Airthings Masters 2020 December 26th – January 3rd · 15:00 CET
Airthings Masters 2020
December 26th – January 3rd · 15:00 CET
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen tops the field for the Airthings Masters, the 2nd stage of the Champions Chess Tour. The 12-player event will be played online on chess24 from December 26th to January 3rd and, as the first Major of the tour, features a $200,000 prize fund with $60,000 for 1st place. The winner also qualifies directly to the Grand Final in September 2021.
The tournament starts with a 3-day preliminary stage where the players play each other once before the top 8 go forward to a knockout. The time control is 15 minutes for all moves, with a 10-second increment from move 1. No draw offers are allowed before move 40.
Official website: championschesstour.com
Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters Knockout 2020
2020-12-29 – 2021-01-04
Each knockout match consist of 2 rapid mini matches of 4 games. Time control is 15+10.
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If the matches end 1/1 a tiebreak of 2 blitz games follows and armageddon if necessary.
Games start every day at 14:00 UTC from 29th December – 3th of January.
Airthings Masters 2020 (chess24.com INT) Sat 26th Dec 2020 – Sun 3rd Jan 2021
Airthings Masters Prelim (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:15m+10spm)
Airthings Masters KO 2020 (8 players 3 Rds Minimatch Indiv TC:15m+10spm)
Airthings Masters Prelim (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 15m+10spm)
Airthings Masters KO 2020 (8 players 3 Rds Minimatch Indiv TC: 15m+10spm)
Airthings Masters Prelim chess24.com INT Sat 26th Dec 2020 – Sun 3rd Jan 2021 Leading Final Round 11 Standings: |
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Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
1 | Carlsen Magnus | GM | NOR | 2862 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
2 | So Wesley | GM | USA | 2770 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Nakamura Hikaru | GM | USA | 2736 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 3 |
4 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | GM | RUS | 2784 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 |
5 | Radjabov Teimour | GM | AZE | 2765 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 |
6 | Aronian Levon | GM | ARM | 2781 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | GM | FRA | 2784 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
8 | Dubov Daniil | GM | RUS | 2702 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 |
9 | Harikrishna Pentala | GM | IND | 2732 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 |
10 | Grischuk Alexander | GM | RUS | 2777 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
11 | Giri Anish | GM | NED | 2764 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
12 | Anton Guijarro David | GM | ESP | 2675 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Round 1 (December 26, 2020) | ||||||
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Carlsen, Magnus | – Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 61 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Harikrishna, Pentala | – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 27 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Grischuk, Alexander | – Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 64 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
Dubov, Daniil | – Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 36 | E06 | Catalan | |
Anton Guijarro, David | – So, Wesley | ½-½ | 64 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Giri, Anish | – Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 42 | D90 | Gruenfeld Flohr | |
Round 2 (December 26, 2020) | ||||||
So, Wesley | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 32 | E92 | King’s Indian Classical | |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | – Grischuk, Alexander | 0-1 | 59 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
Radjabov, Teimour | – Anton Guijarro, David | 1-0 | 51 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Aronian, Levon | – Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 40 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
Harikrishna, Pentala | – Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 39 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 48 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
Round 3 (December 26, 2020) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | – Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 47 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
Nakamura, Hikaru | – Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 40 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Grischuk, Alexander | – Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 18 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
Dubov, Daniil | – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 69 | A33 | English Symmetrical | |
Anton Guijarro, David | – Harikrishna, Pentala | ½-½ | 45 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
Giri, Anish | – So, Wesley | 0-1 | 25 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
Round 4 (December 26, 2020) | ||||||
So, Wesley | – Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 38 | C42 | Petroff’s Defence | |
Radjabov, Teimour | – Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 38 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Aronian, Levon | – Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 35 | C70 | Ruy Lopez | |
Harikrishna, Pentala | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 24 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0-1 | 69 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
Dubov, Daniil | – Anton Guijarro, David | 1-0 | 44 | E04 | Catalan | |
Round 5 (December 27, 2020) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | – Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 58 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Nakamura, Hikaru | – So, Wesley | ½-½ | 14 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | – Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 51 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
Grischuk, Alexander | – Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 46 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
Anton Guijarro, David | – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 84 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Giri, Anish | – Harikrishna, Pentala | 1-0 | 40 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | |
Round 6 (December 27, 2020) | ||||||
So, Wesley | – Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 25 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
Radjabov, Teimour | – Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 19 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
Harikrishna, Pentala | – Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 56 | B53 | Sicilian Hungarian | |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 57 | A18 | English Opening | |
Dubov, Daniil | – Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 42 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Anton Guijarro, David | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 51 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
Round 7 (December 27, 2020) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 41 | A15 | English counter King’s Fianchetto | |
Nakamura, Hikaru | – Harikrishna, Pentala | ½-½ | 41 | B11 | Caro Kann Two Knights | |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | – Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 75 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Aronian, Levon | – So, Wesley | ½-½ | 32 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Grischuk, Alexander | – Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 47 | A05 | Various | |
Giri, Anish | – Anton Guijarro, David | ½-½ | 57 | E04 | Catalan | |
Round 8 (December 27, 2020) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | – Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 42 | D94 | Gruenfeld Closed | |
Radjabov, Teimour | – Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 44 | D39 | QGD Ragozin | |
Harikrishna, Pentala | – Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 37 | B53 | Sicilian Hungarian | |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – So, Wesley | ½-½ | 34 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | |
Dubov, Daniil | – Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 22 | E06 | Catalan | |
Anton Guijarro, David | – Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 20 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
Round 9 (December 28, 2020) | ||||||
So, Wesley | – Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 19 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
Nakamura, Hikaru | – Anton Guijarro, David | 1-0 | 32 | E04 | Catalan | |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | – Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 38 | E73 | King’s Indian Averbakh | |
Aronian, Levon | – Harikrishna, Pentala | ½-½ | 82 | D20 | QGA | |
Grischuk, Alexander | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 114 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Giri, Anish | – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 65 | B89 | Sicilian Sozin Attack | |
Round 10 (December 28, 2020) | ||||||
Carlsen, Magnus | – Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 54 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Harikrishna, Pentala | – So, Wesley | ½-½ | 44 | D41 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | – Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 60 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Dubov, Daniil | – Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 42 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
Anton Guijarro, David | – Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 39 | B53 | Sicilian Hungarian | |
Giri, Anish | – Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 51 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
Round 11 (December 28, 2020) | ||||||
So, Wesley | – Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 35 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
Nakamura, Hikaru | – Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 55 | A08 | Barcza System | |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 24 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | |
Radjabov, Teimour | – Harikrishna, Pentala | ½-½ | 42 | D44 | Anti-Meran Gambit | |
Aronian, Levon | – Anton Guijarro, David | 0-1 | 60 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
Grischuk, Alexander | – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 55 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo |