Grand Chess Tour: Superbet Rapid & Blitz to Aronian

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11/10/2019 – Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin surged in the final day of blitz to finish joint first in the overall standings in Bucharest. Aronian won a two-game rapid playoff to be declared the winner of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz. Live games and commentary from 13:00 UTC (14:00 CET, 8:00 AM EST). | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour
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Day 5 - Blitz

The Superbet Rapid & Blitz, taking place in the Stejarii Country Club in Bucharest, Romania, the 6th out of a total of 8 events in the 2019 Grand Chess Tour. Seven of the twelve tour "regulars", Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin and Wesley So, are joined by event wild cards Vlasidlav Artemiev, Le Quang Liem and Anton Korobov.

The final two days are a blitz double round-robin, with 18 rounds of 5 minutes plus 3-second delay. Rapid games count double, with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

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1.d4 2.9 Nf6 53 2.Nf3 23 b6 1:56 3.g3 1:07 Bb7 7 4.Bg2 4 e6 2:28 5.0-0 34 Be7 1:27:36 6.c4 1:44 0-0 6 7.Nc3 4 Ne4 3 8.Bd2 7 Bf6 3:17 9.Qc2 4:19 Nxd2 32 10.Qxd2 6 d6 35 11.e4 1:38 Nd7 28 12.Rad1 23 g6 5:06 13.Rfe1 14:34 Bg7 20 14.b3 1:12:24 a6 1:37 15.Qc2 3:09 Rb8 3:10 16.a4 6:06 Qe7 9:54 17.d5 6:48 e5 2:56 18.b4 20 a5 3:51 19.bxa5 7:24 Bh6 6:23 20.axb6 7:23 cxb6 56:42 21.Rb1 13 Ba6 0 22.Rb4 4:12 Nc5 0 23.Reb1 12:20 Qc7 0 24.Bh3 1:05 f5 0 25.exf5 1:01 gxf5 0 26.Nh4 5:09 f4 0 27.Ne4 17 Kh8 0 28.Bf5 8:21 fxg3 0 29.hxg3 39 Rg8 0 30.Kg2 1:45 Nxe4 0 31.Bxe4 2:00 Bg5 0 32.Rh1 10:41 Bxh4 0 33.Rxh4 1 Rg7 0 34.a5 48 bxa5 0 35.Rxb8+ 33 Qxb8 0 36.Bxh7 22 Qd8 0 37.Bg6+ 4:24 Kg8 0 38.Qf5 3 Bc8 9:00 39.Qh5 6 Kf8 3 40.Qh8+ 4 Rg8 17 41.Qh6+ 30:08 Rg7 20:55 42.Rh5 6:27 Qe7 8:23 43.Bf5 2:24 Bd7 1:07
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Caruana,F2776Carlsen,M283755716066
Erigaisi Arjun2782Nakamura,H280455716064
Wei,Y2758Gukesh,D278755716065
Muzychuk,A2526Ju,W258055716082
Koneru,H2543Lei,T255255716083
Khademalsharieh,S2449Vaishali,R247555716080
Ivanchuk,V2644Bacrot,E26333.185709640
Amin,B2649Rathanvel,V24653.95709689
Muradli,M2603Nihal Sarin26935.15710902
Gorshtein,I2560Ilamparthi A R24695.105710914
Can,E2568Dau Khuong Duy24235.195710928
Van Wely,L2609Benitah,Y23333.115709694
Shabalov,A2483Henriquez Villagra,C259711.45712352
Avila Pavas,S2469Quesada Perez,L254611.55712353
Cardoso Cardoso,J2516Liascovich,L241711.65712354
Jacobson,B2582Proudian,A241011.85712358
Hardaway,B2502Coro,L243411.105712363
Rojas Salas,S2343Hungaski,R247711.115712364
Di Berardino,D2448Lima,D238011.125712365
Matsuura,E2354Hong,A257911.135712366
Caceres Benitez,A2313Tristan,L253611.145712367
Annaberdiyev,M2436Horvath,A23938.15714188
Videki,S2344Nemeth,Z23208.25714190
Egresi,M2354Juhasz,A23978.35714191
Ostovic,M2394Diachek,A22268.45714193
Aditya Mittal2547Dotzer,L24555.115710916
Sokolovsky,Y2539Bronstein,O24435.125710917
Tin,J2601Sahib Singh24165.175710926
