World Rapid Championships: Carlsen and Humpy are the 2019 champions

by ChessBase
12/28/2019 – Magnus Carlsen and Humpy Koneru were crowned 2019 World Rapid Champions in Moscow. Carlsen all but secured first place with a round to spare, and then confirmed it with a 22-move draw against Hikaru Nakamura. Humpy, on the other hand, caught up with Lei Tingjie in the final round after the latter lost against Ekaterina Atalik — the Indian star would then go on to beat Lei in the Armageddon phase of tiebreaks. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Winning starts with what you know
The new version 18 offers completely new possibilities for chess training and analysis: playing style analysis, search for strategic themes, access to 6 billion Lichess games, player preparation by matching Lichess games, download Chess.com games with built-in API, built-in cloud engine and much more.

Firouzja gets silver

The Rapid World Championships finished on Saturday in Moscow. In the open section, Magnus Carlsen, the perennial favourite, got clear first place with an astounding 11½/15 score. Three players finished a full point behind, with 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja getting the silver medal and Hikaru Nakamura taking the bronze. Vladislav Artemiev also collected 10½ points, but was left out of the podium.

Among the women, Lei Tingjie reached the final round a half point ahead of her compatriot Tan Zhongyi and a full point ahead of a five-player group. Lei Tingjie lost with Black against Ekaterina Atalik, allowing Humpy Koneru and Atalik herself to catch up on 9 out of 12 points. Although prize money was evenly distributed, a play-off took place to decide the champion between Lei Tingjie and Humpy Koneru. The Indian player lost game one, but bounced back and then won the Armageddon decider to take the title.

Replay the games with computer analysis. Full report will come up shortly.

Live games and commentary

Players receive 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move for the entire game.

 
Live: American Cup Women Champions 2025
New ...
Open...
Share...
Layout...
Flip Board
Settings
Result:
½–½
Abrahamyan-Lee
MoveNResultEloPlayers
Position not in LiveBook
1.e4 4 c5 19 2.Nf3 9 Nc6 9 3.Bb5 26 e6 7 4.Bxc6 57 bxc6 34 5.b3 6 e5 8 6.Bb2 4:19 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6. d6 47 7.d3 1:04 Ne7 6:47 8.Nbd2 1:38 Ng6 4:33 9.g3N 1:27 9.h4 h5 10.Nc4 f6 11.Ne3 d5 12.g3 Be6 13.Qe2 Bd6 14.0-0 Kf7 15.Ne1 9...Bh3 5:16 10.Qe2 3:17 Be7 4:09 11.0-0-0 5:44 0-0 2:58 12.Nc4 24:42 Qd7 5:56 13.Ne3 4:21 f5! 1:11 14.exf5 2:19 Bxf5 21 15.Nd2 39 Bh3 3:59 16.Kb1 10:04 Rf7 4:05 17.f3 2:20 Raf8 50 18.Rde1 3:18 d5 9:43 19.Rhg1 6:56 Bd8 1:52 20.Ba3 6:29 Qd6 3:04 20...Re8 21.Nd1 2:45 Ba5 10:46 22.Qe3 5:26 d4 2:26 22...Rd8= remains equal. 23.Qe2!± 1:13 Qd5 14 24.Nf2 1:24 Bf5 2:39 25.Rd1 2:59 25.h4± 25...Bc3 3:50 25...Bxd2 26.Qxd2 26.Rxd2 Be6= 26...Qxf3 26.h4 21 Bxd2 14:50 27.Rxd2 12 Bd7 37 28.Ne4 3:13 Rxf3 6 29.h5 29 29.Bxc5?! R8f7= 29...Re3 3:32 29...Nh8± 30.Qh2+- 1:35 Nh8 2:10 31.Bxc5 1:30 31.h6+- Black must now prevent hxg7. Bf5 32.hxg7 32.Bxc5 Rf7 32...Kxg7 33.Bxc5 31...Rb8 3:42 31...Rff3± 32.Ba3! 2:37 32.Bxa7 Ra8± 32...Nf7 33 33.Rf1 14 Inhibits Bf5. Qa5 1:50 33...h6± 34.Bc1 56 Be6 29 35.Qh4 39 Bd5 2:04
36.h6! 58 Qd8 1:02 36...gxh6 37.Nf6+ 37.Rdf2 Bxe4 38.dxe4 Qd8+- 37...Kh8 38.Rdf2+- 36...Bxe4 37.dxe4 37.Rdf2 1:22 Qxh4 9 38.gxh4 1 Nxh6 1:05 39.Bxe3 25 dxe3 1 40.Rg2 47 Bxe4 38 40...Rf8 41.Rxf8+ Kxf8 41.dxe4 1 Endgame KRR-KRN Rd8 6 42.Re1 42 Nf7 37 43.Rxe3 7 Rd1+ 4 44.Kb2 3 Rh1 4 44...Rd7 is a better defense. 45.h5 Kf8 45.Rc3 1:28 Rxh4 2 46.Rxc6 4 g5 9 47.Rc8+ 44 Kg7 1 48.c4 5 Nd6 2:41 49.Rxg5+ 59 Kf6 8 50.Rcg8 4 Nxe4 40 51.Rg2 49 h5 21 52.Rf8+ 55 Ke7 13 53.Ra8 17 Rg4 29 54.Rxa7+ 4 Kf6 4 55.Rh2 20 h4 33 56.Rh7 23 Kg5 1 57.a4 32 Nc5 1:28 58.a5 1:32 Rg3 35 59.Rg7+ 40 Kf5 2 60.Rf7+ 36 Ke6 16 61.Rc7 16 Kd6 12
62.Rxc5? Kxc5 2
63.Rxh4? 31 KR-KR. White is two pawns up. White has to play 63.a6!+- 63...Kb4= 9
64.c5+! 55 Kxc5 1:15 65.Ra4 45 Kb5 25 The position is equal. 66.a6 29 Intending a7 and mate. Rg8 4 67.a7 17 Ra8 2 68.Re4 11 Rxa7 6 69.Rxe5+ 2 Kb4 7 70.Re4+ 5 Kb5 3 71.Kc3 7 Rc7+ 3 72.Rc4 45 Rxc4+ 6 73.bxc4+ 4 Kc5 2 74.Kc2 5 Kxc4 4 White really could win this. Weighted Error Value: White=0.16 (very precise) /Black=0.41 Mistake: White=2 Black=8 Inaccurate: White=5 Black=2 OK: White=28 Black=17 Best: White=1 Black=4 Strong: White=1 Black=1 ½–½
  • Start an analysis engine:
  • Try maximizing the board:
  • Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
  • Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
  • Drag the split bars between window panes.
  • Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
  • Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
  • Create an account to access the games cloud.
StWhiteEloWBlackEloBResRndid
Brezis,A2242Medovoy,Y21295.51517405
Uritsky,Y2301Tashkinova,S20885.11517400
Menahem,A2170Meirovich,I22335.21517401
Orian,N2184Vagman,R24375.31517402
Milikow,E2390Pevzner,M21675.41517403
Zakin,I2254Vardi,D20495.11517375
Gurevich,N2048Sason,N20755.11517366
Kirsch,Y1957Sternfeld,T19435.11517389
Shemer,O1706Tsairof,O-5.11517356
Shefer,U2265Afek,I20575.21517391
Shilon Rahav,E2189Weber,Y21595.21517378
Mankovich,Y1643Salman,J17015.21517357
Azoulay,Y2148Levy,O18125.31517392
Sapir,O1746Hanein,A20275.31517380
Bloom,Y1478Brodsky,I-5.31517358
Golan,O2028Birka,E21395.41517393
Gavriel,A1840Dayan,Y17655.41517382
Belkovsky,G2067Zakin,L18195.21517367
Brenner,E1696Triger,E19785.31517368
Jakobs,Y1850Cohen,D17225.41517369
Abrahamyan,T2310Lee,A23863.21279479
Load selected games
Clear
Click here to login with your free ChessBase Account and type chat below.
Click here to login with your free ChessBase Account and type chat below.

