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Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021 (Day 2)
Anish Giri retains the lead in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational Preliminaries after day 2
Mark Crowther - Sunday 14th March 2021
Nepomniachtchi lost to Carlsen on day 2. Photo © | https://chess24.com
Anish Giri repeated his 4/5 from the first day to lead the Magnus Carlsen Invitational Preliminary section after two of the three days. His 8/10 practically guarantees progression to the second phase but there are advantages in the final knockout phase to winning this first section and that will be his final day target, Carlsen certainly made it clear it was his. Giri beat David Anton, Levon Aronian, drew with Nils Grandelius and Daniil Dubov and finished by beating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov who scored a nightmare 1/5 and is practically out of the running. Magnus Carlsen (wins vs Mamedyarov, Nepomniachtchi and Karjakin although he claimed "were kind of gifts" from his opponents) and Wesley So (wins vs Aronian, Daniil Dubov and Jorden Van Foreest) also scored 4/5 and are in fine shape to progress. Sergey Karjakin making his debut had a much better second day scored 3.5/5 - Alireza Firouzja and Hikaru Nakamura who is undefeated. The final day should be very exciting with only 8 of the 16 players going through to the KO stage. It looks to me that 7 players are chasing just 4 places if we take it the top 4 in the standings are pretty much there.
Round 10 Standings: 1st Giri 8pts, 2nd Carlsen 7.5pts, 3rd-4th So, Nakamura 6.5pts, 5th-6th Firouzja, MVL 6pts, 7th-9th Aronian, Dubov, Karjakin 5pts, 10th-11th Nepomniachtchi, Radjabov 4.5pts, 12th-13th Mamedyarov, Grandelius 4pts, 14th Van Foreest 3pts, 15th Anton Guijarro 2.5pts, 16th Pichot 2pts.
Final day starts at 4pm GMT Monday 15th March.
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour: Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Two official commentary streams Day 2
| Carlsen Inv Prelim chess24.com INT (INT), 13-21 iii 2021 | cat. XX (2743) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2776 | * | 1 | 1 | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2977 | |||||
| 2. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2847 | 0 | * | . | . | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 7½ | 2934 | |||||
| 3. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2770 | 0 | . | * | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | 6½ | 2850 | |||||
| 4. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2736 | . | . | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2841 | |||||
| 5. | Firouzja, Alireza | g | FID | 2759 | ½ | ½ | . | . | * | ½ | . | 0 | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2815 | |||||
| 6. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2758 | . | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | * | . | ½ | . | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2815 | |||||
| 7. | Dubov, Daniil | g | RUS | 2710 | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | . | . | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | . | . | ½ | 5 | 2744 | |||||
| 8. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2757 | . | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2736 | |||||
| 9. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2781 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | . | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | 2740 | |||||
| 10. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2765 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | . | ½ | * | . | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | 4½ | 2710 | |||||
| 11. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2789 | . | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | . | 0 | . | * | ½ | . | 0 | 1 | . | 4½ | 2704 | |||||
| 12. | Grandelius, Nils | g | SWE | 2670 | ½ | ½ | . | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | . | 4 | 2679 | |||||
| 13. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2770 | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | . | 4 | 2669 | |||||
| 14. | Van Foreest, Jorden | g | NED | 2701 | . | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3 | 2596 | |||||
| 15. | Anton Guijarro, David | g | ESP | 2673 | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | 1 | 0 | . | 0 | . | . | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | . | 2½ | 2563 | |||||
| 16. | Pichot, Alan | g | ARG | 2630 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | . | . | ½ | . | * | 2 | 2511 | |||||
| Round 6 (March 14, 2021) | Giri, Anish | - Anton Guijarro, David | 1-0 | 37 | C83 | Ruy Lopez Open | So, Wesley | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 33 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | Karjakin, Sergey | - Van Foreest, Jorden | 1-0 | 61 | C11 | French Defence | Radjabov, Teimour | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 19 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 35 | A01 | Larsen Opening | Grandelius, Nils | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 60 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Firouzja, Alireza | 0-1 | 46 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | Pichot, Alan | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 84 | C53 | Giuoco Piano |
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| Round 7 (March 14, 2021) | Carlsen, Magnus | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1-0 | 27 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | Nakamura, Hikaru | - Pichot, Alan | 1-0 | 44 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | Firouzja, Alireza | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 38 | A45 | Trompowsky | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 37 | A45 | Trompowsky | Dubov, Daniil | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 48 | E06 | Catalan | Aronian, Levon | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 39 | D97 | Gruenfeld Russian | Van Foreest, Jorden | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 56 | C66 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Anton Guijarro, David | - Grandelius, Nils | 0-1 | 32 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 |
| Round 8 (March 14, 2021) | Giri, Anish | - Grandelius, Nils | ½-½ | 46 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | So, Wesley | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 14 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Karjakin, Sergey | - Firouzja, Alireza | 1-0 | 57 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | Aronian, Levon | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 57 | B60 | Sicilian Rauzer | Radjabov, Teimour | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 29 | A04 | Dutch System | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 54 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Anton Guijarro, David | 0-1 | 44 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | Pichot, Alan | - Van Foreest, Jorden | ½-½ | 56 | C53 | Giuoco Piano |
| Round 9 (March 14, 2021) | Carlsen, Magnus | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 40 | D61 | Queens Gambit Main Line with 7.Qc2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 30 | D78 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | Firouzja, Alireza | - Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 32 | E98 | King's Indian Classical | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Pichot, Alan | 1-0 | 49 | A45 | Trompowsky | Dubov, Daniil | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 47 | D41 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | Grandelius, Nils | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 | 36 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | Van Foreest, Jorden | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 55 | C45 | Scotch Game | Anton Guijarro, David | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0-1 | 42 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 |
| Round 10 (March 14, 2021) | Giri, Anish | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1-0 | 47 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | So, Wesley | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 35 | D14 | Slav Exchange | Dubov, Daniil | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 22 | E06 | Catalan | Karjakin, Sergey | - Anton Guijarro, David | 1-0 | 69 | A45 | Trompowsky | Aronian, Levon | - Van Foreest, Jorden | 1-0 | 66 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | Radjabov, Teimour | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 35 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Grandelius, Nils | ½-½ | 44 | A01 | Larsen Opening | Pichot, Alan | - Firouzja, Alireza | 0-1 | 39 | B10 | Caro Kann |
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