TWIC is 29. First issue 17th September 1994.
GCT Rapid and Blitz YourNextMove 2016 (Games and Results)
Anand leads the YourNextMove Rapid in a day of surprises
Mark Crowther - Saturday 18th June 2016
Carlsen's turn around loss against Caruana may have a big effect on the event. Photo © Spectrum Studios | http://grandchesstour.org/photos-yournextmove-2016
Viswanathan Anand finished the first day of the YourNextMove Rapid tournament undefeated and leading with 3.5/5 half a point clear of Fabiano Caruana and the also undefeated Wesley So.
Anand started the day with a bang, sacrificing a piece for a far from obvious winning attack against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (MVL). Anand seemed to find the combination rather easy judging from his comments afterwards. Anand himself fell into a combination which lost a piece against Caruana in Round 3 but escaped with a draw. Anand's other win of the day was in the final round 5 against Veselin Topalov.
What of the favourtes? The Paris winner Hikaru Nakamura started with three losses before making sure of a solid draw in round 4 against Anand. Magnus Carlsen (2nd in Paris) was playing alright, although he seemed to be trying a little too hard and had a number of difficult games on the way to a +1 score, thanks to an endgame win against Aronian. Then the wheels came off for him in just a few minutes. Carlsen fought his way to a winning position against Caruana before falling to a devilish combination that lost him the game. Then within a few minutes Carlsen had an aberration and just dropped a piece to a grateful Nakamura.
Day 1 standings (points will count double those of the blitz in the final standings): 1st Anand 3.5pts, 2nd-3rd Caruana, So, 4th-7th Aronian, MVL, Giri, Topalov, 8th-9th Carlsen, Kramnik, 10th Nakamura.
| GCT Rapid YourNextMove Leuven BEL (BEL), 17-20 vi 2016 | cat. XXII (2792) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2770 | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | ½ | 3½ | 2935 | |||
| 2. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2804 | ½ | * | 0 | . | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | . | 3 | 2859 | |||
| 3. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2770 | . | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | . | . | ½ | ½ | . | 3 | 2882 | |||
| 4. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2792 | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | . | 0 | . | . | 2½ | 2793 | |||
| 5. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2789 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | 1 | . | 2½ | 2799 | |||
| 6. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2782 | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 2791 | |||
| 7. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2761 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | * | . | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2791 | |||
| 8. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2855 | . | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | . | * | . | 0 | 2 | 2716 | |||
| 9. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2812 | . | . | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | * | 1 | 2 | 2705 | |||
| 10. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2787 | ½ | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1½ | 2647 | |||
| Round 1 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 51 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| So, Wesley | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 38 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 57 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 36 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 43 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 2 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 48 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| So, Wesley | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 49 | D53 | Queens Gambit | |
| Giri, Anish | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 64 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 45 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 49 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Round 3 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 57 | A09 | Reti Opening | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 45 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 42 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | 68 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 34 | D04 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Round 4 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 39 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| So, Wesley | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 41 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 32 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Giri, Anish | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 39 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 54 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | |
| Round 5 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 50 | A09 | Reti Opening | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 61 | D14 | Slav Exchange | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 43 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 73 | D77 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 17 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
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