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The WR Masters took place in Dusseldorf Wed 15th to Sun 26th Feb 2023. This was a new elite event and the field has many players in common with the recent Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Players: Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Andrey Esipenko. Levon Aronian won all three games in a tie-break against Nepomniachtchi and Gukesh, the final two rounds weren't needed as he couldn't be caught.

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WR Chess Masters 2023 Dusseldorf GER (GER), 16-26 ii 2023															cat. XX (2731)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2793	*	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	5½	2804
2.	Gukesh, D	g	IND	2718	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½	2812
3.	Aronian, Levon	g	USA	2736	0	½	*	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	5½	2810
4.	So, Wesley	g	USA	2766	½	½	½	*	1	0	½	½	½	½	4½	2727
5.	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	g	POL	2729	½	½	½	0	*	½	½	½	½	½	4	2688
6.	Keymer, Vincent	g	GER	2690	0	½	½	1	½	*	½	1	0	0	4	2692
7.	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2780	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	4	2682
8.	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	g	UZB	2734	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	*	1	½	4	2687
9.	Esipenko, Andrey	g	FID	2675	½	0	½	½	½	1	½	0	*	½	4	2694
10.	Praggnanandhaa, R	g	IND	2690	½	0	0	½	½	1	½	½	½	*	4	2692

Round 1 (February 16, 2023)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	19	A57	Volga Gambit
Aronian, Levon	- Praggnanandhaa, R	1-0	50	A20	English Opening
So, Wesley	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	1-0	48	A07	Barcza System
Giri, Anish	- Gukesh, D	½-½	82	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Esipenko, Andrey	- Keymer, Vincent	1-0	101	E04	Catalan
Round 2 (February 17, 2023)
Gukesh, D	- Praggnanandhaa, R	1-0	32	C53	Giuoco Piano
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	39	C42	Petroff's Defence
Keymer, Vincent	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	30	A15	English counter King's Fianchetto
Giri, Anish	- So, Wesley	½-½	29	E42	Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Esipenko, Andrey	1-0	41	E46	Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 3 (February 18, 2023)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Giri, Anish	½-½	37	A28	English Four Knights
Aronian, Levon	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	1-0	31	B76	Sicilian Modern Dragon
So, Wesley	- Gukesh, D	½-½	33	D20	QGA
Esipenko, Andrey	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½-½	44	E04	Catalan
Praggnanandhaa, R	- Keymer, Vincent	1-0	43	C84	Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Round 4 (February 19, 2023)
Gukesh, D	- Keymer, Vincent	½-½	40	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
So, Wesley	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	42	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	31	D39	QGD Ragozin
Giri, Anish	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	33	A45	Trompowsky
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Praggnanandhaa, R	½-½	58	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 5 (February 21, 2023)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Gukesh, D	½-½	45	D26	QGA
Aronian, Levon	- Giri, Anish	1-0	48	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Keymer, Vincent	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	1-0	52	E48	Nimzo Indian
Esipenko, Andrey	- So, Wesley	½-½	22	E49	Nimzo Indian
Praggnanandhaa, R	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½-½	34	C42	Petroff's Defence
Round 6 (February 22, 2023)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	88	E36	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Gukesh, D	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	42	A20	English Opening
So, Wesley	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	35	E47	Nimzo Indian
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Keymer, Vincent	½-½	74	C84	Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Giri, Anish	- Praggnanandhaa, R	½-½	69	A21	English Opening
Round 7 (February 23, 2023)
Aronian, Levon	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	0-1	53	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Keymer, Vincent	- Giri, Anish	½-½	39	A20	English Opening
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½-½	49	C43	Petroff's Defence
Esipenko, Andrey	- Gukesh, D	0-1	36	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Praggnanandhaa, R	- So, Wesley	½-½	82	C50	Giuoco Piano
Round 8 (February 24, 2023)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Praggnanandhaa, R	½-½	46	C53	Giuoco Piano
Gukesh, D	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½-½	36	C42	Petroff's Defence
So, Wesley	- Keymer, Vincent	0-1	50	C50	Giuoco Piano
Giri, Anish	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	43	B67	Sicilian Rauzer
Esipenko, Andrey	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	36	E04	Catalan
Round 9 (February 25, 2023)
Aronian, Levon	- Gukesh, D	½-½	18	D38	QGD Ragozin
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Giri, Anish	½-½	30	D10	Slav Defence
Keymer, Vincent	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	0-1	82	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- So, Wesley	½-½	69	E29	Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Praggnanandhaa, R	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	30	C42	Petroff's Defence

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WR Chess Masters TB 2023 Dusseldorf GER Wed 15th Feb 2023 - Sun 26th Feb 2023 Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
Rk	Name	Rtg	Gms	Pts
1	Aronian, Levon	2736	3	3.0
2	Gukesh, D	2718	3	1.0
3	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2793	2	0.0
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