Commentary by GM Leko, GM Miroschnichenko & WGM Skripchenko | FIDE Chess

 
Live: American Cup Women Champions 2025
New ...
Open...
Share...
Layout...
Flip Board
Settings
Result:
½–½
Abrahamyan-Lee
MoveNResultEloPlayers
Position not in LiveBook
1.e4 4 c5 19 2.Nf3 9 Nc6 9 3.Bb5 26 e6 7 4.Bxc6 57 bxc6 34 5.b3 6 e5 8 6.Bb2 4:19 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6. d6 47 7.d3 1:04 Ne7 6:47 8.Nbd2 1:38 Ng6 4:33 9.g3N 1:27 9.h4 h5 10.Nc4 f6 11.Ne3 d5 12.g3 Be6 13.Qe2 Bd6 14.0-0 Kf7 15.Ne1 9...Bh3 5:16 10.Qe2 3:17 Be7 4:09 11.0-0-0 5:44 0-0 2:58 12.Nc4 24:42 Qd7 5:56 13.Ne3 4:21 f5! 1:11 14.exf5 2:19 Bxf5 21 15.Nd2 39 Bh3 3:59 16.Kb1 10:04 Rf7 4:05 17.f3 2:20 Raf8 50 18.Rde1 3:18 d5 9:43 19.Rhg1 6:56 Bd8 1:52 20.Ba3 6:29 Qd6 3:04 20...Re8 21.Nd1 2:45 Ba5 10:46 22.Qe3 5:26 d4 2:26 22...Rd8= remains equal. 23.Qe2!± 1:13 Qd5 14 24.Nf2 1:24 Bf5 2:39 25.Rd1 2:59 25.h4± 25...Bc3 3:50 25...Bxd2 26.Qxd2 26.Rxd2 Be6= 26...Qxf3 26.h4 21 Bxd2 14:50 27.Rxd2 12 Bd7 37 28.Ne4 3:13 Rxf3 6 29.h5 29 29.Bxc5?! R8f7= 29...Re3 3:32 29...Nh8± 30.Qh2+- 1:35 Nh8 2:10 31.Bxc5 1:30 31.h6+- Black must now prevent hxg7. Bf5 32.hxg7 32.Bxc5 Rf7 32...Kxg7 33.Bxc5 31...Rb8 3:42 31...Rff3± 32.Ba3! 2:37 32.Bxa7 Ra8± 32...Nf7 33 33.Rf1 14 Inhibits Bf5. Qa5 1:50 33...h6± 34.Bc1 56 Be6 29 35.Qh4 39 Bd5 2:04
36.h6! 58 Qd8 1:02 36...gxh6 37.Nf6+ 37.Rdf2 Bxe4 38.dxe4 Qd8+- 37...Kh8 38.Rdf2+- 36...Bxe4 37.dxe4 37.Rdf2 1:22 Qxh4 9 38.gxh4 1 Nxh6 1:05 39.Bxe3 25 dxe3 1 40.Rg2 47 Bxe4 38 40...Rf8 41.Rxf8+ Kxf8 41.dxe4 1 Endgame KRR-KRN Rd8 6 42.Re1 42 Nf7 37 43.Rxe3 7 Rd1+ 4 44.Kb2 3 Rh1 4 44...Rd7 is a better defense. 45.h5 Kf8 45.Rc3 1:28 Rxh4 2 46.Rxc6 4 g5 9 47.Rc8+ 44 Kg7 1 48.c4 5 Nd6 2:41 49.Rxg5+ 59 Kf6 8 50.Rcg8 4 Nxe4 40 51.Rg2 49 h5 21 52.Rf8+ 55 Ke7 13 53.Ra8 17 Rg4 29 54.Rxa7+ 4 Kf6 4 55.Rh2 20 h4 33 56.Rh7 23 Kg5 1 57.a4 32 Nc5 1:28 58.a5 1:32 Rg3 35 59.Rg7+ 40 Kf5 2 60.Rf7+ 36 Ke6 16 61.Rc7 16 Kd6 12
62.Rxc5? Kxc5 2
63.Rxh4? 31 KR-KR. White is two pawns up. White has to play 63.a6!+- 63...Kb4= 9
64.c5+! 55 Kxc5 1:15 65.Ra4 45 Kb5 25 The position is equal. 66.a6 29 Intending a7 and mate. Rg8 4 67.a7 17 Ra8 2 68.Re4 11 Rxa7 6 69.Rxe5+ 2 Kb4 7 70.Re4+ 5 Kb5 3 71.Kc3 7 Rc7+ 3 72.Rc4 45 Rxc4+ 6 73.bxc4+ 4 Kc5 2 74.Kc2 5 Kxc4 4 White really could win this. Weighted Error Value: White=0.16 (very precise) /Black=0.41 Mistake: White=2 Black=8 Inaccurate: White=5 Black=2 OK: White=28 Black=17 Best: White=1 Black=4 Strong: White=1 Black=1 ½–½
  • Start an analysis engine:
  • Try maximizing the board:
  • Use the four cursor keys to replay the game. Make moves to analyse yourself.
  • Press Ctrl-B to rotate the board.
  • Drag the split bars between window panes.
  • Download&Clip PGN/GIF/FEN/QR Codes. Share the game.
  • Games viewed here will automatically be stored in your cloud clipboard (if you are logged in). Use the cloud clipboard also in ChessBase.
  • Create an account to access the games cloud.
StWhiteEloWBlackEloBResRndid
Brezis,A2242Medovoy,Y21295.51517405
Uritsky,Y2301Tashkinova,S20885.11517400
Menahem,A2170Meirovich,I22335.21517401
Orian,N2184Vagman,R24375.31517402
Milikow,E2390Pevzner,M21675.41517403
Zakin,I2254Vardi,D20495.11517375
Gurevich,N2048Sason,N20755.11517366
Kirsch,Y1957Sternfeld,T19435.11517389
Shemer,O1706Tsairof,O-5.11517356
Shefer,U2265Afek,I20575.21517391
Shilon Rahav,E2189Weber,Y21595.21517378
Mankovich,Y1643Salman,J17015.21517357
Azoulay,Y2148Levy,O18125.31517392
Sapir,O1746Hanein,A20275.31517380
Bloom,Y1478Brodsky,I-5.31517358
Golan,O2028Birka,E21395.41517393
Gavriel,A1840Dayan,Y17655.41517382
Belkovsky,G2067Zakin,L18195.21517367
Brenner,E1696Triger,E19785.31517368
Jakobs,Y1850Cohen,D17225.41517369
Abrahamyan,T2310Lee,A23863.21279479
Load selected games
Clear

