Sinquefield Cup Ultimate moves and Closing Ceremony

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8/29/2019 – The 2019 Sinquefield Cup playoff ended up with Ding Liren beating world champion Magnus Carlsen to win the title and take home $82.500. After two draws in the rapid games, the Chinese star beat Carlsen in both blitz encounters. The commentators and the world champion deservedly praised Ding's performance. Express report. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Let endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller show and explain the finesses of the world champions. Although they had different styles each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well, so take the opportunity to enjoy and learn from some of the best endgames in the history of chess.

Carlsen suffers in rapid and blitz

After defending his World Championship title against Fabiano Caruana on tiebreaks last year, Magnus Carlsen confirmed once again he is not only the best classical player on the planet, but also the strongest in accelerated time controls. In fact, the Norwegian is known for claiming title after title when first place is decided in rapid and blitz.

Carlsen's dominance continued during the first semester of 2019, until the August events in Saint Louis kicked off...His performance at the GCT Rapid & Blitz tournament in the 'capital of American chess' was disappointing, and it did not seem like he would be returning to his winning ways at the Sinquefield Cup. But two back to back victories in the final rounds propelled him to shared first place, which meant the title would be decided on a rapid and blitz playoff against Ding Liren.

The Chinese ace had impressed the chess world with his positional wins over Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana in the classical event. However, facing the world champion in a direct match-up in faster time controls probably reminded him of the 2017 Champions Showdown tournament, when Carlsen defeated him more than convincingly by a 67:25 score. 

But Ding was up to the task! He defeated Carlsen in the two blitz games that followed the pair of draws in the rapid phase of the tiebreaks. With these results, the Chinese grandmaster climbed to sixth and third places in the live rapid and blitz ratings list, respectively. Without a doubt, a remarkable feat!

Closing Ceremony

The closing will be held at the World Chess Hall of Fame at 23:00 UTC (1:00 CEST, 19:00 EDT).

Ultimate moves

A tradition after the Sinquefield Cup is an exhibition match at the Saint Louis Chess Club pitting founder Rex Sinquefield against his son Randy, each joined by a team of grandmasters. Rex and Randy make the first five moves, then the players swap out for a GM from their "bench", who rotate every five moves. Six games in all are played with each side having 5 minutes plus 5 seconds per move.

 
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1.e4 10 c5 1:59 2.Nc3 5 Nc6 5 3.Bb5 5 Nd4 5 4.Nf3 5 a6 5 5.Bd3 19 g6 5 6.Nxd4 15 cxd4 5 7.Ne2 5 d5 7 8.0-0 17 Bg7 50 9.exd5 1:57 Qxd5 5 10.b3 5 e5 34 11.Ng3 17 Nf6 59 12.Ba3 26 Qa5 34 13.Qc1 39 Bh6 3:00 14.Rd1 4:25 Be6 4:34 15.Qb2 4:19 Bf8 4:37 16.b4 49 Qd5 58 17.b5 5:42 axb5 1:24 18.Bxb5+ 16 Bd7 7 19.Bxd7+ 5 Nxd7 5 20.Bxf8 7 Kxf8 5 21.c3 1:37 Kg7 31 22.cxd4 5 exd4 5 23.Re1 25 Ra4 40 24.Ne4 51 Rha8 19 25.a3 5 h6 21 26.h3 7 R8a6 33 27.d3 13 Rb6 46 28.Qc2 8 Rb3 50 29.Qc7 33 Ra6 1:01 30.a4 1:09 Rxd3 16 31.Rab1 5 Rb3 32 32.Rxb3 12 Qxb3 5 33.Qxd7 10 Qb4 38 34.Rc1 19 Re6 6 35.Rc7 23 Qf8 10 36.Qxe6 9 1–0
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StWhiteEloWBlackEloBResRndid
Meshkovs,N2539DeDona,M19382.14888091
Bonin,J2091Chasin,N24462.24888092
Mullodzhanov,N1927Sarkar,J22862.34888093
Prestia,P2056Dong,K20132.44888095
Schaefer,S2004Block,J16872.54888098
Ayyappan,S2074Meshkovs,N25391.14885600
Chasin,N2446Schaefer,S20041.24885601
Dong,K2013Zeltsan,J23791.34885602
Sarkar,J2286Abdullayev,S20841.44885603
Block,J1687Das,A22661.54885605
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Ultimate standings

