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Skilling Open 2020 (Games and Results)

Skilling Open 2020

The Skilling Open takes place on Chess24 Sun 22nd Nov to Mon 30th Nov 2020 with play starting at 17:00 each day. This is the first event of the new Champions Chess Tour that takes place over the next year. The event is a 16 player rapid tournament in two phases. An all-play-all which will reduce the field to 8 players followed by series of knockout matches. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, Wesley So, Vidit Gujrathi, Peter Svidler, Teimour Radjabov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura, Le Quang Liem Sergey Karjakin, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, David Anton Guijarro and Alireza Firouzja.

Wesley So wins the Skilling Open 2020 (Day 9)

Wesley So only took the lead in the final of the Skilling Open against Magnus Carlsen for the first time in the first game of the blitz tie-break and in spite of giving up an exchange in the second game So managed to hold on for the draw he needed and take the $30,000 first prize. So was slow to get involved in these online events but he's clearly fully engaged now.

Carlsen won the first game of the day with a lovely exchange sacrifice which gave him a hugely dominant position with black which he converted readily. In game two with white Carlsen sacrificed a pawn for good chances. So found the excellent rearrangement of his pieces 14...a6 15...Rc6 16...Kd8 which more or less equalised and after this Carlsen struggled to find a plan. Soon Carlsen really was just a pawn down for no real compensation and was eventually ground down. Game three was full of serious errors, So reached a winning position out of the opening and 18.Rae1 should have brought home the full point, instead his 18.Bb5 allowed 18...Nf4! which would have been winning for Carlsen, instead 18...Qc8 allowed white to escape into a worse endgame but even here Carlsen didn't make the best of his chances and the game finished in a draw. Game four was a very quick draw. Carlsen has used this strategy of going to a rapid or blitz tie-break in many circumstances successfully but today he got a bad position out of the opening in game one of the tie-break and after some uncertainly So brought home the full point. As mentioned above the final game was drawn.

The erratic play later in the day I think showed tiredness from both players after playing 9 days straight - a single rest day is perhaps something the organisers should think about. This event does not qualify So for the tour final, there are three majors where this can happen, the first of those starts on the 26th December, nevertheless this result will be a big boost for him and shows he is a real force to be reckoned with. Carlsen played this event while on holiday in a hot country. Today - November 30th is his 30th birthday.

Skilling Open 2020 (Day 9)

The final day of the Skilling Open between Carlsen and Wesley So. Photo ©

The final day of the Skilling Open between Carlsen and Wesley So. Photo © | https://chess24.com

Champions Chess Tour Skilling Open 2020 (chess24.com INT)
Sun 22nd Nov 2020 - Mon 30th Nov 2020 - Official Site - Live

Skilling Open Prelim (16 players 15 Rds SRR Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Prelim

Skilling Open KO 2020 (8 players 3 Rds Minimatch Indiv TC:15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games KO

Skilling Open Prelim (16 players 15 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Prelim

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Skilling Open Prelim chess24.com INT Sun 22nd Nov 2020 - Mon 30th Nov 2020
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678910111213141516PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Carlsen MagnusGMNOR2862*½½0½1½½1½½11½0190.5565.25
2Nakamura HikaruGMUSA2736½*½1½½½½10½½1½1½90.5465.75
3So WesleyGMUSA2770½½*½1½½½01½½½½½18.51.5362.25
4Nepomniachtchi IanGMRUS278410½*½1½½½½½½01½18.51461.75
5Aronian LevonGMARM2781½½0½*0½101½1½½118.50.5559.75
6Radjabov TeimourGMAZE27650½½01*1½1½0½0½1183557.5
7Vachier-Lagrave MaximeGMFRA2784½½½½½0*½½1½½10½182358.5
8Giri AnishGMNED2764½½½½0½½*01½1½½1½82357.75
9Firouzja AlirezaGMFID2749001½10½1*01½1½1081.5659
10Le Quang LiemGMVIE2709½10½0½001*½½111½81.5557
11Ding LirenGMCHN2791½½½½½1½½0½*½1½½07.50257.25
12Vidit Santosh GujrathiGMIND27260½½½0½½0½½½*110½6.51247.5
13Anton Guijarro DavidGMESP267500½1½10½0000*1116.50545
14Svidler PeterGMRUS2723½½½0½½1½½0½00*½½60146.25
15Karjakin SergeyGMRUS275210½½00½000½10½*15.50339.25
16Duda Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL27430½00000½1½1½0½0*4.50234.25
16 players
Round 1 (November 22, 2020)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 34 C43 Petroff's Defence
So, Wesley - Anton Guijarro, David ½-½ 51 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 38 C60 Ruy Lopez
Giri, Anish - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 26 B62 Sicilian Rauzer
Le, Quang Liem - Aronian, Levon 0-1 53 D63 Queens Gambit Main Line with 7.Rc1
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 49 E06 Catalan
Svidler, Peter - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 88 C53 Giuoco Piano
Karjakin, Sergey - Ding, Liren ½-½ 24 B54 Sicilian Rauzer
Round 2 (November 22, 2020)
Aronian, Levon - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0 53 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Firouzja, Alireza - So, Wesley 1-0 35 D04 Queen's Pawn Game
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 71 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Giri, Anish - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 43 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Radjabov, Teimour - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 41 D93 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Ding, Liren - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 37 C53 Giuoco Piano
Anton Guijarro, David - Svidler, Peter 1-0 32 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 52 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Round 3 (November 22, 2020)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Giri, Anish ½-½ 45 B93 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.f4
Carlsen, Magnus - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 28 D38 QGD Ragozin
So, Wesley - Aronian, Levon 1-0 46 E06 Catalan
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Anton Guijarro, David 0-1 32 A01 Larsen Opening
Le, Quang Liem - Ding, Liren ½-½ 32 E15 Queens Indian
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 79 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Svidler, Peter - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 47 B10 Caro Kann
Karjakin, Sergey - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 37 B69 Sicilian Rauzer
Round 4 (November 22, 2020)
Aronian, Levon - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 37 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Firouzja, Alireza - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 61 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 57 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Giri, Anish - Le, Quang Liem 1-0 61 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Ding, Liren - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi ½-½ 87 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Anton Guijarro, David - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 26 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Karjakin, Sergey - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 32 C28 Vienna Game
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - So, Wesley 0-1 58 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 5 (November 22, 2020)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 46 B68 Sicilian Rauzer
Carlsen, Magnus - Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 64 D35 QGD Exchange
So, Wesley - Ding, Liren ½-½ 36 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 14 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Radjabov, Teimour - Anton Guijarro, David 0-1 57 D39 QGD Ragozin
Le, Quang Liem - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 50 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Giri, Anish 0-1 93 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Svidler, Peter - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 51 D78 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Round 6 (November 23, 2020)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 46 A29 English Four Knights
Aronian, Levon - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 54 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Firouzja, Alireza - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 22 C46 Four Knights
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Anton Guijarro, David 1-0 54 C81 Ruy Lopez Open Keres Variation
Giri, Anish - So, Wesley ½-½ 68 A07 Barcza System
Ding, Liren - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 69 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Karjakin, Sergey - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0 50 C50 Giuoco Piano
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 30 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 7 (November 23, 2020)
Carlsen, Magnus - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 49 D11 Slav Defence
So, Wesley - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 45 B56 Sicilian Defence
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Ding, Liren ½-½ 14 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Radjabov, Teimour - Aronian, Levon 1-0 41 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Le, Quang Liem - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 25 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 135 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Anton Guijarro, David - Firouzja, Alireza 0-1 34 E71 King's Indian 5.h3
Svidler, Peter - Giri, Anish ½-½ 44 D78 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Round 8 (November 23, 2020)
Nakamura, Hikaru - So, Wesley ½-½ 41 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Aronian, Levon - Anton Guijarro, David ½-½ 42 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 44 B10 Caro Kann
