Your Next Move Leuven Grand Chess Tour 2018
12 - 16 June 2018
The first event in the 2018 Grand Chess Tour. Players: Caruana, Mamedyarov, MVL, Karjakin, Giri, So, Nakamura, Grischuk, Aronian, Anand. Wesley So just hung on to win the event in the blitz section after having a large lead by winning the rapid. Full tables below. The format will be repeated in Paris 20th to 24th June 2018.
| GCT Rapid YourNextMove Leuven BEL |
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3 |
4 |
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9 |
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| 1. |
So, Wesley |
g |
USA |
2778 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
7 |
3001 |
| 2. |
Aronian, Levon |
g |
ARM |
2764 |
½ |
* |
½ |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
5½ |
2863 |
| 3. |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
g |
FRA |
2789 |
½ |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
5½ |
2860 |
| 4. |
Karjakin, Sergey |
g |
RUS |
2782 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
5 |
2824 |
| 5. |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
g |
USA |
2769 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2825 |
| 6. |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
g |
AZE |
2808 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
4½ |
2778 |
| 7. |
Grischuk, Alexander |
g |
RUS |
2766 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
* |
1 |
1 |
½ |
4 |
2740 |
| 8. |
Caruana, Fabiano |
g |
USA |
2816 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
* |
0 |
1 |
3½ |
2697 |
| 9. |
Anand, Viswanathan |
g |
IND |
2759 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
* |
0 |
2½ |
2617 |
| 10. |
Giri, Anish |
g |
NED |
2782 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
1 |
* |
2½ |
2615 |
| Round 1 (June 12, 2018) |
Live Show  |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
C53 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Giri, Anish |
1-0 |
D00 |
Queen's Pawn Game |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
So, Wesley |
0-1 |
C84 |
Ruy Lopez Centre Attack |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
0-1 |
B29 |
Sicilian Defence |
| Round 2 (June 12, 2018) |
Live Show |
| So, Wesley |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
1-0 |
E04 |
Catalan |
| Aronian, Levon |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
1-0 |
A14 |
Reti Opening |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Grischuk, Alexander |
1-0 |
C53 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
½-½ |
A78 |
Benoni |
| Giri, Anish |
Anand, Viswanathan |
1-0 |
C82 |
Ruy Lopez Open Italian Variation |
| Round 3 (June 12, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
So, Wesley |
½-½ |
E21 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Giri, Anish |
½-½ |
D31 |
Semi-Slav Defence |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Caruana, Fabiano |
1-0 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 4 (June 13, 2018) |
Live Show |
| So, Wesley |
Giri, Anish |
1-0 |
A15 |
English counter King's Fianchetto |
| Aronian, Levon |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
½-½ |
C55 |
Two Knights Defence |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Anand, Viswanathan |
½-½ |
C50 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
1-0 |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 5 (June 13, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
½-½ |
B50 |
Sicilian Defence |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
E37 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
So, Wesley |
0-1 |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Caruana, Fabiano |
1-0 |
B42 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
| Giri, Anish |
Aronian, Levon |
0-1 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 6 (June 13, 2018) |
Live Show |
| So, Wesley |
Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
E06 |
Catalan |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Anand, Viswanathan |
1-0 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Giri, Anish |
½-½ |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
0-1 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
0-1 |
C60 |
Ruy Lopez |
| Round 7 (June 14, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Aronian, Levon |
Karjakin, Sergey |
0-1 |
C50 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
So, Wesley |
0-1 |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
½-½ |
E60 |
King's Indian without Nc3 |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Grischuk, Alexander |
0-1 |
B91 |
Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 |
| Giri, Anish |
Caruana, Fabiano |
0-1 |
C16 |
French Winawer |
| Round 8 (June 14, 2018) |
Live Show |
| So, Wesley |
Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
D73 |
Gruenfeld 3.g3 |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Giri, Anish |
1-0 |
D35 |
QGD Exchange |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Anand, Viswanathan |
1-0 |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
½-½ |
C87 |
Ruy Lopez |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Aronian, Levon |
0-1 |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 9 (June 14, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Aronian, Levon |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