Goutham Krishna H2427Indjic,A26375.185710927
Davtyan,A2402Gavrilescu,D25545.215710931
Stribuk,A2433Gupta,A25775.275710941
Zhang,D2410Ayush Sharma24785.365710953
Gaal,Z2395Tregubenko,N22775.395710957
Suleymanli,A2617Karthikeyan,M26583.15709617
Sankalp Gupta2559Adhiban,B25183.35709619
Hejazipour,M2310Shoker,S24563.125709695
Murzin,V2658Lupulescu,C25743.265709655
Anton Guijarro,D2642Harutyunyan,S22583.275709716
Martic,I2253Atalik,S24221.15710978
Ivanisevic,I2520Djordjevic,V23501.35710981
Oparin,G2660Villanueva,M245411.35712351
Papp,L2369Varadi,V23658.55714194
Pogany,Z2213Szabolcsi,J21578.75714196
Pitschka,C2108Karacsonyi,K21788.85714198
Mikrut,D2316Noetzel,F22146.45713117
Malek,D2300Tscheuschner,G21596.55713118
Reimer,P2180Strache,M22546.65713119
Federovski,A2000Chernyak,V21386.75709137
Osmak,Y2471Doluhanova,E22526.95709139
Gaponenko,I2318Gadasi,N20396.175709150
Qasem,H1897Pitam,E21746.185709152
Rohith Krishna S2490Zemlyanskii,I25635.35710904
Sargsyan,S2666Harikrishnan.A.Ra24675.45710905
Kacharava,N2516Jubin Jimmy24495.135710918
Panesar Vedant2455Tippa,A16145.145710922
Boruchovsky,A2513Hayrapetyan,H24235.165710925
Sanal,V2555Talibov,S24235.205710929
Davtyan,A2485Kushagra Mohan24005.225710932
Royal,S2493Tsaruk,M24315.295710943
Neelash Saha2445Manon,R24035.325710948
Petkov,M2524Liyanage,R23875.345710950
Garayev,K2336Zia,T23745.405710958
Balajayeva,K2358Rakshitta Ravi23245.415710959
Lamard,G2500Girel,J24983.25709618
Visakh N R2507Hamitevici,V24233.45709682
Postny,E2525Brunner,N24233.65709686
Defromont,B2388Lamaze,S24243.65709624
Degraeve,R2403Llari,M23093.75709625
Pourquet,M2298Vitoux,C23673.75709687
Bensdorp-De Labaca,M2208Delorme,L20703.85709626
Le Roux,J2475Lux,H23153.135709696
Rakotomaharo,F2441Tregubov,P25483.145709635
Tulliez,A2251Breuil,T23623.155709699
Malka,S2228Broly,M20773.165709700
Richard,E2142Guichard,P23243.165709638
Schlosser,P2472Bassini,E23913.175709702
Samoun,F2261Schmider,N24213.205709705
Ernst,L2222Robert,M22653.215709707
Lagarde,M2622Govciyan,P24213.225709648
Guerlach,K2148Savignon Schmidt,M20573.225709709
Boyer,M2521Bauer,C25613.235709651
Daulyte-Cornette,D2396Benmesbah,N22593.245709654
Makke,L2119Bellahcene,S20943.245709714
Pranav Vijay2252Tabatabaei,M26703.255709653
Midy,R2139Velten,P25423.285709717
Lucas,A2328Weibel,T21253.315709721
Tatvidze,D2117Yekeler,K19652.165711142
Preman,N1996Khymchenko,M18692.185711144
Petroff,V1937Ilbasmis,K18682.205711149
Torun,K1892Yildiz,S22082.285711166
Vujatovic,I2008Pogorelskikh,S23261.15710995
Markus,R2573Cabarkapa,N24551.25710980
Mijic,S2084Gajcin,M22231.25710996
Grozdanovic,A2085Chelushkina,I21411.35710998
Ljepic,A2336Pap,M24491.45710982
Vujovic,V2179Mehmed,E22481.45710999
Gaivoronskii,A2185Radovic,L23171.55710983
Dakic,M2047Srdanovic,J22351.55711000
Gumularz,S2602Froewis,G24288.65724802
Harikrishna,P2707Puranik,A26243.95709628
Kollars,D2625Gledura,B26633.55705165
Vachier-Lagrave,M2723Burri,Q24013.115709630
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Tiviakov,S2536Adams,M26619.15698904
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Commentary by WGM Jennifer Shahade, GMs Maurice Ashley, Alejandro Ramirez and Cristian Chirila

