After GM Pranav Venkatesh received the early version of the March 19 Titled Tuesday with relative ease, GM Magnus Carlsen wanted the second tiebreak to earn his first win within the occasion since January 30. It was little-known Chinese language GM Xu Xiangyu who pushed Carlsen to the brink. The wins had been Pranav’s second (beforehand on October 31, 2023) and Carlsen’s 14th since February 2022.
Early Match
Within the early area of 656 gamers, Pranav misplaced pretty early in spherical 5, but it surely ended up the one blemish on his document. The ultimate three rounds had been particularly spectacular for him, with wins over GMs Alireza Firouzja and Denis Lazavik—who had been tied for the event lead by eight rounds—sandwiching a Tenth-round victory over GM Hikaru Nakamura. Shockingly, it took solely 22 strikes for Pranav to beat Nakamura.
The event thus got here all the way down to the ultimate spherical sport between Pranav and Lazavik, who entered as the one two gamers within the co-lead on 9/10. The pc gave Lazavik the sting for a lot of the sport till he captured the incorrect method on transfer 40.
Lazavik’s total efficiency—which included a win over Carlsen in spherical eight—was sturdy sufficient to select up a third-place end anyway, however he was leapfrogged by GM Luca Moroni Jr., who toppled GM Jose Martinez.
March 19 Titled Tuesday | Early | Ultimate Standings (High 20)
| Quantity | Rk | Fed | Title | Username | Identify | Score | Rating | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | 20 | GM | @vi_pranav | Pranav V | 3092 | 10 | 71 | |
| 2 | 97 | GM | @moro182 | Luca Moroni Jr | 2907 | 9.5 | 68.5 | |
| 3 | 13 | GM | @DenLaz | Denis Lazavik | 3111 | 9 | 76.5 | |
| 4 | 21 | GM | @Oleksandr_Bortnyk | Oleksandr Bortnyk | 3075 | 9 | 72 | |
| 5 | 5 | GM | @FairChess_on_YouTube | Dmitry Andreikin | 3147 | 9 | 71 | |
| 6 | 3 | GM | @nihalsarin | Nihal Sarin | 3178 | 9 | 68.5 | |
| 7 | 90 | GM | @BilodeauA | Kirill Alekseenko | 3062 | 9 | 64.5 | |
| 8 | 9 | FM | @Sina_Movahed | Sina Movahed | 3104 | 9 | 61 | |
| 9 | 14 | GM | @GM_dmitrij | Dmitrij Kollars | 3101 | 8.5 | 76.5 | |
| 10 | 2 | GM | @MagnusCarlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 3255 | 8.5 | 75.5 | |
| 11 | 10 | GM | @Firouzja2003 | Alireza Firouzja | 3100 | 8.5 | 72.5 | |
| 12 | 6 | GM | @mishanick | Aleksei Sarana | 3129 | 8.5 | 71 | |
| 13 | 60 | GM | @TigrVShlyape | Gata Kamsky | 2935 | 8.5 | 69 | |
| 14 | 28 | GM | @AryanTari | Aryan Tari | 3024 | 8.5 | 66 | |
| 15 | 27 | GM | @shimastream | Aleksandr Shimanov | 3018 | 8.5 | 61 | |
| 16 | 7 | GM | @jefferyx | Jeffery Xiong | 3095 | 8.5 | 58.5 | |
| 17 | 143 | IM | @lamomiajunior | Joaquin Fiorito | 2780 | 8.5 | 54.5 | |
| 18 | 19 | GM | @Jospem | Jose Martinez | 3058 | 8 | 74.5 | |
| 19 | 23 | GM | @AnishOnYoutube | Anish Giri | 3042 | 8 | 71.5 | |
| 20 | 15 | GM | @HansOnTwitch | Hans Niemann | 3078 | 8 | 69.5 | |
| 30 | 138 | GM | @Elegance_Riks | Harika Dronavalli | 2797 | 8 | 62 |
(Full remaining standings right here.)
Pranav received $1,000 for his efforts whereas Moroni claimed $750 and Lazavik $350. GM Oleksandr Bortnyk completed fourth for $200 and GM Dmitry Andreikin fifth for $100. GM Harika Dronavalli scored eight factors, incomes the $100 girls’s prize in thirtieth place.
Late Match
It was the busiest late event of the 12 months to this point with 579 members, and three of them ended up tied on the high: Carlsen, Xu, and GM Arjun Erigaisi. Arjun misplaced in spherical three and ended up with the third-best tiebreaks, however Carlsen and Xu had been so dead-even the same old tiebreak was not sufficient. That they had the identical rating after eight of the 11 rounds (all besides rounds 5 by seven). Their final-round showdown, a 25-move draw, did not transfer the needle. Finally, the distinction was that Carlsen’s weakest opponent scored half a degree extra through the event than Xu’s weakest opponent.
However by eight rounds, it wasn’t clear that both of them would win. GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda held a slim half-point lead over the sector, however Carlsen took him out in spherical 9 after taking an trade when Duda unwisely grabbed a pawn.