½-½ |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Caruana, Fabiano |
0-1 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
0-1 |
D37 |
QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
So, Wesley |
½-½ |
C01 |
French Exchange |
| Giri, Anish |
Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
B92 |
Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 |
| GCT Blitz YourNextMove Leuven BEL | |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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8 |
9 |
10 |
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| 1. |
Karjakin, Sergey |
g |
RUS |
2782 |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
11.5 |
2883 |
| 2. |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
g |
USA |
2769 |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11.0 |
2862 |
| 3. |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
g |
FRA |
2789 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
* |
* |
½ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
10.5 |
2837 |
| 4. |
Grischuk, Alexander |
g |
RUS |
2766 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
* |
½ |
1 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
9.5 |
2804 |
| 5. |
Anand, Viswanathan |
g |
IND |
2759 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
* |
* |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
9.5 |
2804 |
| 6. |
Aronian, Levon |
g |
ARM |
2764 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
* |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
9.5 |
2804 |
| 7. |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
g |
AZE |
2808 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
* |
* |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
8.0 |
2735 |
| 8. |
So, Wesley |
g |
USA |
2778 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
* |
* |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8.0 |
2738 |
| 9. |
Caruana, Fabiano |
g |
USA |
2816 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
* |
½ |
½ |
6.5 |
2675 |
| 10. |
Giri, Anish |
g |
NED |
2782 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
* |
6.0 |
2656 |
| Round 1 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
C53 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Aronian, Levon |
0-1 |
D04 |
Queen's Pawn Game |
| So, Wesley |
Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
E51 |
Nimzo Indian |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Anand, Viswanathan |
0-1 |
E46 |
Nimzo Indian Rubinstein |
| Giri, Anish |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
1-0 |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 2 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Caruana, Fabiano |
1-0 |
B43 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
½-½ |
B29 |
Sicilian Defence |
| Aronian, Levon |
So, Wesley |
½-½ |
C10 |
French Rubinstein |
| Giri, Anish |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
0-1 |
B91 |
Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 |
| Round 3 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
C50 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
1-0 |
B00 |
Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
E61 |
King's Indian Defence |
| So, Wesley |
Anand, Viswanathan |
½-½ |
A15 |
English counter King's Fianchetto |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Giri, Anish |
½-½ |
C70 |
Ruy Lopez |
| Round 4 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Aronian, Levon |
1-0 |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Caruana, Fabiano |
½-½ |
B40 |
Sicilian Classical |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
So, Wesley |
½-½ |
A06 |
Zukertort Opening |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Karjakin, Sergey |
0-1 |
C50 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Giri, Anish |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
1-0 |
C87 |
Ruy Lopez |
| Round 5 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
B50 |
Sicilian Defence |
| Aronian, Levon |
Anand, Viswanathan |
1-0 |
C50 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
½-½ |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| So, Wesley |
Giri, Anish |
1-0 |
A06 |
Zukertort Opening |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
½-½ |
E06 |
Catalan |
| Round 6 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Anand, Viswanathan |
0-1 |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
So, Wesley |
½-½ |
D73 |
Gruenfeld 3.g3 |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Aronian, Levon |
1-0 |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
½-½ |
B29 |
Sicilian Defence |
| Giri, Anish |
Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 7 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
1-0 |
A33 |
English Symmetrical |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
B52 |
Sicilian Rossolimo |
| Aronian, Levon |
Giri, Anish |
1-0 |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
0-1 |
E06 |
Catalan |
| So, Wesley |
Caruana, Fabiano |
½-½ |
D78 |
Gruenfeld 3.g3 |
| Round 8 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Grischuk, Alexander |
1-0 |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
A05 |