Sinquefield Cup games and commentary

 
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1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Bb4 5.d3 d6 6.Be2 A28: English Opening: Four Knights Variation 6.a3 Bc5 7.b4 Bb6 8.Na4 Bg4 9.Be2 Nd7 10.Nxb6 axb6 11.Bb2 0-0 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Nd4 1-0 (49) Nakamura,H (2746)-Sevian,S (2642) Saint Louis 2019 6...Bg4 7.a3 Bc5 8.b4N Predecessor: 8.0-0 a5 9.h3 Be6 10.Be3 Nd4 11.Bxd4 exd4 12.Nb5 Nh5 13.Nfxd4 Bxd4 14.Nxd4 1-0 (57) Jurcik,M (2466)-Karas,M (2170) Slovakia 2015 8...Bb6 9.Be3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Nd4 11.Na4 Nxf3+ 12.Qxf3 Bxe3 13.Qxe3 0-0 14.0-0 Re8 15.Nc3 a5 16.b5 c6 17.Rab1 d5 18.Na4 Qe7 19.bxc6 The position is equal. bxc6 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Nb6 Rad8 22.Rb5 Qxa3 23.exd5 e4 24.dxe4 Qxe3 25.fxe3 Rxe4 26.Rxa5 Rb4 27.Ra8 Rxa8 28.Nxa8 Nxd5=       Endgame KRN-KRN 29.Rd1
Strongly threatening Nc7. 29...Rb8! 30.Rxd5 Black must now prevent Nc7. Rxa8 KR-KR 31.Kf2 Kf8 32.Kf3 h6 33.Kf2 Ra2+ 34.Kf3 Ra8 35.Kf2 Ra2+ 36.Kf3 Accuracy: White = 77%, Black = 85%.
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Carlsen,M2882Giri,A2779½–½2019A287th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20191.1
Nakamura,H2743Caruana,F2818½–½2019C807th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20191.2
Ding,L2805So,W2776½–½2019A147th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20191.3
Aronian,L2765Vachier-Lagrave,M2778½–½2019A487th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20191.4
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Anand,V27560–12019A217th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20191.5
Karjakin,S2750Mamedyarov,S2764½–½2019B017th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20191.6
Anand,V2756Carlsen,M2882½–½2019B317th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20192.1
Caruana,F2818Nepomniachtchi,I2774½–½2019B907th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20192.2
Karjakin,S2750Ding,L2805½–½2019C897th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20192.3
Giri,A2779Aronian,L2765½–½2019C507th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20192.4
Vachier-Lagrave,M2778So,W2776½–½2019C547th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20192.5
Mamedyarov,S2764Nakamura,H2743½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20192.6
Aronian,L2765Anand,V2756½–½2019C507th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20193.1
Carlsen,M2882Caruana,F2818½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20193.2
Ding,L2805Vachier-Lagrave,M2778½–½2019D857th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20193.3
So,W2776Giri,A2779½–½2019E067th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20193.4
Nakamura,H2743Karjakin,S2750½–½2019E107th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20193.5
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Mamedyarov,S2764½–½2019C787th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20193.6
Anand,V2756So,W2776½–½2019C427th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20194.1
Mamedyarov,S2764Carlsen,M2882½–½2019D457th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20194.2
Caruana,F2818Aronian,L27651–02019C657th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20194.3
Nakamura,H2743Ding,L2805½–½2019C887th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20194.4
Giri,A2779Vachier-Lagrave,M2778½–½2019D867th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20194.5
Karjakin,S2750Nepomniachtchi,I2774½–½2019D717th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20194.6
So,W2776Caruana,F2818½–½2019A207th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20195.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2778Anand,V2756½–½2019C547th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20195.2
Carlsen,M2882Karjakin,S2750½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20195.3
Ding,L2805Giri,A27791–02019D387th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20195.4
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Nakamura,H27431–02019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20195.5
