Final round results
McShane 0-1 Carlsen
Aronian 1-0 Caruana
Kramnik 1/2 Morozevich
Nakamura 1/2 Radjabov
Tomashevsky 1/2 Grischuk
Final standings
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2835 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2849 |
| 2. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2770 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2820 |
| 3. | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2784 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2818 |
| 4. | Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2769 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4½ | 2777 |
| 5. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2825 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4½ | 2771 |
| 6. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2801 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4½ | 2773 |
| 7. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2761 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 2778 |
| 8. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2775 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2733 |
| 9. | McShane, Luke J | g | ENG | 2706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 4 | 2741 |
| 10. | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2738 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3½ | 2700 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Yep! Carlsen did an ‘Anand’ and won! Tournament wins are so dependent on the results of other matches. Fortunately these days ( unlike during the soviet era where Fischer suffered from pre-arrangement! ) players these days are more independent and individualistic – hence one hopes less pre-arrangement!However I do feel that WC candidate matches should be based on matchplay and not tournament play. Else at least the winner and runner up of such a candidates tournament should first face off in a match to gain the right to challenge for the championships.
Only one undefeated… the arithmetic catches up to you.
A very exciting tournament all the way, with the result in suspense through the final round. And, YES , my favorite, young, rugged Norwegian hero won. Way to go, Carlsen.