Carlsen ahead of Ivanchuk

Carlsen and Ivanchuk

The leaders drew and so Magnus Carlsen and Vassily Ivanchuk finished equal first after the final round. Carlsen then won the Blitz tie-break 1½-½ to take the first place. The only decisive result in the tenth round was Viswanathan Anand's complicated win over Francisco Vallejo Pons, thus taking the World Champion above the Spaniard and into a third way tie with Hikaru Nakamura and Levon Aronian.

Here is a summary of the final round:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	1-0	Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	Slav Defence
Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	½-½	Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	Spanish Berlin
Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	½-½	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	Queen's Gambit Tartakower

The play-off for first place:

Player	Country	Rating	B1	B2	Total
Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	½	1	1½
Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	½	0	½

The tournament table takes into account the Sofia rules: 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, but the traditional scoring system can be found in brackets.

Rank	Name	Country	Rating	1w	1b	2w	2b	3w	3b	4w	4b	5w	5b	6w	6b	Points
1	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	*	*	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	0	15 (6)
1	Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	0	0	*	*	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	0	15 (5½)
3-5	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	½	½	0	½	*	*	½	0	½	½	1	1	12 (5)
3-5	Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	½	½	0	½	1	½	*	*	½	0	1	½	12 (5)
3-5	Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	½	½	½	0	½	½	1	½	*	*	1	0	12 (5)
6	Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	1	0	1	0	0	0	½	0	1	0	*	*	10 (3½)

As a reminder, here is what happened in the earlier rounds:

In Sao Paulo:

First round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	1-0	Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	Slav Defence
Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	½-½	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	Spanish Berlin
Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	½-½	Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	Keres Defence

Second round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	1-0	Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	English Opening
Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	½-½	Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	Spanish with d3
Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	½-½	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	Semi-Slav, Botvinnik

Third round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	0-1	Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	Spanish Schliemann
Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	1-0	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	Modern Opening
Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	½-½	Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	Slav/Grünfeld

Fourth round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	0-1	Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	Queen's Gambit Ragozin
Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	0-1	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	English Opening
Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	½-½	Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	Queen's Gambit Declined

Fifth round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	0-1	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	French Classical
Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	½-½	Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	Spanish with d3
Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	1-0	Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	English Opening

The rounds from Bilbao:

Sixth round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	1-0	Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	French Classical
Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	½-½	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	Spanish with d3
Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	½-½	Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	English Opening

Seventh round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	½-½	Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	Spanish Berlin
Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	½-½	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	Queen's Gambit Orthodox
Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	1-0	Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	English (with transposition to Grünfeld)

Eighth round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	½-½	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	Queen's Indian Defence
Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	1-0	Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	Slav 4.e3
Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	1-0	Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	Queen's Gambit 3...Be7

Ninth round

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Levon Aronian	ARM	2807	1-0	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2817	Queen's Gambit Accepted
Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2823	1-0	Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2765	Nimzoindian Defence
Francisco Vallejo Pons	ESP	2716	1-0	Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2753	King's Indian Defence

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