Zurich Chess Challenge
zurich chess challenge zcc one major recurring international chess tournament combining rapid chess classical blitz chess zurich show exhibition type tournament similar former amber chess tournament ambience explains laxness comparatively brief duration whole event take place zurich switzerland main sponsor russian businessman oleg skvortsov zurich chess challenge sixgame chess match vladimir kramnik russia levon aronian armenia april player one game four draw italy fabiano caruana zurich chess challenge took place february march zurich chess challenge took place january february average rating participant highest ever time also first category tournament ever magnus carlsen tournament opening day included five round blitz decide draw carlsen main tournament consists five round classical chess finally five round rapid chess closure day game ended draw move subsequent rapid game two player mandatory although particular rapid game relevance tournament standing two game played gelfand–aronian – third round gelfand–nakamura – fifth round combined final score tournament calculated scoring game classical competition –– basis game rapid competition –½– basis tournament featured fabiano caruana viswanathan anand vladimir kramnik levon aronian sergey karjakin hikaru nakamura tournament held february hotel savoy baur en ville zurich blitz tournament determined color distribution first day tournament friday february opening classical game played following another rapid game last day tournament rule stated win point draw count double classical game draw move “punished” extra rapid game vishy anand hikaru nakamura ended point determining winner although said previous game two must decide result changed rule midway asked player play armageddon game hikaru nakamura black ended tournament winner game nakamura anand leader point armageddon tiebreak game two tied leader anand nakamura white given five minute black four white win order win tournament hikaru nakamura black making winner tournament combined final score tournament calculated scoring game classical competition –– basis game rapid competition –½– basis tournament held – february starting friday already ending following monday player awarded two point win one point draw rapid section one point win half point draw blitz section classical chess played hikaru nakamura blitz section tiebreaks tied viswanathan anand rapid section nakamura overall event tournament also held alongside match alexander morozevich boris gelfand twogame exhibition match played alexander morozevich boris gelfand time control rapid portion main tournament boris gelfand minimatch american hikaru nakamura total standing winning blitz tournament half point ahead indian viswanathan anand full point ahead ian nepomniachtchi zürich chess tournament zurich chess tournament official website live game