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nc3 d6 6.Na4 C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4 Bb6 7.Nxb6 axb6 8.c3 0-0 9.Ba4 Ne7 10.Bc2 Ng6 11.h3 d5 12.0-0 Re8N Predecessor: 12...dxe4 13.dxe4 Qxd1 14.Rxd1 Bd7 15.Nh2 Rfd8 16.f3 Be6 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Nf1 Nd7 19.Be3 1-0 (54) Bruzon Batista,L (2660)-Priyadharshan,K (2516) Saint Louis 2017 13.a4 dxe4 14.dxe4 Be6 15.Be3 h6 16.Kh2 Qe7 17.Qe2 Nh7 18.g3 Nf6 19.Rfd1 Red8 20.Rxd8+ Qxd8 21.Rd1 Qe8 22.Nd2 Nf8 23.Nc4 N6d7 23...Bd7= 24.b4 f6 25.a5 25.Bc1± 25...Qf7 26.Bd3 bxa5 27.Nxa5 b6 28.Nc6 Ng6 29.Bb5 Ne7 29...f5= 30.Qd3
And now Nxe7+ would win. 30...Ng6 31.Qe2 Ngf8 31...Ne7= 32.f4 exf4 33.gxf4 f5 34.Nd4 Ra2 35.Rd2 Rxd2 36.Bxd2 Kh8 37.e5 37.Nxe6± Nxe6 38.exf5 37...Bd5 38.Bd3 g6 39.c4 Be6 40.Nc6 Qe8 41.Be3 Bf7 41...Nc5!? 42.bxc5 42.Bxc5 bxc5 43.b5 Bd7 42...Qxc6± 42.c5 Nxc5 43.Bb5 43.bxc5= Qxc6 44.Bb5 43...Nce6 44.Qd2 Qa8 45.Ne7! Kh7 46.Nd5 Kg7 47.Nf6 White should try 47.Be2= 47...Nh7 48.Bc4 Nhf8 49.h4 c5 50.h5 cxb4 51.hxg6 But not 51.Bxb6 Qc6 51...Bxg6 52.Bd5 Qa3 53.Bxb6 b3
aiming for ...b2. 54.Bd4 Kf7 55.Bc3 Strongly threatening Qd4. Kg7? Accuracy: White = 51%, Black = 39%. 55...Qa4= and Black stays safe. 1–0
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Caruana,F2822Anand,V27571–02019C48Superbet Blitz GCT 20191
Giri,A2776Artemiev,V2731½–½2019D15Superbet Blitz GCT 20191
Mamedyarov,S2772Aronian,L2772½–½2019E39Superbet Blitz GCT 20191
So,W2760Karjakin,S27541–02019E04Superbet Blitz GCT 20191
Korobov,A2670Le,Q27130–12019D27Superbet Blitz GCT 20191
Aronian,L2772Korobov,A2670½–½2019D46Superbet Blitz GCT 20192
So,W2760Giri,A2776½–½2019A20Superbet Blitz GCT 20192
Anand,V2757Mamedyarov,S27721–02019C54Superbet Blitz GCT 20192
Karjakin,S2754Le,Q2713½–½2019B30Superbet Blitz GCT 20192
Artemiev,V2731Caruana,F2822½–½2019D00Superbet Blitz GCT 20192
Caruana,F2822So,W27600–12019D40Superbet Blitz GCT 20193
Giri,A2776Karjakin,S27540–12019C54Superbet Blitz GCT 20193
Mamedyarov,S2772Artemiev,V2731½–½2019D15Superbet Blitz GCT 20193
Le,Q2713Aronian,L2772½–½2019D38Superbet Blitz GCT 20193
Korobov,A2670Anand,V27570–12019E54Superbet Blitz GCT 20193
Giri,A2776Caruana,F2822½–½2019E01Superbet Blitz GCT 20194
