Today at the final tournament of the Chess Tour of Champions Passing online, Azerbaijani grandmaster Teymur Rajabov as part of the 7th round beat 3: 1 World Champion of Norwegian Magnus Karlsen.
This is the fourth consecutive Rajabov victory after success in matches with the Pole Jan-Kshyshto Dudoy, Armenian Levon Aronian and American Wesley co.
Now Teimura has 21 points, and he approached the occupying 2nd CO, which is 21.5 points. Lidges Karlsen, who scored 28.5 points. For two rounds to the finish, he has already provided its 1st place and earned 100 thousand dollars.
Other Representative – Shahriyar Mammadyarov – beat Netherlands Anisha Giri today – 2.5: 0.5. Shakhriyar has 9.5 points, and it takes the last 10th place.
10 participants began a tournament, having bonus glasses scored at preliminary stages. It is important to consider that if Teimura Rajabov has 6 bonus points before Taymur Rajabov, then Shakhriyar Mammadyarova is only 0.5. That is, he originally had almost no chance to compete for high places in the final.
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.