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Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019 (Games and Results)

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019

The Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz took place Wed 8th May to Sun 12th May 2019 in Abidjan. This is the first event of the Grand Chess Tour 2019. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Sergey Karjakin, Veselin Topalov, Ding Liren, Wei Yi and Bassem Amin. Magnus Carlsen won with the combined score of 26.5 points, a record for this format of event. Final combined scores: 1st Carlsen 26.5/36, 2nd Nakamura 23, 2nd MVL 23, 4th Wesley So 19.5, 5th Ding Liren 18.5, 6th Wei Yi 16.5, 7th Nepomniachtchi 15.5, 7th Karjakin 15.5, 9th Topalov 11.5, 10th Amin Bassem 10.5.

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019 (Abidjan CIV)
Wed 8th May 2019 - Sun 12th May 2019 - Official Site - Results - Live

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 (10 players 18 Rds DRR Indiv TC:5m+3spm) - Games in PGN: Games Blitz

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid

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Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 Abidjan CIV (CIV), 8-12 v 2019 cat. XXI (2767)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2861 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 3029
2. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2761 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 6 2892
3. So, Wesley g USA 2754 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 2848
4. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2780 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 2845
5. Ding, Liren g CHN 2805 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 1 5 2805
6. Wei, Yi g CHN 2736 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 2770
7. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2740 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 3 2644
8. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2752 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 3 2643
9. Amin, Bassem g EGY 2704 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 ½ * 0 2607
10. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2773 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * 2599
Round 1 (May 8, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - So, Wesley 1-0 40 D35 QGD Exchange
Nakamura, Hikaru - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 52 B23 Sicilian Closed
Topalov, Veselin - Wei, Yi ½-½ 33 C42 Petroff's Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 30 B98 Sicilian Najdorf
Amin, Bassem - Ding, Liren 0-1 77 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Round 2 (May 8, 2019)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 103 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
So, Wesley - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 45 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Ding, Liren ½-½ 36 A07 Barcza System
Wei, Yi - Amin, Bassem 1-0 35 E00 Catalan
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 47 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Round 3 (May 8, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 32 A18 English Opening
Ding, Liren - Wei, Yi 0-1 68 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 42 C55 Two Knights Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 37 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Amin, Bassem - So, Wesley 0-1 45 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 4 (May 9, 2019)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 44 A06 Zukertort Opening
So, Wesley - Ding, Liren ½-½ 37 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Wei, Yi 1-0 43 C42 Petroff's Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 35 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Amin, Bassem 1-0 32 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Round 5 (May 9, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 42 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Ding, Liren - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 51 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Wei, Yi - So, Wesley ½-½ 58 E04 Catalan
Topalov, Veselin - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 30 D38 QGD Ragozin
Amin, Bassem - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 85 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 6 (May 9, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 41 C47 Four Knights
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ding, Liren 1-0 38 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - So, Wesley ½-½ 35 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Karjakin, Sergey - Amin, Bassem ½-½ 50 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Wei, Yi ½-½ 44 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 7 (May 10, 2019)
So, Wesley - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 35 C55 Two Knights Defence
Ding, Liren - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 32 E00 Catalan
Wei, Yi - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 41 A06 Zukertort Opening
Topalov, Veselin - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 29 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Amin, Bassem - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 32 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 8 (May 10, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Ding, Liren ½-½ 49 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - So, Wesley ½-½ 59 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 39 C55 Two Knights Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Amin, Bassem 0-1 81 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Karjakin, Sergey - Wei, Yi ½-½ 34 D26 QGA
Round 9 (May 10, 2019)
So, Wesley - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 51 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ding, Liren - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 44 A36 English Botvinnik
Wei, Yi - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 60 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Amin, Bassem - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 34 B50 Sicilian Defence
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 40 A29 English Four Knights

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 (10 players 18 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 5m+3spm) - Games in PGN: Games Blitz

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Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 Abidjan CIV (CIV), 8-12 v 2019 cat. XXI (2767)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2780 * * 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 12.0 2890
2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2861 0 0 * * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 11.5 2858
3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2761 0 1 ½ 0 * * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 11.0 2847
4. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2773 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 10.5 2822
5. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2752 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * * ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 9.5 2789
6. So, Wesley g USA 2754 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 8.5 2747
7. Ding, Liren g CHN 2805 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 * * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 8.5 2741
8. Wei, Yi g CHN 2736 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * 1 ½ 1 1 7.5 2713
9. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2740 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * * 0 ½ 5.5 2628
10. Amin, Bassem g EGY 2704 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 1 ½ * * 5.5 2632
Round 1 (May 11, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - So, Wesley 1-0 57 A08 Barcza System
Nakamura, Hikaru - Wei, Yi ½-½ 55 C42 Petroff's Defence
Ding, Liren - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 42 A20 English Opening
Topalov, Veselin - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 54 A28 English Four Knights
Amin, Bassem - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 56 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 2 (May 11, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 44 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Nakamura, Hikaru - Amin, Bassem 0-1 47 A05 Various
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 76 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
So, Wesley - Ding, Liren ½-½ 37 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Wei, Yi - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 22 E00 Catalan
Round 3 (May 11, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 98 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Karjakin, Sergey - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 43 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Ding, Liren - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 50 D39 QGD Ragozin
Topalov, Veselin - So, Wesley ½-½ 30 A20 English Opening
Amin, Bassem - Wei, Yi 0-1 43 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 4 (May 11, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 27 A29 English Four Knights
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ding, Liren 1-0 48 A13 Reti Opening
So, Wesley - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 35 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Wei, Yi - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 40 C55 Two Knights Defence
Amin, Bassem - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 36 B50 Sicilian Defence
Round 5 (May 11, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Wei, Yi 1-0 63 A07 Barcza System
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - So, Wesley ½-½ 74 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 66 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Ding, Liren - Amin, Bassem 1-0 35 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 56 A20 English Opening
Round 6 (May 11, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Ding, Liren ½-½ 46 A07 Barcza System
Carlsen, Magnus - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 52 A28 English Four Knights
Nakamura, Hikaru - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 93 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Wei, Yi - So, Wesley ½-½ 47 E00 Catalan
Amin, Bassem - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 30 A07 Barcza System
Round 7 (May 11, 2019)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 53 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Karjakin, Sergey - Amin, Bassem 1-0 97 A01 Larsen Opening
So, Wesley - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 39 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Ding, Liren - Wei, Yi ½-½ 43 A37 English Symmetrical
Topalov, Veselin - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 36 A36 English Botvinnik
Round 8 (May 11, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 74 A29 English Four Knights
Nakamura, Hikaru - So, Wesley 1-0 49 A06 Zukertort Opening
Ding, Liren - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 54 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Wei, Yi - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 45 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Amin, Bassem - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 58 C55 Two Knights Defence
Round 9 (May 11, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 45 C47 Four Knights
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 71 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Karjakin, Sergey - Ding, Liren 0-1 41 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
So, Wesley - Amin, Bassem ½-½ 40 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Topalov, Veselin - Wei, Yi 0-1 47 A36 English Botvinnik
Round 10 (May 12, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Amin, Bassem 1-0 38 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Ding, Liren 1-0 57 C91 Ruy Lopez
Karjakin, Sergey - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 18 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
So, Wesley - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 35 A34 English Symmetrical
Wei, Yi - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 83 E01 Catalan
Round 11 (May 12, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 55 A30 English Symmetrical
Karjakin, Sergey - Wei, Yi 1-0 23 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Ding, Liren - So, Wesley 0-1 47 A37 English Symmetrical
Topalov, Veselin - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 37 C60 Ruy Lopez
Amin, Bassem - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 40 B01 Centre Counter
Round 12 (May 12, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Ding, Liren ½-½ 36 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Nakamura, Hikaru - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 39 B23 Sicilian Closed
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 32 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
So, Wesley - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 50 B23 Sicilian Closed
Wei, Yi - Amin, Bassem 1-0 57 A04 Dutch System
Round 13 (May 12, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Amin, Bassem 1-0 37 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Wei, Yi ½-½ 78 C42 Petroff's Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - So, Wesley ½-½ 71 A06 Zukertort Opening
Ding, Liren - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 22 E06 Catalan
Topalov, Veselin - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 28 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Round 14 (May 12, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 68 A22 English Opening
Nakamura, Hikaru - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 55 A06 Zukertort Opening
So, Wesley - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 33 C55 Two Knights Defence
Wei, Yi - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 44 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Amin, Bassem - Ding, Liren 1-0 93 A07 Barcza System
Round 15 (May 12, 2019)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 52 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Karjakin, Sergey - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 72 A28 English Four Knights
So, Wesley - Wei, Yi ½-½ 29 D26 QGA
Ding, Liren - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 28 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Topalov, Veselin - Amin, Bassem ½-½ 60 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Round 16 (May 12, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 37 A07 Barcza System
Carlsen, Magnus - So, Wesley ½-½ 74 A37 English Symmetrical
Nakamura, Hikaru - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 86 C60 Ruy Lopez
Wei, Yi - Ding, Liren ½-½ 23 C48 Four Knights Rubinstein
Amin, Bassem - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 59 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 17 (May 12, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Wei, Yi 1-0 41 A45 Trompowsky
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Amin, Bassem 1-0 46 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Karjakin, Sergey - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 59 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
So, Wesley - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 54 A28 English Four Knights
Topalov, Veselin - Ding, Liren ½-½ 29 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Round 18 (May 12, 2019)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 64 C55 Two Knights Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 45 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Ding, Liren - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 44 A28 English Four Knights
Wei, Yi - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 39 A06 Zukertort Opening
Amin, Bassem - So, Wesley ½-½ 29 C50 Giuoco Piano

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