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Chessable Masters (2021) 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. Official site: https://championschesstour.com/ Regulations: https://championschesstour.com/regu... Chess-Results: https://chess-results.com/tnr571564... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/wes... 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Next: Aimchess US Rapid (2021)  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 176  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. D Anton Guijarro vs Mishra   1-0 41 2021 Chessable Masters B23 Sicilian, Closed 2. Nakamura vs Harikrishna   1-0 47 2021 Chessable Masters B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 3. Koneru vs V Artemiev   0-1 56 2021 Chessable Masters D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. Le Quang Liem vs Ju Wenjun   1-0 33 2021 Chessable Masters D02 Queen's Pawn Game 5. Mamedyarov vs Iturrizaga Bonelli   ½-½ 49 2021 Chessable Masters E61 King's Indian 6. B Adhiban vs A Tari   1-0 36 2021 Chessable Masters C50 Giuoco Piano 7. J van Foreest vs Aronian   1-0 52 2021 Chessable Masters C54 Giuoco Piano 8. Firouzja vs So   ½-½ 95 2021 Chessable Masters C67 Ruy Lopez 9. Mishra vs So   0-1 71 2021 Chessable Masters D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 10. Aronian vs Firouzja   ½-½ 42 2021 Chessable Masters D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. A Tari vs J van Foreest   1-0 38 2021 Chessable Masters D90 Grunfeld 12. Iturrizaga Bonelli vs B Adhiban   0-1 41 2021 Chessable Masters A30 English, Symmetrical 13. Ju Wenjun vs Mamedyarov   ½-½ 34 2021 Chessable Masters D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 14. V Artemiev vs Le Quang Liem   ½-½ 51 2021 Chessable Masters E46 Nimzo-Indian 15. Harikrishna vs Koneru   1-0 26 2021 Chessable Masters C42 Petrov Defense 16. D Anton Guijarro vs Nakamura   ½-½ 42 2021 Chessable Masters D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. Nakamura vs Mishra 1-0 72 2021 Chessable Masters A15 English 18. Koneru vs D Anton Guijarro   0-1 54 2021 Chessable Masters D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. Le Quang Liem vs Harikrishna   ½-½ 36 2021 Chessable Masters D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 20. Mamedyarov vs V Artemiev   ½-½ 34 2021 Chessable Masters D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. B Adhiban vs Ju Wenjun   ½-½ 33 2021 Chessable Masters C50 Giuoco Piano 22. J van Foreest vs Iturrizaga Bonelli   ½-½ 58 2021 Chessable Masters B15 Caro-Kann 23. Firouzja vs A Tari 1-0 35 2021 Chessable Masters C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 24. So vs Aronian   1-0 52 2021 Chessable Masters C54 Giuoco Piano 25. Mishra vs Aronian   0-1 53 2021 Chessable Masters E91 King's Indian  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 176    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Aug-02-21    Tabanus: 7 GM draws were rejected. 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