Aronian,L2765Mamedyarov,S2764½–½2019C427th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20195.6
Caruana,F2818Vachier-Lagrave,M2778½–½2019B907th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20196.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Ding,L2805½–½2019C507th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20196.2
Anand,V2756Giri,A2779½–½2019B407th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20196.3
Nakamura,H2743Carlsen,M2882½–½2019B317th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20196.4
Mamedyarov,S2764So,W2776½–½2019D207th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20196.5
Karjakin,S2750Aronian,L2765½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20196.6
Ding,L2805Anand,V2756½–½2019A407th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20197.1
Giri,A2779Caruana,F2818½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20197.2
Carlsen,M2882Nepomniachtchi,I2774½–½2019D857th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20197.3
Vachier-Lagrave,M2778Mamedyarov,S2764½–½2019C547th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20197.4
So,W2776Karjakin,S2750½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20197.5
Aronian,L2765Nakamura,H2743½–½2019B927th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20197.6
Caruana,F2818Anand,V2756½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20198.1
Carlsen,M2882Ding,L2805½–½2019E217th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20198.2
Karjakin,S2750Vachier-Lagrave,M27781–02019D867th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20198.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Aronian,L27651–02019C507th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20198.4
Nakamura,H2743So,W2776½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20198.5
Mamedyarov,S2764Giri,A2779½–½2019D437th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20198.6
Ding,L2805Caruana,F28181–02019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20199.1
Anand,V2756Mamedyarov,S2764½–½2019C547th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20199.2
So,W2776Nepomniachtchi,I27740–12019A047th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20199.3
Giri,A2779Karjakin,S2750½–½2019A297th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20199.4
Aronian,L2765Carlsen,M2882½–½2019B317th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20199.5
Vachier-Lagrave,M2778Nakamura,H2743½–½2019B107th Sinquefield Cup GCT 20199.6
Aronian,L2765Ding,L2805½–½2019C587th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201910.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2774Vachier-Lagrave,M27780–12019A347th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201910.2
Karjakin,S2750Anand,V2756½–½2019D377th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201910.3
Carlsen,M2882So,W27761–02019C507th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201910.4
Mamedyarov,S2764Caruana,F2818½–½2019E327th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201910.5
Nakamura,H2743Giri,A2779½–½2019D387th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201910.6
Ding,L2805Mamedyarov,S2764½–½2019D717th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2778Carlsen,M28820–12019B317th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.2
Caruana,F2818Karjakin,S2750½–½2019A297th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.3
Anand,V2756Nakamura,H2743½–½2019C677th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.4
Giri,A2779Nepomniachtchi,I27741–02019D837th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.5
So,W2776Aronian,L2765½–½2019E067th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.6
Carlsen,M2882Ding,L2805½–½2019D437th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201912.1
Ding,L2805Carlsen,M2882½–½2019E037th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201913.1
Ding,L2805Carlsen,M28821–02019A137th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201914.1
Carlsen,M2882Ding,L28050–12019C847th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201915.1

WGM Jennifer Shahade and GMs Yasser Seirawan and Maurice Ashley

Tiebreak results

NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
GM
GM
2882

1
GM
2779
½

2
GM
2756
½

3
GM
2818
½

4
GM
2764
½

5
GM
2750
½

6
GM
2743
½


8
GM
2805
½

9
GM
2765
½

10
GM
2776
1


12
GM
2805
½

13
GM
2805
½

14
GM
2805
0

15
GM
2805
0

Ø 2782
7.5/15
2882
½-½
GM
GM
2805

1
GM
2776
½

2
GM
2750
½


4
GM
2743
½

5
GM
2779
1


7
GM
2756
½

8
GM
2882
½

9
GM
2818
1

10
GM
2765
½

11
GM
2764
½

12
GM
2882
½

13
GM
2882
½

14
GM
2882
1

15
GM
2882
1

Ø 2808
9.5/15
2805
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
GM
GM
2805

1
GM
2776
½

2
GM
2750
½


4
GM
2743
½

5
GM
2779
1


7
GM
2756
½

8
GM
2882
½

9
GM
2818
1

10
GM
2765
½

11
GM
2764
½

12
GM
2882
½

13
GM
2882
½

14
GM
2882
1

15
GM
2882
1

Ø 2808
9.5/15
2805
7
½-½
7
GM
GM
2882

1
GM
2779
½

2
GM
2756
½

3
GM
2818
½

4
GM
2764
½

5
GM
2750
½

6
GM
2743
½


8
GM
2805
½

9
GM
2765
½

10
GM
2776
1


12
GM
2805
½

13
GM
2805
½

14
GM
2805
0

15
GM
2805
0

Ø 2782
7.5/15
2882
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
GM
GM
2805

1
GM
2776
½

2
GM
2750
½


4
GM
2743
½

5
GM
2779
1


7
GM
2756
½

8
GM
2882
½

9
GM
2818
1

10
GM
2765
½

11
GM
2764
½

12
GM
2882
½

13
GM
2882
½

14
GM
2882
1

15
GM
2882
1

Ø 2808
9.5/15
2805
1-0
GM
GM
2882

1
GM
2779
½

2
GM
2756
½

3
GM
2818
½

4
GM
2764
½

5
GM
2750
½

6
GM
2743
½


8
GM
2805
½

9
GM
2765
½

10
GM
2776
1


12
GM
2805
½

13
GM
2805
½

14
GM
2805
0

15
GM
2805
0

Ø 2782
7.5/15
2882
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
GM
GM
2882

