All images courtesy of Derrick Bartotto.
World Champion Magnus Carlsen wins the Rapids portion of Your Next Move GCT .
| # | Name | Pts | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | 6 | 26.25 |
| 2 | So, Wesley | 5.5 | 24 |
| 3 | Anand, Viswanathan | 5 | 21.25 |
| Aronian, Levon | 5 | 21 | |
| 5 | Caruana, Fabiano | 4.5 | 20 |
| 6 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 4 | 17.75 |
| Giri, Anish | 4 | 16.25 | |
| Topalov, Veselin | 4 | 16 | |
| 9 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 3.5 | 17.75 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | 3.5 | 15.75 |
Quite a surprise was Nakamura tying for last place considering his recent successes in Rapids and Blitz play. We’ll see how he does in the next (Blitz) section.
(Left Diagram) Anand vs Giri – White plays a quiet opening eventually outplaying his opponent both strategically and finally tactically.
(Middle Diagram) – Giri vs Carlsen – Carlsen gets a quick grip on the position and finishes the game with an octopus of a Knight.
(Right Diagram) – Topalov vs So – Wesley playing Black plays a good bluff of a Rapids game and finishes off in fine style.
Click on a Diagram to step through the lightly annotated game.
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