TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
GCT Rapid and Blitz YourNextMove 2016 (6-9)
Carlsen perfect on day two to win the YourNextMove Rapid
Mark Crowther - Saturday 18th June 2016
Magnus Carlsen showed why they pay him the big bucks by coming back from a disappointing finish to his first day with a perfect 4/4 performance on the second. In a closely bunched field this proved to be enough to win the rapid section in the YourNext Move Rapid section Leuven. Carlsen beat Veselin Topalov, Anish Giri, Viswanathan Anand and finally Vladimir Kramnik in his winning run.
Carlsen will take a one point lead over Wesley So (undefeated) and two points over Anand and Aronian and a massive 5 points over Nakamura into the two day blitz event that takes place on Sunday and Monday as points in the rapid count double that of the blitz. However with 18 games to come there are still more than enough points available for most of the players.
Paris winner Hikaru Nakamura couldn't make up for his poor showing on day one, only reaching 2/4 on day two with a grinding marathon victory over Fabiano Caruana in the final round. Vladimir Kramnik had another poor day too scoring just 1.5/4 but did have the satisfaction of a nice endgame win against Anand.
Final Rapidplay Standings (points will double up in the final standings when combined with the blitz): Carlsen 6pts/9, So 5.5pts, Anand, Aronian 5pts, MLV, Giri, Topalov 4pts Nakamura, Kramnik 3.5pts.
| GCT Rapid YourNextMove Leuven BEL (BEL), 17-20 vi 2016 | cat. XXII (2792) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2855 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2910 | |||
| 2. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2770 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2874 | |||
| 3. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2770 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5 | 2837 | |||
| 4. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2792 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2835 | |||
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2804 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 2790 | |||
| 6. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2789 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2749 | |||
| 7. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2782 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2750 | |||
| 8. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2752 | |||
| 9. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2787 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 3½ | 2712 | |||
| 10. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2812 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 3½ | 2710 | |||
| Round 1 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| So, Wesley | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 38 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 57 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 51 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 36 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 43 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 2 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 49 | A20 | English Opening | |
| So, Wesley | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 49 | D53 | Queens Gambit | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 48 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Giri, Anish | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 64 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 45 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Round 3 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 45 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 57 | A09 | Reti Opening | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 42 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 34 | D04 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | 68 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Round 4 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 54 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | |
| So, Wesley | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 41 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 39 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 32 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Giri, Anish | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 39 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Round 5 (June 17, 2016) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 61 | D14 | Slav Exchange | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 50 | A09 | Reti Opening | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 43 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 17 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 73 | D77 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Round 6 (June 18, 2016) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 47 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| So, Wesley | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 33 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 26 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 36 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 50 | A78 | Benoni | |
| Round 7 (June 18, 2016) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 68 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Giri, Anish | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 23 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 28 | A10 | Dutch, QI and KID Systems | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 35 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 51 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 8 (June 18, 2016) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 38 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| So, Wesley | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 23 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 37 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 40 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 66 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Round 9 (June 18, 2016) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 17 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Giri, Anish | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 88 | A04 | Dutch System | |
| Topalov, Veselin | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 55 | A28 | English Four Knights | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 117 | A05 | Various | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 54 | A04 | Dutch System | |
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