Hikaru Nakamura wins Grand Chess Tour Paris

by Johannes Fischer
6/12/2016 – Hikaru Nakamura convincingly won the Grand Chess Tour Paris. After a shaky start into the second day of the blitz tournament he started to win game after game. World Champion Magnus Carlsen, however, failed to find his form and lost one game after the other. After 16 of 18 rounds Nakamura was 2.5 points ahead and had won the tournament with two rounds to go.
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Magnus Carlsen...

...and Hikaru Nakamura were dominating day one of the blitz tournament

After the first day of the blitz tournament in Paris Nakamura was half-a-point ahead of Carlsen in the table that combined rapid and blitz results. Their rivals were trailing far behind and it was clear that either Carlsen or Nakamura would win the Grand Chess Tour Paris. But both had a bad start into day two of the blitz tournament and both lost in the eleventh round: Nakamura against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Carlsen against Fabiano Caruana.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave played a good tournament and finished third

But Nakamura recovered and started to gather points while Carlsen did not manage to get going. After a draw in round 12 against Vachier-Lagrave he lost again  in round 13 - this time against Levon Aronian.

Levon Aronian

Vladimir Kramnik (left) before his game against Carlsen.
For Kramnik the second part of the blitz tournament
was just horrible: he scored only 1.0/9.

Anish Giri lost against Nakamura but won against Carlsen

Round 16 already proved to be decisive. While Nakamura won against Fressinet Carlsen tried too hard against Veselin Topalov and suffered one more defeat. After 16 rounds Nakamura was 2.5 points ahead of Carlsen and had clinched tournament victory.

But the encounter between Carlsen and Nakamura in the final round of the event was still prestigious and with a win in this game Nakamura would have been the new number one on the live-blitz-rating list. But Carlsen kept his nerves, won the game and ended the tournament on a positive note.

Despite this loss Nakamura was clear winner of the Grand Chess Tour in Paris. He won the rapid tournament and in the blitz tournament he shared first place with Carlsen and he had been dominating both events.