1
GM
2779
½

2
GM
2756
½

3
GM
2818
½

4
GM
2764
½

5
GM
2750
½

6
GM
2743
½


8
GM
2805
½

9
GM
2765
½

10
GM
2776
1


12
GM
2805
½

13
GM
2805
½

14
GM
2805
0

15
GM
2805
0

Ø 2782
7.5/15
2882
0-1
GM
GM
2805

1
GM
2776
½

2
GM
2750
½


4
GM
2743
½

5
GM
2779
1


7
GM
2756
½

8
GM
2882
½

9
GM
2818
1

10
GM
2765
½

11
GM
2764
½

12
GM
2882
½

13
GM
2882
½

14
GM
2882
1

15
GM
2882
1

Ø 2808
9.5/15
2805

Final standings

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
TBPerf.
1
GM
GM
2805

1
GM
2776
½

2
GM
2750
½


4
GM
2743
½

5
GM
2779
1


7
GM
2756
½

8
GM
2882
½

9
GM
2818
1

10
GM
2765
½

11
GM
2764
½

12
GM
2882
½

13
GM
2882
½

14
GM
2882
1

15
GM
2882
1

Ø 2808
9.5/15
2805
9.5
15
3.5
58.25
2903
2
GM
GM
2882

1
GM
2779
½

2
GM
2756
½

3
GM
2818
½

4
GM
2764
½

5
GM
2750
½

6
GM
2743
½


8
GM
2805
½

9
GM
2765
½

10
GM
2776
1


12
GM
2805
½

13
GM
2805
½

14
GM
2805
0

15
GM
2805
0

Ø 2782
7.5/15
2882
7.5
15
1.5
45.50
2782
3
GM
GM
2756


2
GM
2882
½

3
GM
2765
½

4
GM
2776
½


6
GM
2779
½

7
GM
2805
½

8
GM
2818
½

9
GM
2764
½

10
GM
2750
½

11
GM
2743
½

Ø 2785
6/11
2756
6.0
11
34.75
2821
4
GM

1
GM
2764
½

2
GM
2805
½

3
GM
2743
½


5
GM
2882
½

6
GM
2765
½

7
GM
2776
½


9
GM
2779
½

10
GM
2756
½

11
GM
2818
½

Ø 2785
6/11
2750
6.0
11
34.50
2821
5
GM

1
GM
2750
½

2
GM
2743
½


4
GM
2882
½

5
GM
2765
½

6
GM
2776
½


8
GM
2779
½

9
GM
2756
½

10
GM
2818
½

11
GM
2805
½

Ø 2784
5.5/11
2764
5.5
11
32.25
2784
6
GM

1
GM
2756
0

2
GM
2818
½

3
GM
2764
½

4
GM
2750
½

5
GM
2743
1

6
GM
2805
½

7
GM
2882
½

8
GM
2765
1

9
GM
2776
1


11
GM
2779
0

Ø 2783
5.5/11
2774
5.5
11
31.00
2783
7
GM
GM
2779

1
GM
2882
½

2
GM
2765
½

3
GM
2776
½


5
GM
2805
0

6
GM
2756
½

7
GM
2818
½

8
GM
2764
½

9
GM
2750
½

10
GM
2743
½


Ø 2783
5.5/11
2779
5.5
11
30.25
2783
8
GM
GM
2818

1
GM
2743
½


3
GM
2882
½

4
GM
2765
1

5
GM
2776
½


7
GM
2779
½

8
GM
2756
½

9
GM
2805
0

10
GM
2764
½

11
GM
2750
½

Ø 2779
5.5/11
2818
5.5
11
29.75
2779
9
GM

1
GM
2818
½

2
GM
2764
½

3
GM
2750
½

4
GM
2805
½


6
GM
2882
½

7
GM
2765
½

8
GM
2776
½


10
GM
2779
½

11
GM
2756
½

Ø 2786
5/11
2743
5.0
11
29.75
2750
10
GM

1
GM
2765
½

2
GM
2776
½

3
GM
2805
½

4
GM
2779
½

5
GM
2756
½

6
GM
2818
½

7
GM
2764
½

8
GM
2750
0

9
GM
2743
½


11
GM
2882
0

Ø 2783
5/11
2778
5.0
11
28.50
2747
11
GM
GM
2765


2
GM
2779
½

3
GM
2756
½

4
GM
2818
0

5
GM
2764
½

6
GM
2750
½

7
GM
2743
½


9
GM
2882
½

10
GM
2805
½

11
GM
2776
½

Ø 2784
4.5/11
2765
4.5
11
27.25
2719
12
GM
GM
2776

1
GM
2805
½


3
GM
2779
½

4
GM
2756
½

5
GM
2818
½

6
GM
2764
½

7
GM
2750
½

8
GM
2743
½


10
GM
2882
0

11
GM
2765
½

Ø 2783
4.5/11
2776
4.5
11
26.25
2718
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

