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New In Chess Classic 2021 (Games and Results)
New In Chess Classic 2021
Mark Crowther - Wednesday 28th April 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | Rtg | 1 | 2 | Pts | TB1 |
| Final | |||||||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | 2881 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | 2829 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 3rd-4th | |||||||
| 1 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | 2761 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | GM | 2778 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| Semifinal | |||||||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | 2881 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | GM | 2778 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | 2829 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | 2761 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quarterfinal | |||||||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | 2881 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | Radjabov, Teimour | GM | 2758 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | GM | 2778 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | So, Wesley | GM | 2741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | GM | 2761 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Firouzja, Alireza | GM | 2703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | 2829 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Le, Quang Liem | GM | 2744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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