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Grand Chess Tour Paris 2016 (Blitz 1-9)
Carlsen closes in on Nakamura after day 1 of the GCT Paris blitz
Mark Crowther - Saturday 11th June 2016
Hikaru Nakamura took a one point lead over Magnus Carlsen from the rapid into the blitz section of the Grand Chess Tour Paris tournament but this was cut in half by the end of the first day.
Nakamura had led the blitz element of the event all day and in the final round game against Carlsen he got a large, probably winning advantage. Carlsen realed off his early moves but 17...Qd5? was a mistake and after 18.Bf1! Carlsen thought for a long time how to even continue. Nakamura built up a winning advantage but it started to reduce after 34.g4 and Carlsen later turned down a draw offer. Carlsen got a winning position when his king penetrated Nakamura's position but even then allowed Nakamura chances to escape before winning. All to play for on the final day.
Final 9 rounds of blitz are on Sunday.
Nakamura had a slice of luck when he claimed a win after Topalov failed to promote his pawn properly leaving it on the promotion square instead of replacing it with a queen. Nakamura claimed the game after Topalov pressed the clock as the rules entitle him to do.
Nakamura beat Caruana, Giri, Topalov, Fressinet and So losing to Carlsen and drawing the rest.
Carlsen beat Aronian, Kramnik, Giri, Fressinet and Nakamura and drew the rest.
These two players are so far in front of the rest of the field in the over all standings the battle will be between them on the final day.
Blitz Standings: Carlsen 7pts, Nakamura 6.5pts, Caruana 5.5pts, Aronian 5pts, MVL, Kramnik, Giri 4.5pts, So 3pts, Topalov 2.5pts, Fressinet 2pts.
Combined Standings: 1 Nakamura 20½, 2 Carlsen 20, 3 Vachier-Lagrave 15½, 4 Kramnik 14½, 5 Aronian 14, 6 So 14, 7 Giri 13½ 8 Caruana 9½ 9 Fressinet 7 10 Topalov 6½
| GCT Blitz Paris 2016 Paris FRA (FRA), 8-14 vi 2016 | cat. XXII (2784) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2855 | * | * | 1 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | 7 | 2996 |
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2787 | 0 | . | * | * | 1 | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 6½ | 2949 |
| 3. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2804 | ½ | . | 0 | . | * | * | 0 | . | 0 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 5½ | 2861 |
| 4. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2792 | 0 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | * | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | 5 | 2826 |
| 5. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2789 | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | * | * | 0 | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | 1 | . | 4½ | 2783 |
| 6. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2812 | 0 | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | * | * | 0 | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | 4½ | 2780 |
| 7. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2782 | 0 | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 4½ | 2784 |
| 8. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2770 | ½ | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | * | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | 3 | 2660 |
| 9. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2761 | ½ | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | * | * | 0 | . | 2½ | 2620 |
| 10. | Fressinet, Laurent | g | FRA | 2687 | 0 | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | * | * | 2 | 2574 |
| Round 1 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsen, Magnus | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 25 | C44 | Scotch Gambit | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 32 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 39 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Fressinet, Laurent | 1-0 | 54 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 35 | A05 | Various | |
| Round 2 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 68 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 31 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
| So, Wesley | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 35 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 54 | C24 | Bishop's Opening | |
| Fressinet, Laurent | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 60 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Round 3 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - So, Wesley | 1-0 | 41 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 63 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 65 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Fressinet, Laurent | 1-0 | 38 | B32 | Sicilian Labourdonnais | |
| Giri, Anish | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 60 | D78 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Round 4 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 29 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 59 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 46 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
| So, Wesley | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 58 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Fressinet, Laurent | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 47 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Round 5 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 90 | B08 | Pirc Defence | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 63 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 55 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Giri, Anish | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 46 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Fressinet, Laurent | 0-1 | 48 | C24 | Bishop's Opening | |
| Round 6 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 34 | B50 | Sicilian Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 42 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 42 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 57 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| So, Wesley | - Fressinet, Laurent | ½-½ | 39 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Round 7 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 31 | A30 | English Symmetrical | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 40 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |
| Giri, Anish | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 52 | B41 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 49 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Fressinet, Laurent | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 50 | D56 | Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence | |
| Round 8 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Fressinet, Laurent | 1-0 | 23 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 27 | D73 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 35 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 53 | D73 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| So, Wesley | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 68 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Round 9 (June 11, 2016) | ||||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 59 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - So, Wesley | 1-0 | 29 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Giri, Anish | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 25 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 46 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Fressinet, Laurent | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 43 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
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