Carlsen Confirms 2011 Biel Title
Magnus Carlsen finished the Biel tournament with a draw against Fabiano Caruana, having already won the title with a round to spare.
Alexander Morozevich ended a successful tournament with a win against Yannick Pelletier to secure second place.
Alexei Shirov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave drew their final round game to finish the best of the rest.
The final standings in the 2011 Biel Grandmaster Tournament:
| Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2821 | * | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2694 | 1 | 1 | * | * | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2722 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 2714 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | * | * | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2711 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Pelletier, Yannick | SUI | 2590 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | * | 5 |
Carlsen lived up to his status as favourite
Morozevich capped a strong tournament performance with another win
Shirov and Vachier-Lagrave didn't push each other too hard in the final round
Photos from the official website.
