Vachier-Lagrave wins Paris GCT, Anand surges to second place

by Antonio Pereira
8/2/2019 – The Paris leg of the Grand Chess Tour had a final day full of ups and downs, as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave kept the lead all throughout despite a topsy-turvy performance. No player had a long-enough winning streak to overcome the Frenchman, with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexander Grischuk missing chances to catch up repeatedly. In the end, it was Vishy Anand who surged ahead to second place after scoring four wins in the last six rounds. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

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"A horror show"

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave had famously surpassed Magnus Carlsen in the blitz ratings list after defeating him three times in that format during the first semester of the year. After finishing the rapid section of the Paris GCT in clear first place, it was reasonable to think that he would not have many problems in defending his lead in the blitz phase of the tournament. Unless, of course, someone over-performed in the last two days of competition.

But, in the end, he neither performed as expected nor gave up the lead. As it turned out, the blitz section was too much of a tight race for anybody to take his spot — the best score after 18 rounds was 10½ (or +3). Furthermore, the winner of the event astoundingly lost 102 rating points and fell to the third spot in the ratings list. Talk about a high Elo expected score!

After clinching first with a draw against Mamedyarov, the champion talked to Maurice Ashley. He was asked about his sense of joy after the victory, and for those following the event live his answer was not unexpected:

I mean, it is joy of course, but right now it's mostly relief because today and even yesterday was something of a horror show, and I'm really not pleased with the way I played. [...] It's too soon to call it joy.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Le champion — Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Perhaps the only one that truly left the playing hall with a big smile on his face was Vishy Anand, who obtained four wins and a draw in the last nine rounds of blitz to end up in sole second place with 20½ points out of 36. He had a balanced performance throughout, getting 10/18 in the Rapid (+1) and 10½/18 in the Blitz (+3). 

The Indian legend will turn 50 this year, but he has not lost his strength at quick-play formats — Anand won the World Rapid Championship twice, in 2003 and 2017. For comparison purposes, the second oldest player in Paris was Alexander Grischuk, who will turn 36 later this year.

Grand Chess Tour Paris 2019

The veteran gets the most comfortable spot? Vishy Anand is certainly respected by his colleagues | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Grand Chess Tour Paris 2019

A jumbled final day

Only by looking at the headlines and standings tables after each day of action in Paris, it would be impossible to realize how close Vachier-Lagrave was to lose the leading spot at the third leg of the 2019 GCT. In fact, the Frenchman did not even share first place all throughout the eighteen rounds of Blitz...but he described this phase of the tournament as a "horror show" anyway — let us find out why.

He had a two-point lead over Grischuk and Neopmniachtchi going into Wednesday's action, and all three contenders for the title kicked off the day with a win. When Daniil Dubov resigned against Vachier-Lagrave, his king was on e4:

 
Dubov vs. Vachier-Lagrave
Position after 47.Re3

It is always nice to finish the game with a king hunt: 47...e1+ 48.f3 g3+ 49.e4 h4+.

After having lost against Grischuk on Tuesday, France's number one was on the worse side of a draw with Black in their direct encounter of round eleven. Meanwhile, Nepomniachtchi lost against Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Only Grischuk was trailing by two points now.

Alexander Grischuk

A true fan of the game — Alexander Grischuk | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Fabiano Caruana, who had been having an overall good performance, defeated the leader in round twelve, while Grischuk took down and under-performing Anish Giri — only one point separated first and second place. In the very next round, Nepomniachtchi joined the race, as he beat Mamedyarov (on time, from a position that was completely drawn) while Grischuk lost against Anand; Vachier-Lagrave also got a win, so he had a two-point lead over the two Russians.

Round fourteen saw the direct clash between Nepomniachtchi and Vachier-Lagrave. The Russian, who came from getting a lucky break, played aggressively with White and won the game in merely 22 moves:

 
Nepomniachtchi vs. Vachier-Lagrave
Position after 21.Bh4

21...h7 was a bad idea for Black, as it allowed an immediate infiltration with 22.f7 and resigns.

