4th final Grand Slam: Sao Paulo and Bilbao
Carlsen ahead of Ivanchuk
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The leaders drew and so Magnus Carlsen and Vassily Ivanchuk finished equal first after the final round. Carlsen then won the Blitz tie-break 1½-½ to take the first place.
The only decisive result in the tenth round was Viswanathan Anand's complicated win over Francisco Vallejo Pons, thus taking the World Champion above the Spaniard and into a third way tie with Hikaru Nakamura and Levon Aronian.
Here is a summary of the final round:
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | 1-0 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | Slav Defence |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | ½-½ | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | Spanish Berlin |
| Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | ½-½ | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | Queen's Gambit Tartakower |
The play-off for first place:
| Player | Country | Rating | B1 | B2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | ½ | 1 | 1½ |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | ½ | 0 | ½ |
The tournament table takes into account the Sofia rules: 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, but the traditional scoring system can be found in brackets.
| Rank | Name | Country | Rating | 1w | 1b | 2w | 2b | 3w | 3b | 4w | 4b | 5w | 5b | 6w | 6b | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | * | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 15 (6) |
| 1 | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | 0 | 0 | * | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 15 (5½) |
| 3-5 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 (5) |
| 3-5 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 12 (5) |
| 3-5 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | * | 1 | 0 | 12 (5) |
| 6 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | * | 10 (3½) |
As a reminder, here is what happened in the earlier rounds:
In Sao Paulo:
First round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | 1-0 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | Slav Defence |
| Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | ½-½ | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | Spanish Berlin |
| Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | ½-½ | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | Keres Defence |
Second round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | 1-0 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | English Opening |
| Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | ½-½ | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | Spanish with d3 |
| Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | ½-½ | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | Semi-Slav, Botvinnik |
Third round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | 0-1 | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | Spanish Schliemann |
| Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | 1-0 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | Modern Opening |
| Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | ½-½ | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | Slav/Grünfeld |
Fourth round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | 0-1 | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | Queen's Gambit Ragozin |
| Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | 0-1 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | English Opening |
| Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | ½-½ | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | Queen's Gambit Declined |
Fifth round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | 0-1 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | French Classical |
| Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | ½-½ | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | Spanish with d3 |
| Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | 1-0 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | English Opening |
The rounds from Bilbao:
Sixth round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | 1-0 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | French Classical |
| Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | ½-½ | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | Spanish with d3 |
| Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | ½-½ | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | English Opening |
Seventh round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | ½-½ | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | Spanish Berlin |
| Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | ½-½ | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | Queen's Gambit Orthodox |
| Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | 1-0 | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | English (with transposition to Grünfeld) |
Eighth round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | ½-½ | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | Queen's Indian Defence |
| Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | 1-0 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | Slav 4.e3 |
| Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | 1-0 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | Queen's Gambit 3...Be7 |
Ninth round
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Aronian | ARM | 2807 | 1-0 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2817 | Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2823 | 1-0 | Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR | 2765 | Nimzoindian Defence |
| Francisco Vallejo Pons | ESP | 2716 | 1-0 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2753 | King's Indian Defence |
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Published: 11/10/2011 23:59, modified: 11/10/2011 23:59
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