GCT Tata Steel Chess India /Rapids Final

GCT Tata Steel Chess India /Rapids Final:

Last Day of Rapid play in The 2019 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz

Round 9 ends with Magnus Carslen in the lead. Four points behind in Second is Hikaru Nakamura.

The next two days will be 18 rounds of Blitz (shorter time control 5 mins) and the Games will count as a full point .. (1W .5 D 0 L)

Magnus dominates.. scoring 5/6 in the last three rounds .. 15/18 in total. Performance rating of 3032 ..

Rd9 Carslen(2870) – Ding(2801) 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qg2 Qc8 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Bd4 Rfe8 22. f3 Bf8 23. a3 Re6 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Qf2 Re8 26. Nf1 h5 27. Ne3 Bh3 28. Re1 Qc6 29. Ng2 Rxe1+ 30. Nxe1 Qg6 31. Qc2 Bf5 32. Qd2 Be6 33. Qd3 Bf5 34. Qe3 Be6 35. Bc5 Bxc5 36. Qxc5 Qb1 37. Qf2 Bd5 38. Kg2 a5 39. Qe2 Qf5 40. Kf2 Be6 41. Nc2 Qh3 42. Kg1 Bc4 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Ne3 Qe6 45. Qxe6 Bxe6 46. b4 axb4 47. axb4 g5 48. h4 gxh4 49. gxh4 Kg6 50. Kf2 Kf6 51. Nf1 Ke5 52. Ng3 f5 53. Nxh5 f4 54. Ng7 Bf7 55. h5 Kf6 56. h6 Kg6 57. Nh5 Kxh6 58. Nxf4 Kg5 59. Ne2 Kf5 1-0

Carslen’s Results and Opponents ..Undefeated ..

Despite having One loss Nakamura is having a good tournament 11/18  leads by 2 over third place Wesley So. Anish Giri ,and Levon Aronian with 9/18..

Nakamura’s performance rating over 2850 listed below is his results and opponents..

Rd4 Carlsen(2870) -Nakamura(2741) 1-0

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf4 7. Bxf4 exf4 8. d4 Bd6 9. h3 O-O 10. a3 a6 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. e5 Be7 13. d5 Na5 14. Ba2 b5 15. O-O f6 16. b4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. e6 Bb7 19. Qd4 c6 20. Qxc4 cxd5 21. Qxf4 Rc8 22. Ne2 Bd6 23. Qe3 a5 24. Ned4 Re8 25. Nf5 Bb8 26. Rac1 Rc4 27. N5d4 axb4 28. axb4 Ba7 29. b5 Bc5 30. Qd3 Qb6 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32. Qxc4 Bxf3 33. Nxf3 Rxe6 34. g3 Re8 35. Kg2 Rb8 36. Rc1 Bf8 37. Nd4 h5 38. Ne6 Ba3 39. Rc3 Bb4 40. Qxb4 Qxe6 41. Rc5 Qf7 42. Qf4 Rd8 43. Qf3 g6 44. b6 Rd7 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Qc6 Kh6 47. h4 f5 48. Rc7 Qd5+ 49. Qxd5 Rxd5 50. b7 Rb5 51. f4 1-0