2016 Champions Showdown
10 - 14 November 2016
Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov play 6 games at 60 minutes with a 5 second delay, 6 rapid games at 15 minutes plus 3 seconds a move delay and 12 blitz games at 3 minutes and a 3 seconds a move delay. Viswanathan Anand won the event over three time controls with 15 points ahead of Nakamura on 14, Caruana on 11 and Topalov 8.
| Champions Showdown 60m Saint Louis | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2779 | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 2844 |
| 2. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2760 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2850 |
| 3. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2779 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | * | ½ | 1 | 3 | 2787 |
| 4. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2823 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | * | 2 | 2647 |
| Round 1 (November 10, 2016) | Live Show  |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Round 2 (November 10, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Topalov, Veselin | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | A21 | English Opening | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Round 3 (November 11, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | B32 | Sicilian Labourdonnais | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | E35 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Round 4 (November 11, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Nakamura, Hikaru | Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | A21 | English Opening | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | A09 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 5 (November 12, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | D57 | Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence | |
| Round 6 (November 12, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Topalov, Veselin | Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Champions Showdown Rapid Saint Louis | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2779 | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2980 | |||
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2779 | 0 | ½ | * | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 2844 | |||
| 3. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2823 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | * | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 2715 | |||
| 4. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2760 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | * | 1½ | 2600 | |||
| Round 1 (November 13, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Round 2 (November 13, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | A21 | English Opening | |
| Round 3 (November 13, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Round 4 (November 13, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Nakamura, Hikaru | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 46 | English Opening | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Round 5 (November 13, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Round 6 (November 13, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | A05 | Various | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | E81 | King's Indian Saemisch | |
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Champions Showdown Blitz Saint Louis
Leading Final Round 12 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Gms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts |
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | USA | 2779 | 12 | **** | ½½01 | 10½0 | 1111 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Anand, Viswanathan | GM | IND | 2779 | 12 | ½½10 | **** | ½½1½ | ½1½½ | 7.0 |
| 3 | Caruana, Fabiano | GM | USA | 2823 | 12 | 01½1 | ½½0½ | **** | ½101 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Topalov, Veselin | GM | BUL | 2760 | 12 | 0000 | ½0½½ | ½010 | **** | 3.0 |
| Round 1 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | C65 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | D78 | Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6 | |
| Round 2 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | A13 | English: Wimpey system | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | D37 | QGD: 4.Nf3 | |
| Round 3 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | B43 | Sicilian: Kan, 5.Nc3 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | B90 | Sicilian: Najdorf, Adams attack | |
| Round 4 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Nakamura, Hikaru | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | C67 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, open variation | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | C77 | Ruy Lopez: Anderssen variation | |
| Round 5 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | C65 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Caruana, Fabiano | D12 | QGD Slav: 4.e3 Bf5 | ||
| Round 6 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | C65 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | E83 | King's Indian: Saemisch, Panno formation | |
| Round 7 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | C67 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, open variation | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | D11 | QGD Slav: 4.e3 | |
| Round 8 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | C65 | Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | D38 | QGD: Ragozin variation | |
| Round 9 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | B43 | Sicilian: Kan, 5.Nc3 | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | A45 | Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening) | |
| Round 10 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Nakamura, Hikaru | Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | C44 | Ponziani: Jaenisch counter-attack | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | B54 | Sicilian: Prins (Moscow) variation | |
| Round 11 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Anand, Viswanathan | Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | B51 | Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | E11 | Bogo-Indian defence: Gruenfeld variation | |
| Round 12 (November 14, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | A01 | Nimzovich-Larsen attack: modern variation | |
| Topalov, Veselin | Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | B54 | Sicilian: Prins (Moscow) variation | |