It was a bad round for the leader, but it could have easily been worse, as Grischuk failed to make the most of an advantageous position against Duda, and even ended up losing the game. 

Ian Nepomniachtchi

It was a crazy day for Ian Nepomniachtchi | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

In round fifteen, both pursuers drew their games with Black (Nepomniachtchi had a winning position against Dubov, but failed to convert), while Vachier-Lagrave was facing Giri. The Dutchman had been sitting in last place all throughout the event, but nonetheless had defeated the leader in their first blitz encounter, and apparently wanted to leave Paris at least with a positive score against the champion — Giri played the kind of novelty you usually keep in lock-down for a classical encounter:

 
Giri vs. Vachier-Lagrave
Position after 16...Nf3+

Giri played the surprising 17.gxf3 and went on to win the game in 32 moves...and then tweeted:

With three rounds to go, Vachier-Lagrave had a half point advantage over Nepomniachtchi and was one and a half points ahead of Grischuk. All three players drew in round sixteen, albeit from very different positions — the biggest shock was seen in Nepomniachtchi versus Giri, as the Russian went all-in against Giri but was completely lost by move 22:

 
Nepomniachtchi vs. Giri
Position after 22.Qh4

Black is two full pieces to the good, and his 22...g8 retains a huge advantage — nonetheless, the simpler 22...♜c4 would have eased Giri's task, as the white queen would have to step away from its attacking position or simply agree to simplifications after 23.♘xh7+ ♚f7 24.♕g5 ♛b6+, etc. Anish kept on missing chances afterwards until the draw was agreed on move 33.

Anish Giri

Anish Giri | Photo: Justin Kellar / Grand Chess Tour

So Nepomniachtchi had both missed chances and got lucky...after having won on time from a drawn position. And now he was up against Grischuk in the key match-up of the penultimate round. 

Luckily for Vachier-Lagrave, the Russian who was further from him in the standings table won the game, as Grischuk outplayed his younger opponent with the white pieces. Had Nepomniachtchi obtained the victory, he would have climbed to first place, as the leader lost against Duda, but not without missing a huge chance to get a winning position:

 
Duda vs. Vachier-Lagrave
Position after 24.Nfe5

Vachier-Lagrave had 24...b5 here, winning a piece by force (after 25.♗xb7 bxc4, White's bishop and knight are under attack), but opted for 24...xg2 instead. Three moves later, Duda took over and ended up getting a 56-move win.

Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Jan-Krzysztof Duda finished in fifth place | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

We could not have asked for a more dramatic final round: Vachier-Lagrave had a half-point lead over both Nepomniachtchi and Grischuk for the first time and came from losing three of his last four games. Nonetheless, a win over Mamedyarov would be enough to secure tournament victory. 

The first one to go down was Nepomniachtchi, who reached a losing endgame against Anand at around move 40. Meanwhile, Grischuk was in the midst of a messy struggle against Caruana, and Vachier-Lagrave had played a couple of over-optimistic moves against Mamedyarov. The Azerbaijani could have upset the Frenchman had he found a nice manoeuvre:

 
Mamedyarov vs. Vachier-Lagrave
Position after 27.c5

Black could have completely opened up White's king position with 27...♝xh3 28.gxh3 ♞xh3 but went for 27...d3 instead. Soon enough, Vachier-Lagrave equalized the position while keeping a large edge on the clock. The Frenchman even had time to go and check how his direct rivals were doing. When he saw Nepomniachtchi had lost and Grischuk did not have realistic chances to win, he agreed to a draw in a completely equal endgame. 

