Corsica Masters (2016) |
The 20th Corsica Masters was a knockout tournament with Rapid time control played in Bastia, Corsica, France, 27-30 October 2016 (the final was played in Ajaccio). The field consisted of the top 12 finishers of the Corsica Masters Open (2016) (Bastia 22-27 October, 9 rounds, 90 min + 30 sec), and four invited players (Yifan Hou, Radjabov, Anand and Vachier-Lagrave). The four rounds had two games each, plus tiebreak games if necessary. Time control: 15 minutes for the whole game, with 3 seconds added per move from move 1. If 1-1, then two Blitz games (5 min + 3 sec), and if still tied, an Armageddon game (this did not happen). Chief organizer: Léo Battesti and the Corsica Chess Club. Chief arbiter: Akkhavahn Vilaisarn. Number of games played: 40. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat Anand 1.5-0.5 in the final. Eighthfinals (27 Oct) Quarterfinals (28 Oct) Semifinals (28 October) Final (30 October) Vachier-Lagrave 11 -- 2
Bellahcene 00 -- 0
Vachier-Lagrave 11 -- 2
Onischuk 00 -- 0
Onischuk 11 -- 2
Andriasian 00 -- 0
Vachier-Lagrave 1½ -- 1½
Korobov 0½ -- ½
Korobov 11 -- 2
Antipov 00 -- 0
Korobov 10 11 3
Yifan Hou 01 00 1
Yifan Hou 01 11 3
Azarov 10 00 1
Vachier-Lagrave ½1 -- 1½
Anand ½0 -- ½
Anand 11 -- 2
Leenhouts 00 -- 0
Anand 1½ -- 1½
Gharamian 0½ -- ½
Gharamian 10 11 3
Vocaturo 01 00 1
Anand 1½ -- 1½
Radjabov 0½ -- ½
Radjabov ½½ ½1 2½
Deac ½½ ½0 1½
Radjabov ½½ 11 3
Moiseenko ½½ 00 1
Moiseenko 1½ -- 1½
Gledura 0½ -- ½ Official site: https://www.corse-echecs.com/Magist...
Regulations: https://web.archive.org/web/2016103...
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Corsica Masters Open results: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/Resultats...
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Anand vs K Leenhouts |
| 1-0 | 37 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
2. T Gharamian vs Vocaturo |
| 1-0 | 56 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | B40 Sicilian |
3. Y Hou vs S Azarov |
| 1-0 | 45 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | C47 Four Knights |
4. Radjabov vs B Deac |
 | 1-0 | 127 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | A06 Reti Opening |
5. Vocaturo vs T Gharamian |
| 0-1 | 62 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation |
6. S Azarov vs Y Hou |
| 0-1 | 34 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation |
7. B Deac vs Radjabov |
| ½-½ | 76 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
8. V Onyshchuk vs Z Andriasian |
| 1-0 | 42 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
9. Vocaturo vs T Gharamian |
| 1-0 | 47 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
10. Gledura vs A Moiseenko |
| ½-½ | 53 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | A04 Reti Opening |
11. M Antipov vs A Korobov |
 | 0-1 | 41 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
12. B Deac vs Radjabov |
| ½-½ | 14 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
13. S Azarov vs Y Hou |
| 0-1 | 45 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
14. Vachier-Lagrave vs B Bellahcene |
| 1-0 | 43 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | C01 French, Exchange |
15. Radjabov vs B Deac |
| ½-½ | 61 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | A05 Reti Opening |
16. Y Hou vs S Azarov |
| 0-1 | 31 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | C50 Giuoco Piano |
17. A Korobov vs M Antipov |
| 1-0 | 35 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
18. A Moiseenko vs Gledura |
| 1-0 | 33 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
19. T Gharamian vs Vocaturo |
| 1-0 | 39 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack |
20. Z Andriasian vs V Onyshchuk |
| 0-1 | 58 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | B07 Pirc |
21. B Bellahcene vs Vachier-Lagrave |
| 0-1 | 24 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | D85 Grunfeld |
22. K Leenhouts vs Anand |
| 0-1 | 27 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | E00 Queen's Pawn Game |
23. Radjabov vs Anand |
| ½-½ | 54 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | C53 Giuoco Piano |
24. A Korobov vs Vachier-Lagrave |
| ½-½ | 74 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | D85 Grunfeld |
25. Anand vs Radjabov |
 | 1-0 | 70 | 2016 | Corsica Masters | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
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