«Zurich Chess Challenge 2014»
«Zurich Chess Challenge 2014» - The strongest tournament in chess history began!
PARTICIPANTS:
World Champion Magnus Carlsen (#1 on the current World ranking list), former World Champion Vishy Anand (#9), Vize World Champion of 2012 Boris Gelfand (#8), Levon Aronian (#2),Hikaru Nakamura (#3) and Fabiano Caruana (#6)
SCHEDULE:
| Date | Wednsday 29 January - Tuesday 04 February 2014 |
| Venue | Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville, Festsaal |
| Rounds | 5 (round robin, classical chess) |
| Rate of play | – 40 moves in 120 minutes – 20 moves in 60 minutes – Rest of game in 15 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 61 In case of a draw before move 40, an additional Rapid Game will be played (which does not count for the overall result) |
| Schedule | Wed. | January 29: | 19:00 Opening Ceremony & Blitz (for official guests only, but live transmission via the Internet) |
| Thu. | January 30: | 15:00 Round 1 | |
| Fri. | January 31: | 15:00 Round 2 | |
| Sat. | February 01: | 15:00 Round 3 | |
| Sun. | February 02: | 15:00 Round 4 | |
| Mon. | February 03: | 15:00 Round 5 | |
| Tue. | February 04: | 13:00 Rapid Tournament 19:00 Closing Ceremony |
Magnus Carlsen wins the Opening Blitz
| Blitz Final Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Elo | Pts. |
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 2872 | 3 |
| 2 | Levon Aronian | 2812 | 3 |
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura | 2789 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Fabiano Caruana | 2782 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Viswanathan Anand | 2773 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Boris Gelfand | 2777 | 1.5 |
