Biel Blitz (2012)

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Morozevich, Hikaru Nakamura, Wang Hao, Etienne Bacrot, Pentala Harikrishna, Yannick Pelletier, Alexandra Kosteniuk

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Harikrishna vs Nakamura   ½-½ 43 2012 Biel Blitz A07 King's Indian Attack 2. Kosteniuk vs Wang Hao ½-½ 66 2012 Biel Blitz B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. Kosteniuk vs Bacrot   ½-½ 41 2012 Biel Blitz C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 4. Bacrot vs Nakamura ½-½ 42 2012 Biel Blitz A13 English   REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Jul-23-12    chessgames.com: This event was knockout format in three rounds: Round 1: Bacrot beats Carlsen. Kosteniuk beats Wang Hao. Morozevich beats Pelletier. Nakamura beats Harikrishna. Round 2: Bacrot beats Kosteniuk. Nakamura beats Morozevich. Round 3: Nakamura beats Bacrot. link: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/... Jul-23-12    hellopolgar: Go Nakamura! Jul-23-12    waustad: Thanx! Jul-24-12    Xeroxx: Discuss Jul-31-12    TheaN: What were the rules for the third game in a round, Armageddon? It strikes me that in both conclusive games, Black won (Carlsen vs Bacrot, 2012 & Pelletier vs Morozevich, 2012)

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