After the first round robin blitz games (9 games), Carlsen led with 7 points, ahead of Nakamura by half a point. See standings below:
# | Name | Pts | SB |
1 | Carlsen, Magnus | 7.0 | 30.25 |
2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 6.5 | 24.50 |
3 | Caruana, Fabiano | 5.5 | 20.00 |
4 | Aronian, Levon | 5.0 | 20.50 |
5 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 4.5 | 20.50 |
Kramnik, Vladimir | 4.5 | 16.50 | |
Giri, Anish | 4.5 | 15.25 | |
8 | So, Wesley | 3.0 | 12.75 |
9 | Topalov, Veselin | 2.5 | 11.75 |
10 | Fressinet, Laurent | 2.0 | 6.50 |
Replay the games played so far (Rounds 1-9 of Blitz games): Grand Chess Tour Paris 2016 – Blitz Round.
Blitz games Day 2
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