Standings after the first round:
Players will get 3 points for winning a match, 1 point for drawing and 0 points for losing.
Players Games Win Draw Loss POINTS
Magnus Carlsen 1 1 0 0 – 3 points
Viswanathan Anand 1 0 1 0 – 1
Vasili Ivanchuk 1 0 1 0 – 1
Véselin Topálov 1 0 1 0 – 1
Teimur Radyábov 1 0 1 0 – 1
Levón Aronián 1 0 0 1 – 0
Prize funds:
1º place: 150.000 €
2º place: 70.000 €
3º place: 60.000 €
4º place: 50.000 €
5º place: 40.000 €
6º place: 30.000 €
Official website: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Magnus!!!!! <3
Who can stop Magnus Carlsen, now in form after some health problems (where he still came #3 in the Tal blitz) to run away with the #1 ranking before the end of this tournament?
I bet he will get a little margin to the rest of the world before his 18:th birthday, and slowly make it bigger!
carlsen wins lots of games so i think the 3-1-0 point system helps him.
“carlsen wins lots of games so i think the 3-1-0 point system helps him.”
I totally agree with you. And in fact this system also helps guys like Topalov and in general it helps agressive players that take some risks. I think this is good for the spectators.
The same system was implemented in Soccer because some teams used to play very defensive and instead of trying to score, they just played to avoid the opponent to score.
HT