GM Alireza Firouzja and GM Christopher Yoo gained the Titled Tuesday occasions of September 17, each needing tiebreaks regardless that Firouzja scored 10 factors whereas Yoo scored 9.5 factors. GM Jeffery Xiong and GM Jose Martinez, respectively, had been the runners-up.
For Firouzja, it was his fourth win of the yr, and for Yoo, his second.
Early Match
Regardless of the continued forty fifth Olympiad, 757 individuals discovered their method into the early match, together with a number of who’re enjoying within the Olympiad, similar to GM Magnus Carlsen.
Firouzja made a attract spherical 4, so it was Xiong who was the favourite after reaching an 8/8 rating. In spherical 9, nonetheless, Firouzja asserted that the match was as a substitute his to lose when he trapped Xiong’s rook on the sixth rank.
Firouzja would nonetheless must earn it, as his subsequent battle got here with Black towards GM Hikaru Nakamura. And whereas that is not a great scenario for successful in 26 strikes like he did within the earlier spherical, Firouzja wanted solely 38 to outplay his esteemed opponent.
In the meantime, the setback to Firouzja ended up being Xiong’s solely one of many match, as he wrapped up with wins towards GMs David Paravyan and Oleksandr Bortnyk. Because of Firouzja’s draw within the ultimate spherical towards GM Aram Hakobyan, Xiong’s win over Bortnyk even introduced him again right into a tie for first, nevertheless it wasn’t fairly sufficient.
September 17 Titled Tuesday | Early | Closing Standings (High 20)
| Quantity | Rk | Fed | Title | Username | Identify | Ranking | Rating | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | 5 | GM | @Firouzja2003 | Alireza Firouzja | 3188 | 10 | 79 | |
| 2 | 12 | GM | @jefferyx | Jeffery Xiong | 3109 | 10 | 76 | |
| 3 | 27 | GM | @Njal28 | Aram Hakobyan | 3047 | 9.5 | 70.5 | |
| 4 | 2 | GM | @Hikaru | Hikaru Nakamura | 3287 | 9 | 81.5 | |
| 5 | 10 | GM | @DanielNaroditsky | Daniel Naroditsky | 3041 | 9 | 78 | |
| 6 | 11 | GM | @DenLaz | Denis Lazavik | 3101 | 9 | 72.5 | |
| 7 | 33 | GM | @Volodar_Murzin | Volodar Murzin | 3012 | 9 | 72.5 | |
| 8 | 67 | FM | @ELECTRODYNAMIC_DRACULA | Havard Haug | 2910 | 9 | 70 | |
| 9 | 3 | GM | @lachesisQ | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 3194 | 9 | 66.5 | |
| 10 | 17 | GM | @Msb2 | Matthias Bluebaum | 3051 | 9 | 63 | |
| 11 | 685 | GM | @Jospem | Jose Martinez | 3106 | 9 | 50.5 | |
| 12 | 26 | IM | @Rud_Makarian | Rudik Makarian | 3020 | 8.5 | 73.5 | |
| 13 | 9 | GM | @Duhless | Daniil Dubov | 3100 | 8.5 | 71.5 | |
| 14 | 6 | GM | @Oleksandr_Bortnyk | Oleksandr Bortnyk | 3132 | 8.5 | 71 | |
| 15 | 39 | GM | @mitrabhaa | Mitrabha Guha | 2991 | 8.5 | 69 | |
| 16 | 21 | GM | @shimastream | Aleksandr Shimanov | 3050 | 8.5 | 68.5 | |
| 17 | 42 | IM | @mbojan | Bojan Maksimović | 2963 | 8.5 | 67.5 | |
| 18 | 65 | FM | @Eagle_2019 | Mamedov Edgar | 2905 | 8.5 | 63.5 | |
| 19 | 55 | GM | @FXDon77 | Xu Yi | 2936 | 8 | 78 | |
| 69 | 245 | FM | @Leebit02 | Liya Kurmangaliyeva | 2670 | 7 | 71.5 |
(Full ultimate standings right here.)
Firouzja gained the $1,000 first-place prize with Xiong settling for $750 for second. Hakobyan completed third place outright for $350. The remaining prizes had been $200 to Nakamura in fourth, $100 to GM Daniel Naroditsky in fifth, and $100 to FM Liya Kurmangaliyeva for the ladies’s prize.
Late Match
With 508 late individuals, a streak of getting 500+ gamers in each match continued, one which dates again to April 16, or 23 weeks and 46 tournaments.
In contrast to the early match winner, Yoo wasn’t in a position to beat Nakamura, dropping their sixth-round matchup. Nakamura prolonged his good begin to 7/7 towards GM Andrey Esipenko, unable to withstand an underpromotion on the very finish (who can?) earlier than lastly making two consecutive attracts.
On the identical time, the setback to Nakamura was the one sport out of the primary 10 that Yoo would not win. By the point he beat GM Daniil Dubov within the tenth spherical, Yoo was tied with Nakamura atop the standings.
Within the ultimate spherical, Yoo performed a 32-move draw with GM Andrew Hong, giving Nakamura the prospect to assert the match. What occurred as a substitute, although, was that Martinez gained a dramatic endgame.
In consequence, Yoo’s ultimate draw was really sufficient to clinch the match. Martinez caught up with him in general factors, however did not have sufficient tiebreak juice to make the final word distinction.
September 17 Titled Tuesday | Late | Closing Standings (High 20)
| Quantity | Rk | Fed | Title | Username | Identify | Ranking | Rating | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | 18 | GM | @ChristopherYoo | Christopher Woojin Yoo | 3053 | 9.5 | 72.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | GM | @Jospem | Jose Martinez | 3138 | 9.5 | 71 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | @Hikaru | Hikaru Nakamura | 3285 | 9 | 75.5 | |
| 4 | 10 | IM | @MITerryble | Renato Terry | 3069 | 9 | 73 | |
| 5 | 26 | GM | @Vaathi_Coming | Aravindh Chithambaram | 3003 | 9 | 70 | |
| 6 | 2 | GM | @MagnusCarlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 3248 | 9 | 68.5 | |
| 7 | 19 | GM | @artooon | Pranesh M | 3023 | 9 | 65 | |
| 8 | 15 | GM | @SpeedofLight0 | Andrew Hong | 3048 | 9 | 64.5 | |
| 9 | 105 | IM | @WorriedEgg | Aaron Jacobson | 2774 | 9 | 61.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | GM | @Oleksandr_Bortnyk | Oleksandr Bortnyk | 3123 | 8.5 | 75.5 | |
| 11 | 41 | GM | @VitaliyBernadskiy | Vitaliy Bernadskiy | 2935 | 8.5 | 65 | |
| 12 | 38 | IM | @chenxiaoyuer | Ryo Chen | 2889 | 8.5 | 59 | |
| 13 | 7 | GM | @Duhless | Daniil Dubov | 3078 | 8 | 82.5 | |
| 14 | 17 | IM | @Rud_Makarian | Rudik Makarian | 3026 | 8 | 75 | |
| 15 | 6 | GM | @DenLaz | Denis Lazavik | 3104 | 8 | 72 | |
| 16 | 22 | GM | @Fandorine | Maksim Chigaev | 2990 | 8 | 70 | |
| 17 | 55 | IM | @Alexander_Khlebovich | Alexander Khlebovich | 2882 | 8 | 68.5 | |
| 18 | 14 | GM | @OparinGrigoriy | Grigoriy Oparin | 3020 | 8 | 66.5 | |
| 19 | 42 | GM | @evgchess5 | Evgeny Alekseev | 2904 | 8 | 65.5 | |
| 20 | 16 | GM | @dropstoneDP | David Paravyan | 3013 | 8 | 65.5 | |
| 65 | 141 | IM | @Fh2411 | Le Thao Nguyen Pham | 2629 | 7 | 56.5 |
(Full ultimate standings right here.)
Yoo gained the $1,000 for first and Martinez took the $750 for second. Nakamura gained one other $350, reaching $550 on the day, for his third place end. IM Renato Terry completed fourth for $200 and GM Aravindh Chithambaram fifth for $100. The $100 ladies’s prize went to IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham.
Titled Cup Standings
Together with his second-place end Xiong moved right into a tie for fifth within the Titled Cup standings, and IM Karina Ambartsumova did the identical within the ladies’s standings.
Open
| # | Username | Rating | Participant |
| 1 | @Hikaru | 198.5 | GM Hikaru Nakamura |
| 2 | @MagnusCarlsen | 191.0 | GM Magnus Carlsen |
| 3 | @Jospem | 187.0 | GM Jose Martinez |
| 4 | @mishanick | 186.0 | GM Alexey Sarana |
| 5-t | @Polish_fighter3000 | 185.5 | GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda |
| 5-t | @jefferyx | 185.5 | GM Jeffery Xiong |
Girls
| # | Username | Rating | Participant |
| 1 | @Goryachkina | 142.0 | GM Aleksandra Goryachkina |
| 2 | @Flawless_Fighter | 141.5 | IM Polina Shuvalova |
| 3 | @ChessQueen | 141.0 | GM Alexandra Kosteniuk |
| 4 | @Meri-Arabidze | 138.0 | IM Meri Arabidze |
| 5-t | @Sanyura | 136.0 | IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya |
| 5-t | @karinachess1 | 136.0 | IM Karina Ambartsumova |
Different Class Leaders
Juniors: GM Denis Lazavik (183.0 factors)
Seniors: GM Gata Kamsky (169.5 factors)
Ladies: WCM Veronika Shubenkova (119.0 factors)
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