World Chess Championship 2016 Round 1: DRAW
The World Chess Championship 2016 kicked off with a draw between the World Champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin in New York City.
Replay the game below: [replay]
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November 2016 FIDE Ratings Update
In the past month, Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Tal Memorial and Pavel Eljanov won the Isle of Man. Thus, we see their ratings improve in the November 2016 FIDE Ratings List. Nepomniachtchi is now at No. 12 with ELO 2767 and Eljanov at No. 16 with ELO 2757.
Vladimir Kramnik slid down from No. 2 to No. 4 with ELO 2810 after his meager performance in the Tal Memorial.
Here are the Top 20 grandmasters for November 2016:
FIDE Ratings November 2016 Top 20
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Check out the Top 100 list »
Catch the games LIVE! – World Chess Championship 2016
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Trash talks start leading to the World Championship match
On Chess24:
Karjakin: “If Carlsen wants to beat me he needs to show the best play of his life”
Also, did you know that if you type www.sergeykaryakin.com in your browser, it will redirect to magnuscarlsen.com? That’s quite cruel and funny at the same time, whoever devised it.
Personally, though, Sergey Karjakin may not be the most favorite challenger to match-up with Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship this year, but I think this will be the most followed World Championship match ever.
Watch: Candidates Tournament Documentary Film
As the World Championship match draws near in New York, let’s look back to the drama that unfolded during the Candidates Tournament last March 2016.
Watch the 25-minute documentary film below:
FIDE Ratings Update – October 2016
A few big tournaments are still ongoing, namely: Isle of Man and Tal Memorial, thus their results are not yet counted for the October update of the FIDE Ratings List.
Nevertheless, a few changes happened since last month. Vladimir Kramnik retakes the 2nd place from Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Wesley So overtakes Hikaru Nakamura at the 6th place in the October ratings update.
Anish Giri may have earned 1 rating point, but Pentala Harikrishna and Ding Liren gained 10 points and 11 points, respectively, to overtake him in the ranking. Thus, Giri slid down from 12th to 14th place.
Listed below are the top 20 players as of the October 2016 update:
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Check out the top 100 list in the October 2016 update.
FIDE Ratings Update — September 2016
It’s the beginning of the month, and thus a new ratings update. A lot of rearrangements happen in the Top 20, but the composition is basically still the same.
Fabiano Caruana gained 1 ELO rating point to catch up with Vladimir Kramnik at 2808. Wesley So gained 11 ELO rating points (2782) from his stellar performance in Sinquefield Cup, but that was not enough to catch up with Hikaru Nakamura at number 6 (2789). Anish Giri shaved off some 14 points, from 2769 to 2755, and slid down from number 9 to number 12 in September.
Below is the Top 20 table, but you may check out the full Top 100 here.
FIDE Ratings Top 20 - September 2016
| Rk | Name | Ti. | Fed | Rtg | Gms | B-Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2857 | 0 | 1990 |
| 2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2813 | 9 | 1990 |
| 3 | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2808 | 9 | 1992 |
| 4 | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2808 | 0 | 1975 |
| 5 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2795 | 9 | 1982 |
| 6 | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2789 | 9 | 1987 |
| 7 | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2782 | 9 | 1993 |
| 8 | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2776 | 9 | 1969 |
| 9 | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2769 | 0 | 1990 |
| 10 | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2768 | 9 | 1975 |
| 11 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2761 | 7 | 1985 |
| 12 | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2755 | 9 | 1994 |
| 13 | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2754 | 0 | 1983 |
| 14 | Ding, Liren | g | CHN | 2753 | 9 | 1992 |
| 15 | Harikrishna, P. | g | IND | 2752 | 0 | 1986 |
| 16 | Rapport, Richard | g | HUN | 2752 | 0 | 1996 |
| 17 | Li, Chao b | g | CHN | 2746 | 9 | 1989 |
| 18 | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2745 | 9 | 1976 |
| 19 | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2743 | 0 | 1968 |
| 20 | Navara, David | g | CZE | 2742 | 0 | 1985 |
Sergey Karjakin is Optimistic About the World Championship 2016 Match
Not something that Magnus Carlsen should be worried about:
Yet, with that optimism and sense of humor, I think I’m now rooting for Sergey Karjakin in the World Championship match.
Wait, did you cast your vote already in the poll on who should win the match?
FIDE Ratings Update — August 2016
The FIDE Ratings update for the month of August 2016 is out.
There are a lot of changes in the top 10, including MVL‘s jump from number 4 to number 2 after a 21 ELO rating points boost from 2798 to 2819. Let’s find out if he can keep his momentum in the upcoming Sinquefield Cup.
Ding Liren lost 23 ELO points after his loss in his mini match against Alexander Grischuk, among others, and thus slid down from number 8 to number 13.
Anish Giri and Sergey Karjakin lost ground as well after their dismal performances in Bilbao, and thus enabling Wesley So to gain control of the 7th spot.
You’ll find below the top 20 list:
FIDE Ratings Top 20 - August 2016
| Rk | Name | Ti. | Fed | Rtg | Gms | B-Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2857 | 10 | 1990 |
| 2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2819 | 11 | 1990 |
| 3 | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2808 | 7 | 1975 |
| 4 | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2807 | 7 | 1992 |
| 5 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2792 | 0 | 1982 |
| 6 | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2791 | 10 | 1987 |
| 7 | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2771 | 10 | 1993 |
| 8 | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2770 | 0 | 1969 |
| 9 | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2769 | 10 | 1994 |
| 10 | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2769 | 10 | 1990 |
| 11 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2764 | 0 | 1985 |
| 12 | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2761 | 0 | 1975 |
| 13 | Ding, Liren | g | CHN | 2755 | 16 | 1992 |
| 14 | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2754 | 4 | 1983 |
| 15 | Li, Chao b | g | CHN | 2753 | 9 | 1989 |
| 16 | Harikrishna, P. | g | IND | 2752 | 13 | 1986 |
| 17 | Rapport, Richard | g | HUN | 2752 | 0 | 1996 |
| 18 | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2751 | 4 | 1976 |
| 19 | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2743 | 6 | 1968 |
| 20 | Navara, David | g | CZE | 2742 | 7 | 1985 |
Magnus Carlsen wins Bilbao Masters Final 2016
It was a quiet 10th and final round for Bilbao Masters Final 2016 as the players drew all their three games. Magnus Carlsen was already the clear winner even before the final round started, and the participants were all seemed satisfied with their ranking, thus the draws in Round 10.
Hikaru Nakamura was undefeated during the entire tournament, and with one win against Carlsen in the very first round, he settled for second place.
Wesley So and Wei Yi shared third place. Check out the final ranking below:
Bilbao Masters Final 2016 Final Ranking
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2855 | 17 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2787 | 12 |
| 3 | Wei, Yi | CHN | 2696 | 11 |
| 4 | So, Wesley | USA | 2770 | 11 |
| 5 | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2773 | 9 |
| 6 | Giri, Anish | NED | 2785 | 7 |
Check out the feature video from Bilbao Chess below: