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2nd Pearl Spring Nanjing 2009 (Concluded)
2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 13th October 2009
The 2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament took place 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 in Nanjing, China. Magnus Carlsen dominated the event winning 6 and drawing 4 for an amazing 8/10 score. He was 2.5 points clear of world number 1 Veselin Topalov. There were only three decisive games not involving Carlsen and Topalov won two of them.
The event was a 6-player in a double round robin. The total prize fund was 250,000 Euros.
Pearl Spring Super GM 2009 (Nanjing CHN)
Sun 27th Sep 2009 - Fri 9th Oct 2009 -
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| 2nd Pearl Spring Nanjing (CHN), 28 ix-9 x 2009 | cat. XXI (2764) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2772 | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3002 |
| 2. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2813 | 0 | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2789 |
| 3. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2736 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2733 |
| 4. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2757 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4 | 2693 |
| 5. | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2762 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2692 |
| 6. | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2742 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 4 | 2696 |
| Round 1 (September 28, 2009) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Leko, Peter | 1-0 | 44 | C45 | Scotch Game |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 43 | E06 | Catalan |
| Wang Yue | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 38 | E92 | King's Indian Classical |
| Round 2 (September 29, 2009) | |||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 41 | E90 | King's Indian Classical |
| Leko, Peter | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 32 | B76 | Sicilian Modern Dragon |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Wang Yue | ½-½ | 35 | C43 | Petroff's Defence |
| Round 3 (September 30, 2009) | |||||
| Topalov, Veselin | - Leko, Peter | ½-½ | 55 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed |
| Wang Yue | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 58 | D83 | Gruenfeld 4.Bf4 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 32 | C45 | Scotch Game |
| Round 4 (October 1, 2009) | |||||
| Wang Yue | - Leko, Peter | ½-½ | 29 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 64 | C45 | Scotch Game |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 63 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 |
| Round 5 (October 2, 2009) | |||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 25 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Wang Yue | ½-½ | 46 | D10 | Slav Defence |
| Leko, Peter | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 51 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 6 (October 4, 2009) | |||||
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Wang Yue | ½-½ | 30 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Leko, Peter | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 64 | D72 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | 29 | D90 | Gruenfeld Flohr |
| Round 7 (October 5, 2009) | |||||
| Topalov, Veselin | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 43 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov |
| Wang Yue | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 42 | D84 | Gruenfeld 4.Bf4 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Leko, Peter | ½-½ | 34 | A05 | Various |
| Round 8 (October 6, 2009) | |||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Wang Yue | 1-0 | 69 | D17 | Slav Defence |
| Leko, Peter | - Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | 40 | D72 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 72 | B78 | Sicilian Modern Dragon |
| Round 9 (October 8, 2009) | |||||
| Wang Yue | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 70 | E92 | King's Indian Classical |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 34 | D86 | Gruenfeld Simagin |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Leko, Peter | ½-½ | 40 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
| Round 10 (October 9, 2009) | |||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | 1-0 | 38 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 95 | E98 | King's Indian Classical |
| Leko, Peter | - Wang Yue | ½-½ | 46 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
