Bazna final standings

1-2. Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2815 X X ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1
1-2. Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2776 ½ ½ X X ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1
3-4. Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2774 0 ½ ½ ½ X X ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0
3-4. Radjabov, Teimour AZE 2744 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ X X ½ ½ 0 ½
5-6. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROU 2659 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ X X 1 ½ 4
5-6. Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2776 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ X X 4

Even though the dynamic duo tied for 1st, Carlsen finished better on tiebreaks due to the subpar performance by Ivanchuk. Nevertheless, it was a fantastic performance by these two. Perhaps their rivalry will be like Borg / McEnroe or Federer / Nadal for the next decade. This would be great for chess.

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