TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
FTX Crypto Cup 2021 (Day 1)
Giri leads the FTX Crypto Chess Preliminaries after day 1
Mark Crowther - Sunday 23rd May 2021
Day 1 of the FTX Crypto Cup. Photo © | https://chess24.com
Anish Giri put in a very strong showing on the first day of the online FTX Crypto Chess tournament with a score of 4/5 to lead the event which is part of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
Giri beat Ding Liren, Alexander Grischuk and Alan Pichot on day 1 with two draws, he is half a point clear of Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Wesley So. Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi who meet for the World Chess Championship later in the year drew a game that was full of tension - Carlsen being given a winning position out of the opening and not managing to convert. This seemed to derail his day somewhat and he also lost to MVL and should have lost to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (or converted a winning position much earlier).
The strength of the tournament is shown by the struggles of Mamedyarov, Grischuk, Dubov in the bottom half of the table.
Round 5 Standings: 1st Giri 4pts, 2nd Nakamura 3.5pts, 3rd MVL 3.5pts, 4th So 3.5pts, 5th Ding 3pts, 6th Radjabov 3pts, 7th Firouzja 3pts, 8th Caruana 2.5pts, 9th Nepomniachtchi 2.5pts, 10th Carlsen 2.5pts, 11th Dubov 2pts, 12th Svidler 2pts, 13th Aronian 2pts, 14th Mamedyarov 1.5pts, 15th Grischuk 1pts and 16th Pichot 0.5pts.
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| 1. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2780 | * | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | ½ | ½ | . | . | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2979 | |||||
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2736 | . | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 3½ | 2920 | |||||
| 3. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2760 | . | ½ | * | . | . | . | ½ | . | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | . | 1 | . | 3½ | 2922 | |||||
| 4. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2770 | . | ½ | . | * | . | ½ | . | . | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . | 3½ | 2914 | |||||
| 5. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2765 | . | ½ | . | . | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | . | . | 3 | 2834 | |||||
| 6. | Firouzja, Alireza | g | FID | 2759 | . | . | . | ½ | ½ | * | . | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 3 | 2855 | |||||
| 7. | Ding, Liren | g | CHN | 2799 | 0 | . | ½ | . | . | . | * | . | . | . | ½ | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2817 | |||||
| 8. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2820 | . | . | . | . | ½ | ½ | . | * | . | . | ½ | . | 1 | 0 | . | . | 2½ | 2757 | |||||
| 9. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2792 | . | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | . | . | * | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | . | . | . | 2½ | 2753 | |||||
| 10. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2847 | . | . | 0 | ½ | . | . | . | . | ½ | * | . | . | . | 1 | . | ½ | 2½ | 2744 | |||||
| 11. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2781 | ½ | . | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | . | . | * | . | 0 | . | . | . | 2 | 2703 | |||||
| 12. | Dubov, Daniil | g | RUS | 2710 | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . | . | * | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 2674 | |||||
| 13. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2714 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . | . | 0 | ½ | . | 1 | . | * | ½ | . | . | 2 | 2713 | |||||
| 14. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2770 | . | 0 | . | . | . | 0 | . | 1 | . | 0 | . | . | ½ | * | . | . | 1½ | 2626 | |||||
| 15. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2776 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | . | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | * | 1 | 1 | 2507 | |||||
| 16. | Pichot, Alan | g | ARG | 2630 | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | . | 0 | * | ½ | 2416 | |||||
| Round 1 (May 23, 2021) | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 40 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | So, Wesley | - Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 59 | D32 | Tarrasch Defence | Radjabov, Teimour | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 19 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | Caruana, Fabiano | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 43 | A10 | Dutch, QI and KID Systems | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 48 | A45 | Trompowsky | Svidler, Peter | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 52 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 53 | A07 | Barcza System | Pichot, Alan | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 32 | B32 | Sicilian Labourdonnais |
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| Round 2 (May 23, 2021) | Nakamura, Hikaru | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1-0 | 46 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Firouzja, Alireza | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 14 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Ding, Liren | - Pichot, Alan | 1-0 | 49 | E62 | King's Indian 6...Nc6 | Carlsen, Magnus | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 47 | B49 | Sicilian Paulsen | Aronian, Levon | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 73 | C59 | Two Knights Defence | Dubov, Daniil | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 31 | E06 | Catalan | Svidler, Peter | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 34 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | Grischuk, Alexander | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 84 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence |
| Round 3 (May 23, 2021) | Giri, Anish | - Ding, Liren | 1-0 | 36 | A20 | English Opening | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 41 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | So, Wesley | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 14 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Radjabov, Teimour | - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | 28 | A34 | English Symmetrical | Caruana, Fabiano | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 82 | C45 | Scotch Game | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 69 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Firouzja, Alireza | 0-1 | 42 | A07 | Barcza System | Pichot, Alan | - Grischuk, Alexander | 0-1 | 76 | C11 | French Defence |
| Round 4 (May 23, 2021) | Nakamura, Hikaru | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 14 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Firouzja, Alireza | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 90 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | Caruana, Fabiano | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 51 | E40 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | Carlsen, Magnus | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 53 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | Aronian, Levon | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 65 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | Dubov, Daniil | - Pichot, Alan | 1-0 | 84 | A19 | English Opening | Svidler, Peter | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 40 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | Grischuk, Alexander | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 59 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence |
| Round 5 (May 23, 2021) | Giri, Anish | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 53 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 14 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | So, Wesley | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 39 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | Radjabov, Teimour | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 60 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | Ding, Liren | - Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 45 | D32 | Tarrasch Defence | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 48 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 50 | A07 | Barcza System | Pichot, Alan | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 61 | B10 | Caro Kann |
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