Carlsen Defeats Caruana In Bilbao
The second half of the Chess Masters Final kicked off today in Bilbao with Fabiano Caruana holding a 4-point lead after the opening Sao Paulo leg a week ago.
Magnus Carlsen lost against Fabiano Caruana in the opening round in Sao Paulo, but he exacted revenge with the white pieces in round 6 today to make the tournament a real contest again. The Italian had his lead cut to just 2 points (using the 3-1-0 scoring system).
Elsewhere in the round, Sergey Karjakin drew with Lev Aronian, and Paco Vallejo Pons drew with Vishy Anand.
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The standings after 6 rounds (3-1-0 scoring)
| # | Name | Fed | Elo | Pts |
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2773 | 11 |
| 2 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2843 | 9 |
| 3 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2816 | 8 |
| 4 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2780 | 6 |
| 5 | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | ESP | 2697 | 4 |
| 6 | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2778 | 4 |
Fabiano Caruana lost his first game of the event
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The Chess Masters Final is a 6-player double round-robin event which is held half in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and half in Bilbao, Spain. The games in Bilbao start at 17:00 local time (15:00 UTC).
The tournament uses the "Sofia" anti-draw rules, meaning that players can only draw by mutual agreement with the permission of the arbiter. The "Bilbao" scoring system (3-1-0) is also in use.
The Bilbao schedule
| 07-Oct | Opening |
| 08-Oct | Round 6 |
| 09-Oct | Round 7 |
| 10-Oct | Round 8 |
| 11-Oct | Rest Day |
| 12-Oct | Round 9 |
| 13-Oct | Round 10 |
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Games via TWIC. Photos from the official website.