The winner of Paris: Hikaru Nakamura

Table - Blitz Tournament

Here and in the other tables the given ratings refer to classical ratings

Table - Rapid Tournament

Games- Blitz Tournament

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Re1 Re8 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Rb8 11.Rb1 h6 12.Nd2 Ne7 13.Nc4 Ng6 14.d4 Be6 15.Na5 exd4 16.Rxb7 Qf6 17.Rxb8 Rxb8 18.Nc6 Rb1 19.cxd4 Nf4 20.gxf4 Bxf4 21.d5 Bd7 22.Qf3 Bxc6 23.dxc6 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Bxc1 25.Qxf6 gxf6 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Carlsen,M2855So,W2770½–½2016C44GCT Blitz Paris 20161
Caruana,F2804Nakamura,H27870–12016C50GCT Blitz Paris 20161
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Fressinet,L26871–02016C65GCT Blitz Paris 20161
Aronian,L2792Topalov,V27611–02016D12GCT Blitz Paris 20161
Kramnik,V2812Giri,A27820–12016A05GCT Blitz Paris 20161
So,W2770Giri,A2782½–½2016A45GCT Blitz Paris 20162
Topalov,V2761Kramnik,V2812½–½2016C24GCT Blitz Paris 20162
Fressinet,L2687Aronian,L2792½–½2016C84GCT Blitz Paris 20162
Nakamura,H2787Vachier Lagrave,M2789½–½2016A29GCT Blitz Paris 20162
Carlsen,M2855Caruana,F2804½–½2016B40GCT Blitz Paris 20162
Caruana,F2804So,W27701–02016A07GCT Blitz Paris 20163
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Carlsen,M2855½–½2016C77GCT Blitz Paris 20163
Aronian,L2792Nakamura,H2787½–½2016E06GCT Blitz Paris 20163
Kramnik,V2812Fressinet,L26871–02016B32GCT Blitz Paris 20163
Giri,A2782Topalov,V27611–02016D78GCT Blitz Paris 20163
So,W2770Topalov,V2761½–½2016D12GCT Blitz Paris 20164
Fressinet,L2687Giri,A27820–12016D38GCT Blitz Paris 20164
Nakamura,H2787Kramnik,V2812½–½2016D35GCT Blitz Paris 20164
Carlsen,M2855Aronian,L27921–02016C65GCT Blitz Paris 20164
Caruana,F2804Vachier Lagrave,M27890–12016A00GCT Blitz Paris 20164
Vachier Lagrave,M2789So,W2770½–½2016C77GCT Blitz Paris 20165
Aronian,L2792Caruana,F28041–02016B08GCT Blitz Paris 20165
Kramnik,V2812Carlsen,M28550–12016C55GCT Blitz Paris 20165
Giri,A2782Nakamura,H27870–12016C65GCT Blitz Paris 20165
Topalov,V2761Fressinet,L26870–12016C24GCT Blitz Paris 20165
So,W2770Fressinet,L2687½–½2016A45GCT Blitz Paris 20166
Nakamura,H2787Topalov,V27611–02016E46GCT Blitz Paris 20166
Carlsen,M2855Giri,A27821–02016B50GCT Blitz Paris 20166
Caruana,F2804Kramnik,V28121–02016C65GCT Blitz Paris 20166
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Aronian,L2792½–½2016C67GCT Blitz Paris 20166
Aronian,L2792So,W2770½–½2016A30GCT Blitz Paris 20167
Kramnik,V2812Vachier Lagrave,M27891–02016A48GCT Blitz Paris 20167
Giri,A2782Caruana,F28040–12016B41GCT Blitz Paris 20167
Topalov,V2761Carlsen,M2855½–½2016C84GCT Blitz Paris 20167
Fressinet,L2687Nakamura,H27870–12016D56GCT Blitz Paris 20167
So,W2770Nakamura,H27870–12016C65GCT Blitz Paris 20168
Carlsen,M2855Fressinet,L26871–02016C11GCT Blitz Paris 20168
Caruana,F2804Topalov,V27611–02016D73GCT Blitz Paris 20168
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Giri,A2782½–½2016D73GCT Blitz Paris 20168
Aronian,L2792Kramnik,V2812½–½2016A14GCT Blitz Paris 20168
Kramnik,V2812So,W27701–02016A07GCT Blitz Paris 20169
