8/21/2022 – The FTX Crypto Cup kicked off on Monday with world champion Magnus Carlsen and new rival Alireza Firouzja topping a stellar line-up. The all-play-all tournament is the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s second Major of the season and is taking place on-site at the Eden Roc Miami Beach in Miami, Florida, from August 15 to 21. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 18.00 CEST (12.00 ET, 21.30 IST)
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Players go head-to-head in one four-game match a day for seven days, with the winner the player who accrues the most points — and cash — overall.
Each match consists of four rapid games, with the winner earning $7,500 (3 points). If the match is tied, there is a blitz tiebreak, with 2 blitz games followed, if needed, by a single Armageddon game. The winner earns $5,000 (2 points) and the loser $2,500 (1).
For each game, the players have 15 minutes for all their moves, with a 10-second increment after each move. For blitz games, it’s 5 minutes and a 3-second increment, while for the Armageddon game White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4, but a draw counts as a win for Black.
A won match is worth 3 points or 2 points if the match was won after a tiebreak. A lost match after a tiebreak is worth one point but, if you lose a match outright, you do not get any points.
1.c40Nf602.Nc34e643.e421d534.e539d455.exf61dxc316.bxc30Qxf617.d41e5228.Nf38Nc611 A18: English Opening: Flohr-Mikenas System (1 c4 Nf6 2 Nc3 e6 3 e4).9.Bg510Qg67 Strongly threatening ...e4.10.d51Nb84 The position is equal.10...Qe4+?11.Be311.Qe2Qxe2+12.Bxe2Na5±11...Ne712.Bd3±11.h44 Black must now prevent Bd3. White puts up resistanceh6212.h550Qa65 is currently scoring better than 12...Qd6.Don't play12...Qe4+13.Be3Qf514.Bd3±13.Be36Nd7414.Bd39Ba328Much less strong is14...e415.Bxe4Qxc416.Bd415.Rb1250-01:1316.0-053Qd63:0017.Nh44Nf64218.Bf5!5Qa61:18
28...Rc6=remains equal.29.Qf5Qe629.Qf5!±9 Hoping for Rd7. White has strong compensation. White is more active.a6?42
29...Rc6±might work better.30.Rd7!+-12Qc425
30...Qe6was worth a try.31.Qxe6fxe631.Rb4‼10Qa23731...Qe632.Qxe632.Rb61:24 Against Rc6Rxe31:5033.fxe34 Really sharp!Rf8334.Rbd63334.e434...Qe2835.Qf321Qe1+236.Kh21 Threatens to win with Qg3.e4737.Qg428 Rd8 is the strong threat.And not37.Qxe4Be5+38.Qxe5Qh4+39.Kg1Qe1+40.Kh2Qh4+41.Kg1Qe1+42.Kh2=37...Qxe31438.Rd8938.Rd5+-38...Qg5?738...Qc5±39.Rxf8+17 White mates.Bxf8240.Qxg5+8hxg5041.Rd814e32242.Kg12f52743.h6!3f43144.Kf17 Weighted Error Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /Black=0.411–0
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