Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T Challenge Chess960 Tournament

9 - 16 January 2024
Chess960 tournament
Weissenhaus Private Nature Luxury Resort , Germany

Rapid Event

Single round-robin
The time control is 25+10
Main Event

Single-elimination bracket
The time control is 90 mn/ 40 moves, followed by 30 mn for the rest of the game.
30-second increment per move after move 40

Players - Ratings

Magnus Carlsen 2823
Ding Liren 2818
Levon Aronian 2746
Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2733

Fabiano Caruana 2729
Alireza Firouzja 2724
Gukesh Dommaraju 2649
Vincent Keymer 2627

Carlsen is the champion

Final
Carlsen - Caruana	1.5 - 0.5

Semifinals
Caruana - Aronian	4 - 3
Abdusattorov - Carlsen	0.5 - 1.5

Quarterfinals
Caruana - Gukesh	1.5 - 0.5
Firouzja - Carlsen	1 -3
Abdusattorov - Ding Liren	1.5 - 0.5
Keymer- Aronian	0.5 - 1.5

Standings - Rapid event

Rank	Players	Country	Points
1	Abdusattorov	UZB	5.5
2	Keymer	GER	5
3	Caruana	USA	4.5
4	Firouzja	FRA	4
5	Carlsen	NOR	3.5
6	Gukesh	IND	3
7	Aronian	USA	2
8	Ding Liren	CHN	0.5

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