Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals Begins on 25 September

Russia is represented by Vladislav Artemiev.

The 2021 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals is held from the 25th of September to the 4t of October in a hybrid format. 

The line-up: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura (both from the USA), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Teimour Radjabov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (both from Azerbaijan), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Vladislav Artemiev (Russia), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), and Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland).

Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and Jan-Krzysztof Duda will play from the studio in Oslo, while the others will compete from their homes.  

The event is a round-robin tournament played over 9 rounds. In every round, players play a match against their opponent. Each match consists of 4 rapid games. In case the result after these games is 2-2, a 2-game blitz tie-break will be played, followed by an Armageddon game in case of 1-1. Players earn 3 points for a match win in the rapid games (the loser earns 0 points). A match win after tie-breaks earns the winner 2 points (1 point for the loser).

In the initial ranking of participants, ‘bonus’ points will be awarded to all players according to the current Tour Standings, reflecting their competitive success so far in the Tour.  

The match days: 25-29 September and 1-4 October. The games start at 6 PM Moscow time. 

Time control: rapid - 15+10, blitz - 5+3, Armageddon - 5/4 with no increment.

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