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Goldmoney Asian Rapid 2021 ()
Goldmoney Asian Rapid 2021
Mark Crowther - Sunday 4th July 2021
The Goldmoney Asian Rapid took place Sat 26th Jun to Sun 4th Jul 2021. This Champions Chess Tour event featured a number of Asian qualifiers and invitees. Goldmoney is an online company that facilitates the purchase of precious metals. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Alireza Firouzja, Vidit Gujrathi, Ding Liren, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Vladimir Artemiev, Saleh Salem, Hou Yifan, Arjun Erigaisi, Adhiban Baskaran, Gukesh D, Daniil Dubov and Peter Svidler.
Levon Aronian defeated Magnus Carlsen in the semifinals and went on to dominate Vladislav Artemiev in the final. Artemiev hasn't had a lot of chances on the tour in spite of being one of the better speed chess players in other events, his appearance in the final ought to get him more chances. Magnus Carlsen won a tie-break against Ding Liren on the final day after losing the second set of rapid chess 3-0. The next event on the tour takes place July 31st - August 8th 2021, it has yet to be announced what it will be called.
Goldmoney Asian Rapid 2021 (chess24.com INT)
Sat 26th Jun 2021 - Sun 4th Jul 2021 -
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Goldmoney Asian Prelim (16 players 15 Rds SRR Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Prelim
Goldmoney Asian Rapid KO (8 players 3 Rds Minimatch Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games KO
Goldmoney Asian Prelim (16 players 15 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Prelim
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| Goldmoney Asian Prelim chess24.com INT Sat 26th Jun 2021 - Sun 4th Jul 2021
Leading Final Round 15 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | Aronian Levon | GM | ARM | 2781 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10.5 | 0 | 6 | 76 |
| 2 | Artemiev Vladislav | GM | RUS | 2704 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 68 |
| 3 | Ding Liren | GM | CHN | 2799 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9.5 | 0 | 5 | 68.75 |
| 4 | Carlsen Magnus | GM | NOR | 2847 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | 0.5 | 5 | 60.5 |
| 5 | So Wesley | GM | USA | 2770 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9 | 0.5 | 4 | 65.75 |
| 6 | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | GM | POL | 2729 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 58 |
| 7 | Giri Anish | GM | NED | 2780 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 61.75 |
| 8 | Erigaisi Arjun | GM | IND | 2567 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8 | 1.5 | 3 | 54 |
| 9 | Firouzja Alireza | GM | FID | 2759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.5 | 6 | 51 |
| 10 | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | GM | IND | 2726 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 49.25 |
| 11 | Svidler Peter | GM | RUS | 2714 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 45.5 |
| 12 | Gukesh D | GM | IND | 2578 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 43.5 |
| 13 | Dubov Daniil | GM | RUS | 2714 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| 14 | Salem A.R. Saleh | GM | UAE | 2682 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 15 | Adhiban B. | GM | IND | 2660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 36.25 |
| 16 | Hou Yifan | GM | CHN | 2658 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 26.25 |
| Round 1 (June 26, 2021) | Ding, Liren | - Artemiev, Vladislav | 1-0 | 40 | D30 | Queen's Gambit (without Nc3) | So, Wesley | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 37 | D11 | Slav Defence | Erigaisi, Arjun | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | ½-½ | 33 | E00 | Catalan | Firouzja, Alireza | - Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 45 | C26 | Vienna Game | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 75 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | Gukesh, D | - Dubov, Daniil | 0-1 | 54 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | Adhiban, Baskaran | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 46 | A09 | Reti Opening | Hou, Yifan | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | ½-½ | 36 | B15 | Caro Kann |
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| Round 2 (June 26, 2021) | Aronian, Levon | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 38 | A04 | Dutch System | Artemiev, Vladislav | - Gukesh, D | 1-0 | 36 | C49 | Four Knights Metger | Carlsen, Magnus | - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 37 | D40 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | Giri, Anish | - Firouzja, Alireza | 1-0 | 30 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | ½-½ | 74 | A35 | English Symmetrical | Dubov, Daniil | - Erigaisi, Arjun | 0-1 | 53 | A37 | English Symmetrical | Salem, A.R. Saleh | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 39 | E25 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch | Adhiban, Baskaran | - Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 35 | A09 | Reti Opening |
| Round 3 (June 26, 2021) | Ding, Liren | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 64 | E04 | Catalan | So, Wesley | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 14 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Erigaisi, Arjun | - Artemiev, Vladislav | 0-1 | 46 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | Firouzja, Alireza | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 0-1 | 71 | A45 | Trompowsky | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Dubov, Daniil | 0-1 | 63 | E34 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | Svidler, Peter | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | 0-1 | 44 | A13 | Reti Opening | Gukesh, D | - Adhiban, Baskaran | ½-½ | 31 | E72 | King's Indian with g2-g3 and Nge2 | Hou, Yifan | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 54 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence |
| Round 4 (June 26, 2021) | Aronian, Levon | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | ½-½ | 58 | A13 | Reti Opening | Artemiev, Vladislav | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | ½-½ | 71 | A05 | Various | Ding, Liren | - Gukesh, D | ½-½ | 57 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | Carlsen, Magnus | - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | 40 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | Giri, Anish | - So, Wesley | 1-0 | 29 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 47 | E16 | Queens Indian | Dubov, Daniil | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 45 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | Adhiban, Baskaran | - Erigaisi, Arjun | ½-½ | 45 | C43 | Petroff's Defence |
| Round 5 (June 26, 2021) | So, Wesley | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 1-0 | 47 | E49 | Nimzo Indian | Erigaisi, Arjun | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 47 | E00 | Catalan | Firouzja, Alireza | - Artemiev, Vladislav | 0-1 | 38 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Adhiban, Baskaran | 1-0 | 42 | E97 | King's Indian Classical | Svidler, Peter | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 29 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | Gukesh, D | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 69 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | Salem, A.R. Saleh | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 31 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | Hou, Yifan | - Dubov, Daniil | 0-1 | 46 | C42 | Petroff's Defence |
| Round 6 (June 27, 2021) | Aronian, Levon | - Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 66 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | Artemiev, Vladislav | - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 32 | A45 | Trompowsky | Ding, Liren | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | ½-½ | 45 | A30 | English Symmetrical | Giri, Anish | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | ½-½ | 41 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 71 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | Gukesh, D | - Erigaisi, Arjun | ½-½ | 64 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | Dubov, Daniil | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 31 | D27 | QGA | Adhiban, Baskaran | - Firouzja, Alireza | 0-1 | 47 | E26 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch |
| Round 7 (June 27, 2021) | So, Wesley | - Artemiev, Vladislav | 1-0 | 57 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | Carlsen, Magnus | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 37 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | Erigaisi, Arjun | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 52 | E04 | Catalan | Firouzja, Alireza | - Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 36 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Gukesh, D | 0-1 | 37 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | Svidler, Peter | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 94 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | Salem, A.R. Saleh | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 1-0 | 44 | E54 | Nimzo Indian | Hou, Yifan | - Adhiban, Baskaran | 1-0 | 55 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence |
| Round 8 (June 27, 2021) | Aronian, Levon | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 9 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | Artemiev, Vladislav | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 37 | A37 | English Symmetrical | Ding, Liren | - Hou, Yifan | ½-½ | 52 | A30 | English Symmetrical | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 38 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | Erigaisi, Arjun | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 1-0 | 65 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | Gukesh, D | - Firouzja, Alireza | 0-1 | 23 | A58 | Volga Gambit | Dubov, Daniil | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | 0-1 | 45 | A34 | English Symmetrical | Adhiban, Baskaran | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 46 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto |
| Round 9 (June 27, 2021) | So, Wesley | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 27 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | Carlsen, Magnus | - Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 56 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Giri, Anish | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | ½-½ | 68 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | Firouzja, Alireza | - Erigaisi, Arjun | ½-½ | 34 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 32 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | Svidler, Peter | - Adhiban, Baskaran | 1-0 | 31 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | Salem, A.R. Saleh | - Artemiev, Vladislav | 0-1 | 37 | D32 | Tarrasch Defence | Hou, Yifan | - Gukesh, D | 0-1 | 34 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov |
| Round 10 (June 27, 2021) | Aronian, Levon | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | ½-½ | 37 | D10 | Slav Defence | Artemiev, Vladislav | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 37 | A29 | English Four Knights | Ding, Liren | - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | 41 | D70 | Gruenfeld Defence | Erigaisi, Arjun | - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 33 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 49 | A81 | Dutch Leningrad | Gukesh, D | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 31 | D39 | QGD Ragozin | Dubov, Daniil | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 31 | A03 | Bird's Opening | Adhiban, Baskaran | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | 1-0 | 37 | A13 | Reti Opening |