Caruana ended up defeating Grischuk, allowing Anand to leapfrog both Russians and reach second place. The local had won the event, but only after going through a emotional roller-coaster! It was a thrill for the spectators, no doubt about it.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Checking your rivals' results while playing blitz? | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov smiles as he probably suspects his rival has won the event | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Final standings

Grand Chess Tour Paris 2019

Blitz standings

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Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TBPerf.
1
GM
GM
2757

1
GM
2729
1

2
GM
2770
0

3
GM
2722
0

4
GM
2769
½

5
GM
2793
1

6
GM
2806
½


8
GM
2763
1


10
GM
2729
½

11
GM
2770
½

12
GM
2722
0

13
GM
2769
1

14
GM
2793
1

15
GM
2806
1


17
GM
2763
½


Ø 2769
10.5/18
2757
10.5
18
97.75
2826
2
GM
GM
2729

1
GM
2757
0


3
GM
2770
1

4
GM
2722
½

5
GM
2769
1

6
GM
2793
0

7
GM
2806
0


9
GM
2763
0

10
GM
2757
½


12
GM
2770
½

13
GM
2722
0

14
GM
2769
1

15
GM
2793
1

16
GM
2806
½


18
GM
2763
1

Ø 2773
10.5/18
2729
10.5
18
90.50
2830
3
GM

1
GM
2769
1

2
GM
2793
0



5
GM
2763
½

6
GM
2757
½

7
GM
2729
1

8
GM
2770
1

9
GM
2722
1

10
GM
2769
0

11
GM
2793
1



14
GM
2763
1

15
GM
2757
0

16
GM
2729
½

17
GM
2770
0

18
GM
2722
1

Ø 2764
10.5/18
2806
10.5
18
90.25
2821
4
GM

1
GM
2793
1

2
GM
2729
½

3
GM
2806
½

4
GM
2770
0


6
GM
2722
1

7
GM
2763
1

8
GM
2769
½

9
GM
2757
½

10
GM
2793
1

11
GM
2729
0

12
GM
2806
½

13
GM
2770
1


15
GM
2722
½

16
GM
2763
½

17
GM
2769
0

18
GM
2757
0

Ø 2768
10/18
2774
10.0
18
86.75
2811
5
GM
GM
2793


2
GM
2806
1


4
GM
2763
1

5
GM
2757
0

6
GM
2729
1

7
GM
2770
1

8
GM
2722
1

9
GM
2769
½


11
GM
2806
0


13
GM
2763
½

14
GM
2757
0

15
GM
2729
0

16
GM
2770
1

17
GM
2722
1

18
GM
2769
1

Ø 2765
10/18
2793
10.0
18
82.25
2808
6
GM

1
GM
2763
0

2
GM
2757
1

3
GM
2729
0


5
GM
2722
½

6
GM
2769
1

7
GM
2793
0

8
GM
2806
0


10
GM
2763
1

11
GM
2757
½

12
GM
2729
½


14
GM
2722
½

15
GM
2769
½

16
GM
2793
0

17
GM
2806
1


Ø 2768
8/18
2770
8.0
18
72.00
2725
7
GM

1
GM
2722
1

2
GM
2769
0

3
GM
2793
1

4
GM
2806
0


6
GM
2763
0

7
GM
2757
1

8
GM
2729
0

9
GM
2770
1

10
GM
2722
1

11
GM
2769
½

12
GM
2793
0

13
GM
2806
1


15
GM
2763
0

16
GM
2757
½

17
GM
2729
0

18
GM
2770
½

Ø 2765
8/18
2799
8.0
18
71.25
2722
8
GM

1
GM
2806
0


3
GM
2763
½

4
GM
2757
½

5
GM
2729
0

6
GM
2770
0

7
GM
2722
½


9
GM
2793
½

10
GM
2806
1


12
GM
2763
1

13
GM
2757
0

14
GM
2729
0

15
GM
2770
½

16
GM
2722
½


18
GM
2793
0

Ø 2768
8/18
2769
8.0
18
70.00
2725
9
GM
GM
2763

1
GM
2770
1

2
GM
2722
0

3
GM
2769
½

4
GM
2793
0

5
GM
2806
½



8
GM
2757
0

9
GM
2729
1

10
GM
2770
0

11
GM
2722
1

12
GM
2769
0

13
GM
2793
½

14
GM
2806
0



17
GM
2757
½

18
GM
2729
0

Ø 2769
7.5/18
2763
7.5
18
66.00
2712
10
GM
GM
2722


2
GM
2763
1

3
GM
2757
1

4
GM
2729
½

5
GM
2770
½


7
GM
2769
½

8
GM
2793
0

9
GM
2806
0


11
GM
2763
0

12
GM
2757
1

13
GM
2729
1

14
GM
2770
½


16
GM
2769
½

17
GM
2793
0

18
GM
2806
0

Ø 2773
7/18
2722
7.0
18
65.25
2693
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

