Magnus Carlsen Invitational

The Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020[1][2][3] was an online chess tournament that ran from 18 April to 3 May 2020 as the first round of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour.

This article is about the 2020 event. For the 2021 event, see Champions Chess Tour 2021 § Magnus Carlsen Invitational.

In addition to the world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, who organized the tournament, Fabiano Caruana, Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri, Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took part in the event. The tournament received media attention as one of the few sports events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tournament was structured as a series of mini-matches, consisting of four games of rapid chess, if needed followed by two rounds of blitz chess (semi-finals and final only), if needed followed by an Armageddon tie-break. The winner after rapid games received 3 points, the loser 0 points; if a tie-break was necessary, the winner received 2 points and the loser 1 point. The eight players played a round robin with the top four advancing to the semi-finals. Carlsen beat Nakamura in the final to win the tournament.

The tournament was broadcast by Chess24.com with Jan Gustafsson, Peter Svidler, Tania Sachdev and Lawrence Trent providing most of the commentary.

Group stage results
Player 1Player 2Score
Round 1. 18 April 2020
Magnus CarlsenHikaru Nakamura3 – 2
Ding LirenAlireza Firouzja2.5 – 1.5
Round 1. 19 April 2020
Fabiano CaruanaIan Nepomniachtchi2.5 – 1.5
Maxime Vachier-LagraveAnish Giri3 – 1
Round 2. 20 April 2020
Magnus CarlsenAlireza Firouzja2.5 – 1.5
Hikaru NakamuraAnish Giri2.5 – 1.5
Round 2. 21 April 2020
Ian NepomniachtchiMaxime Vachier-Lagrave3 – 2
Fabiano CaruanaDing Liren3 – 2
Round 3. 22 April 2020
Magnus CarlsenFabiano Caruana3 – 1
Hikaru NakamuraAlireza Firouzja3.5 – 0.5
Round 3. 23 April 2020
Maxime Vachier-LagraveDing Liren2 – 3
Anish GiriIan Nepomniachtchi1.5 – 2.5
Round 4. 24 April 2020
Magnus CarlsenMaxime Vachier-Lagrave2.5 – 1.5
Alireza FirouzjaFabiano Caruana1 – 3
Round 4. 25 April 2020
Hikaru NakamuraIan Nepomniachtchi2.5 – 1.5
Ding LirenAnish Giri3 – 2
Round 5. 26 April 2020
Anish GiriMagnus Carlsen2.5 – 1.5
Maxime Vachier-LagraveAlireza Firouzja1.5 – 2.5
Round 5. 27 April 2020
Fabiano CaruanaHikaru Nakamura3 – 2
Ian NepomniachtchiDing Liren1.5 – 2.5
Round 6. 28 April 2020
Magnus CarlsenIan Nepomniachtchi3 – 2
Alireza FirouzjaAnish Giri2.5 – 1.5
Round 6. 29 April 2020
Hikaru NakamuraDing Liren3 – 2
Fabiano CaruanaMaxime Vachier-Lagrave2.5 – 1.5
Round 7. 30 April 2020
Ding LirenMagnus Carlsen3 – 1
Ian NepomniachtchiAlireza Firouzja3 – 2
Maxime Vachier-LagraveHikaru Nakamura2 – 3
Anish GiriFabiano Caruana2.5 – 1.5

Group stage standings
Pl.PlayerM.WAWALLPoints
1Hikaru Nakamura7322015
2Ding Liren7322015
3Magnus Carlsen7320213
4Fabiano Caruana7320213
5Ian Nepomniachtchi712138
6Alireza Firouzja720147
7Anish Giri720147
8Maxime Vachier-Lagrave710336

Play-offs
Semifinals (1 and 2 May 2020) Final (3 May 2020)
      
1 Hikaru Nakamura 4
4 Fabiano Caruana 2
1 Hikaru Nakamura 1.5
3 Magnus Carlsen 2.5
2 Ding Liren 1.5
3 Magnus Carlsen 2.5

References
  1. Geiger, Klaus (3 May 2020). "Magnus Carlsen Invitational: In der Krise wird Schach zum Weltsport". DIE WELT. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Rao, Rakesh (13 April 2020). "Chess | Top players for Magnus Carlsen Invitational". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "Carlsen se medirá a Nakamura en la final del torneo Invitational". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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