Final standings (Open, top 25)

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Carlsen Magnus 11,5 128,5
2 Firouzja Alireza 10,5 130,0
3 Nakamura Hikaru 10,5 125,5
4 Artemiev Vladislav 10,5 120,5
5 Aronian Levon 10,0 130,5
6 Dominguez Perez Leinier 10,0 128,5
7 Duda Jan-Krzysztof 10,0 128,5
8 Dubov Daniil 10,0 122,5
9 Korobov Anton 10,0 114,5
10 Anton Guijarro David 10,0 114,5
11 Yu Yangyi 10,0 114,5
12 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 9,5 133,5
13 Le Quang Liem 9,5 127,0
14 Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 9,5 127,0
15 Smirin Ilia 9,5 126,5
16 Giri Anish 9,5 126,5
17 Melkumyan Hrant 9,5 126,0
18 Svidler Peter 9,5 126,0
19 Ponkratov Pavel 9,5 124,0
20 Motylev Alexander 9,5 123,0
21 Grischuk Alexander 9,5 122,5
22 Alekseev Evgeny 9,5 119,0
23 Fedoseev Vladimir 9,5 117,5
24 Andreikin Dmitry 9,5 114,0
25 Gelfand Boris 9,5 113,0

...207 players

Final standings (Women, top 20)

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Koneru Humpy 9,0 1
2 Lei Tingjie 9,0 2
3 Atalik Ekaterina 9,0 0
4 Girya Olga 8,5 0
5 Tan Zhongyi 8,5 0
6 Muzychuk Anna 8,5 0
7 Muzychuk Mariya 8,5 0
8 Pogonina Natalija 8,5 0
9 Bulmaga Irina 8,0 0
10 Kashlinskaya Alina 8,0 0
11 Lagno Kateryna 8,0 0
12 Danielian Elina 8,0 0
13 Harika Dronavalli 8,0 0
14 Stefanova Antoaneta 8,0 0
15 Shuvalova Polina 8,0 0
16 Kosteniuk Alexandra 8,0 0
17 Voit Daria 8,0 0
18 Arabidze Meri 7,5 0
19 Kovanova Baira 7,5 0
20 Gunina Valentina 7,5 0

...122 players

The 16-year-old Iranian Alireza Firouzja is in Moscow, despite a general prohibition from the Iranian association, which did not want its players competing against Israelis. Iran is also regional rivals with Saudi Arabia, however they did allow three female players to participate in Moscow — there are no Israelis among the women.

Firouzja now starts under "FIDE" flag, and he is reportedly striving to join another country's chess federation. The USA and France are under discussion — Firouzja currently lives in France.