Giri, Anish - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 38 D42 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Le, Quang Liem - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi ½-½ 42 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Ding, Liren - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 49 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Karjakin, Sergey - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 42 A45 Trompowsky
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 36 A05 Various
Round 9 (November 23, 2020)
Carlsen, Magnus - Giri, Anish ½-½ 39 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
So, Wesley - Le, Quang Liem 1-0 42 C50 Giuoco Piano
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 14 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Firouzja, Alireza - Aronian, Levon 1-0 27 A07 Barcza System
Radjabov, Teimour - Ding, Liren 0-1 46 B97 Sicilian Najdorf
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 43 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Anton Guijarro, David - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 42 D35 QGD Exchange
Svidler, Peter - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 73 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 10 (November 23, 2020)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 41 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 34 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Giri, Anish - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 32 E51 Nimzo Indian
Le, Quang Liem - Svidler, Peter 1-0 32 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Ding, Liren - Anton Guijarro, David 1-0 43 A07 Barcza System
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - So, Wesley ½-½ 46 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 52 C41 Philidor's Defence
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 51 B10 Caro Kann
Round 11 (November 24, 2020)
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 35 C24 Bishop's Opening
So, Wesley - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 29 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 72 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Aronian, Levon - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 35 C24 Bishop's Opening
Firouzja, Alireza - Ding, Liren 1-0 44 C50 Giuoco Piano
Radjabov, Teimour - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 51 D63 Queens Gambit Main Line with 7.Rc1
Anton Guijarro, David - Giri, Anish ½-½ 34 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Svidler, Peter - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0-1 21 A37 English Symmetrical
Round 12 (November 24, 2020)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 34 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
So, Wesley - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 37 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 44 C42 Petroff's Defence
Giri, Anish - Firouzja, Alireza 0-1 55 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Le, Quang Liem - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 36 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Ding, Liren - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 32 E06 Catalan
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 44 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Anton Guijarro, David 0-1 47 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 13 (November 24, 2020)
Carlsen, Magnus - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0 50 C50 Giuoco Piano
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - So, Wesley ½-½ 69 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Aronian, Levon - Giri, Anish 1-0 34 B50 Sicilian Defence
Firouzja, Alireza - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 55 D77 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Radjabov, Teimour - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 67 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Anton Guijarro, David - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 60 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Svidler, Peter - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 40 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Ding, Liren 1-0 64 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 14 (November 24, 2020)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 43 B19 Caro Kann
So, Wesley - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 21 E36 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Ding, Liren ½-½ 61 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Giri, Anish - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof ½-½ 27 C42 Petroff's Defence
Le, Quang Liem - Anton Guijarro, David 1-0 32 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 31 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Svidler, Peter - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 56 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Karjakin, Sergey - Aronian, Levon 0-1 31 A45 Trompowsky
Round 15 (November 24, 2020)
Carlsen, Magnus - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 33 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 77 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Aronian, Levon - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 33 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Firouzja, Alireza - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 80 A05 Various
Radjabov, Teimour - So, Wesley ½-½ 40 D93 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Ding, Liren - Giri, Anish ½-½ 63 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Anton Guijarro, David - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0-1 62 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 66 D37 QGD 5.Bf4

Skilling Open KO 2020 (8 players 3 Rds Minimatch Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games KO

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Skilling Open KO 2020 chess24.com INT Sun 22nd Nov 2020 - Mon 30th Nov 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 3) Standings:
RkName12PtsTB1
Final (best of 2)
1So, Wesley0.50.51.51
2Carlsen, Magnus0.50.50.50
Semifinals (best of 2)
1Carlsen, Magnus10.51.5
2Nepomniachtchi, Ian00.50.5
1So, Wesley10.51.5
2Nakamura, Hikaru00.50.5
Quarterfinal (best of 2)
1Carlsen, Magnus10.51.5
2Giri, Anish00.50.5
1Nepomniachtchi, Ian0121
2Aronian, Levon1010
1So,Wesley0121
2Radjabov,Teimour1010
1Nakamura, Hikaru0121
2Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime1010
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