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Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 (Games and Results)
Zurich Chess Challenge 2015
Mark Crowther - Thursday 19th February 2015
Karjakin and Anand in their final rapid game. Photo © | http://www.zurich-cc.com/
The Zurich Chess Challenge took place 13th to 19th February 2015. Six top players played blitz, classical then finally rapid chess. Players: Kramnik, Nakamura, Anand, Caruana, Aronian and Karjakin. Chess legend Korchnoi plays Uhlmann in a four game rapid match too.
Viswanathan Anand edged out Hikaru Nakamura on tie-break after the latter caught him after a successful rapid on the final day but a final single Armageddon game was played and Anand lost badly as white. Thus Nakamura won the event.
| 4th Zurich CC Combined Standings Zurich SUI (SUI), 14-19 ii 2015 | cat. XXII (2784) | |||||||||||
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| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | Pt | TB1 | |||||||
| 1 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2797 | 9.0 | 20.75 | |||||||
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2776 | 9.0 | 18.50 | |||||||
| 3 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2783 | 8.5 | 20.25 | |||||||
| 4 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2777 | 7.0 | 15.75 | |||||||
| 5 | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2760 | 6.0 | 16.00 | |||||||
| 6 | Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2811 | 5.5 | 12.50 | |||||||
Anand wins the Classical section of the Zurich Chess Classic (5)
Three draws meant that Viswanathan Anand won the Classical section of the Zurich Chess Challenge. However the winner of the event will be decided by a combination of these results and the rapid event tomorrow. The classical scores are worth double the rapid ones.
Anand better than equalised against Sergey Karjakin and eventually used this to liquidate into a drawn endgame.
Fabiano Caruana's treatment of the Giuoco Piano presented Vladimir Kramnik with some novel problems but it didn't prove enough to get a serious advantage.
Final Round 5 Classical Standings (2pts for a win 1pt for a draw added to normal scoring for the rapid): Anand 7pts, Nakamura 6pts, Kramnik 5pts, Karjakin, Caruana, Aronian 4pts.
Thursday 19th 12pm GMT Rapid. 5 rounds with reversed colours to the Classical section.
Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 (5)
Mark Crowther (Wed Feb 18 20:11:00 2015)
Anand drew against Karjakin to win the Classical section. Photo © | http://www.zurich-cc.com/
Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 (4)
Anand takes the lead in Zurich after beating Nakamura in Round 4
Mark Crowther | Wed Feb 18 14:44:00 2015
Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 (3)
Nakamura beats Karjakin to pass the 2800 mark and lead in Zurich
Mark Crowther | Tue Feb 17 00:35:00 2015
Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 (2)
Anand beats Aronian to join Nakamura in Zurich lead after two rounds
Mark Crowther | Sun Feb 15 20:46:00 2015
Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 (1)
Nakamura leads Zurich Classic after round 1
Mark Crowther | Sat Feb 14 21:53:00 2015
4th Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 (Zurich SUI)
Fri 13th Feb 2015 - Thu 19th Feb 2015 -
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Korchnoi-Uhlmann Rapid (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC:25m+20spm) - Games in PGN: Veterans
4th Zurich CC Match (2 players 2 Rds Match Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61))
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| 4th Zurich CC Classical Zurich SUI (SUI), 14-19 ii 2015 | cat. XXII (2784) | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 1. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2797 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2930 |
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2776 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3 | 2857 |
| 3. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2783 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 2784 |
| 4. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2760 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 2 | 2716 |
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2811 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2 | 2706 |
| 6. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2777 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2 | 2713 |
| Round 1 (February 14, 2015) | ||||||
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| Anand, Viswanathan | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 47 | D36 | QGD Exchange | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 41 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 27 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | |
| Round 2 (February 15, 2015) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 28 | D97 | Gruenfeld Russian | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 40 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 41 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Round 3 (February 16, 2015) | ||||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 27 | A33 | English Symmetrical | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 45 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 61 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 4 (February 17, 2015) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 41 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 43 | A05 | Various | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 35 | D56 | Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence | |
| Round 5 (February 18, 2015) | ||||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 44 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 42 | A22 | English Opening | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 28 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
4th Zurich CC TB (2 players 1 Rds Match Indiv TC: 5m:vs:4m) - Games in PGN: Games TB
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| 4th Zurich CC TB Zurich SUI Thu 19th Feb 2015 - Thu 19th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 1 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | Pts |
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2776 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2797 | 0 | 0 |
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4th Zurich CC Rapid (6 players 5 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Rapid
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| 4th Zurich CC Rapid Zurich SUI (SUI), 19-19 ii 2015 | cat. XXII (2784) | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 1. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2783 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2933 |
| 2. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2777 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3 | 2857 |
| 3. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2776 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2857 |
| 4. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2760 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 2 | 2716 |
| 5. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2797 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2 | 2709 |
| 6. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2811 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1½ | 2629 |
| Round 1 (February 19, 2015) | ||||||
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| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 26 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 51 | A36 | English Botvinnik | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 66 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Round 2 (February 19, 2015) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 33 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 49 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 39 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Round 3 (February 19, 2015) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 69 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 30 | C07 | French Tarrasch | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 22 | B06 | Modern Defence | |
| Round 4 (February 19, 2015) | ||||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 57 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 68 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 54 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Round 5 (February 19, 2015) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 33 | A05 | Various | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 48 | D56 | Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 30 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
4th Zurich CC Blitz (6 players 5 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 4m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Games
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| 4th Zurich CC Blitz Zurich SUI (SUI), 13-13 ii 2015 | cat. XXII (2784) | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| 1. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2777 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 | 3025 |
| 2. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2811 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2927 |
| 3. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2797 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2930 |
| 4. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2776 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2713 |
| 5. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2783 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 2544 |
| 6. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2548 |
| Round 1 (February 13, 2015) | ||||||
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| Aronian, Levon | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 62 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 76 | B01 | Centre Counter | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 58 | C47 | Four Knights | |
| Round 2 (February 13, 2015) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 31 | A09 | Reti Opening | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 61 | D51 | Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 31 | A88 | Dutch Leningrad | |
| Round 3 (February 13, 2015) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 66 | D27 | QGA | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 18 | C26 | Vienna Game | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 53 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Round 4 (February 13, 2015) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 42 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 62 | B52 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 38 | C47 | Four Knights | |
| Round 5 (February 13, 2015) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 43 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 30 | A06 | Zukertort Opening | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 73 | A88 | Dutch Leningrad | |
Korchnoi-Uhlmann Rapid (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC: 25m+20spm) - Games in PGN: Veterans
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| Korchnoi-Uhlmann Rapid Zurich SUI Sun 15th Feb 2015 - Mon 16th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 4 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts |
| 1 | Korchnoi, Viktor | GM | SUI | 2499 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | GM | GER | 2326 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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4th Zurich CC Match (2 players 2 Rds Match Indiv TC: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61))
