Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019 - Games and Results
The Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz took place Wed 8th May to Sun 12th May 2019 in Abidjan. This is the first event of the Grand Chess Tour 2019. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Sergey Karjakin, Veselin Topalov, Ding Liren, Wei Yi and Bassem Amin. Magnus Carlsen won with the combined score of 26.5 points, a record for this format of event. Final combined scores: 1st Carlsen 26.5/36, 2nd Nakamura 23, 2nd MVL 23, 4th Wesley So 19.5, 5th Ding Liren 18.5, 6th Wei Yi 16.5, 7th Nepomniachtchi 15.5, 7th Karjakin 15.5, 9th Topalov 11.5, 10th Amin Bassem 10.5.