So,W2760Mamedyarov,S2772½–½2019A38Superbet Blitz GCT 20194
Anand,V2757Le,Q27130–12019B31Superbet Blitz GCT 20194
Karjakin,S2754Aronian,L2772½–½2019C47Superbet Blitz GCT 20194
Artemiev,V2731Korobov,A2670½–½2019B50Superbet Blitz GCT 20194
Caruana,F2822Karjakin,S27541–02019A28Superbet Blitz GCT 20195
Aronian,L2772Anand,V2757½–½2019C67Superbet Blitz GCT 20195
Mamedyarov,S2772Giri,A2776½–½2019D11Superbet Blitz GCT 20195
Le,Q2713Artemiev,V27311–02019B28Superbet Blitz GCT 20195
Korobov,A2670So,W2760½–½2019E54Superbet Blitz GCT 20195
Caruana,F2822Mamedyarov,S27720–12019C77Superbet Blitz GCT 20196
Giri,A2776Korobov,A2670½–½2019B80Superbet Blitz GCT 20196
So,W2760Le,Q27130–12019D27Superbet Blitz GCT 20196
Karjakin,S2754Anand,V27571–02019C65Superbet Blitz GCT 20196
Artemiev,V2731Aronian,L27720–12019A14Superbet Blitz GCT 20196
Aronian,L2772So,W27601–02019B90Superbet Blitz GCT 20197
Mamedyarov,S2772Karjakin,S27540–12019E34Superbet Blitz GCT 20197
Anand,V2757Artemiev,V27311–02019B42Superbet Blitz GCT 20197
Le,Q2713Giri,A27761–02019B70Superbet Blitz GCT 20197
Korobov,A2670Caruana,F28221–02019E54Superbet Blitz GCT 20197
Caruana,F2822Le,Q2713½–½2019B31Superbet Blitz GCT 20198
Giri,A2776Aronian,L2772½–½2019E05Superbet Blitz GCT 20198
Mamedyarov,S2772Korobov,A26700–12019D51Superbet Blitz GCT 20198
So,W2760Anand,V2757½–½2019D02Superbet Blitz GCT 20198
Karjakin,S2754Artemiev,V2731½–½2019B12Superbet Blitz GCT 20198
Aronian,L2772Caruana,F2822½–½2019C58Superbet Blitz GCT 20199
Anand,V2757Giri,A2776½–½2019C54Superbet Blitz GCT 20199
Artemiev,V2731So,W2760½–½2019A06Superbet Blitz GCT 20199
Le,Q2713Mamedyarov,S2772½–½2019D74Superbet Blitz GCT 20199
Korobov,A2670Karjakin,S2754½–½2019B22Superbet Blitz GCT 20199
Aronian,L2772Mamedyarov,S27721–02019C54Superbet Blitz GCT 201910
Anand,V2757Caruana,F28221–02019C16Superbet Blitz GCT 201910
Karjakin,S2754So,W2760½–½2019D04Superbet Blitz GCT 201910
Artemiev,V2731Giri,A27761–02019A05Superbet Blitz GCT 201910
Le,Q2713Korobov,A26701–02019B92Superbet Blitz GCT 201910
Caruana,F2822Artemiev,V27310–12019B28Superbet Blitz GCT 201911
Giri,A2776So,W2760½–½2019C54Superbet Blitz GCT 201911
Mamedyarov,S2772Anand,V27570–12019E35Superbet Blitz GCT 201911
