" " The Las Big Match, Chess Diary: December 2020

LCZero - Stockfish [TCEC Season 20 ] [Dec. 31, 2020]

LCZero - Stockfish [E81: King's Indian: Sämisch]

[TCEC Season 20 ] [Online] [Dec. 31, 2020] [Std. (60 min. + 7 sec.)] [1-0]

LCZero - Stockfish


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Radjabov - Nepomniachtchi [Airthings Masters Knockout] [Dec. 30, 2020]

Teimour Radjabov - Ian Nepomniachtchi 

[D42 QGD: Semi-Tarrasch]

[Airthings Masters | Knockout] [Online] [Dec. 30, 2020]

[Rapid (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [0-1]

Teimour Radjabov - Ian Nepomniachtchi 


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Nakamura - Aronian [Airthings Masters | Knockout] [Dec. 30, 2020]

Hikaru Nakamura - Levon Aronian

 [A07 Reti Opening: KIA, Neo- Grünfeld Variation]

[Airthings Masters | Knockout] [Online] [Dec. 30, 2020] [Rapid (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [0-1]

Nakamura - Aronian

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Wen Yang - Lu Shanglei [Chinese Championship] [Dec. 30, 2020]

Wen Yang - Lu Shanglei [B51 Sicilian: Moscow Variation]

[Chinese Championship] [Xinghua Jiangsu, China]

 [Dec. 30, 2020] [Std. (90 min. + 30 sec.)] [0-1]

Wen Yang - Lu Shanglei


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2020 Chinese Championship

 congratulations to GM Yu Yangyi the winner of 2020 Chinese Championship.

Time Control: (90 min. + 30 sec.)

1. Yu Yangyi (GM 2709)

2. Lu Shanglei (GM 2615)

3. Wei Yi (GM 2732)

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Carlsen - Dubov [Airthings Masters : Knockout] [Dec. 29, 2020]

Magnus Carlsen - Daniil Dubov

[A15 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation]

[Airthings Masters : Knockout] [Online] [Dec. 29, 2020] [Rapid (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [0-1]

Carlsen - Dubov
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So - Vachier Lagrave [Airthings Masters : Knockout] [Dec. 29, 2020]

Wesley So - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

 [B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English]

[Airthings Masters : Knockout] [Online] [Dec. 29, 2020] [Rapid (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [0-1]

So - Vachier Lagrave
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Ding Liren - Grischuk [11th Danzhou Tournament] [Dec. 4, 2020]

Ding Liren - Alexander Grischuk

[D12 Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense]

[11th Danzhou Tournament] [Online] [Dec. 4, 2020] [Rapid (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [1-0]

Ding Liren - Grischuk
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Duda - Caruana [Speed Chess 2020] [Nov. 15, 2020]

Jan-Krzysztof Duda - Fabiano Caruana

 [C11 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation]

[Speed Chess 2020] [Online] [Nov. 15, 2020] [Blitz (5 min. + 1 sec.)] [1-0]

Duda - Caruana
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Wei Yi - Wen Yang [Chinese Championship] [Dec. 29, 2020]

Wei Yi - Wen Yang [C60 Ruy Lopez: Fianchetto Defense]

[Chinese Championship] [Online] [Dec. 29, 2020] [Std. (60 min. + 30 sec.)] [1-0]

Wei Yi - Wen Yang
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LCZero - ScorpioNN [Top Chess Engine Championship, Premier Division] [Dec. 29, 2020]

LCZero - ScorpioNN [A04 Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation]

[Top Chess Engine Championship, Premier Division]

[Online] [Dec. 29, 2020] [Std. (60 min. + 7 sec.)] [1-0]

LCZero - ScorpioNN
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Grischuk - Vachier-Lagrave [Airthings Masters] [Dec. 28, 2020]

Alexander Grischuk - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave [B51 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation]

[Airthings Masters] [Online] [Dec. 28, 2020] [Rapid. (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [1-0]

Grischuk - Vachier-Lagrave
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Carlsen - Nakamura [Airthings Masters] [Dec. 28, 2020]

Magnus Carlsen - Hikaru Nakamura [C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted]

[Airthings Masters] [Online] [Dec. 28, 2020] [Rapid. (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [1-0]

Carlsen -  Nakamura

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Yu, Yangyi - Wei, Yi [Chinese Championship] [Dec. 28, 2020]

Yu, Yangyi - Wei, Yi 

[D85 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Kramnik's Line]

[Chinese Championship] [Xinghua Jiangsu, China]

[Dec. 28, 2020] [Std. (90 min. + 30 sec.)] [1-0]

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Giri - Harikrishna [Airthings Masters] [Dec. 27, 2020]

Anish Giri - Pentala Harikrishna [D47 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation]

[Airthings Masters] [Online] [Dec. 27, 2020] [Rapid. (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [1-0]

Giri - Harikrishna

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Daniil Dubov - Sergey Karjakin [Russian Championship Superfinal] [Dec. 16, 2020]

Daniil Dubov - Sergey Karjakin [C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack]

[Russian Championship Superfinal] [Russia] [Dec. 16, 2020] [Std. (120 min. + 30 sec.)]

