Bilbao Chess Masters Final
bilbao chess master final previously called grand slam chess final annual chess tournament brought together strongest player previous year grand slam event series organiser grand slam chess association gsca became defunct due demise grand slam host scheduling problem bilbao master continued annual invitational event negotiation organiser major tournament mtel master tata steel chess tournament name corus linares began march seeking create cycle tournament raise popularity chess attract increased sponsorship major event several round talk took place next month gsca established january first edition series announced may mexico city added list bilbao confirmed master final host due problem raising funding tournament announced may mexico city cancelled march member gsca presidential board published confirming addition pearl spring nanjing china grand slam host well interest san luis argentina london mtel master held last time series series marking last edition linares due financial problem cancellation mtel master due world chess championship held sofia year agreed king tournament held medias romania would join edition end edition tata steel rest series confirmed announced winner tal memorial london chess classic qualified bilbao final would last grand slam cycle later edition composed invitee bilbao master organising committee ongoing problem conflicting schedule grand slam host fide series invitee carlsen anand declined spot bilbao final due preparation world championship tournament double round robin featuring four six player tournament regulation use sofia chess rule forbids agreed draw move bilbao scoring system point win draw loss though rating purpose traditional scoring method used venue tournament traditionally city bilbao spain year second venue added sao paulo brazil one roundrobins city soundproofed airconditioned glass cube constructed house tournament allowing spectator watch closely player inside inaugural final composed tata steel joint winner magnus carlsen levon aronian linares winner viswanathan anand mtel master winner vassily ivanchuk mtel runner veselin topalov third placed teimour radjabov topalov convincingly tournament point carlsen beating aronian second place topalov lost ivanchuk carlsen defeated anand last round would tiebreak rapid match anand finished last place ahead world championship defence vladimir kramnik second final consisted sergey karjakin winner corus alexander grischuk winner linares alexei shirov winner mtel master aronian second place pearl spring replacing topalov declined invitation aronian emerged clear winner winning event one round spare third edition featured four player took place alhóndiga bilbao category tournament highest rated tournament history qualifier final carlsen winner corus bazna king pearl spring event anand seeded due cancellation mtel master year topalov qualified winner linares withdrew final tournament held shanghai china consisting kramnik aronian shirov wang hao order fill two spot alexei shirov vladimir kramnik defeating aronian armageddon tiebreak game qualified kramnik went win master final contrast grand slam master final last year organizer decided return sixplayer double round robin without special qualification tournament first half fourth edition played são paulo september october second bilbao october october player invited grand slam master final anand secondplace pearl spring tata steel carlsen winner bazna pearl spring hikaru nakamura winner tata steel aronian highest rated player qualified third fide rating kramnik winner final karjakin second bazna declined play replaced ivanchuk local player francisco vallejo pons carlsen dominated bilbao half th final master finished level ivanchuk played well first half carlsen event defeating ivanchuk blitz playoff format sixplayer double round robin first half fifth edition played são paulo september september second bilbao october october carlsen fabiano caruana tied first place tiebreak match took place carlsen – sixth grand slam chess master final held – october bilbao double round robin four player seventh grand slam chess master held september bilbao double round robin four player viswanathan anand emerged winner eighth master tournament held october november bilbao double round robin four player wesley tournament beating anish giri tiebreak match blitz playoff ninth bilbao master final held – july sixplayer double roundrobin magnus carlsen hikaru nakamura anish giri sergey karjakin wesley wei yi taking part previous bilbao master tournament scoring point win point draw point loss game magnus carlsen sergey karjakin highly anticipated would face world championship match november norway russia paired chess olympiad last time two played prior world championship match hikaru nakamura defeated magnus carlsen first time standard time control first round magnus carlsen defeated anish giri first time standard time control penultimate round bilbao chess master final archived wayback 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