FTX CRYPTO CUP/FINAL
9 DAYS OF CHESS. 16 TOP PLAYERS. $220K
PRIZE FUND AND AN ADDITIONAL $100K IN $BITCOIN.
CARLSEN WINNING .. 1st Place in the Armageddon Match
Magnus Carlsen – GOLD Wesley So – SILVER Nepomniachtchi-BRONZE
GAME 1 BLITZ
B/1 Carlsen-So
1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Be2 Bxe2 5. Qxe2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e6 7. a3 c6 8. c4 Bd6 9. d3 a5 10. c5 Bc7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nbd2 b6 13. cxb6 Bxb6 14. Rfc1 axb4 15. axb4 Qe7 16. Rab1 Rfc8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. d4 Bc7 19. Ne1 Bd6 20. Nd3 Rcb8 21. Nf3 Rb6 22. Nfe5 Qb7 23. Qc2 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Nd7 25. Rb3 c5 26. Nxc5 Nxc5 27. Qxc5 Rc6 28. Rbc3 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 h5 30. b5 Ra5 31. h3 g6 32. Rb1 Kg7 33. h4 Qb8 34. g3 Qxe5 35. Rcc1 Ra2 36. b6 Qf5 37. Rf1 Rxf2 38. b7 Rxf1+ 39. Rxf1 Qe5 0-1
GAME 2 BLITZ
B/2 So – Carlsen
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. Nc3 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. d3 e6 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 O-O 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Rb2 cxb4 16. axb4 a5 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Nb5 Qd8 19. Qc2 Bc6 20. Ra1 h6 21. Na7 Qc7 22. Nb5 Qc8 23. h3 Nc5 24. Rba2 a4 25. Qc3 Nb3 26. Na7 Qd7 27. Nxc6 Qxc6 28. Rb1 Nd4 29. f4 f6 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. Qc2 a3 32. c5 Qxc5 33. Qxc5 Bxc5 34. Be2 Rfb8 35. Rc1 Rb2 36. Bg4 f5 0-1
ROUND 7 Ian Nepomniachtchi win then a draw in Round 8 ..3rd place
RD 7 Nepomniachtchi (02) – Radjabov, Teimour (02)
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nd2 Bc5 7. e4 Bg6 8. e5 Ng8 9. h4 h6 10. Nh3 Ne7 11. Nf4 Bh7 12. Nh5 O-O 13. g4 Ng6 14. Nf3 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Qd2 e5 18. Qxh6 Nf4 19. g5 Rf7 20. gxf6 Nxg2+ 21. Kf1 Qxf6 22. Qxf6 Rxf6 23. Kxg2 Raf8 24. Rh3 d4 25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Rf1 Bd6 27. Ng5 c5 28. Nxh7 Kxh7 29. Rg4 b5 30. Bc1 c4 31. Bg5 Rf3 32. Rg3 R3f7 33. Rh3 Rc8 34. Rd1 cxd3 35. cxd3 Rc2 36. Rd2 Rxd2 37. Bxd2 Rc7 38. Rf3 Rc2 39. Bg5 Rxa2 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Rd7 Bb4 42. h5 Be1 43. Bh4 a5 44. h6 1-0
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