TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
Skilling Open 2020 (Day 3)
Carlsen and Nakamura top the standings at the end of the Skilling Open Preliminaries
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 24th November 2020
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: |
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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 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.5 | 5 | 65.25 |
| 2 | Nakamura Hikaru | GM | USA | 2736 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 | 0.5 | 4 | 65.75 |
| 3 | So Wesley | GM | USA | 2770 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 62.25 |
| 4 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | GM | RUS | 2784 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.5 | 1 | 4 | 61.75 |
| 5 | Aronian Levon | GM | ARM | 2781 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 59.75 |
| 6 | Radjabov Teimour | GM | AZE | 2765 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 57.5 |
| 7 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | GM | FRA | 2784 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 58.5 |
| 8 | Giri Anish | GM | NED | 2764 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | 2 | 3 | 57.75 |
| 9 | Firouzja Alireza | GM | FID | 2749 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.5 | 6 | 59 |
| 10 | Le Quang Liem | GM | VIE | 2709 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 1.5 | 5 | 57 |
| 11 | Ding Liren | GM | CHN | 2791 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 57.25 |
| 12 | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | GM | IND | 2726 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 47.5 |
| 13 | Anton Guijarro David | GM | ESP | 2675 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| 14 | Svidler Peter | GM | RUS | 2723 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 46.25 |
| 15 | Karjakin Sergey | GM | RUS | 2752 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 39.25 |
| 16 | Duda Jan-Krzysztof | GM | POL | 2743 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 34.25 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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