Event finished
🏆 Levon Aronian wins in Düsseldorf
Champion of the inaugural WR Chess Masters. Tied for first on 5.5/9 with Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi, then won the rapid "tiebreak of generations" with a perfect 3/3.
Overview
About the event
The inaugural WR Chess Masters brought ten of the world's best grandmasters to the Hyatt Regency in Düsseldorf for a classical single round-robin. Worldwide, 50 million people followed the games, videos and news from the tournament.
After nine rounds Levon Aronian, Gukesh Dommaraju and Ian Nepomniachtchi finished tied for first on 5.5/9 — a rare three-way tie. Aronian won the "tiebreak of generations", taking all three rapid playoff games to claim the title and the €40,000 first prize; Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi split second and third.
Outcome
Final results
| Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Levon Aronian | 5.5 (won playoff 3/3) |
| 2 | Gukesh Dommaraju | 5.5 |
| 3 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 5.5 |
| 4 | Wesley So | 4.5 |
| 5 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 4 |
| 5 | Vincent Keymer | 4 |
| 5 | Anish Giri | 4 |
| 5 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 4 |
| 5 | Andrey Esipenko | 4 |
| 5 | Praggnanandhaa R | 4 |
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Venue & travel
The field
Players
GM Levon Aronian
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GM Gukesh Dommaraju
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Ian Nepomniachtchi
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GM Wesley So
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GM Vincent Keymer
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GM Anish Giri
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Andrey Esipenko
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GM Praggnanandhaa R
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GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov
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GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
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For players & arbiters
Format & regulations
- System
- 10-player single round-robin · classical
- Rounds
- 9 rounds; 3-way tie for 1st decided by a rapid playoff
- Time controls
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- Classical: 120 min / 40 moves, then 60 min / 20 moves, then 15 min + 30 sec increment from move 61
- Tiebreak
- Rapid playoff among co-leaders (Aronian won all three games).
- Invited — ten of the world's top grandmasters
Programme
Schedule
All times local to Düsseldorf, Germany.
- — Opening & first round
- — Final round & prize-giving
Total prize fund
€130,000
1st — Levon Aronian
€40,000
2nd–3rd — Gukesh / Nepomniachtchi
€20,000 each
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