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Chessable Masters by chess24 2020 (Day 2)
MVL and Giri ahead after a tight first day of Chessable Masters Group B
Mark Crowther - Sunday 21st June 2020
Caruana shortly after he blundered a piece to Giri on Day 2 of the Chessable Masters. Photo © | https://chess24.com
Anish Giri finished a solid day with a win against Fabiano Caruana. With this win he joins Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the lead on 3/5. Giri's win came in a sharp Berlin Ruy Lopez where he started to get the upper hand and then Caruana blundered a piece. Giri wondered if the format of the event didn't encourage rather solid play as a 50% score pretty much guarantees progression. MVL also beat Caruana in a game where the American drifted into trouble as black after initially being at least equal. Caruana made up for these losses with long wins against Ian Nepomniachtchi and Teimour Radjabov. Ding Liren drew all his games and Radjabov lost two long games, one to Ian Nepomniachtchi, the loss to Caruana in a Rook vs Rook and Bishop endgame where he was within a few moves of drawing due to the 50 move rule must have been particularly painful. Nothing is settled just yet and there should be a very tense second and final day in this group on Tuesday.
MVL, Giri 3pts/5, Ding, Nepomniachtchi, Caruana 2.5pts, Radjabov 1.5pts.
Group A resumes tomorrow Monday 22nd June.
| Chessable Masters GpB chess24.com INT (INT), 20 vi-5 vii 2020 | cat. XXII (2786) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2778 | * | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | 3 | 2859 |
| 2. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2764 | ½ | . | * | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | 3 | 2862 |
| 3. | Ding, Liren | g | CHN | 2791 | ½ | . | ½ | . | * | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 2½ | 2785 |
| 4. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2784 | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | * | * | 0 | . | 1 | . | 2½ | 2786 |
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2835 | 0 | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | * | * | 1 | . | 2½ | 2776 |
| 6. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2765 | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | * | * | 1½ | 2641 |
| Round 1 (June 21, 2020) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 32 | A03 | Bird's Opening | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 57 | E18 | Queens Indian | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 44 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Round 2 (June 21, 2020) | ||||||
| Ding, Liren | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 37 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 64 | A22 | English Opening | |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 60 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Round 3 (June 21, 2020) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 50 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Giri, Anish | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 45 | A90 | Dutch Classical | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 47 | D39 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Round 4 (June 21, 2020) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 54 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Giri, Anish | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 42 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Radjabov, Teimour | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 114 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Round 5 (June 21, 2020) | ||||||
| Ding, Liren | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 28 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 57 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 26 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
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