| Round 11 (June 28, 2021) | So, Wesley | - Erigaisi, Arjun | ½-½ | 11 | C43 | Petroff's Defence | Carlsen, Magnus | - Adhiban, Baskaran | ½-½ | 48 | E97 | King's Indian Classical | Giri, Anish | - Artemiev, Vladislav | ½-½ | 42 | B01 | Centre Counter | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 31 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | Firouzja, Alireza | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 30 | C27 | Vienna Game | Svidler, Peter | - Gukesh, D | ½-½ | 46 | D33 | Tarrasch Defence | Salem, A.R. Saleh | - Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 56 | E24 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch | Hou, Yifan | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 0-1 | 55 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov |
| Round 12 (June 28, 2021) | Aronian, Levon | - Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 43 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | Artemiev, Vladislav | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 1-0 | 56 | D42 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | Ding, Liren | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 15 | E01 | Catalan | Erigaisi, Arjun | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 40 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | Firouzja, Alireza | - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 124 | C11 | French Defence | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 21 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | Gukesh, D | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | 1-0 | 17 | E94 | King's Indian Classical | Adhiban, Baskaran | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 35 | A06 | Zukertort Opening |
| Round 13 (June 28, 2021) | So, Wesley | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 27 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | Carlsen, Magnus | - Gukesh, D | ½-½ | 87 | D00 | Queen's Pawn Game | Giri, Anish | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 37 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Adhiban, Baskaran | 0-1 | 62 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | Svidler, Peter | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 0-1 | 52 | A09 | Reti Opening | Dubov, Daniil | - Artemiev, Vladislav | ½-½ | 66 | C66 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Salem, A.R. Saleh | - Erigaisi, Arjun | ½-½ | 36 | E53 | Nimzo Indian | Hou, Yifan | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 46 | C54 | Giuoco Piano |
| Round 14 (June 28, 2021) | Aronian, Levon | - Artemiev, Vladislav | ½-½ | 61 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | Ding, Liren | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 0-1 | 53 | A30 | English Symmetrical | Erigaisi, Arjun | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 64 | D11 | Slav Defence | Firouzja, Alireza | - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | 46 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Salem, A.R. Saleh | ½-½ | 54 | D35 | QGD Exchange | Gukesh, D | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 33 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | Adhiban, Baskaran | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 93 | A05 | Various | Hou, Yifan | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 49 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 15 (June 28, 2021) | Artemiev, Vladislav | - Adhiban, Baskaran | 1-0 | 38 | A05 | Various | So, Wesley | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 14 | C54 | Giuoco Piano | Carlsen, Magnus | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 1-0 | 66 | D41 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | Giri, Anish | - Erigaisi, Arjun | ½-½ | 40 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Gukesh, D | 1-0 | 77 | D32 | Tarrasch Defence | Svidler, Peter | - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 37 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | Dubov, Daniil | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 28 | C46 | Four Knights | Salem, A.R. Saleh | - Firouzja, Alireza | 0-1 | 59 | A49 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 |
Goldmoney Asian Rapid KO (8 players 3 Rds Minimatch Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games KO
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Leading Final Round 3 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | Pts | TB1 |
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| 1 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2781 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Artemiev, Vladislav | RUS | 2704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| 3 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2847 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ding, Liren | CHN | 2799 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2781 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2847 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Artemiev, Vladislav | RUS | 2704 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ding, Liren | CHN | 2799 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2781 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Erigaisi, Arjun | IND | 2567 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2847 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | So, Wesley | USA | 2770 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ding, Liren | CHN | 2799 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | POL | 2729 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Artemiev, Vladislav | RUS | 2704 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Giri, Anish | NED | 2780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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