That briefly added to the noise, with a four-way tie for first, but it surely cleanly broke right into a two-way tie after Carlsen beat and Bortnyk whereas Xu defeated GM Jeffery Xiong within the very back-and-forth sport beneath.
Whereas Carlsen and Xu made their draw within the remaining spherical, Arjun, Duda, and GM Fabiano Caruana all had an opportunity to affix them on 9.5 factors. Caruana solely managed a draw after 73 strikes with Nakamura, properly after Arjun had received towards Duda in an opposite-side castling affair.
March 19 Titled Tuesday | Late | Ultimate Standings (High 20)
| Quantity | Rk | Fed | Title | Username | Identify | Score | Rating | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 1 | GM | @MagnusCarlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 3263 | 9.5 | 76 | 80.5 | |
| 2 | 39 | GM | @xxysoul6 | Xu Xiangyu | 3012 | 9.5 | 76 | 80 | |
| 3 | 20 | GM | @GHANDEEVAM2003 | Arjun Erigaisi | 3072 | 9.5 | 65.5 | 67.5 | |
| 4 | 11 | GM | @Oleksandr_Bortnyk | Oleksandr Bortnyk | 3095 | 9 | 78 | 84 | |
| 5 | 10 | GM | @jefferyx | Jeffery Xiong | 3105 | 9 | 73 | 77 | |
| 6 | 41 | GM | @Harsha_Bharathakoti | Harsha Bharathakoti | 2973 | 9 | 71.5 | 74.5 | |
| 7 | 12 | GM | @FabianoCaruana | Fabiano Caruana | 3096 | 9 | 68 | 69 | |
| 8 | 15 | GM | @Jospem | Jose Martinez | 3070 | 9 | 65 | 66 | |
| 9 | 23 | GM | @Sanan_Sjugirov | Sanan Sjugirov | 3028 | 9 | 62.5 | 64.5 | |
| 10 | 13 | GM | @SpeedofLight0 | Andrew Hong | 3073 | 9 | 59.5 | 60.5 | |
| 11 | 6 | GM | @Polish_fighter3000 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 3137 | 8.5 | 81 | 83 | |
| 12 | 18 | GM | @mitrabhaa | Mitrabha Guha | 3104 | 8.5 | 72 | 77 | |
| 13 | 32 | GM | @GMBenjaminBok | Benjamin Bok | 2982 | 8.5 | 66 | 70.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | GM | @Grischuk | Alexander Grischuk | 3050 | 8.5 | 64.5 | 65.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | GM | @Hikaru | Hikaru Nakamura | 3259 | 8.5 | 60.5 | 64 | |
| 16 | 3 | GM | @DanielNaroditsky | Daniel Naroditsky | 3142 | 8 | 77.5 | 79.5 | |
| 17 | 37 | GM | @platy3 | Alan Pichot | 2974 | 8 | 77 | 79 | |
| 18 | 46 | GM | @Sargsyan_Shant | Shant Sargsyan | 2951 | 8 | 73 | 78 | |
| 19 | 55 | GM | @KuzubovYuriy | Yuriy Kuzubov | 2907 | 8 | 69.5 | 70.5 | |
| 20 | 25 | IM | @Rud_Makarian | Rudik Makarian | 3031 | 8 | 69 | 71 | |
| 76 | 177 | GM | @Goryachkina | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 2680 | 7 | 56.5 | 59 |
(Full remaining standings right here.)
Carlsen received $1,000, Xu $750, and Arjun $350 on the high. Bortnyk’s second-straight fourth-place end earned him one other $200, and $400 in whole. The $100 prizes went to Xiong in fifth and GM Aleksandra Goryachkina taking the ladies’s prize on seven factors.
Titled Cup Standings
Nakamura retains his lead whereas Goryachkina pulled forward of IM Karina Ambartsumova within the girls’s standings. All different leaders from final week stay within the high spot.
Open
| # | Username | Rating | Participant |
| 1 | @Hikaru | 183.5 | GM Hikaru Nakamura |
| 2 | @Polish_fighter3000 | 174.5 | GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda |
| 3 | @mishanick | 173.5 | GM Alexey Sarana |
| 4 | @Jospem | 170.0 | GM Jose Martinez |
| 5 | @FairChess_on_YouTube | 167.0 | GM Dmitry Andreikin |
Ladies
| # | Username | Rating | Participant |
| 1 | @Goryachkina | 132.0 | GM Aleksandra Goryachkina |
| 1 | @karinachess1 | 126.0 | IM Karina Ambartsumova |
| 3 | @ChessQueen | 79.5 | GM Alexandra Kosteniuk |
| 4 | @Fh2411 | 75.0 | IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham |
| 5 | @Sanyura | 73.5 | IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya |
| 5 | @Lady_Nika | 73.5 | WCM Veronika Shubenkova |
Different Class Leaders
Juniors: CM Artem Bardyk (135.0 factors)
Seniors: GM Gata Kamsky (143.5 factors)
Ladies: WCM Veronika Shubenkova (73.5 factors)
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