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New In Chess Classic 2021 (Games and Results)

New In Chess Classic 2021

The New In Chess Classic is the fifth event of the Champions Chess Tour the online rapid series hosted by Chess24. The event takes place 24th April to May 2nd. The rounds start later than any event so far to try and avoid a clash with the Candidates, they start at 6pm BST. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Levon Aronian, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Quang Liem Le, Wesley So, Sergey Karjakin, Alireza Firouzja, Santosh Gujrathi Vidit, Gawain C B Jones, Aryan Tari, Johan-Sebastian Christiansen and R Praggnanandhaa.

New in Chess Classic 2021 (chess24.com INT)
Sat 24th Apr 2021 - Sun 2nd May 2021 - Official Site - Live

NIC Classic Prelim 2021 (16 players 15 Rds SRR Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Prelim

NIC Classic KO 2021 (8 players 3 Rds Minimatch Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games KO

NIC Classic Prelim 2021 (16 players 15 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Prelim

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NIC Classic Prelim 2021 chess24.com INT (INT), 24 iv-2 v 2021 cat. XX (2728)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2847 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 10.5 2868
2. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2736 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9.5 2822
3. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2770 ½ 0 * 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 9.5 2819
4. So, Wesley g USA 2770 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 9.0 2796
5. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2781 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 9.0 2796
6. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2765 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8.5 2775
7. Firouzja, Alireza g FID 2759 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 8.5 2775
8. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2709 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8.5 2778
9. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g USA 2758 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8.0 2746
10. Praggnanandhaa, R g IND 2608 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 * 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 7.0 2714
11. Duda, Jan-Krzysztof g POL 2729 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 * 0 0 ½ 1 1 7.0 2706
12. Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi g IND 2726 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 1 1 7.0 2706
13. Tari, Aryan g NOR 2639 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ * 1 ½ 1 7.0 2712
14. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2757 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 * 1 1 6.5 2675
15. Jones, Gawain C B g ENG 2670 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ 3.0 2491
16. Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian g NOR 2618 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1.5 2368
Round 1 (April 24, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 66 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nakamura, Hikaru - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 44 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Aronian, Levon - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 60 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Radjabov, Teimour - Jones, Gawain C B 1-0 44 A38 English Symmetrical
Firouzja, Alireza - So, Wesley 1-0 54 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Praggnanandhaa, R 0-1 50 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Tari, Aryan - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi ½-½ 102 B40 Sicilian Classical
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 55 A13 Reti Opening
Round 2 (April 24, 2021)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 46 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
So, Wesley - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 0-1 20 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Radjabov, Teimour - Tari, Aryan 1-0 36 D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Le, Quang Liem - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 52 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian 1-0 30 B40 Sicilian Classical
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 29 E04 Catalan
Karjakin, Sergey - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 14 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Jones, Gawain C B - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 37 B23 Sicilian Closed
Round 3 (April 24, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 60 C53 Giuoco Piano
Nakamura, Hikaru - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 93 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Aronian, Levon - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 29 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Firouzja, Alireza - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 51 D04 Queen's Pawn Game
Praggnanandhaa, R - So, Wesley 0-1 47 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 27 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Tari, Aryan - Jones, Gawain C B ½-½ 46 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0-1 45 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 4 (April 24, 2021)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 58 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Radjabov, Teimour - Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian 1-0 29 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Le, Quang Liem - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 46 D15 Slav Defence
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 14 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 75 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Tari, Aryan - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 28 C47 Four Knights
Karjakin, Sergey - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 69 B81 Sicilian Keres Attack
Jones, Gawain C B - So, Wesley 1-0 22 C56 Two Knights Defence
Round 5 (April 24, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 45 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nakamura, Hikaru - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi ½-½ 54 A05 Various
So, Wesley - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 55 A20 English Opening
Aronian, Levon - Jones, Gawain C B 1-0 104 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Firouzja, Alireza - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 57 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Praggnanandhaa, R - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 52 E15 Queens Indian
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Le, Quang Liem 1-0 58 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Tari, Aryan 0-1 59 C26 Vienna Game
Round 6 (April 25, 2021)
Aronian, Levon - Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian ½-½ 78 A43 Old Benoni
Radjabov, Teimour - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 19 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Le, Quang Liem - Praggnanandhaa, R 1-0 30 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 31 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 42 D10 Slav Defence
Tari, Aryan - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 66 B06 Modern Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - So, Wesley 0-1 40 A45 Trompowsky
Jones, Gawain C B - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 45 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 7 (April 25, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 50 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Tari, Aryan 1-0 47 E04 Catalan
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 69 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
So, Wesley - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 29 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Firouzja, Alireza - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 42 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Praggnanandhaa, R - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 53 D26 QGA
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0-1 76 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Jones, Gawain C B ½-½ 33 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Round 8 (April 25, 2021)
Aronian, Levon - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 56 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Radjabov, Teimour - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 36 D52 Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs
Le, Quang Liem - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 62 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - So, Wesley ½-½ 39 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 66 E04 Catalan
Tari, Aryan - Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 55 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Jones, Gawain C B - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 36 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 92 B00 Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence
Round 9 (April 25, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Jones, Gawain C B 1-0 42 B72 Sicilian Dragon
Nakamura, Hikaru - Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian 1-0 41 C00 French Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 32 A05 Various
So, Wesley - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0 60 A45 Trompowsky
Firouzja, Alireza - Aronian, Levon 1-0 33 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Praggnanandhaa, R - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 33 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Tari, Aryan 0-1 30 C20 Unusual Moves
Karjakin, Sergey - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 44 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 10 (April 25, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 57 C53 Giuoco Piano
Aronian, Levon - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 29 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Radjabov, Teimour - So, Wesley ½-½ 19 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 35 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 62 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Tari, Aryan - Praggnanandhaa, R 1-0 62 B23 Sicilian Closed
Jones, Gawain C B - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 32 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Firouzja, Alireza 0-1 76 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Round 11 (April 26, 2021)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Jones, Gawain C B 1-0 49 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 11 D79 Gruenfeld 3.g3
So, Wesley - Tari, Aryan 1-0 31 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Firouzja, Alireza - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 49 D12 Slav Defence
Le, Quang Liem - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 48 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Praggnanandhaa, R - Aronian, Levon 0-1 53 D38 QGD Ragozin
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian 1-0 33 A58 Volga Gambit
Karjakin, Sergey - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0 56 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 12 (April 26, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 60 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Nakamura, Hikaru - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 14 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Aronian, Levon - So, Wesley ½-½ 14 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Radjabov, Teimour - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 14 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 60 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Tari, Aryan - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 55 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Jones, Gawain C B - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 139 C53 Giuoco Piano
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Praggnanandhaa, R 0-1 89 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 13 (April 26, 2021)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 25 D39 QGD Ragozin
So, Wesley - Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian 1-0 81 A45 Trompowsky
Firouzja, Alireza - Jones, Gawain C B 1-0 48 E98 King's Indian Classical
Le, Quang Liem - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 40 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi ½-½ 36 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Praggnanandhaa, R - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 80 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 66 D57 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Tari, Aryan 0-1 65 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 14 (April 26, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - So, Wesley ½-½ 31 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nakamura, Hikaru - Praggnanandhaa, R ½-½ 56 A08 Barcza System
Aronian, Levon - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 52 E15 Queens Indian
Radjabov, Teimour - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 42 D26 QGA
Firouzja, Alireza - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 0-1 45 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Tari, Aryan - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 52 C45 Scotch Game
Jones, Gawain C B - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0-1 98 B40 Sicilian Classical
Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 47 C02 French Advance
Round 15 (April 26, 2021)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 39 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
So, Wesley - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 6 C20 Unusual Moves
Le, Quang Liem - Aronian, Levon 0-1 64 D38 QGD Ragozin
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Tari, Aryan 1-0 35 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Praggnanandhaa, R - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 40 D12 Slav Defence
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Jones, Gawain C B 1-0 45 E97 King's Indian Classical
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 43 D35 QGD Exchange
Karjakin, Sergey - Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian 1-0 54 A01 Larsen Opening

NIC Classic KO 2021 (8 players 3 Rds Minimatch Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games KO

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NIC Classic KO 2021 chess24.com INT Sat 24th Apr 2021 - Sun 2nd May 2021
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg12PtsTB1
Final
1Carlsen, MagnusGM288110.51.5
2Nakamura, HikaruGM282900.50.5
3rd-4th
1Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM27610.511.5
2Aronian, LevonGM27780.500.5
Semifinal
1Carlsen, MagnusGM28810.511.5
2Aronian, LevonGM27780.500.5
1Nakamura, HikaruGM28291021
2Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM27610110
Quarterfinal
1Carlsen, MagnusGM28810.511.5
2Radjabov, TeimourGM27580.500.5
1Aronian, LevonGM2778112
2So, WesleyGM2741000
1Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM2761112
2Firouzja, AlirezaGM2703000
1Nakamura, HikaruGM2829112
2Le, Quang LiemGM2744000
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