Bilbao Chess Masters R9: Caruana, Carlsen in Joint Lead before Last Round

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012

Hi everyone,

The Chess Masters Final which is held in Bilbao will end as last year: two players will vie for the title on the final day of the tournament. Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen.

Round 9 saw three decisive games. Magnus Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand and Fabiano Caruana beat Levon Aronian. Meanwhile, Sergey Karjakin also beat Vallejo-Pons. 

Both Carlsen and Caruana have 16 points each, Aronian has 10 points and Karjakin has 9 points. In fifth place is Anand with 8 points followed by Vallejo has 5 points. 

Saturday is going to be the decisive day of the tournament in Alhondiga Bilbao. If Caruana and Carlsen both win their Round 10 game, they would play a tiebreaker.

The games can be followed live via the official website of the tournament www.bilbaomastersfinal.com. You can see the Carlsen-Anand game on the Chess King website.

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5th Chess Masters Final in Sao Paulo, Bilbao with Anand, Carlsen, Aronian, Karjakin, Vallejo, Caruana!

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012

Hi everyone,

Five of the eight best chess players in the world will compete in the 5th edition of the Chess Masters Final to be held in Sao Paulo and Bilbao from September 24 to 29.

These include reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, World No. 2 Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana and Paco Vallejo.

Sao Paulo, Brazil's economic capital, will host the first half of the tournament from September 24 to 29. The second and deciding half will be played in Bilbao from October 8 to 13. Sao Paulo and Bilbao will, this year, once again host the Grand Slam Chess Masters Final, making both cities for the second consecutive year the world Chess capitals. The tournament will be played via a double half-robin league. The Brazilian megalopolis will host the first half from September 24 to 29 and the second and defining half will be played in Bilbao from October 8 to 13.


The last edition of the Grand Slam masters Final, first shared by Sao Paulo and Bilbao (the championship's fixed venue) was held from September 25 to October 1 in Brazil and October 5 to 11 in the Biscayan capital. Norway's Magnus Carlsen, number 1 in the world chess rankings, walked away with the title of champion on that occasion.

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