The Chessable Masters was the 8th event of the $1.5 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2020-2021. The games were played from 31 July to 8 August 2021 on the chess24 Playzone. It started with a 16-player round robin on the first three days (time control 15 minutes for all moves, with 10 seconds added per move from move 1) from which the first eight players qualified for an elimination/knockout phase on the last six days (3-8 August). The action each day began at 17.00 CET | 11.00 ET | 15.00 UTC. Prize fund $100,000, with $30,000 to the winner. Tour leader Magnus Carlsen was occupied with the World Cup (2021) and did not play this time. Tournament director: Arne Horvei. Chief arbiter: Sotiris Logothetis. N games played: 120 + 63 = 183.
So, Aronian, Firouzja, Nakamua, Artemiev, Le Quang Liem, Mamedyarov and Van Foreest qualified for the knockout stage:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 So * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 11
2 Aronian 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10½
3 Firouzja ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 10½
4 Nakamura ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 10½
5 Artemiev 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 9½
6 Le Quang Liem ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 9
7 Mamedyarov ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9
8 Van Foreest ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 8½
9 Adhiban 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7
10 Iturrizaga 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 7
11 Tari ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 6½
12 Harikrishna ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 1 0 1 6
13 Anton 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 * 0 1 1 5½
14 Ju Wenjun ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 1 5
15 Mishra 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 * ½ 2½
16 Koneru 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * 2
In the knockout each match consisted of two mini-matches of up to four games each (Rapid 15 + 10), and if 1-1 a tiebreak match of two games (Blitz 5 + 3) plus if necessary an Armageddon game (5 vs 4). Wesley So beat Le Quang Liem 1½-½ in the final. Quarterfinals (3-4 August) Semifinals (5-6 August) Final (7-8 August)
So ½01½ 11½- -- - 2
Van Foreest ½10½ 00½- -- - 0
So ½½1½ 01½½ -- - 1½
Artemiev ½½0½ 10½½ -- - ½
Artemiev ½½½½ 10½½ 10 1 2½
Nakamura ½½½½ 01½½ 01 0 1½
So 1½1- 0½1½ -- - 1½
Le Quang Liem 0½0- 1½0½ -- - ½
Le Quang Liem ½1½1 11-- -- - 2
Firouzja ½0½0 00-- -- - 0
Le Quang Liem ½1½1 ½100 ½½ 1 2½
Aronian ½0½0 ½011 ½½ 0 1½
Aronian ½11- 101- -- - 2
Mamedyarov ½00- 010- -- - 0
Match for 3rd place (7-8 August):
Artemiev 0½½1 ½11- -- - 1½
Aronian 1½½0 ½00- -- - ½
So earned 50 tour points. Le Quang Liem got 28 points, Artemiev 19, and Aronian 18. Standings after eight events: Carlsen 291 points, So 257, Aronian 149, Radjabov 133, Giri 123, Nepomniachtchi 115.
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