Quick Chess Championship – Week 14: Nakamura wins his fourth KO

Jeffery Xiong won the Swiss competition well unbeaten by 7 explain of 9 rounds. In the 7th round, the American beat Anish Giri in 21 steps making use of the Zwischenzug tactical source.

The various other 7 gamers that received KO each racked up 6.5 factors. It was a fairly high racking up occasion, 6 factors was not nearly enough to certify as well as not all gamers with 6.5 factors had the ability to make it to the knockout phase.

Andreikin was likewise unbeaten 2nd. The Russian accomplished a vital success in the 7th round, where they beat Nakamura at the rook end, which finished in a complicated academic draw.

Erigaisi ended up third after a five-game winning touch over Sarana in between the 3rd as well as 7th rounds. Erigaisi organized Sarana’s kingside strike, making some effective maneuvers with his equines. Starting with action 14, observe the course that the b8 knight takes throughout the board.

Xiong began the day as he did on Saturday. The American capitalized in his quarterfinal suit versus Tabatabaei, many thanks to a maneuver where he positioned his knight on the solid c6 square and afterwards progressed his main pawns. Although Tabatabaei compromised a steed as well as had a hard time, Xiong took care of to streamline the setting as well as attain a winning endgame many thanks to 39. Re6!

Nakamura vs. The Ukrainian Bortnyk acquired the edge after an unusual Alekhine Protection, however missed out on a tactical strike that would certainly have enabled him to appear the protection of Nakamura’s king. Can you locate the concept that Bortnyk missed?

Bortnyk remained to tax the opponent king in the center of the video game as well as a pawn in the endgame. Nevertheless, Nakamura would certainly hang on as well as attract.

The tie-breaking strike video game had one more unconventional opening choice: the Diocesan Opening, which caused an extremely challenging setting with opposing castlings. Bortnyk once more pushed for much of the center as well as last video game, however erred in the vital video game as he neared the complete win.

The lead-paced sudden death appeared to be mosting likely to various other tables in a four-vs-play suit. 3 pawns. Nevertheless, in a time problem, Nakamura would certainly battle to enter a well-earned setting.

The fast video game in between Andreikin as well as Martínez was really close as well as the rook ultimately finished in a draw. In damaging the Lightning connection, Martinez had the benefit, however missed out on a couple of possibilities as well as ultimately collapsed as well as shed the video game.

In the quarter-final suit in between Erigaisi as well as Sarana, the Indian GM won a hard kings as well as pawns last.

The fast video game in the semi-finals in between Xiong as well as Nakamura was a double-edged battle with both sides assaulting each various other. Xiong got over after slipping up as well as took care of to match the suit.

In the Lightning tie-break, Nakamura slowly raised his lead, acquired a pawn as well as got in a two-bishop-win end after Xiong was squeezed.

In the semi-final in between Andreikin as well as Erigaisi, the Russian GM won a great offensive have fun with a basic however unavoidable equine maneuver Nd4-f3-g5.

Andreikin vs. fast video game of the ending. Nakamura chose a draw finishing soon after the opening. Andreikin pushed with his additional pawn, however Nakamura protected naturally as well as accomplished the draw.

In the tie-breaking strike video game, both gamers, 2 diocesans, 2 rooks, looked for campaign mid-game up until Andreikin made a tactical error.

This is Nakamura’s 4th KO win as well as additional concretes his general standings lead. In a post-match meeting, Nakamura shared his understanding right into just how the RCC harmonizes their prep work for the Candidates: “Among one of the most vital points in an event like the Candidates is when you remain in a little reduced settings as well as he’s obtaining it to conserve them, do not catch the stress. He’s basically done this in the very first video game. I succeeded. So I believe it was a truly wonderful prep work for the Prospects’ Competition.”

… I really believe it’s a wonderful prep work for the Prospects’ Competition.

— GM Hikaru Nakamura

Xiong was the champion of the Swiss competition as well as Nakamura was the champion of the KO competition. Below are the complete last standings as well as removal phase benefits:

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