Opera Euro Rapid/FINAL
GOLD Wesley So – SILVER Magnus Carlsen – BRONZE Teimour Radjabov
Champions Chess Tour Opera Euro Rapid – Knockout 2021
knockout match : 2 rapid mini matches of 4 games. Time control is 15+10.
If the matches end 1/1 a tiebreak of 2 blitz games follows and armageddon if necessary.
Rd8/G1 So, Wesley – Carlsen, Magnus 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 Rc8 9. a4 b4 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Ng6 12. Nbd2 Na5 13. g3 Be7 14. h4 Bxh4 15. gxh4 Nxh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. Re3 f5 18. Rg3 O-O 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Ne5 Qxd1+ 21. Bxd1 d6 22. Nd3 fxe4 23. Nxb4 Nc4 24. a5 d5 25. Bg4 Rf6 26. Bg5 Rg6 27. Bh5 Rxg5 28. Rxg5 1-0
BREAKING: Congratulations to Wesley So who has won #OperaEuroRapid with an impressive performance beating Magnus Carlsen 2-0 in the final! This is the American's second triumph in the Champions Chess Tour, and the 27 y/o cashes in another $30,000! https://t.co/eqhmr4g3Py pic.twitter.com/MVSuvKgdfM
— Champions Chess Tour (@ChampChessTour) February 14, 2021
Wesley So scored an impressive win in the #OperaEuroRapid and ruined Magnus Carlsen's Valentine's Day. Here are the highlights from the entertaining final. #ChessChamps @opera pic.twitter.com/zI6x9WTu0T
— Champions Chess Tour (@ChampChessTour) February 14, 2021
Teimour Radjabov finishing 3rd over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave…
Champions Chess Tour Opera Euro Rapid – Knockout 2021
Rd8/G2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – Radjabov, Teimour 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Nc2 Nf6 11. Ne3 Be6 12. g3 O-O 13. Bg2 Qd7 14. Ncd5 Rae8 15. O-O Bd8 16. b3 Bh3 17. Bb2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne7 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Rc1 Qc6+ 21. Nd5 Bb6 22. f4 Bd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Qxd5+ 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kxf3 exd4 27. Rfd1 Re3+ 28. Kf2 Rfe6 29. Rxd4 Re2+ 30. Kf3 Rxh2 31. a4 h5 32. f5 Re5 33. g4 hxg4+ 34. Kg3 Rb2 35. Rxd6 Rxf5 36. Kxg4 Rbf2 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rc4 b5 39. axb5 Rxb5 40. Kg3 Rf6 41. Rxf6 gxf6 42. b4 a5 43. bxa5 Rxa5 44. Rh4+ Kg6 45. Rg4+ Rg5 46. Rxg5+ Kxg5 47. Kf3 Kf5 48. Kf2 Kf4 0-1
