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5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (Games and Results)
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo and Bilbao 2012
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 25th September 2012
Magnus Carlsen heads the field. Photo © Fred Lucas. | http://www.fredlucas.eu/
The 5th Final Masters brings together the leading achievers in elite events (such as Wijk aan Zee) over the last year. The event started in Sao Paulo on Monday 24th September (7pm UK time) and they will host the first 5 rounds. The Bilbao half starts 8th October. World Champion Viswanathan Anand, World Number 1 and 2 Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian along with Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin and Francisco Vallejo Pons play. Games and results below.
Magnus Carlsen wins 5th Final Masters after blitz playoff against Caruana (10)
Magnus Carlsen won the 5th Final Masters which started in Sao Paulo and concluded in Bilbao after a blitz playoff with Fabiano Caruana. Caruana took a quick draw with black against Francisco Vallejo Pons, Magnus Carlsen had to work a bit harder to hold Levon Aronian. Game of the day was probably Viswanathan Anand against Sergey Karjakin which was a sharp Semi-Slav which was also drawn. Carlsen and Caruana tied on 17 points but Carlsen won the blitz playoff 2-0 winning the first game in a rook and pawn ending with black and winning a piece quickly in game two. Games and final standings below.
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (10)
Mark Crowther (Sat Oct 13 20:04:00 2012)
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (9)
Carlsen and Caruana wins take 5th Final Masters down to the wire
Mark Crowther | Fri Oct 12 19:50:00 2012
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (8)
5th Final Masters Round 8 games all drawn
Mark Crowther | Thu Oct 11 20:03:00 2012
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (7)
Carlsen catches Caruana after 7 rounds of 5th Final Masters
Mark Crowther | Wed Oct 10 13:25:00 2012
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (6)
Carlsen moves second after beating Caruana in 5th Final Masters Round 6
Mark Crowther | Tue Oct 9 13:57:00 2012
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (5)
Aronian blows winning chances leaving Caruana in control of 5th Final Masters
Mark Crowther | Sun Sep 30 18:42:00 2012
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (4)
Caruana threatens to run away with 5th Final Masters 2012
Mark Crowther | Sat Sep 29 02:04:00 2012
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (3)
3 draws after tough fights in Round 3 of Final Masters in Sao Paulo
Mark Crowther | Thu Sep 27 16:48:00 2012
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (2)
Fabiano Caruana rushes to a 2/2 score in Final Masters in Sao Paulo
Mark Crowther | Wed Sep 26 17:17:00 2012
5th Final Masters 2012 (1)
Aronian and Caruana win in first round of 5th Final Masters
Mark Crowther | Tue Sep 25 13:11:00 2012
5th Final Masters Sao Paulo Bilbao 2012 (Opening Ceremony)
5th Final Masters 2012 Opening Ceremony
Mark Crowther | Mon Sep 24 12:34:00 2012
5th Sao Paulo/Bilbao Final Masters (Bilbao ESP)
Mon 24th Sep 2012 - Sat 13th Oct 2012 -
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| 5th Final Masters Sao Paulo/Bilbao (BRA/ESP), 24 ix-13 x 2012 | cat. XXII (2781) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2773 | * | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 17 | 2892 |
| 2. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2843 | 0 | 1 | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2878 |
| 3. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2816 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 11 | 2774 |
| 4. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2778 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 10 | 2745 |
| 5. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2780 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | 9 | 2745 |
| 6. | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | g | ESP | 2697 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 6 | 2649 |
| Round 1 (September 24, 2012) | ||||||
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| Caruana, Fabiano | - Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 91 | C19 | French Winawer | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 30 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Vallejo Pons, Francisco | ½-½ | 59 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Round 2 (September 25, 2012) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 35 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 36 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 42 | B07 | Pirc Defence | |
| Round 3 (September 26, 2012) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 70 | B52 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 67 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Vallejo Pons, Francisco | ½-½ | 33 | D39 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Round 4 (September 28, 2012) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Vallejo Pons, Francisco | 1-0 | 24 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 48 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 31 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Round 5 (September 29, 2012) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 73 | A04 | Dutch System | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 58 | E18 | Queens Indian | |
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 55 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Round 6 (October 8, 2012) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 66 | C00 | French Defence | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 33 | C89 | Ruy Lopez Marshall | |
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 39 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Round 7 (October 9, 2012) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 40 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Vallejo Pons, Francisco | 1-0 | 42 | C15 | French Winawer | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 33 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Round 8 (October 11, 2012) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 45 | D70 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 35 | C19 | French Winawer | |
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 56 | B06 | Modern Defence | |
| Round 9 (October 12, 2012) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 39 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 30 | B52 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Vallejo Pons, Francisco | 1-0 | 38 | C19 | French Winawer | |
| Round 10 (October 13, 2012) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 44 | E18 | Queens Indian | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 45 | D16 | Slav Lasker/Smyslov | |
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 19 | C92 | Ruy Lopez Chigorin | |
5th Final Masters PO (2 players 2 Rds Match Indiv TC: 4m+3spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Playoff
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| 5th Final Masters PO Bilbao ESP Mon 24th Sep 2012 - Sat 13th Oct 2012
Leading Final Round 2 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | Pts |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2843 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | GM | ITA | 2773 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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