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🏆 New In Chess Classic (2021)

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The New In Chess Classic was the fifth event of the $1.5 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2020-2021. The games were played online from 24 April to 2 May 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 top eight players qualified for an elimination (knockout) phase on the last six days (27 April - 2 May). The action each day began at 17:00 GMT (19:00 CEST). Tot ... [more]

Player: Wesley So

 page 1 of 1; 19 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Firouzja vs So 1-0542021New In Chess ClassicD02 Queen's Pawn Game
2. So vs Duda 0-1202021New In Chess ClassicA46 Queen's Pawn Game
3. R Praggnanandhaa vs So  0-1472021New In Chess ClassicD85 Grunfeld
4. G Jones vs So 1-0222021New In Chess ClassicC56 Two Knights
5. So vs Mamedyarov  1-0552021New In Chess ClassicA20 English
6. So vs V S Gujrathi  1-0602021New In Chess ClassicA45 Queen's Pawn Game
7. Karjakin vs So  0-1402021New In Chess ClassicA45 Queen's Pawn Game
8. So vs Le Quang Liem  ½-½292021New In Chess ClassicC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
9. Dominguez Perez vs So  ½-½392021New In Chess ClassicC67 Ruy Lopez
10. So vs A Tari  1-0312021New In Chess ClassicD02 Queen's Pawn Game
11. So vs J Christiansen 1-0812021New In Chess ClassicA45 Queen's Pawn Game
12. Carlsen vs So  ½-½312021New In Chess ClassicC67 Ruy Lopez
13. So vs Aronian 0-1252021New In Chess ClassicD02 Queen's Pawn Game
14. Aronian vs So 1-0372021New In Chess ClassicD02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. So vs Aronian 1-0562021New In Chess ClassicA18 English, Mikenas-Carls
16. Aronian vs So 1-0282021New In Chess ClassicD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
17. Aronian vs So  ½-½692021New In Chess ClassicD02 Queen's Pawn Game
18. So vs Aronian  ½-½312021New In Chess ClassicA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
19. Aronian vs So 1-0462021New In Chess ClassicD02 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-28-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Prelim games added. Eight short GM draws (of which five by Nakamura) were rejected by the settings, hence 112 not 120 games.
Apr-28-21  Messiah: I don't like Radjabov, but I hope he will destroy Justin convincingly.
Apr-28-21  fabelhaft: Karjakin at least used to do well in speed chess events, but 14th of 16 here and 15th of 16 in Skilling Open etc makes it seem as if he dropped quite a bit in playing strength lately. He didn't reach top 30 in the latest World Rapid or Blitz Championships either, that both were won by Carlsen.
Apr-28-21  SkySports: It seems that Radjabov didn't deliver Messiah...
Apr-28-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <messiah> will get over it. Or not.

No-one cares about his constant whingeing when his version of the Antichrist comes out on top, or his catcalling those times Carlsen loses.

Apr-29-21  Messiah: Hopefully Aronian will emerge as one of the finalists.
Apr-30-21  macer75: <Messiah: I don't like Radjabov, but I hope he will destroy Justin convincingly.>

Who tf is Justin?

Also, why isn't this tournament on the home page? Come on Chessgames!

Apr-30-21  Kurakotsaba: <Who tf is Justin?>

Hehehehe...wholly faxs! Who the hell really is Jazztinge???? It keeps tinge-ing me to no end...🎯👹😬🤔😳😀

May-01-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: <why isn't this tournament on the home page?>

Maybe they think the intro is too snobistic. Or they don't like Magnus. Perhaps later, if Naka wins.

May-01-21  macer75: <Carlsen ½½10 ½½11 -- - 2 Aronian ½½01 ½½00 -- - 0>

Should be Carlsen 1.5 - Aronian 0.5.

May-02-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Fixed. And KO games added.
May-02-21  Messiah: I have all the hopes Naka will finally make it.
May-04-21  macer75: <Messiah: I have all the hopes Naka will finally make it.>

Fingers crossed that Naka wins!

May-04-21  Messiah: <macer75: <Messiah: I have all the hopes Naka will finally make it.>

Fingers crossed that Naka wins!>

In all honesty, I did not track it. Who won?

(oh yes I know)

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