Carlsen: Not My Problem
If Magnus Carlsen’s decision not to defend his title in 2023 devalues the world crown, well it’s not really his problem. Watch this video:
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Candidates Tournament Resumes April 19, 2021
The first half of the tournament (7 out of 14 rounds) have been played in March last year. It was cut off due to the pandemic. The second half resumes this month, continuing with where the standings were before it was cut off:
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Caruana Wins London Chess Classic 2017; Carlsen Bags Home the Grand Chess Tour 2017 Title
Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi won 3 games each and tied for first place in the 9-round London Chess Classic 2017, the last and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2017.
London Chess Classic 2017 Final Results
| # | Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caruana Fabiano | USA | 2799 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2729 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2837 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2789 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 |
| So Wesley | USA | 2788 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | |
| 6 | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2781 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 |
| 7 | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2805 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 |
| 8 | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2760 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 |
| 9 | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 2782 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3 |
| Adams Michael | ENG | 2715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3 |
They headed to the 4-round 10m+5spm tiebreak matches, and Caruana eventually won with 3 draws and the Game 4 win.
Wesley So lost anew in Round 6 Sinquefield Cup 2017
With six rounds down and 3 to go, the defending champion of the Sinquefield Cup 2017 as well as the Grand Chess Tour 2017, Wesley So, finds himself solely at the bottom of the standings as he lost his 6th round game against Levon Aronian. [replay]
The rest of the Round 6 games were draws.
Sinquefield Cup 2017 Round 6 Results
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Sinquefield Cup 2017 Ranking after Round 6
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Replay all Sinquefield Cup 2017 games.
Photo credit: Grand Chess Tour Flickr
Carlsen defeats Wesley So in Round 5 Sinquefield Cup 2017
Magnus Carlsen defeated Wesley So in the fifth round of Sinquefield Cup 2017 to remain within striking distance of the leader, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. [replay]
Sinquefield Cup 2017 Round 5 Results
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Sinquefield Cup 2017 Ranking after Round 5
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Replay all games here.
Photo credit: Grand Chess Tour Flickr
Carlsen, Caruana and So win in Round 2 Sinquefield Cup 2017
Another action-packed Round 2 in Sinquefield Cup 2017 as 60% of the games are once again decisive. The top 3 players in the world in terms of FIDE ratings won their games in this round.
Wesley So bounced back from his Round 1 loss by defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in Round 2. Magnus Carlsen displayed his dominance against his former challenger Sergey Karjakin in the world chess crown. Fabiano Caruana delivered a fine win against Levon Aronian after a rook+bishop vs. rook ending.[replay]
Sinquefield Cup 2017 Round 2 Results
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Thus at the end of Round 2, Carlsen, Caruana and MVL lead the tournament with 1.5 points apiece.
Sinquefield Cup 2017 Round 1 Results
The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2017, the Sinquefield Cup 2017, kicked off with a bang as 3 out of 5 games in Round 1 were decisive.
The defending champion of the tournament, Wesley So, suffered a setback right at the opening Round 1 at the hands of MVL. See the rest of the results below:
Sinquefield Cup 2017 Round 1 Results
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Replay all the games in Round 1 here: Sinquefield Cup 2017 (All Games Replay).