2019-07-08

Grand Chess Tour Croatia 2019

The world champion Magnus Carlsen is facing 11 top contenders in the Croatia edition of Grand Chess Tour. The tournament is taking place from 26th of June to 8th of July in Zagreb, Croatia.  Everyone plays each other in 11 rounds of classical chess. Tiebreaks: Rapid and Blitz playoffs for the first place only.
Time control: 130 minutes, with a 30-second delay from move one.

Participants: Anand, Viswanathan; Aronian, Levon; Carlsen, Magnus; Caruana, Fabiano; Ding, Liren; Giri, Anish; Karjakin, Sergey; Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar; Nakamura, Hikaru; Nepomniachtchi, Ian; So, Wesley; Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime

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Schedule in UTC:
June 26   14.30 Round 1
June 27   14.30 Round 2
June 28   14.30 Round 3
June 29   14.30 Round 4
June 30   14.30 Round 5
July 1     14.30 Round 6
July 2      Rest Day
July 3      14.30 Round 7
July 4      14.30 Round 8
July 5      14.30 Round 9
July 6      14.30 Round 10
July 7      14.30 Round 11


Watch the games of the Grand Chess Tour Croatia 2019 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.

Read the organiser's recaps:
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 11
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 10
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 9
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 8
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 7
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 6
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 5
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 4
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 3
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 2
2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour – Recap Round 1

Read the reports on Chess.com
Round 11 by Peter Doggers - Carlsen Wins Croatia Grand Chess Tour, Back To 2882 Rating As 'Different Player'
Round 10 by GM Firouzja - Unstoppable Forces, Immovable Objects In Round 10 Grand Chess Tour Croatia
Round 9 by GM Firouzja - The Calm Before The Storm In Round 9 Grand Chess Tour Croatia
Round 8 by GM Firouzja - Carlsen Downs Ding For The First Time In Classical, Continues Dominance At GCT Croatia
Round 7 by NM Sam Copeland - Carlsen Wins 1st Classical Game Versus Nepomniachtchi, Leads Grand Chess Tour
Round 6 by NM Sam Copeland - Carlsen, So Win, Catch Nepomniachtchi In Grand Chess Tour 
Round 5 by IM Rakesh - Ding Beats Giri As Nepomniachtchi Maintains Croatia Grand Chess Tour Lead Round 4 by IM Rakesh - Nepomniachtchi Leads Croatia Grand Chess Tour As Carlsen, Mamedyarov Play Stunner Round 3 by NM Sam Copeland - Nepomniachtchi Nearing 2800 In Croatia Grand Chess Tour
Round 2 by IM Rakesh - Nepomniachtchi Leads Croatia Grand Chess Tour As Anand Miraculously Escapes 
Round 1 by IM Rakesh - Carlsen Wins In 23 Moves As Grand Chess Tour Resumes