Various |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
So, Wesley |
1-0 |
D02 |
Queen's Pawn Game |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Karjakin, Sergey |
0-1 |
E46 |
Nimzo Indian Rubinstein |
| Giri, Anish |
Anand, Viswanathan |
½-½ |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Round 9 (June 15, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
1-0 |
C55 |
Two Knights Defence |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Giri, Anish |
½-½ |
C42 |
Petroff's Defence |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
1-0 |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
| Aronian, Levon |
Caruana, Fabiano |
1-0 |
B43 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
| So, Wesley |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
0-1 |
D56 |
Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence |
| Round 10 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
So, Wesley |
1-0 |
A01 |
Larsen Opening |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Giri, Anish |
1-0 |
A05 |
Various |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
0-1 |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Caruana, Fabiano |
1-0 |
C77 |
Ruy Lopez Anderssen |
| Aronian, Levon |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
½-½ |
C55 |
Two Knights Defence |
| Round 11 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
½-½ |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Giri, Anish |
½-½ |
C53 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Anand, Viswanathan |
½-½ |
E36 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| So, Wesley |
Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
A15 |
English counter King's Fianchetto |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Grischuk, Alexander |
1-0 |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
| Round 12 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
0-1 |
B50 |
Sicilian Defence |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
1-0 |
C60 |
Ruy Lopez |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
So, Wesley |
½-½ |
C77 |
Ruy Lopez Anderssen |
| Aronian, Levon |
Karjakin, Sergey |
½-½ |
C50 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Giri, Anish |
Caruana, Fabiano |
½-½ |
B42 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
| Round 13 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Anand, Viswanathan |
1-0 |
C50 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Aronian, Levon |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
0-1 |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Giri, Anish |
½-½ |
D02 |
Queen's Pawn Game |
| So, Wesley |
Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
A48 |
King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
0-1 |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
| Round 14 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Caruana, Fabiano |
0-1 |
A06 |
Zukertort Opening |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
0-1 |
C60 |
Ruy Lopez |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Karjakin, Sergey |
1-0 |
27 |
Reti Opening |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Aronian, Levon |
½-½ |
C50 |
Giuoco Piano |
| Giri, Anish |
So, Wesley |
0-1 |
C19 |
French Winawer |
| Round 15 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Giri, Anish |
1-0 |
A01 |
Larsen Opening |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
0-1 |
B06 |
Modern Defence |
| Aronian, Levon |
Grischuk, Alexander |
1-0 |
B89 |
Sicilian Sozin Attack |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Caruana, Fabiano |
½-½ |
E32 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| So, Wesley |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
½-½ |
A04 |
Dutch System |
| Round 16 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
1-0 |
A05 |
Various |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Karjakin, Sergey |
1-0 |
A28 |
English Four Knights |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Anand, Viswanathan |
1-0 |
A37 |
English Symmetrical |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
So, Wesley |
0-1 |
A00 |
Irregular Openings |
| Giri, Anish |
Aronian, Levon |
0-1 |
C88 |
Ruy Lopez Closed |
| Round 17 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Karjakin, Sergey |
Caruana, Fabiano |
1-0 |
A20 |
English Opening |
| Grischuk, Alexander |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
½-½ |
B00 |
Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
Giri, Anish |
1-0 |
C70 |
Ruy Lopez |
| Aronian, Levon |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
0-1 |
B23 |
Sicilian Closed |
| So, Wesley |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
0-1 |
A41 |
Modern Defence |
| Round 18 (June 16, 2018) |
Live Show |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
So, Wesley |
1-0 |
A05 |
Various |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
Anand, Viswanathan |
0-1 |
B12 |
Caro Kann Advanced |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
Karjakin, Sergey |
1-0 |
E32 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| Caruana, Fabiano |
Aronian, Levon |
1-0 |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| Giri, Anish |
Grischuk, Alexander |
½-½ |
C67 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