Le,Q2713Karjakin,S27540–12019C65Superbet Blitz GCT 201911
Korobov,A2670Aronian,L27720–12019E39Superbet Blitz GCT 201911
Aronian,L2772Le,Q27131–02019A36Superbet Blitz GCT 201912
So,W2760Caruana,F28221–02019A13Superbet Blitz GCT 201912
Anand,V2757Korobov,A26701–02019B90Superbet Blitz GCT 201912
Karjakin,S2754Giri,A2776½–½2019D12Superbet Blitz GCT 201912
Artemiev,V2731Mamedyarov,S2772½–½2019A29Superbet Blitz GCT 201912
Caruana,F2822Giri,A2776½–½2019B25Superbet Blitz GCT 201913
Aronian,L2772Karjakin,S27540–12019C54Superbet Blitz GCT 201913
Mamedyarov,S2772So,W2760½–½2019E32Superbet Blitz GCT 201913
Le,Q2713Anand,V2757½–½2019C65Superbet Blitz GCT 201913
Korobov,A2670Artemiev,V27310–12019D80Superbet Blitz GCT 201913
Giri,A2776Mamedyarov,S2772½–½2019C78Superbet Blitz GCT 201914
So,W2760Korobov,A26701–02019A13Superbet Blitz GCT 201914
Anand,V2757Aronian,L2772½–½2019C67Superbet Blitz GCT 201914
Karjakin,S2754Caruana,F28221–02019B40Superbet Blitz GCT 201914
Artemiev,V2731Le,Q2713½–½2019A20Superbet Blitz GCT 201914
Aronian,L2772Artemiev,V27310–12019B90Superbet Blitz GCT 201915
Mamedyarov,S2772Caruana,F28221–02019E32Superbet Blitz GCT 201915
Anand,V2757Karjakin,S2754½–½2019C67Superbet Blitz GCT 201915
Le,Q2713So,W27600–12019E04Superbet Blitz GCT 201915
Korobov,A2670Giri,A2776½–½2019D10Superbet Blitz GCT 201915
Caruana,F2822Korobov,A26701–02019B90Superbet Blitz GCT 201916
Giri,A2776Le,Q27131–02019B31Superbet Blitz GCT 201916
So,W2760Aronian,L27721–02019E05Superbet Blitz GCT 201916
Karjakin,S2754Mamedyarov,S2772½–½2019C47Superbet Blitz GCT 201916
Artemiev,V2731Anand,V2757½–½2019D00Superbet Blitz GCT 201916
Aronian,L2772Giri,A2776½–½2019D37Superbet Blitz GCT 201917
Anand,V2757So,W2760½–½2019C65Superbet Blitz GCT 201917
Artemiev,V2731Karjakin,S2754½–½2019E20Superbet Blitz GCT 201917
Le,Q2713Caruana,F28221–02019B47Superbet Blitz GCT 201917
Korobov,A2670Mamedyarov,S27721–02019D80Superbet Blitz GCT 201917
Caruana,F2822Aronian,L2772½–½2019C65Superbet Blitz GCT 201918
Giri,A2776Anand,V2757½–½2019D38Superbet Blitz GCT 201918
Mamedyarov,S2772Le,Q27130–12019A37Superbet Blitz GCT 201918
So,W2760Artemiev,V27310–12019A29Superbet Blitz GCT 201918
Karjakin,S2754Korobov,A2670½–½2019B82Superbet Blitz GCT 201918
 
