Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour 2020
Appearance
![]() Magnus Carlsen – winner of the tour | |
Details | |
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Duration | 18 April 2020 – 20 August 2020 |
Tournaments | 5 |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() |
2021 → |
The 2020 Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour was a series of online chess tournaments featuring most of the world’s best players, playing for a prize money pool of US$ 1 million. The tour consisted of four super-tournaments (elite competitions), with the winners then playing in a Grand Final in August 2020.[1]
Format
[edit]There were 5 total tournaments in the tour:
- Magnus Carlsen Invitational, 18 April – 3 May 2020.
- Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020), 19 May – 3 June 2020.
- Chessable Masters (2020), 20 June – 5 July 2020.
- Legends of Chess (2020) 21 July – 5 August 2020.
- Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva (2020), 9 August – 20 August 2020.
Schedule
[edit]Dates | Tournament Name |
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18 April – 3 May 2020 | Magnus Carlsen Invitational |
19 May 19 – 3 June 2020 | Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020) |
20 June – 5 July 2020 | Chessable Masters (2020) |
21 July – 5 August 2020 | Legends of Chess (2020) |
9 August – 20 August 2020 | Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva (2020) |
Results
[edit]Dates | Tournament Name | Winner | Runner-Up | Semifinalists |
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18 April – 3 May 2020 | Magnus Carlsen Invitational | ![]() |
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19 May 19 – 3 June 2020 | Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020) | ![]() |
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20 June – 5 July 2020 | Chessable Masters (2020) | ![]() |
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21 July – 5 August 2020 | Legends of Chess (2020) | ![]() |
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9 August – 20 August 2020 | Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva (2020) | ![]() |
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Tournaments
[edit]Magnus Carlsen Invitational
[edit]The results of the preliminary round were as follows.[2]
Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | Points | |
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01 | ![]() |
2829 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
02 | ![]() |
2836 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
03 | ![]() |
2881 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
04 | ![]() |
2773 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
05 | ![]() |
2778 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
06 | ![]() |
2703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 7 |
07 | ![]() |
2731 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7 |
08 | ![]() |
2860 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 6 |
Semifinal (1–2 May) | Final (3 May) | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | – | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | – | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | – | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | – | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 2 | – |
Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge
[edit]The results of the preliminary round were as follows.[3]
Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | |
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01 | ![]() |
2829 | – | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7½ |
02 | ![]() |
2709 | 0 | – | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
03 | ![]() |
2738 | ½ | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 |
04 | ![]() |
2741 | ½ | ½ | 1 | – | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 |
05 | ![]() |
2881 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | – | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
06 | ![]() |
2836 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 |
07 | ![]() |
2770 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5½ |
08 | ![]() |
2778 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ |
09 | ![]() |
2784 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
10 | ![]() |
2703 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ½ | 4½ |
11 | ![]() |
2774 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | – | ½ | 4 |
12 | ![]() |
2752 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 2½ |
Quarterfinal (May 23–27) | Semifinal (May 28–30) | Final (June 2–3) | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 2½ | 3 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 1½ | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 1½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 2½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 1½ | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 2½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 1½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 1½ | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 2½ | 3 | |||||||||||||
Chessable Masters
[edit]The results of the preliminary round were as follows.[4]
Group A
Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | Points | |
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01 | ![]() |
2881 | – - | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 6 |
02 | ![]() |
2769 | ½ ½ | – - | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 1 1 | 6 |
03 | ![]() |
2829 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | – - | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 5 |
04 | ![]() |
2784 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | – - | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 5 |
05 | ![]() |
2770 | 1 0 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | – - | 1 ½ | 5 |
06 | ![]() |
2690 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 0 ½ | – - | 3 |
Group B
Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | Points | |
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01 | ![]() |
2731 | – - | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 6 |
02 | ![]() |
2836 | ½ 0 | – - | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 5½ |
03 | ![]() |
2778 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | – - | 0 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 5½ |
04 | ![]() |
2773 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | – - | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 5 |
05 | ![]() |
2758 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | – - | ½ 1 | 4½ |
06 | ![]() |
2860 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | – - | 3½ |
Quarterfinal (June 25–29) | Semifinal (June 30 – July 2) | Final (July 3–4) | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 2½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 1½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3½ | 2½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 1½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 4 | 1½ | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3½ | 2½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 1½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3½ | 1 | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3½ | 3 | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 2½ | - | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 1½ | - | |||||||||||||
Legends of Chess
[edit]The results of the preliminary round were as follows.[5]
Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | Points | |
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01 | ![]() |
2881 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
02 | ![]() |
2778 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
03 | ![]() |
2731 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
04 | ![]() |
2742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
05 | ![]() |
2686 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
06 | ![]() |
2756 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
07 | ![]() |
2702 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
08 | ![]() |
2836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 9 |
09 | ![]() |
2751 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
2710 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 |
Semifinal (1–2 May) | Final (3 May) | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 2½ | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 1½ | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 2½ | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ½ | – | ||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | ||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 4 | 2½ |
Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva
[edit]The results of the preliminary round were as follows.[6]
Semifinals (9–12 August) | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | – | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 3½[a] | ½ | ½ | 2½ | – | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 1½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½[b] | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 4 | 1 | 3½ | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2½ | 1 | 1½ | – | – | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | – | – |