Kd7 19.Qxa7 Ra8 20.Qxa8 20.Qf2 Bc5-+ 21.Re1 Qxc3+ 22.bxc3 Bxf2 20...Qe3# 18...Qc5 19.Qa6+?! 19.Qxc5 Bxc5 19...Kb8 20.Ne4 Qd5 21.a4 c6 22.b3 Bg7 22...Bb4+! 23.c3 23.Nc3 Qxg2+ 23...Qxb3 24.cxb4 Bc8‼ 25.Qxc6 25.Qc4 Qxc4 25...Qxd3# 23.Rb1 23.c3∞ Qxb3? 24.Ba3 23...Rhe8 24.Qc4 Qa5+? 24...Qxc4? 25.bxc4+± 24...Bd4! 25.Qxd5 cxd5 26.Nxg5 Rc8! 27.Bb2 27.Rxe8 Bc3# 27...Be3+ 25.b4 Qxa4 26.Bb2 26.Qf7! Bd4 27.Nd6 Be3+ 28.Rxe3 fxe3+ 29.Kc3 Rxd6 30.Qxe8++- 26...Bxb2 27.Rxb2 Qb5 28.Qc3 28.Qc5 28.Qxb5+ cxb5 28...Qe5 28...Qd5 29.b5 cxb5 29...Qxc3+! 30.Kxc3 Bf5 31.bxc6+ Kc7 30.Ra1? 30.Qxe5+ Rxe5 31.Nf6! Rxe1 32.Rxb5+ Kc7 33.Kxe1+- 30...Rd5 30...Qxe4 31.Rxb5+ Ka8 32.Rxa7+ Kxa7 33.Qa5# 31.Qa5?? Re7 31...Rxd3+‼ 32.Kxd3 32.cxd3 Qxb2+ 33.Ke1 Qe2# 32...Qxe4+ 33.Kc3 Qc4+ 34.Kd2 Qd4+ 35.Kc1 Qd1# 32.Rab1 Rb7 33.Rb4 f3 34.gxf3? 34.Nc3! Rc5 35.Re4 34...Bxf3 35.Nc3 Rc5 36.Qd8+ 36.Rxb5 Qxh2+-+ 36...Rc8 37.Qd4 Qxh2+ 38.Kc1 a6!-+ 39.Kb2 Qc7 40.Rc1 Qc5 41.Qxc5 Rxc5 42.Nb1 h5 43.Nd2 Rf5 44.Re1 Rbf7 45.c4 Bc6 46.Nb3 Rd7 47.Re6 Kc7 48.d4 bxc4 49.Rxc4 Rd6 50.Re7+ Kd8 51.Rh7 Rb5 52.Rc5 h4 53.Kc3 Rxc5+ 54.dxc5 Rg6 55.Nd4 g4 55...Bd5-+ 56.Rxh4 g3 57.Nxc6+ Rxc6 58.Rg4 Rxc5+ 59.Kb2 Rb5+ ½–½
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Vachier-Lagrave,M2731Nakamura,H2788½–½2023C42CCT Finals Survival 20231.3

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