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Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid and Blitz 2017 (Games and Results)

Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid and Blitz 2017

The Grand Chess Tour Paris leg took place 21st to 25th June 2017. 10 players: Carlsen, Nakamura, Wesley So, MVL, Karjakin, Caruana, Grischuk, Mamedyarov, Topalov and Bacrot. Magnus Carlsen survived a shaky final day performance in the blitz where he lost three games in a row to win the event after a tie-break. Carlsen beat So in the final round of the blitz to catch Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and then won the tie-break match 1.5-0.5, he had much the best of the final game draw. Below is the final table of the event. Many of the players move on to Belgium for a second event with the same format. Carlsen has won every tie-break match he has contested since 2007

GCT Final Standings Paris 2017 Paris FRA (FRA), 21-25 vi 2017
Rk Name Ti FED Rtg Rap Bli Tot GP TB Prize
1 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2832 14 10 24 12 1.5 $31,250
2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2796 11 13 24 10 0.5 $31,250
3 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2785 12 11 23 8   $20,000
4 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2761 13 9 22 7 *   $15,000
5 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2800 11 9 20 6 *   $12,500
6 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2781 8 10 18 5   $10,000
7 So, Wesley g USA 2812 9 6 15 4   $7,500
8 Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2808 3 11 14 3   $7,500
9 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2749 5 6.5 11.5 2 *   $7,500
10 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2708 4 4.5 8.5 1 *   $7,500

Carlsen's Tie-break results

 

Carlsen's Tie-Break results since 2007
Year Month Event Opponent Score Carlsen Result
2007 Mar Candidates/Elista Aronian 2.5-3.5 Loss
2007 Aug Biel Onischuk 3-2 Win
2011 Oct Bilbao/Sao Paulo Ivanchuk 1.5-0.5 Win
2012 Oct Bilbao/Sao Paulo Caruana 2-0 Win
2015 Feb Baden-Baden Naiditsch 3-2 Win
2015 Dec London Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1.5-0.5 Win
2015 Dec Qatar Masters Yu Yangyi 2-0 Win
2016 Nov WCh New York Karjakin 3-1 Win
2017 Jun Paris GCT Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1.5-0.5 Win

GCT Rapid and Blitz Paris 2017 (Paris FRA)
Wed 21st Jun 2017 - Sun 25th Jun 2017 - Official Site - Live

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 (10 players 18 Rds DRR Indiv TC:5m+3spm) - Games in PGN: Games Blitz

GCT Rapid TB Paris 2017 (2 players 2 Rds Match Indiv TC:10m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid TB

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid

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GCT Rapid Paris 2017 Paris FRA (FRA), 21-25 vi 2017 cat. XXII (2783)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2832 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7 2997
2. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2761 ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 2951
3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2785 ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2908
4. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2796 0 ½ 1 * 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 2861
5. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2800 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 2861
6. So, Wesley g USA 2812 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 2780
7. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2781 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 * ½ 1 ½ 4 2740
8. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2749 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 2621
9. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2708 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 2 2571
10. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2808 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 * 2507
Round 1 (June 21, 2017)
Grischuk, Alexander - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 39 D10 Slav Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 56 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Karjakin, Sergey - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 91 C50 Giuoco Piano
Bacrot, Etienne - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 90 A45 Trompowsky
Caruana, Fabiano - So, Wesley 0-1 49 D73 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Round 2 (June 21, 2017)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 60 E15 Queens Indian
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 80 B56 Sicilian Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 28 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
So, Wesley - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 64 A21 English Opening
Topalov, Veselin - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 66 C07 French Tarrasch
Round 3 (June 21, 2017)
Carlsen, Magnus - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 39 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Grischuk, Alexander - So, Wesley ½-½ 82 A45 Trompowsky
Karjakin, Sergey - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 67 C50 Giuoco Piano
Bacrot, Etienne - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 46 B10 Caro Kann
Caruana, Fabiano - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 42 A07 Barcza System
Round 4 (June 22, 2017)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 26 A07 Barcza System
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 28 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
So, Wesley - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 43 C50 Giuoco Piano
Karjakin, Sergey - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 46 C07 French Tarrasch
Topalov, Veselin - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 68 C11 French Defence
Round 5 (June 22, 2017)
Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 32 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Grischuk, Alexander - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 90 A45 Trompowsky
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - So, Wesley ½-½ 59 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Bacrot, Etienne - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 26 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Caruana, Fabiano - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 32 C81 Ruy Lopez Open Keres Variation
Round 6 (June 22, 2017)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 36 D11 Slav Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - So, Wesley ½-½ 74 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Karjakin, Sergey - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 58 C07 French Tarrasch
Topalov, Veselin - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 46 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Caruana, Fabiano - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 45 A21 English Opening
Round 7 (June 23, 2017)
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 66 C50 Giuoco Piano
Grischuk, Alexander - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 38 C11 French Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 47 C53 Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 60 A29 English Four Knights
Bacrot, Etienne - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 36 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Round 8 (June 23, 2017)
Nakamura, Hikaru - So, Wesley ½-½ 52 A01 Larsen Opening
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 35 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 53 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Bacrot, Etienne - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 48 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 79 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Round 9 (June 23, 2017)
Carlsen, Magnus - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 37 C50 Giuoco Piano
Grischuk, Alexander - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 44 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 46 C53 Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 39 A29 English Four Knights
Topalov, Veselin - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 43 D37 QGD 5.Bf4

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 (10 players 18 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 5m+3spm) - Games in PGN: Games Blitz

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GCT Blitz Paris 2017 Paris FRA (FRA), 21-25 vi 2017 cat. XXII (2783)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2796 * * ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 13.0 2947
2. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2785 ½ 0 * * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 0 11.0 2863
3. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2808 1 ½ 0 ½ * * 1 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 11.0 2860
4. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2781 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 * * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 10.0 2826
5. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2832 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 * * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 2820
6. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2761 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ * * ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 9.0 2785
7. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2800 0 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 9.0 2781
8. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2749 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 * * ½ 0 ½ 1 6.5 2685
9. So, Wesley g USA 2812 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 * * 0 1 6.0 2655
10. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2708 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * * 4.5 2598
Round 1 (June 24, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 53 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Karjakin, Sergey - So, Wesley 1-0 37 C50 Giuoco Piano
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 38 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 45 D05 Colle System
Topalov, Veselin - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 51 A20 English Opening
Round 2 (June 24, 2017)
Caruana, Fabiano - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 46 A05 Various
Grischuk, Alexander - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 90 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Topalov, Veselin - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 28 A16 English Opening
So, Wesley - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 51 A04 Dutch System
Bacrot, Etienne - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 38 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 3 (June 24, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 53 C07 French Tarrasch
Nakamura, Hikaru - So, Wesley 1-0 49 A06 Zukertort Opening
Karjakin, Sergey - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 76 C50 Giuoco Piano
Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 52 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 26 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Round 4 (June 24, 2017)
Caruana, Fabiano - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 54 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Grischuk, Alexander - So, Wesley ½-½ 50 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 24 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Topalov, Veselin - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 35 A20 English Opening
Bacrot, Etienne - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 31 A04 Dutch System
Round 5 (June 24, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 36 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Nakamura, Hikaru - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 51 A07 Barcza System
Karjakin, Sergey - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 82 C50 Giuoco Piano
Carlsen, Magnus - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 86 A05 Various
So, Wesley - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 59 A06 Zukertort Opening
Round 6 (June 24, 2017)
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 63 A45 Trompowsky
Grischuk, Alexander - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 78 C44 Scotch Gambit
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 61 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Topalov, Veselin - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 61 A18 English Opening
Bacrot, Etienne - So, Wesley 1-0 42 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 7 (June 24, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 71 C53 Giuoco Piano
Nakamura, Hikaru - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 26 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Caruana, Fabiano - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 46 A28 English Four Knights
Karjakin, Sergey - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 58 A45 Trompowsky
So, Wesley - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 39 A06 Zukertort Opening
Round 8 (June 24, 2017)
Karjakin, Sergey - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 82 A20 English Opening
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 110 C50 Giuoco Piano
Grischuk, Alexander - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 31 D34 Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - So, Wesley ½-½ 78 D05 Colle System
Topalov, Veselin - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 35 A20 English Opening
Round 9 (June 24, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 60 B35 Sicilian Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 62 A05 Various
Caruana, Fabiano - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 45 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
So, Wesley - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 48 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Bacrot, Etienne - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 53 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Round 10 (June 25, 2017)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 44 A78 Benoni
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 49 A07 Barcza System
Grischuk, Alexander - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 42 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
So, Wesley - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 54 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Bacrot, Etienne - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 39 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Round 11 (June 25, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - So, Wesley 1-0 25 C53 Giuoco Piano
Nakamura, Hikaru - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 84 A05 Various
Karjakin, Sergey - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 48 C07 French Tarrasch
Carlsen, Magnus - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 88 C50 Giuoco Piano
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 22 D11 Slav Defence
Round 12 (June 25, 2017)
Caruana, Fabiano - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 43 B23 Sicilian Closed
Grischuk, Alexander - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 33 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Topalov, Veselin - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 29 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
So, Wesley - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 29 A13 Reti Opening
Bacrot, Etienne - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 43 B50 Sicilian Defence
Round 13 (June 25, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 33 A05 Various
Nakamura, Hikaru - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 76 A06 Zukertort Opening
Karjakin, Sergey - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 74 B50 Sicilian Defence
Carlsen, Magnus - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 63 C50 Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 50 E99 King's Indian Classical
Round 14 (June 25, 2017)
Caruana, Fabiano - So, Wesley 1-0 45 A18 English Opening
Grischuk, Alexander - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 46 D52 Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 62 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Topalov, Veselin - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 67 A20 English Opening
Bacrot, Etienne - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 52 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 15 (June 25, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 57 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Nakamura, Hikaru - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 38 A06 Zukertort Opening
Caruana, Fabiano - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 49 A05 Various
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 86 C50 Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 42 A06 Zukertort Opening
Round 16 (June 25, 2017)
Carlsen, Magnus - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 57 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Grischuk, Alexander - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 37 A05 Various
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 92 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Topalov, Veselin - So, Wesley 0-1 46 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Bacrot, Etienne - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 34 C01 French Exchange
Round 17 (June 25, 2017)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 16 C53 Giuoco Piano
Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 63 D11 Slav Defence
Caruana, Fabiano - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 70 B23 Sicilian Closed
So, Wesley - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 48 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Bacrot, Etienne - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 44 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 18 (June 25, 2017)
Karjakin, Sergey - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 58 C50 Giuoco Piano
Carlsen, Magnus - So, Wesley 1-0 25 A45 Trompowsky
Grischuk, Alexander - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 47 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 48 A41 Modern Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 38 A20 English Opening

GCT Rapid TB Paris 2017 (2 players 2 Rds Match Indiv TC: 10m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid TB

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GCT Rapid TB Paris 2017 Paris FRA Wed 21st Jun 2017 - Sun 25th Jun 2017
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR28321=1.5
2Vachier Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA27960=0.5
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