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4th Final Masters 2011 (Games and Results)

4th Final Masters in Sao Paulo and Bilbao 2011

Prize giving in Bilbao. Photo ©

Prize giving in Bilbao. Photo © | http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com

The 4th Final Masters tournament took place in Sao Paulo Monday 26th September - 1st October before transferring to Bilbao 6th-11th October. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Vassily Ivanchuk and Francisco Vallejo Pons. Double Round Robin with Sofia Rules and 3 points for a win. The time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves then 60 minutes and 10 seconds per move for the rest seems calculated to produce more decisive, if not necessarily better, games. Magnus Carlsen beat long time leader Vassily Ivanchuk in a blitz playoff to take the title after they tied for first.

Carlsen beats Ivanchuk in blitz playoff to take Bilbao title (10 and Playoff)

Magnus Carlsen dominated the Bilbao half of the 4th Final Masters and finished level with Vassily Ivanchuk who played so well in the first half. Carlsen would have won the event with a normal scoring system but won anyhow after defeating Ivanchuk in a blitz playoff. Earlier he had a relatively comfortable draw as black against Nakamura. Ivanchuk drew with Aronian in a quiet game. A motivated Viswanathan Anand beat Francisco Vallejo Pons. All but Vallejo move on to the Tal Memorial starting 16th November. Rd10 Final Standings: Carlsen, Ivanchuk 15pts, Nakamura, Aronian, Anand 12pts, Vallejo 10pts. Blitz play-off Carlsen 1.5-0.5 Ivanchuk.

4th Final Masters 2011 (10 and Playoff)

Winner Magnus Carlsen. Photo ©

Winner Magnus Carlsen. Photo © | http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com

Videos

4th Final Masters 2011 (Video Rd6)

4th Final Masters Rd6 video by Vijay Kumar for Chessdom.com

Excellent video interviews of Anand, Carlsen, Vallejo, Aronian, Ivanchuk, Nakamura, and Leontxo Garcia in English for Round 6 of the 4th Final Masters, the first in Bilbao, by Vijay Kumar for Chessdom.com.

4th Bilbao / Sao Paulo Final Masters (Bilbao ESP)
Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Tue 11th Oct 2011 - Official Site - Results - Live

4th Final Masters (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:90m:60m+10spm(41)) - Games in PGN: Games

4th Final Masters Pl (2 players 2 Rds Match Indiv TC:4m+3spm) - Games in PGN: Playoff Games

4th Final Masters Op (113 players 8 Rds Swiss Indiv )

4th Final Masters (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 90m:60m+10spm(41)) - Games in PGN: Games

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Note there are three points for a win and one for a draw.

4th Final Masters Sao Paulo/Bilbao (BRA/ESP), 26 ix-11 x 2011 cat. XXII (2780)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2823 * * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 15 2843
2. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2765 0 0 * * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 15 2819
3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2753 ½ ½ ½ 0 * * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 12 2785
4. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2807 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * * ½ 1 1 ½ 12 2774
5. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2817 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * * 1 1 12 2772
6. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2716 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 * * 10 2683

Round 1 (September 26, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 28 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Aronian, Levon - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 53 D10 Slav Defence
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 28 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 2 (September 27, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 56 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 37 A20 English Opening
Nakamura, Hikaru - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 38 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 3 (September 28, 2011)
Aronian, Levon - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 46 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 69 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 42 A04 Dutch System
Round 4 (September 30, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 43 D55 Queens Gambit Old Lasker Variation
Aronian, Levon - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 38 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 57 A04 Dutch System
Round 5 (October 1, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 45 C11 French Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 59 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Anand, Viswanathan - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 41 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Round 6 (October 6, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 49 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 39 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 39 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 7 (October 7, 2011)
Aronian, Levon - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 50 D55 Queens Gambit Old Lasker Variation
Anand, Viswanathan - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 36 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 47 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Round 8 (October 8, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 46 D12 Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 58 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Nakamura, Hikaru - Aronian, Levon 1-0 79 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 9 (October 10, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 34 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Aronian, Levon - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 25 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 40 E91 King's Indian Classical
Round 10 (October 11, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 35 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 43 D59 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Anand, Viswanathan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 39 D10 Slav Defence

4th Final Masters Pl (2 players 2 Rds Match Indiv TC: 4m+3spm) - Games in PGN: Playoff Games

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4th Final Masters Playoff Bilbao
Carlsen, Magnus - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 79 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 39 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
4th Final Masters Playoff Bilbao (ESP), 11 Oct 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 Total Perf
Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2823 ½ 1 2958
Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2765 ½ 0 ½ 2630

4th Final Masters Op (113 players 8 Rds Swiss Indiv )

4th Final Masters Op Bilbao ESP Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Tue 11th Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Lenderman AleksandrGMUSA25626.533.544.05
2Starostits IlmarsGMLAT24806.528.037.55
3Ruiz Gomez AlejandroFMESP23916.526.535.55
4Korneev OlegGMRUS25806.034.545.54
5Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GGMESP25276.032.043.04
6Gomez Esteban Juan MarioGMESP24716.032.042.06
7Conquest Stuart CGMENG25156.031.040.56
8Zelbel PatrickIMGER24086.029.539.55
9Martinez Duanny Lelys StanleyGMCUB24645.531.041.54
10Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyFMCUB24655.530.540.55
11Samolins VitalijsIMLAT24035.530.540.55
12Guerra Mendez Jose AngelIMCUB24485.530.040.05
13Gonzalez Perez ArianFMCUB24865.528.537.55
14Gongora Montes BenjaminIMMEX22205.527.035.55
15Hernandez ElvisFMDOM23035.525.534.04
16Bofill Mas AlejandroIMESP23445.525.034.05
17Ortega Ruiz Jose MiguelFMESP22665.525.033.55
18Suarez Pousa DiegoIMESP24675.030.039.55
19Berzina IlzeWGMLAT23085.030.039.05
20Ibanez Terradellas EduardoESP22905.029.038.55
21Cherin DiegoFMITA22565.027.536.55
22Garrido Legarreta Jose JavierESP19965.026.535.04
23Astasio Lopez DavidFMESP23515.026.534.54
24Natalicchio Escalante NicolasESP22395.026.035.04
25Daneri MartinARG21115.025.033.05
26Luft DennisGER19575.025.032.54
27Klings PeterGER21455.024.531.03
28De Val DanieleITA22205.023.531.05
29Prieto Aranguren AlainESP22525.022.531.54
30Gluhovsky MarkRUS21464.532.041.03
31Cabrera Trujillo JorgeIMESP23924.530.039.54
32Mate Adan CarlosESP22624.529.540.03
33Limeres Guiance CristobalFMESP22484.527.035.53
34Sadusea JohnnyVEN21254.526.536.03
35Remnev StepanBLR21434.526.535.04
36Rodriguez Gonzalez AlexESP20234.525.533.53
37Landa Monux JosuESP20304.525.034.04
38Ortiz Herranz EleazarESP22324.524.533.04
39Banos OscarARG22784.524.032.54
40Thaler ToniSUI20724.524.031.53
41Garcia Sanchez Jose ManuelESP18624.523.531.53
42Barrio Ugidos IbonESP17364.522.530.53
43Garcia San Martin AlbertoESP19574.522.030.03
44Sanz Rodero MikelESP19654.029.037.03
45Guijarro Galan Jose LuisESP21774.027.534.02
46Ramirez Garrastacho ManuelESP21514.026.033.54
47Menac Comas Joan RamonESP21414.025.535.03
48Martinez Pelaez DavidESP19654.024.532.52
49Fernandez Ferrero AlejandroESP19784.024.531.53
50Ungure LigaWFMLAT20774.024.032.03
51Urbieta Gabancho KoldoESP19324.024.031.03
52Nederveld DieterGER19894.023.530.53
53Shaw Robin AAUS18764.023.530.03
54Uria Ramirez AitorESP20254.023.031.02
55Zubimendi Herranz JulianESP20514.022.530.53
56Palomino Menendez SalvadorCUB20844.022.530.53
57Gouma RonaldNED19254.022.530.04
58Wu Martin EnekoESP21354.022.030.02
59Bergara Ede JosuESP17554.022.028.52
60Arrillaga Romero OscarESP19124.021.529.02
61Fleming Andrew S JENG20434.020.528.04
62Stoer AndreasGER21703.528.037.53
63Segovia Sanchez AntonioESP20063.528.037.52
64Dura Olmos Gines RaulESP21053.527.536.52
65Diaz Herrero AlvaroESP21293.527.034.53
66Barrio Ugidos AinhoaESP16763.524.533.02
67Lakunza Oyarbide Juan CarlosESP21233.524.532.52
68Mosquera Ulloa FernandoESP19473.524.032.02
69Iglesias Balbas RubenESP20083.523.531.52
70Gutierrez Bolado Juan AntonioESP16813.523.029.52
71Ramos Espinosa DidierESP17723.522.030.01
72Fernandez Diez Antonio MESP19973.522.029.53
73Rodriguez Vazquez FelicianoESP19423.519.526.02
74Gironi Gomez Pedro MariaESP19453.516.022.52
75Gutierrez Renedo ManuelESP17803.024.533.52
76Salas Martin JavierESP17813.024.031.03
77Sanabria Alvaro OscarESP18393.023.031.01
78Herran Castro AitorESP18783.022.530.03
79Garjon Modrego MiguelESP18863.022.028.52
80Aguirre Maiz AitorESP19023.021.529.03
81Ciruelos Clerencia Juan ManuelESP16303.021.527.53
82Antolin Aguirre AntonioESP19313.021.527.52
83Buiza Prieto EihartzeESP16933.021.527.52
84Landa Mendibe ErramunESP16353.021.027.52
85Rodriguez Cordero Jose ManuelESP17823.020.527.02
86Goti Cordon Luis PedroESP16353.020.026.02
87Ruiz Gutierrez Jose ManuelESP18993.018.024.53
88Rubio Rodriguez LuisESP18323.018.024.53
89Cuero Reid Maximo JavierESP19093.018.024.52
90Scardini LeonardoBRA15573.017.524.03
91Eguia Abad JonESP15852.522.529.02
92Garcia Luque RafaelESP16752.517.022.01
93Gonzalez Albistur RafaelESP18572.516.523.02
94Quintana Gomez PeioESP02.023.531.01
95Buiza Prieto AizbeltzESP19282.022.530.01
96Rasskin Friederichs IvanESP20092.022.031.01
97Acedo Pena JavierESP17792.020.028.01
98Higazy MahmoudEGY02.019.525.01
99Davila Arias LuisESP02.018.024.02
100Oramas Martinez Lazaro N.CUB15852.017.523.00
101Aretxabaleta Saez JulenESP16061.520.026.51
102Balsategui Gonzalez AitorESP17371.519.026.01
103Prieto Valtuille CristinaESP01.018.525.00
104Escauriaza Franco Juan CarlosESP00.518.024.00
105Dgebuadze AlexandreGMBEL25440.016.522.00
Okhotnik VladimirIMFRA24450.016.522.00
Barrionuevo PabloIMARG23120.016.522.00
De Graaf DickNED22110.016.522.00
Elijah EmojongUGA21560.016.522.00
Mizanur RahmanBAN20760.016.522.00
Cemborain Oricain AlfonsoESP19970.016.522.00
Abascal De Las Heras IkerESP17090.016.522.00
113 players

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