Magnus Carlsen | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

Anna Muzychuk | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

No opening ceremony without a bit of music! | Foto: Eteri Kublashvili

Magnus Carlsen followed the action standing | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

Starting list Rapid (Open)

Nr.     Name FideID Elo
1
 
 GM Carlsen Magnus 1503014 2886
2
 
 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 623539 2873
3
 
 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2016192 2819
4
 
 GM Korobov Anton 14105730 2818
5
 
 GM Grischuk Alexander 4126025 2808
6
 
 GM Aronian Levon 13300474 2784
7
 
 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 24130737 2768
8
 
 GM Artemiev Vladislav 24101605 2756
9
 
 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 3503240 2755
10
 
 GM Kamsky Gata 2000024 2755
11
 
 GM Dubov Daniil 24126055 2752
12
 
 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 13401319 2752
13
 
 GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 1170546 2751
14
 
 GM Karjakin Sergey 14109603 2749
15
 
 GM Andreikin Dmitry 4158814 2748
16
 
 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 4122356 2748
17
 
 GM Wang Hao 8602883 2748
18
 
 GM Giri Anish 24116068 2747
19
 
 GM Yu Yangyi 8603820 2747
20
 
 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 4168119 2745
21
 
 GM Le Quang Liem 12401137 2740
22
 
 GM Svidler Peter 4102142 2738
23
 
 GM Matlakov Maxim 4168003 2726
24
 
 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 1118358 2724
25
 
 GM Petrosian Tigran L. 13301616 2721
26
 
 GM Salem A.R. Saleh 9301348 2717
27
 
 GM Sargissian Gabriel 13300881 2715
28
 
 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 4147235 2714
29
 
 GM Meier Georg 4675789 2710
30
 
 GM Anton Guijarro David 2285525 2709
31
 
 GM Safarli Eltaj 13402129 2709
32
 
 GM Motylev Alexander 4121830 2703
33
 
 GM Jobava Baadur 13601520 2702
34
 
 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 4162722 2701
35
 
 GM Gelfand Boris 2805677 2700

... 207 Players

Starting list Rapid (Women)

Nr.     Name FideID Elo
1
 
 GM Muzychuk Anna 14111330 2592
2
 
 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 4128125 2538
3
 
 GM Lagno Kateryna 14109336 2533
4
 
 GM Muzychuk Mariya 14114550 2518
5
 
 GM Lei Tingjie 8605114 2498
6
 
 GM Tan Zhongyi 8603642 2496
7
 
 WGM Pogonina Natalija 4147855 2494
8
 
 IM Abdumalik Zhansaya 13703544 2484
9
 
 GM Dzagnidze Nana 13601903 2478
10
 
 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2902257 2455
11
 
 IM Saduakassova Dinara 13700090 2446
12
 
 GM Ushenina Anna 14110911 2439
13
 
 GM Koneru Humpy 5008123 2438
14
 
 GM Gunina Valentina 4167570 2434
15
 
 GM Cramling Pia 1700030 2428
16
 
 GM Harika Dronavalli 5015197 2425
17
 
 IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 12512214 2421
18
 
 IM Mammadova Gulnar 13403508 2418
19
 
 IM Arabidze Meri 13604040 2416
20
 
 GM Krush Irina 2012782 2415
21
 
 IM Bodnaruk Anastasia 4181751 2410
22
 
 IM Zatonskih Anna 14101572 2403
23
 
 GM Batsiashvili Nino 13602993 2401
24
 
 IM Bulmaga Irina 13903063 2383
25
 
 WIM Sargsyan Anna M. 13308130 2382
26
 
 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 4641833 2381
27
 
 IM Galliamova Alisa 4129725 2378
28
 
 WGM Shuvalova Polina 24171760 2370
29
 
 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 4900758 2368
30
 
 WGM Girya Olga 4195752 2365

... 122 Players

Schedule

Because there are only 12 rounds in the women's tournament, there is no round at 16:00. Otherwise the schedule is the same for both tournaments (in UTC).

Round Date Time (UTC)
1 Dec. 26 11.00
2   12.15
3   13.30
4   14.45
5   16.00 (Open only)
6 Dec. 27 12.00
7   12.15
8   11.30
9   14.45
10   16.00 (Open only)
11 Dec. 28 11.00
12   12.15
13   13.30
14   14.45
15   16.00 (Open only)

Links

Reports about chess: tournaments, championships, portraits, interviews, World Championships, product launches and more.

Discuss

Rules for reader comments

 
 

Not registered yet? Register

We use cookies and comparable technologies to provide certain functions, to improve the user experience and to offer interest-oriented content. Depending on their intended use, analysis cookies and marketing cookies may be used in addition to technically required cookies. Here you can make detailed settings or revoke your consent (if necessary partially) with effect for the future. Further information can be found in our data protection declaration.