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Caruana,F2776Carlsen,M283755716066
Erigaisi Arjun2782Nakamura,H280455716064
Wei,Y2758Gukesh,D278755716065
Muzychuk,A2526Ju,W258055716082
Koneru,H2543Lei,T255255716083
Khademalsharieh,S2449Vaishali,R247555716080
Ivanchuk,V2644Bacrot,E26333.185709640
Amin,B2649Rathanvel,V24653.95709689
Muradli,M2603Nihal Sarin26935.15710902
Gorshtein,I2560Ilamparthi A R24695.105710914
Can,E2568Dau Khuong Duy24235.195710928
Van Wely,L2609Benitah,Y23333.115709694
Shabalov,A2483Henriquez Villagra,C259711.45712352
Avila Pavas,S2469Quesada Perez,L254611.55712353
Cardoso Cardoso,J2516Liascovich,L241711.65712354
Jacobson,B2582Proudian,A241011.85712358
Hardaway,B2502Coro,L243411.105712363
Rojas Salas,S2343Hungaski,R247711.115712364
Di Berardino,D2448Lima,D238011.125712365
Matsuura,E2354Hong,A257911.135712366
Caceres Benitez,A2313Tristan,L253611.145712367
Annaberdiyev,M2436Horvath,A23938.15714188
Videki,S2344Nemeth,Z23208.25714190
Egresi,M2354Juhasz,A23978.35714191
Ostovic,M2394Diachek,A22268.45714193
Aditya Mittal2547Dotzer,L24555.115710916
Sokolovsky,Y2539Bronstein,O24435.125710917
Tin,J2601Sahib Singh24165.175710926
Goutham Krishna H2427Indjic,A26375.185710927
Davtyan,A2402Gavrilescu,D25545.215710931
Stribuk,A2433Gupta,A25775.275710941
Zhang,D2410Ayush Sharma24785.365710953
Gaal,Z2395Tregubenko,N22775.395710957
Suleymanli,A2617Karthikeyan,M26583.15709617
Sankalp Gupta2559Adhiban,B25183.35709619
Hejazipour,M2310Shoker,S24563.125709695
Murzin,V2658Lupulescu,C25743.265709655
Anton Guijarro,D2642Harutyunyan,S22583.275709716
Martic,I2253Atalik,S24221.15710978
Ivanisevic,I2520Djordjevic,V23501.35710981
Oparin,G2660Villanueva,M245411.35712351
Papp,L2369Varadi,V23658.55714194
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The opening

The opening ceremony of the 2019 Superbet Rapid & Blitz (November 6th to 10th) was held at the Stejali Country Club last Tuesday afternoon. The day’s activities started off with a press conference which included the guest of honour for the tournament (Former World Number 1 Tennis player Boris Becker) as well as GM’s Fabiano Caruana, Viswanathan Anand and Wesley So.

The drawing of lots was then conducted as part of the opening ceremony before the players participated in a series of short exhibition games against some of the best Romanian junior players and some local corporate executives.

Players starting rank

No. Name Rtg
10 So Wesley 2802
8 Korobov Anton 2798
2 Caruana Fabiano 2791
9 Aronian Levon 2768
5 Artemiev Vladislav 2768
6 Anand Viswanathan 2757
3 Karjakin Sergey 2756
4 Le Quang Liem 2746
7 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2734
1 Giri Anish 2705

During the opening ceremony, Mr Michael Khodarkovsky (Executive Director of the Grand Chess Tour) announced that Superbet has already committed to hosting a classical tournament as part of the 2020 Grand Chess Tour calendar. The 2020 tournament will be held in May 2020.

Becker and Khodarkovsky

Boris Becker and Mikhail Khodarkovsky | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

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