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1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.b3 c5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bb2 Nc6 7.Be2 Bd6 8.0-0 0-0 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Re8 A13: English Opening: 1...e6 11.Nd2 Bc7 11...Bd7 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Rc1 a5 14.Nf3 Ne4 15.Nd4 Qh4 16.f4 Qf6 17.Rc2 c5 18.Nb5 ½-½ (72) Nakamura,H (2746)-Anand,V (2773) Kolkata 2018 12.Rc1 Qd6 The position is equal. 13.N2f3 Hoping for Nb5. Nxd4N Predecessor: 13...a6 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Qc2 Bd7 16.g3 Ne4 17.Nd2 f5 18.Bf3 0-1 (61) Lada,I (1950)-Koenig,D (2255) Werfen 1994 14.Qxd4 Bg4 ...Bxf3 is the strong threat. 15.Qc5       White is more active. Qxc5 16.Rxc5 Bb6 17.Rc2 Rac8 18.Rxc8 Rxc8 19.Bd3 Ne4 20.Nd4 Nc5 20...Bd7= 21.Bf5!± Bxf5 22.Nxf5 Black must now prevent Ne7+. Rc7 23.Be5 Much less strong is 23.Nxg7?! Nd3 23...Rd7 24.Bxg7 Ne6 25.Bf6 h5 26.Rd1 Kh7 With the idea ...Kg6. 27.Bb2 Rc7 28.Rc1 Rxc1+ 29.Bxc1       Endgame KBN-KBN Bc5 30.Bb2 Kg6 31.Nh4+ Kh7 32.Nf3 Kg6 33.Kf1 a6 34.Ne5+ Kf6 35.Ke2 Ke7 36.Nf3 f6 37.g3 Kf7 38.Kd3 Kg6 39.Nh4+ Kf7 40.Bc3 Ng5 41.Ng2 Ne6 42.Ne1 Ng5 43.Ke2 Ne6 44.Nf3 Kg6 45.h3 Kf7 46.g4 hxg4 47.hxg4 Kg6 48.Kd3 Kf7 49.Nh4 Ng5 50.Nf5 Ne4 51.f3 Ng5 52.Ke2 Ne6 53.f4 Bf8 54.Ng3 Bc5 55.Bd2 Bd6 56.Nf5 Bf8 57.Bc3 Bc5 58.Kd3 Bf8 59.Bd4 Kg6 60.Ng3 aiming for f5+. Kf7 60...Nd8 61.Bc3 Nc6 61.Nh5 Be7 62.Ng3 Bf8! 63.Ne2 Bb4 64.Bb6 64.f5 Nc7 65.Nf4 64...Ke7+- 65.f5 Ng5? 65...Nc5+ 66.Kd4 Nd7 66.Nf4 Kd6
67.Bd8! Ne4
68.Ke2? 68.Be7+!+-       and the rest is easy. Kxe7 69.Nxd5+       Double Attack Kf7 70.Kxe4 68...Bc3 69.Bb6 Be5 70.Ba5 70.Kf3 70...Bc3± 71.Bd8 Kd7 71...b5± was called for. 72.Bb6 72.Nxd5+- Be5 73.Be7 72...Kc6 73.Bd4 Kd6 74.Kd3 Be1 75.Nh5 Bh4 76.Ke2 b5 77.Nf4 Bg3 78.Nd3 a5 79.a4 b4?       79...Kc6± 80.g5 Nxg5 80.Bb6+- Kd7 81.Bxa5 Accuracy: White = 73%, Black = 41%.
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Nakamura,H2806Grischuk,A27691–02019A13GCT Paris Blitz 20191
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Dubov,D27221–02019B22GCT Paris Blitz 20191
Caruana,F2793Nepomniachtchi,I27740–12019B07GCT Paris Blitz 20191
Giri,A2763Mamedyarov,S27701–02019C87GCT Paris Blitz 20191
Anand,V2757Duda,J27291–02019B01GCT Paris Blitz 20191
Caruana,F2793Nakamura,H28061–02019B01GCT Paris Blitz 20192
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Duda,J2729½–½2019B01GCT Paris Blitz 20192
Mamedyarov,S2770Anand,V27571–02019B13GCT Paris Blitz 20192
Grischuk,A2769Vachier-Lagrave,M27991–02019E60GCT Paris Blitz 20192
Dubov,D2722Giri,A27631–02019E06GCT Paris Blitz 20192
Nakamura,H2806Nepomniachtchi,I2774½–½2019D85GCT Paris Blitz 20193
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Caruana,F27931–02019B56GCT Paris Blitz 20193
Giri,A2763Grischuk,A2769½–½2019C84GCT Paris Blitz 20193
Anand,V2757Dubov,D27220–12019B06GCT Paris Blitz 20193
Duda,J2729Mamedyarov,S27701–02019D00GCT Paris Blitz 20193
Nakamura,H2806Vachier-Lagrave,M27991–02019B56GCT Paris Blitz 20194
Caruana,F2793Giri,A27631–02019B90GCT Paris Blitz 20194
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Mamedyarov,S27700–12019B11GCT Paris Blitz 20194
Grischuk,A2769Anand,V2757½–½2019E08GCT Paris Blitz 20194
Dubov,D2722Duda,J2729½–½2019A37GCT Paris Blitz 20194
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Nepomniachtchi,I2774½–½2019D41GCT Paris Blitz 20195
Mamedyarov,S2770Dubov,D2722½–½2019D38GCT Paris Blitz 20195
Giri,A2763Nakamura,H2806½–½2019B01GCT Paris Blitz 20195
Anand,V2757Caruana,F27931–02019B67GCT Paris Blitz 20195
Duda,J2729Grischuk,A27691–02019D00GCT Paris Blitz 20195
Nakamura,H2806Anand,V2757½–½2019D32GCT Paris Blitz 20196
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Giri,A27630–12019B52GCT Paris Blitz 20196
Caruana,F2793Duda,J27291–02019B01GCT Paris Blitz 20196
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Dubov,D27221–02019B35GCT Paris Blitz 20196
Grischuk,A2769Mamedyarov,S27700–12019E60GCT Paris Blitz 20196
Mamedyarov,S2770Caruana,F27930–12019A45GCT Paris Blitz 20197
Giri,A2763Nepomniachtchi,I27740–12019B08GCT Paris Blitz 20197
Anand,V2757Vachier-Lagrave,M27990–12019B53GCT Paris Blitz 20197
Duda,J2729Nakamura,H28060–12019A45GCT Paris Blitz 20197
Dubov,D2722Grischuk,A2769½–½2019C47GCT Paris Blitz 20197
Nakamura,H2806Mamedyarov,S27701–02019D85GCT Paris Blitz 20198
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Duda,J27290–12019B01GCT Paris Blitz 20198
Caruana,F2793Dubov,D27221–02019A41GCT Paris Blitz 20198
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Grischuk,A2769½–½2019C47GCT Paris Blitz 20198
Giri,A2763Anand,V27570–12019C78GCT Paris Blitz 20198
Mamedyarov,S2770Vachier-Lagrave,M27990–12019E60GCT Paris Blitz 20199
Grischuk,A2769Caruana,F2793½–½2019E11GCT Paris Blitz 20199
Anand,V2757Nepomniachtchi,I2774½–½2019B13GCT Paris Blitz 20199
Duda,J2729Giri,A27630–12019A45GCT Paris Blitz 20199
Dubov,D2722Nakamura,H28060–12019E06GCT Paris Blitz 20199
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Caruana,F27931–02019C16GCT Paris Blitz 201910
Mamedyarov,S2770Giri,A27631–02019D12GCT Paris Blitz 201910
Grischuk,A2769Nakamura,H28061–02019E08GCT Paris Blitz 201910
Duda,J2729Anand,V2757½–½2019C44GCT Paris Blitz 201910
Dubov,D2722Vachier-Lagrave,M27990–12019B23GCT Paris Blitz 201910
Nakamura,H2806Caruana,F27931–02019C78GCT Paris Blitz 201911
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Grischuk,A2769½–½2019D34GCT Paris Blitz 201911
Giri,A2763Dubov,D27221–02019B31GCT Paris Blitz 201911
Anand,V2757Mamedyarov,S2770½–½2019C54GCT Paris Blitz 201911
Duda,J2729Nepomniachtchi,I27741–02019A28GCT Paris Blitz 201911
Caruana,F2793Vachier-Lagrave,M27991–02019B92GCT Paris Blitz 201912
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Nakamura,H2806½–½2019C24GCT Paris Blitz 201912
Mamedyarov,S2770Duda,J2729½–½2019D46GCT Paris Blitz 201912
Grischuk,A2769Giri,A27631–02019B90GCT Paris Blitz 201912
Dubov,D2722Anand,V27571–02019E20GCT Paris Blitz 201912
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Nakamura,H28061–02019B07GCT Paris Blitz 201913
Mamedyarov,S2770Nepomniachtchi,I27740–12019D78GCT Paris Blitz 201913
Giri,A2763Caruana,F2793½–½2019A09GCT Paris Blitz 201913
Anand,V2757Grischuk,A27691–02019C54GCT Paris Blitz 201913
Duda,J2729Dubov,D27220–12019A14GCT Paris Blitz 201913
Nakamura,H2806Giri,A27631–02019B56GCT Paris Blitz 201914
Caruana,F2793Anand,V27570–12019C54GCT Paris Blitz 201914
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Vachier-Lagrave,M27991–02019B23GCT Paris Blitz 201914
Grischuk,A2769Duda,J27290–12019B01GCT Paris Blitz 201914
Dubov,D2722Mamedyarov,S2770½–½2019A50GCT Paris Blitz 201914
Mamedyarov,S2770Grischuk,A2769½–½2019D00GCT Paris Blitz 201915
Giri,A2763Vachier-Lagrave,M27991–02019B90GCT Paris Blitz 201915
Anand,V2757Nakamura,H28061–02019B06GCT Paris Blitz 201915
Duda,J2729Caruana,F27931–02019A29GCT Paris Blitz 201915
Dubov,D2722Nepomniachtchi,I2774½–½2019A33GCT Paris Blitz 201915
Nakamura,H2806Duda,J2729½–½2019B29GCT Paris Blitz 201916
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Anand,V2757½–½2019C77GCT Paris Blitz 201916
Caruana,F2793Mamedyarov,S27701–02019B12GCT Paris Blitz 201916
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Giri,A2763½–½2019B23GCT Paris Blitz 201916
Grischuk,A2769Dubov,D2722½–½2019D38GCT Paris Blitz 201916
Mamedyarov,S2770Nakamura,H28061–02019D37GCT Paris Blitz 201917
Grischuk,A2769Nepomniachtchi,I27741–02019E60GCT Paris Blitz 201917
Anand,V2757Giri,A2763½–½2019B90GCT Paris Blitz 201917
Duda,J2729Vachier-Lagrave,M27991–02019A30GCT Paris Blitz 201917
Dubov,D2722Caruana,F27930–12019A32GCT Paris Blitz 201917
Nakamura,H2806Dubov,D27221–02019D31GCT Paris Blitz 201918
Vachier-Lagrave,M2799Mamedyarov,S2770½–½2019C54GCT Paris Blitz 201918
Caruana,F2793Grischuk,A27691–02019B12GCT Paris Blitz 201918
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Anand,V27570–12019C54GCT Paris Blitz 201918
Giri,A2763Duda,J27290–12019B01GCT Paris Blitz 201918

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Antonio is a freelance writer and a philologist. He is mainly interested in the links between chess and culture, primarily literature. In chess games, he skews towards endgames and positional play.

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