Results of Rounds 1-11

NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
GM
GM
2882

1
GM
2779
½

2
GM
2756
½

3
GM
2818
½

4
GM
2764
½

5
GM
2750
½

6
GM
2743
½


8
GM
2805
½

9
GM
2765
½

10
GM
2776
1


12
GM
2805
½

13
GM
2805
½

14
GM
2805
0

15
GM
2805
0

Ø 2782
7.5/15
2882
0
½-½
0
GM
GM
2779

1
GM
2882
½

2
GM
2765
½

3
GM
2776
½


5
GM
2805
0

6
GM
2756
½

7
GM
2818
½

8
GM
2764
½

9
GM
2750
½

10
GM
2743
½


Ø 2783
5.5/11
2779
GM

1
GM
2818
½

2
GM
2764
½

3
GM
2750
½

4
GM
2805
½


6
GM
2882
½

7
GM
2765
½

8
GM
2776
½


10
GM
2779
½

11
GM
2756
½

Ø 2786
5/11
2743
0
½-½
0
GM
GM
2818

1
GM
2743
½


3
GM
2882
½

4
GM
2765
1

5
GM
2776
½


7
GM
2779
½

8
GM
2756
½

9
GM
2805
0

10
GM
2764
½

11
GM
2750
½

Ø 2779
5.5/11
2818
GM
GM
2805

1
GM
2776
½

2
GM
2750
½


4
GM
2743
½

5
GM
2779
1


7
GM
2756
½

8
GM
2882
½

9
GM
2818
1

10
GM
2765
½

11
GM
2764
½

12
GM
2882
½

13
GM
2882
½

14
GM
2882
1

15
GM
2882
1

Ø 2808
9.5/15
2805
0
½-½
0
GM
GM
2776

1
GM
2805
½


3
GM
2779
½

4
GM
2756
½

5
GM
2818
½

6
GM
2764
½

7
GM
2750
½

8
GM
2743
½


10
GM
2882
0

11
GM
2765
½

Ø 2783
4.5/11
2776
GM
GM
2765


2
GM
2779
½

3
GM
2756
½

4
GM
2818
0

5
GM
2764
½

6
GM
2750
½

7
GM
2743
½


9
GM
2882
½

10
GM
2805
½

11
GM
2776
½

Ø 2784
4.5/11
2765
0
½-½
0
GM

1
GM
2765
½

2
GM
2776
½

3
GM
2805
½

4
GM
2779
½

5
GM
2756
½

6
GM
2818
½

7
GM
2764
½

8
GM
2750
0

9
GM
2743
½


11
GM
2882
0

Ø 2783
5/11
2778
GM

1
GM
2756
0

2
GM
2818
½

3
GM
2764
½

4
GM
2750
½

5
GM
2743
1

6
GM
2805
½

7
GM
2882
½

8
GM
2765
1

9
GM
2776
1


11
GM
2779
0

Ø 2783
5.5/11
2774
0
0-1
0
GM
GM
2756


2
GM
2882
½

3
GM
2765
½

4
GM
2776
½


6
GM
2779
½

7
GM
2805
½

8
GM
2818
½

9
GM
2764
½

10
GM
2750
½

11
GM
2743
½

Ø 2785
6/11
2756
GM

1
GM
2764
½

2
GM
2805
½

3
GM
2743
½


5
GM
2882
½

6
GM
2765
½

7
GM
2776
½


9
GM
2779
½

10
GM
2756
½

11
GM
2818
½

Ø 2785
6/11
2750
0
½-½
0
GM

1
GM
2750
½

2
GM
2743
½


4
GM
2882
½

5
GM
2765
½

6
GM
2776
½


8
GM
2779
½

9
GM
2756
½

10
GM
2818
½

11
GM
2805
½

Ø 2784
5.5/11
2764
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2756
1
½-½
½
2882
2750
½
½-½
½
2805
2779
½
½-½
½
2765
2778
½
½-½
½
2776
2764
½
½-½
½
2743
2818
½
½-½
0
2774
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2756
2
½-½
2776
2764
½-½
2882
2818
1-0
2765
2743
½-½
2805
2779
½-½
2778
2750
½-½
1
2774
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2776
2
½-½
2818
2778
2
½-½
2756
2882
2
½-½
2
2750
2805
2
1-0
2
2779
2774
1-0
2
2743
2765
½-½
2
2764
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
GM
GM
2818

