Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
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Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
The Grand Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz event takes place from Saturday 27th July until Thursday 1st August.
Saturday 27th July: Rapid Rounds 1-3 at 1400, 1530, 1700 (BST)
Sunday 28th July: Rapid Rounds 4-6 at 1400, 1530, 1700
Monday 29th July: Rapid Rounds 7-9 at 1400, 1530, 1700
Tuesday 30th July: Corporate Day
Wednesday 31st July: Blitz Rounds 1-9 at half hour intervals starting at 1400
Thursday 1st August: Blitz Rounds 10-18 at half hour intervals starting at 1300, followed by tiebreaks if required.
Time Limits: Rapid 25 minutes with 10 seconds delay; Blitz 5 minutes with 3 seconds delay;
Players: Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Daniil Dubov, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Anish Giri, Alexander Grischuk, Shakriyar Mamedyarov, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
The draws will take place during the Technical Meeting at 1630 BST today, Friday 26th July. I shall post links to the pairings on here later, unless someone beats me to it.
Saturday 27th July: Rapid Rounds 1-3 at 1400, 1530, 1700 (BST)
Sunday 28th July: Rapid Rounds 4-6 at 1400, 1530, 1700
Monday 29th July: Rapid Rounds 7-9 at 1400, 1530, 1700
Tuesday 30th July: Corporate Day
Wednesday 31st July: Blitz Rounds 1-9 at half hour intervals starting at 1400
Thursday 1st August: Blitz Rounds 10-18 at half hour intervals starting at 1300, followed by tiebreaks if required.
Time Limits: Rapid 25 minutes with 10 seconds delay; Blitz 5 minutes with 3 seconds delay;
Players: Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Daniil Dubov, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Anish Giri, Alexander Grischuk, Shakriyar Mamedyarov, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
The draws will take place during the Technical Meeting at 1630 BST today, Friday 26th July. I shall post links to the pairings on here later, unless someone beats me to it.
Re: Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
Looks like the pairings for round 1 are -
1. Nakamura,H (2853/2902) v. Caruana,F (2817/2772)
2. Dubov,D (2771/2642):v. Vachier-Lagrave,M (2812/2948)
3. Anand,V (2735/2730) v. Nepomniatchi,I (2757/2815)
4. Grischuk,A (2744/2733) v. Mamedyarov,S (2810/2778)
5. Duda,J (2731/2778) v. Giri, A (2769/2770)
Ratings: (rapid/blitz) FIDE
1. Nakamura,H (2853/2902) v. Caruana,F (2817/2772)
2. Dubov,D (2771/2642):v. Vachier-Lagrave,M (2812/2948)
3. Anand,V (2735/2730) v. Nepomniatchi,I (2757/2815)
4. Grischuk,A (2744/2733) v. Mamedyarov,S (2810/2778)
5. Duda,J (2731/2778) v. Giri, A (2769/2770)
Ratings: (rapid/blitz) FIDE
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Re: Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
Thanks John.John McKenna wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 2:23 amLooks like the pairings for round 1 are -
1. Nakamura,H (2853/2902) v. Caruana,F (2817/2772)
2. Dubov,D (2771/2642):v. Vachier-Lagrave,M (2812/2948)
3. Anand,V (2735/2730) v. Nepomniatchi,I (2757/2815)
4. Grischuk,A (2744/2733) v. Mamedyarov,S (2810/2778)
5. Duda,J (2731/2778) v. Giri, A (2769/2770)
Ratings: (rapid/blitz) FIDE
Not surprisingly, Nakamura v Caruana will be the feature game in Round 1.
I have attached the full pairings.
Live Games: https://grandchesstour.org/2019-grand-c ... Blitz-Live
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Re: Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
Thanks for all the details, David.
Grischuk, Duda & Dubov are the wild cards, I see.
Looking forward to it...
Grischuk, Duda & Dubov are the wild cards, I see.
Looking forward to it...
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Re: Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
Nakamura - Caruana: Draw
Dubov - Vachier Lagrave: 0-1
Anand - Nepo: Draw
Grischuk - Mamedyarov: Draw
Duda - Giri: 1-0
Dubov - Vachier Lagrave: 0-1
Anand - Nepo: Draw
Grischuk - Mamedyarov: Draw
Duda - Giri: 1-0
Re: Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
Quite possible, but I'd go for a Nepo win and a Duda draw.
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Re: Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
Predictions are a mugs game!
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Re: Grand Chess Tour 2019 Paris Rapid & Blitz
Pete Doggers day 1 report
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