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The Levitov Chess Christmas Cup finals took place 24th and 25th December 2020. 16 player knockout blitz tournament with a time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds a move. Full results and games here. There were 5 qualifying events in advance of this KO. Alireza Firouzja beat Alexander Grischuk 6-4 in the final. A lot of well known players competed, Levon Aronian and Boris Savchenko reached the semifinals, Alexander Morozevich and Vladimir Kramnik were beaten in the first round.

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Levitov Christmas Final lichess.org INT Wed 9th Dec 2020 - Fri 25th Dec 2020 Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
Rk	Name	Pts
	Final
1	Firouzja, Alireza	6.0
2	Grischuk, Alexander	4.0
	Semi-final
1	Grischuk, Alexander	4.5
2	Aronian, Levon	2.5
1	Firouzja, Alireza	5.0
2	Savchenko, Boris	4.0
	Quarter-final
1	Grischuk, Alexander	5.0
2	Sindarov, Javokhir	1.0
1	Aronian, Levon	4.5
2	Le, Tuan Minh	2.5
1	Firouzja, Alireza	5.0
2	Bortnyk, Olexandr	2.0
1	Savchenko, Boris	5.0
2	Tsydypov, Zhamsaran	0.0
	Round 1
1	Sindarov, Javokhir	4.5
2	Shipov, Sergei	0.5
1	Grischuk, Alexander	4.5
2	Oparin, Grigoriy	1.5
1	Le, Tuan Minh	4.5
2	Seliverstov, Vladimir	2.5
1	Aronian, Levon	4.5
2	Paravyan, David	3.5
1	Firouzja, Alireza	5.0
2	Gadimbayli, Abdulla	3.0
1	Bortnyk, Olexandr	5.0
2	Morozevich, Alexander	0.0
1	Tsydypov, Zhamsaran	5.0
2	Kramnik, Vladimir	2.0
1	Savchenko, Boris	4.5
2	Sadhwani, Raunak	2.5
16 players

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