Today at the final tournament of the champions of the champions passing online, Azerbaijani grandmaster Teymur Rajabov and Armenian Levon Aronian met.
Rivals held four parties, following which Rajabov won with a score of 2.5: 1.5.
This is the 5th round of the competition. It involves 10 grandmasters, including Shahriyar Mammadyarov. Participants began a tournament, having bonus glasses scored at preliminary stages. Chess player who scored more than all glasses, after 9 tours will be the winner of the champions round and will earn 100 thousand dollars.
Each match consists of four batches with a time control of 15 minutes per batch with the addition of 10 seconds for each move made. The winner of the match receives 3 points, the loser – 0. In the case of a draw 2: 2, a tie break in Blitz played, where chess players play two batches with control 5 + 3. If the account in the Blitz parties 1: 1, then Armageddon is played, where white 5 minutes, in black and 4 minutes, but draw is considered to be black. The winner of the Tai Break receives 2 points, the loser – 1.
In the previous four tours, Teymur Rajabov beat the Pole Jan-Kshyshto Duda, but lost to Russian Vladislav Artemyev, American Hikar Nakamura, Dutchman Anisha Giri. In the asset of Teimura, there are 15 points, and he caught up with Aronian in the standings. Both have 15 points and divide 3-4th places. The first two positions are occupied by Norwegian Magnus Karlsen and American Woechsley Co.
Shahriyar Mammadyarov defeated the Frenchman Maxim Maxima-Lagwa, gave way to CO, Karlsenu, Duda and Artemyev. With 5.5 points, Shakhriyar takes the penultimate 9th place. It is important to consider that if Teimura Rajabov has 6 bonus points before the start of the tournament, then Shakhriyar Mammadyarova is only 0.5.