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Skilling Open 2020 (Day 3)

Carlsen and Nakamura top the standings at the end of the Skilling Open Preliminaries

Teimour Radjabov and Wesley So made it to the knockout phase where they will meet again. Photo ©

Teimour Radjabov and Wesley So made it to the knockout phase where they will meet again. Photo © | https://chess24.com

The Skilling Open, the first event of the Champions Chess Tour, saw a nerve wracking final day with most of the players in contention for qualification going into the final round. Only 8 of the 16 players went through to the knockout phase and this also secured their places in the second tour event. 5 players finished tied on 8/15 and it was their head to head record against each other that decided their fate.

Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura assured themselves of qualification for the knockout phase of Skilling Open with a round to spare but they were the only players who were so comfortable. Carlsen and Nakamura drew against each other in the first game of the final day, Carlsen beat Vidit in round 13 and drew the rest. Nakamura beat David Anton and Alireza Firouzja in successive rounds and this was enough to qualify. Anish Giri led alone after days one and two but losses to Firouzja and Levon Aronian in rounds 12 and 13 placed his qualification very much in doubt and he had to rely on tie-breaks to qualify in 8th place. Wesley So drew all his games to finish tied in third place with Ian Nepomniachtchi (1 loss 4 draws on the final day) and Levon Aronian (who powered qualification with a 4/5 finish). Teimour Radjabov and Maxime Vachier-Legrave along with Giri went through on tie-break from Alireza Firouzja and Le Quang Liem who both missed out in spite of being tied on 8 points. Ding Liren's 1.5/5 on the final day saw him miss out by half a point.

Final Standings: 1st Carlsen 9pts, 2nd Nakamura 9pts, 3rd So 8.5pts, 4th Nepomniachtchi 8.5pts, 5th Aronian 8.5pts, 6th Radjabov 8pts, 7th MVL 8pts, 8th Giri 8pts, 9th Firouzja 8pts, 10th Le 8pts, 11th Ding 7.5pts, 12th Vidit 6.5pts, 13th Anton 6.5pts, 14th Svidler 6pts, 15th Karjakin 5.5pts, 16th Duda 4.5pts.

Knockout Pairings (matches take place 25th-26th Nov at 5pm GMT): Carlsen vs Giri, Nepomniachtchi vs Aronian, So vs Radjabov and Nakamura vs MVL.

Champions Chess Tour Skilling Open Video Streams (two official English alternatives)

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 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

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