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Opera Euro Rapid 2021 (Day 3)
Nakamura and Nepomniachtchi out of the Opera Euro Rapid after preliminary stage
Mark Crowther - Monday 8th February 2021
Dubov almost beat Carlsen on the final day. They will now face each other in the KO phase. Photo © | https://chess24.com
Magnus Carlsen won the Preliminary section of the Opera Euro Rapid after a shaky final day. Carlsen's qualification was never really in much doubt, especially after a lovely win against Santosh Gujrathi Vidit in round 11, but the rest of the day saw him lose to Ding Liren and only just escape with a draw against Daniil Dubov. Surprise top scorer was Leinier Dominguez Perez with 3.5/5 but his disasters on the first two days left him a long way short. Ian Nepomniachtchi collapsed completely and scored just 1/5 on the final day losing to Aronian, Bluebaum and Dominguez. Daniil Dubov got the nod over Hikaru Nakamura by virtue of more wins after they tied on 7.5 points. Nakamura was visibly furious with himself in going down to a final round loss to Sam Shankland.
The knockout phase starts tomorrow with Carlsen facing Dubov who eliminated him in the last tour event, the Airthings Masters. Carlsen isn't in great form but I'd expect him to beat Dubov this time, there will be no attempt to take him on toe-to-toe in "fun positions" as he did in that match. Giri faces the only undefeated player - and winner of the Airthings Masters - Teimour Radjabov, Wesley So faces Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Levon Aronian faces MVL.
Final Round 15 Standings: 1 Carlsen 9.5pts 2 Giri 9.5pts 3 Wesley So 9pts 4 Aronian 8.5pts 5 MVL 8.5pts 6 Duda 8pts 7 Radjabov 8pts 8 Dubov 7.5pts
Eliminated 9 Nakamura 7.5pts 10 Shankland 7pts 11 Nepomniachtchi 7pts 12 Vidit 6.5pts 13 Dominguez Perez 6.5pts 14 Grischuk 6.5pts 15 Bluebaum 5.5pts 16 Ding Liren 5pts.
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour: Opera Euro Rapid. Two official commentary streams for day 3
| Opera Euro Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT Sat 6th Feb 2021 - Sun 14th Feb 2021
Leading Final Round 15 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | Carlsen Magnus | GM | NOR | 2862 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 69 |
| 2 | Giri Anish | GM | NED | 2764 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 67.75 |
| 3 | So Wesley | GM | USA | 2770 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 | 0 | 5 | 66.75 |
| 4 | Aronian Levon | GM | ARM | 2781 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | 1 | 5 | 61.5 |
| 5 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | GM | FRA | 2784 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8.5 | 0 | 4 | 60.75 |
| 6 | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | GM | POL | 2743 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.5 | 4 | 57 |
| 7 | Radjabov Teimour | GM | AZE | 2765 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 59.5 |
| 8 | Dubov Daniil | GM | RUS | 2710 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 53.75 |
| 9 | Nakamura Hikaru | GM | USA | 2736 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 54.5 |
| 10 | Shankland Sam | GM | USA | 2691 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.5 | 4 | 47.5 |
| 11 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | GM | RUS | 2789 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 7 | 0.5 | 3 | 52.5 |
| 12 | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | GM | IND | 2726 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 48.25 |
| 13 | Dominguez Perez Leinier | GM | USA | 2758 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 49.25 |
| 14 | Grischuk Alexander | GM | RUS | 2777 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 48.5 |
| 15 | Bluebaum Matthias | GM | GER | 2670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 39.75 |
| 16 | Ding Liren | GM | CHN | 2791 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 5 | 0 | 3 | 37.25 |
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| Round 11 (February 8, 2021) | Giri, Anish | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 27 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | Radjabov, Teimour | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 40 | E15 | Queens Indian | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 60 | D87 | Gruenfeld Botvinnik | Nakamura, Hikaru | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 116 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 42 | D41 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - Dubov, Daniil | 0-1 | 49 | B60 | Sicilian Rauzer | Grischuk, Alexander | - Bluebaum, Matthias | ½-½ | 35 | C11 | French Defence | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 42 | D30 | Queen's Gambit (without Nc3) |
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| Round 12 (February 8, 2021) | Carlsen, Magnus | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 56 | E58 | Nimzo Indian | So, Wesley | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 27 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | Aronian, Levon | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 27 | D80 | Gruenfeld 4.Bg5 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | ½-½ | 49 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | Dubov, Daniil | - Ding, Liren | 1-0 | 18 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | Shankland, Sam | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 73 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 1-0 | 28 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | Bluebaum, Matthias | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 49 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game |
| Round 13 (February 8, 2021) | Giri, Anish | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 45 | D42 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | Radjabov, Teimour | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 65 | A05 | Various | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 56 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | Nakamura, Hikaru | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 40 | C24 | Bishop's Opening | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Bluebaum, Matthias | 0-1 | 59 | C11 | French Defence | Grischuk, Alexander | - Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 0-1 | 38 | C28 | Vienna Game | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 41 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | Ding, Liren | - Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 36 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit |
| Round 14 (February 8, 2021) | So, Wesley | - Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 19 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | Aronian, Levon | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | ½-½ | 48 | D41 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Ding, Liren | 1-0 | 24 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 28 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | Dubov, Daniil | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 122 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | Shankland, Sam | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 35 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 24 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | Bluebaum, Matthias | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 86 | D04 | Queen's Pawn Game |
| Round 15 (February 8, 2021) | Carlsen, Magnus | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 32 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | Giri, Anish | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | ½-½ | 72 | E42 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | Radjabov, Teimour | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 37 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | Nakamura, Hikaru | - Shankland, Sam | 0-1 | 58 | B67 | Sicilian Rauzer | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 0-1 | 63 | E48 | Nimzo Indian | Grischuk, Alexander | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 87 | A67 | Benoni Three Pawns System | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | - Bluebaum, Matthias | ½-½ | 50 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | Ding, Liren | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 26 | C53 | Giuoco Piano |
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