 [1-0]

Dubov - Karjakin
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Maksim Chigaev - Daniil Dubov [Dec. 6, 2020] [Russian Championship Superfinal]

 Maksim Chigaev - Daniil Dubov

[B31 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation]

[Russian Championship Superfinal] [Russia] [Dec. 6, 2020] [Std. (120 min. + 30 sec.)] [1-0]

Chigaev - Dubov

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Wei Yi - Zhao Jun [Chinese Championship 2020] [Dec. 27, 2020]

Wei Yi - Zhao Jun [B10 Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation]

[Xinghua Jiangsu, China] [Dec. 27, 2020] [Std. (90 min. + 30 sec.)] [1-0]

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Daniil Dubov - David Anton Guijarro [Dec. 26, 2020]

Daniil Dubov - David Anton Guijarro [E04 Catalan Opening: Open Defense]

[Online] [Dec. 26, 2020] [Rapid. (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [1-0]

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Levon Aronian - Anish Giri Dec. 26, 2020

Levon Aronian - Anish Giri [B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack] [Online] [Dec. 26, 2020] [Rapid. (15 min. + 10 sec.)] [1-0]

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Ju Wenjun- Wen Yang [Dec. 24, 2020]

Ju Wenjun- Wen Yang [D45 Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation]

[Xinghua Jiangsu, China] [Dec. 24, 2020] [Std. (90 min. + 30 sec.)] [1-0]

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Cornette - Cheparinov [VII Sunway Sitges International]

Matthieu Cornette- Ivan Cheparinov [B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed]

[Sitges, Spain] [Dec. 23, 2020] [Std. (120 min. + 30 sec.)] [0-1]

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Santos Latasa - Korobov

Jaime Santos Latasa - Anton Korobov [E71 King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation]

[Sitges, Spain] [Dec. 22, 2020] [Std. (120 min. + 30 sec.)] [1-0]

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So - Carlsen

Wesley So  - Magnus Carlsen

B33 Sicilian, Lasker-Pelikan Variation

[Online] [Nov. 29, 2020] [Blitz (5 min. + 1 sec.)] [1-0]

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Carlsen - Nepomniatchtchi

Magnus Carlsen  - Ian Nepomniachtchi

Site : Online

Date : dec. 11, 2020

Game : Blitz (5 min. + 1 sec.)

Opening : D85 Grünfeld, Exchange Variation

Result : 1-0

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Carlsen - Vachier L.

Magnus Carlsen  - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Site : Online

Date : dec. 11, 2020

Game : Blitz (5 min. + 1 sec.)

Opening : B10 Caro-Kann Defense

Result : 1-0

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2020 G18 FIDE Online World Rapid Championship

 congratulations to WGM Carissa Yip the winner of 2020 G18 FIDE Online World Rapid Championship.

Time Control: (15 + 10)

1. Carissa Yip(USA, WGM)

2. Thalia  Cervantes Landeiro(USA, WIM 1936 R.)

3. Elizaveta Solozhenkina(Russia, WIM 2232 R.)

4. Annie Wang(USA, WGM)




Carlsen - Artemiev

Magnus Carlsen  - Vladislav Artemiev

Site : Online

Date : dec. 3, 2020

Game : Blitz (5 min. + 1 sec.)

Opening : D11 Slav Defense: Quiet Variation

Result : 1-0

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2020 FIDE Online World Rapid Championship

 congratulations to GM Nihal Sarin the winner of 2020 FIDE Online World Rapid Championship.

Time Control: (15 + 10)

1. Nihal Sarin (India, GM 2418 R.)

2. Shant Sargsyan (Armenia, GM 2071 R.)

3. Francesco Sonis (Italy, IM 2445 R.)

4. Mahdi Gholami Orimi (Iran, 2173 R.)



Antipov - Nepomniachtchi

Mikhail Al. Antipov  - Ian Nepomniachtchi

Site : Russia

Date : dec. 9, 2020

Game : Std. (120 min. + 30 sec.)

Opening : B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation

Result : 0-1

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Nihal Sarin - Francesco Sonis

Nihal Sarin  - Francesco Sonis

Site : Online

Date : dec. 22, 2020

Game : Rapid (15 min. + 10 sec.)

Opening : Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation

Result : 1-0

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Xu, Xiangyu - Yu, Yangyi (Chinese Championship 2020)

Chinese Championship 2020

Date : 19 - 31 Dec., 2020

Site : Xinghua Jiangsu, China

Time Control :  Std. 90' + 30''

Opening : D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Sämisch Variation

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