1
GM
2743
½


3
GM
2882
½

4
GM
2765
1

5
GM
2776
½


7
GM
2779
½

8
GM
2756
½

9
GM
2805
0

10
GM
2764
½

11
GM
2750
½

Ø 2779
5.5/11
2818
3
½-½
GM

1
GM
2765
½

2
GM
2776
½

3
GM
2805
½

4
GM
2779
½

5
GM
2756
½

6
GM
2818
½

7
GM
2764
½

8
GM
2750
0

9
GM
2743
½


11
GM
2882
0

Ø 2783
5/11
2778
GM

1
GM
2756
0

2
GM
2818
½

3
GM
2764
½

4
GM
2750
½

5
GM
2743
1

6
GM
2805
½

7
GM
2882
½

8
GM
2765
1

9
GM
2776
1


11
GM
2779
0

Ø 2783
5.5/11
2774
½-½
3
GM
GM
2805

1
GM
2776
½

2
GM
2750
½


4
GM
2743
½

5
GM
2779
1


7
GM
2756
½

8
GM
2882
½

9
GM
2818
1

10
GM
2765
½

11
GM
2764
½

12
GM
2882
½

13
GM
2882
½

14
GM
2882
1

15
GM
2882
1

Ø 2808
9.5/15
2805
GM
GM
2756


2
GM
2882
½

3
GM
2765
½

4
GM
2776
½


6
GM
2779
½

7
GM
2805
½

8
GM
2818
½

9
GM
2764
½

10
GM
2750
½

11
GM
2743
½

Ø 2785
6/11
2756
3
½-½
2
GM
GM
2779

1
GM
2882
½

2
GM
2765
½

3
GM
2776
½


5
GM
2805
0

6
GM
2756
½

7
GM
2818
½

8
GM
2764
½

9
GM
2750
½

10
GM
2743
½


Ø 2783
5.5/11
2779
GM

1
GM
2750
½

2
GM
2743
½


4
GM
2882
½

5
GM
2765
½

6
GM
2776
½


8
GM
2779
½

9
GM
2756
½

10
GM
2818
½

11
GM
2805
½

Ø 2784
5.5/11
2764
½-½
GM
GM
2776

1
GM
2805
½


3
GM
2779
½

4
GM
2756
½

5
GM
2818
½

6
GM
2764
½

7
GM
2750
½

8
GM
2743
½


10
GM
2882
0

11
GM
2765
½

Ø 2783
4.5/11
2776
GM

1
GM
2818
½

2
GM
2764
½

3
GM
2750
½

4
GM
2805
½


6
GM
2882
½

7
GM
2765
½

8
GM
2776
½


10
GM
2779
½

11
GM
2756
½

Ø 2786
5/11
2743
2
½-½
GM
GM
2882

1
GM
2779
½

2
GM
2756
½

3
GM
2818
½

4
GM
2764
½

5
GM
2750
½

6
GM
2743
½


8
GM
2805
½

9
GM
2765
½

10
GM
2776
1


12
GM
2805
½

13
GM
2805
½

14
GM
2805
0

15
GM
2805
0

Ø 2782
7.5/15
2882
GM

1
GM
2764
½

2
GM
2805
½

3
GM
2743
½


5
GM
2882
½

6
GM
2765
½

7
GM
2776
½


9
GM
2779
½

10
GM
2756
½

11
GM
2818
½

Ø 2785
6/11
2750
½-½
2
GM
GM
2765


2
GM
2779
½

3
GM
2756
½

4
GM
2818
0

5
GM
2764
½

6
GM
2750
½

7
GM
2743
½


9
GM
2882
½

10
GM
2805
½

11
GM
2776
½

Ø 2784
4.5/11
2765
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2805
½-½
2756
2882
3
½-½
3
2774
2779
½-½
2818
2778
3
½-½
3
2764
2776
3
½-½
3
2750
2765
½-½
2743
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2818
4
½-½
4
2756
2882
½-½
4
2805
2750
1-0
2778
2764
½-½
3
2779
2743
3
½-½
2776
2774
1-0
3
2765
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2805
1-0
2818
2776
4
0-1
2774
2756
½-½
4
2764
2779
½-½
2750
2765
3
½-½
4
2882
2778
½-½
2743
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2750
5
½-½
5
2756
2774
0-1
4
2778
2764
½-½
2818
2765
½-½
2805
2882
1-0
4
2776
2743
4
½-½
4
2779
NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
2805
6
½-½
5
2764
2778
5
0-1
2882
2818
5
½-½
2750
2779
1-0
2774
2756
½-½
2743
2776
4
½-½
4
2765

Round 11 Round-up show

IM Lawrence Trent reviews the games of the round


Round 11 games annotated by V. Saravanan

 
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So,W2776Aronian,L2765½–½2019E067th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.6
Caruana,F2818Karjakin,S2750½–½2019A297th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.3
Vachier-Lagrave,M2778Carlsen,M28820–12019B307th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.2
Ding,L2805Mamedyarov,S2764½–½2019D747th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.1
Giri,A2779Nepomniachtchi,I27741–02019D837th Sinquefield Cup GCT 201911.5

Here are the tour standings prior to the Sinquefield Cup:

GCT standings

Magnus Carlsen leads despite a lacklustre St. Louis Rapid and Blitz | Graphic: Grand Chess Tour

Kasparov to play Caruana in Fischer Random

The Sinquefield Cup will run through August 27th, but the jam-packed chess session in Saint Louis will continue a week later. On Monday, September 2nd, another edition of the Champions Showdown will kick off. Using the same format as in 2018, four Chess 960 matches will take place. The event, dubbed Chess 9LX (Roman numerals are in use), will include the presence of none other than living legend Garry Kasparov.

The 13th world champion will have a tough task, as he will be facing world number two Fabiano Caruana. Last year, Kasparov lost his match against Veselin Topalov 14½:11½. The fact that he has already played under this format might help him overcome the lack of practice, as Caruana was not part of the line-up at the 2018 edition.

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov during the 2018 Champions Showdown | Photo: Lennart Ootes

The regulations are the same as last year. Six rapid games at G/30 with a 10-second delay and fourteen blitz games at G/5 with a 5-second delay will decide the winners. Each rapid game is worth two points and each blitz encounter is worth a single point. Days one, two and three will see the players facing each other twice in Rapid and twice in Blitz; while eight blitz games will be played on day four.

Each round will begin with the same starting position on all boards, and new positions will be drawn after every fourth game. The players will be able to prepare for their games, but they are not allowed to use electronic devices. As the regulations stipulate:

Positions will be drawn in the playing hall. Once drawn, players will have time to prepare, but must remain in the playing hall. Players may have a second to assist, but may not use electronic devices such as computers or phones. The Chess Club’s video production team will have the right to record players during their preparation and may use that content on the show.

Besides Kasparov vs Caruana, the other three match-ups are Wesley So vs Veselin Topalov, Leinier Dominguez vs Peter Svidler and Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian. Notice that Caruana and Aronian are set to participate in three consecutive events in Saint Louis — the GCT Rapid & Blitz, the Sinquefield Cup and the Champions Showdown. 

Schedule

 

Monday

 

2 September

12:00 PM

Draw for Position

1:00 PM

Rapid Game 1

2:30 PM

Rapid Game 2

4:00 PM

Blitz Game 1

4:30 PM

Blitz Game 2

 

Tuesday

 

3 September

12:00 PM

Draw for Position

1:00 PM

Rapid Game 3

2:30 PM

Rapid Game 4

4:00 PM

Blitz Game 3

4:30 PM

Blitz Game 4

 

Wednesday

 

4 September

12:00 PM

Draw for Position

1:00 PM

Rapid Game 5

2:30 PM

Rapid Game 6

4:00 PM

Blitz Game 5

4:30 PM

Blitz Game 6

 

Thursday

 

5 September

12:30 PM

Draw for Position

1:00 PM

Blitz Game 7

1:30 PM

Blitz Game 8

2:00 PM

Blitz Game 9

2:30 PM

Blitz Game 10

3:00 PM

Draw for Position

3:30 PM

Blitz Game 11

4:00 PM

Blitz Game 12

4:30 PM

Blitz Game 13

5:00 PM

Blitz Game 14

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