Giri,A2782Aronian,L2792½–½2016C65GCT Blitz Paris 20169
Topalov,V2761Vachier Lagrave,M27891–02016A20GCT Blitz Paris 20169
Fressinet,L2687Caruana,F28040–12016B43GCT Blitz Paris 20169
Nakamura,H2787Carlsen,M28550–12016D37GCT Blitz Paris 20169
So,W2770Carlsen,M28550–12016A29GCT Blitz Paris 201610
Nakamura,H2787Caruana,F2804½–½2016D37GCT Blitz Paris 201610
Fressinet,L2687Vachier Lagrave,M2789½–½2016D85GCT Blitz Paris 201610
Topalov,V2761Aronian,L2792½–½2016A20GCT Blitz Paris 201610
Giri,A2782Kramnik,V2812½–½2016A07GCT Blitz Paris 201610
Giri,A2782So,W27700–12016A14GCT Blitz Paris 201611
Kramnik,V2812Topalov,V27610–12016D02GCT Blitz Paris 201611
Aronian,L2792Fressinet,L2687½–½2016A14GCT Blitz Paris 201611
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Nakamura,H27871–02016A05GCT Blitz Paris 201611
Caruana,F2804Carlsen,M28551–02016C50GCT Blitz Paris 201611
So,W2770Caruana,F28041–02016D31GCT Blitz Paris 201612
Carlsen,M2855Vachier Lagrave,M2789½–½2016A48GCT Blitz Paris 201612
Nakamura,H2787Aronian,L2792½–½2016D56GCT Blitz Paris 201612
Fressinet,L2687Kramnik,V28121–02016C65GCT Blitz Paris 201612
Topalov,V2761Giri,A27821–02016A36GCT Blitz Paris 201612
Topalov,V2761So,W2770½–½2016A30GCT Blitz Paris 201613
Giri,A2782Fressinet,L26871–02016C45GCT Blitz Paris 201613
Kramnik,V2812Nakamura,H27870–12016A14GCT Blitz Paris 201613
Aronian,L2792Carlsen,M28551–02016A40GCT Blitz Paris 201613
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Caruana,F28041–02016C00GCT Blitz Paris 201613
So,W2770Vachier Lagrave,M2789½–½2016A04GCT Blitz Paris 201614
Caruana,F2804Aronian,L27920–12016C50GCT Blitz Paris 201614
Carlsen,M2855Kramnik,V28121–02016C65GCT Blitz Paris 201614
Nakamura,H2787Giri,A27821–02016A06GCT Blitz Paris 201614
Fressinet,L2687Topalov,V2761½–½2016A07GCT Blitz Paris 201614
Fressinet,L2687So,W2770½–½2016D78GCT Blitz Paris 201615
Topalov,V2761Nakamura,H2787½–½2016A15GCT Blitz Paris 201615
Giri,A2782Carlsen,M28551–02016B41GCT Blitz Paris 201615
Kramnik,V2812Caruana,F28040–12016A05GCT Blitz Paris 201615
Aronian,L2792Vachier Lagrave,M27890–12016A04GCT Blitz Paris 201615
So,W2770Aronian,L2792½–½2016C67GCT Blitz Paris 201616
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Kramnik,V28121–02016D73GCT Blitz Paris 201616
Caruana,F2804Giri,A27820–12016B90GCT Blitz Paris 201616
Carlsen,M2855Topalov,V27610–12016B51GCT Blitz Paris 201616
Nakamura,H2787Fressinet,L26871–02016D55GCT Blitz Paris 201616
Nakamura,H2787So,W2770½–½2016D12GCT Blitz Paris 201617
Fressinet,L2687Carlsen,M28550–12016A40GCT Blitz Paris 201617
Topalov,V2761Caruana,F28040–12016A13GCT Blitz Paris 201617
Giri,A2782Vachier Lagrave,M2789½–½2016A04GCT Blitz Paris 201617
Kramnik,V2812Aronian,L2792½–½2016A14GCT Blitz Paris 201617
So,W2770Kramnik,V28121–02016C67GCT Blitz Paris 201618
Carlsen,M2855Nakamura,H27871–02016C65GCT Blitz Paris 201618
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Topalov,V2761½–½2016B51GCT Blitz Paris 201618
Caruana,F2804Fressinet,L26871–02016A01GCT Blitz Paris 201618
Aronian,L2792Giri,A2782½–½2016A80GCT Blitz Paris 201618

Games - Rapid Tournament

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.h3 Ne7 8.Ba4 a6 9.d4 Ba7 10.Bc2 d5 11.Nxe5 Nxe4 12.Nd2 Nd6 13.Ndf3 Bf5 14.Re1 Bxc2 15.Qxc2 Ne4 16.Qb3 Qc8 17.Ng5 Nxg5 18.Bxg5 f6 19.Nd3 Qd7 20.Bf4 c6 21.Re2 Ng6 22.Rae1 Rad8 23.Re6 Kf7 24.Bg3 Rde8 25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Rxe8 Kxe8 27.a4 Qe7 28.a5 Kd8 29.Qd1 Qe4 30.Kh2 Ne7 31.Qb3 Kc8 32.Qb4 Qe6 33.Nf4 Qf7 34.Kg1 Bb8 35.Nd3 Bxg3 36.fxg3 Nf5 37.g4 Ng3 38.Nc5 h5 39.gxh5 Qe7 40.Kf2 Nf5 41.g4 Qe3+ 42.Kf1 Qxh3+ 43.Ke1 Qg3+ 44.Kd2 Nd6 45.Nxb7 Qg2+ 46.Kc1 Qf1+ 47.Kc2 Qe2+ 48.Kc1 Qe1+ 49.Kc2 Qe4+ 50.Kb3 Nxb7 51.Qf8+ Kc7 52.Qxg7+ Kb8 53.h6 Qd3 54.Ka3 Qb1 55.h7 Qa1+ 56.Kb3 Qd1+ 57.Kb4 Ka7 58.h8Q Qa1 0–1
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Carlsen,M2855So,W27700–12016C65GCT Rapid Paris 20161
Fressinet,L2687Vachier Lagrave,M2789½–½2016D85GCT Rapid Paris 20161
Nakamura,H2787Kramnik,V2812½–½2016D35GCT Rapid Paris 20161
Topalov,V2761Caruana,F28040–12016C45GCT Rapid Paris 20161
Giri,A2782Aronian,L2792½–½2016D37GCT Rapid Paris 20161
Kramnik,V2812So,W2770½–½2016D78GCT Rapid Paris 20162
Caruana,F2804Giri,A2782½–½2016C80GCT Rapid Paris 20162
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Carlsen,M28550–12016C78GCT Rapid Paris 20162
Nakamura,H2787Topalov,V27611–02016A29GCT Rapid Paris 20162
Aronian,L2792Fressinet,L26871–02016A20GCT Rapid Paris 20162
So,W2770Vachier Lagrave,M27890–12016D83GCT Rapid Paris 20163
Fressinet,L2687Caruana,F28041–02016D78GCT Rapid Paris 20163
Giri,A2782Nakamura,H2787½–½2016A14GCT Rapid Paris 20163
Carlsen,M2855Aronian,L27921–02016C65GCT Rapid Paris 20163
Topalov,V2761Kramnik,V28120–12016C65GCT Rapid Paris 20163
Caruana,F2804Carlsen,M28550–12016C78GCT Rapid Paris 20164
Kramnik,V2812Vachier Lagrave,M27890–12016A04GCT Rapid Paris 20164
Nakamura,H2787Fressinet,L26871–02016D31GCT Rapid Paris 20164
Aronian,L2792So,W27700–12016D15GCT Rapid Paris 20164
Topalov,V2761Giri,A27821–02016C24GCT Rapid Paris 20164
Carlsen,M2855Nakamura,H2787½–½2016E21GCT Rapid Paris 20165
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Aronian,L2792½–½2016C65GCT Rapid Paris 20165
So,W2770Caruana,F2804½–½2016C65GCT Rapid Paris 20165
Giri,A2782Kramnik,V2812½–½2016A14GCT Rapid Paris 20165
Fressinet,L2687Topalov,V2761½–½2016D58GCT Rapid Paris 20165
Nakamura,H2787So,W2770½–½2016D38GCT Rapid Paris 20166
Topalov,V2761Carlsen,M28550–12016C84GCT Rapid Paris 20166
Caruana,F2804Vachier Lagrave,M27890–12016A48GCT Rapid Paris 20166
Kramnik,V2812Aronian,L2792½–½2016C53GCT Rapid Paris 20166
Giri,A2782Fressinet,L26871–02016C45GCT Rapid Paris 20166
Carlsen,M2855Giri,A2782½–½2016C24GCT Rapid Paris 20167
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Nakamura,H27870–12016C65GCT Rapid Paris 20167
So,W2770Topalov,V2761½–½2016D37GCT Rapid Paris 20167
Aronian,L2792Caruana,F28041–02016A09GCT Rapid Paris 20167
Fressinet,L2687Kramnik,V28120–12016C65GCT Rapid Paris 20167
Nakamura,H2787Aronian,L27921–02016D35GCT Rapid Paris 20168
Fressinet,L2687Carlsen,M2855½–½2016D05GCT Rapid Paris 20168
Giri,A2782So,W2770½–½2016D38GCT Rapid Paris 20168
Kramnik,V2812Caruana,F28041–02016A07GCT Rapid Paris 20168
Topalov,V2761Vachier Lagrave,M27890–12016B51GCT Rapid Paris 20168
Caruana,F2804Nakamura,H27870–12016A14GCT Rapid Paris 20169
Carlsen,M2855Kramnik,V28121–02016D35GCT Rapid Paris 20169
Vachier Lagrave,M2789Giri,A2782½–½2016C77GCT Rapid Paris 20169
So,W2770Fressinet,L26871–02016A30GCT Rapid Paris 20169
Aronian,L2792Topalov,V27611–02016A09GCT Rapid Paris 20169

Final result of the Grand Chess Tour Paris

 

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Johannes Fischer was born in 1963 in Hamburg and studied English and German literature in Frankfurt. He now lives as a writer and translator in Nürnberg. He is a FIDE-Master and regularly writes for KARL, a German chess magazine focusing on the links between culture and chess. On his own blog he regularly publishes notes on "Film, Literature and Chess".

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