FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024 - Day 1 Results

The FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024 commenced yesterday in New York, USA, with five rounds on the schedule in the Open championship and four rounds were played in the Women’s event.

After five played rounds in the Open tournament, four players tie for the top scoring 4.5 points each: GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (USA, 2699 rapid rating), GM Daniel Naroditsky (USA, 2638 rapid rating), GM Shant Sargsyan (Armenia, 2601 rapid rating) and GM Volodar Murzin (FIDE, 2588 rapid rating).

In the Women’s section, 15-year-old IM Alice Lee emerged as the sole leader of the event scoring perfect 4/4 points. More about results in the Women’s event here.

Most of the top seeds suffered a few upsets during the day 1, including World no1 GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2838 rapid rating) who is on 50% with 2.5 points and currently holds 83rd position on the standings. The second and third-seeded GM Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2766 rapid rating) and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 2763 rapid rating) score 3.5 points, while GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2755 rapid rating) scores 4/5 points.

The defending World Rapid Champion Magnus Carlsen shocked at the first day of the event showing bad shape and low quality games.

On the contrary GM Hikaru Nakamura missed some luck to score at least 4.5/5 points. Interesting situation arose in Nakamura’s third-round game against GM Alexander Donchenko (Germany, 2578 rapid rating) as the most famous chess streamer in the world hunted the German representative with Rook + Bishop against the Rook. Just a move before mate, Donchenko called an arbiter and claimed 50-move rule draw which happened to be a correct claim as Nakamura’s mating move would be the 51st.

*Nakamura disappointed after Donchenko’s correct 50-move draw claim; Photo by Maria Emelianova*

All games can be replayed here.
Featured photo by Lennar Ootes

Standings after 5 rounds – Open section:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Murzin, Volodar	FID	2588	4.5
2	GM	Sargsyan, Shant	ARM	2601	4.5
3	GM	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	USA	2699	4.5
4	GM	Naroditsky, Daniel	USA	2638	4.5
5	GM	Sadhwani, Raunak	IND	2591	4
6	GM	Giri, Anish	NED	2678	4
7	GM	Sevian, Samuel	USA	2614	4
8	GM	Aronian, Levon	USA	2757	4
9	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	UZB	2740	4
10	GM	Robson, Ray	USA	2645	4
11	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	POL	2740	4
12	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun	IND	2694	4
13	GM	Nakamura, Hikaru	USA	2755	4
14	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	UZB	2655	4
15	GM	Nogerbek, Kazybek	KAZ	2526	4
16	GM	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	2763	3.5
17	GM	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	2711	3.5
18	GM	Jacobson, Brandon	USA	2459	3.5
19	GM	Lenderman, Aleksandr	USA	2621	3.5
20	GM	Lu, Shanglei	CHN	2638	3.5
21	GM	Shankland, Sam	USA	2618	3.5
22	GM	Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	ROU	2635	3.5
23	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	USA	2766	3.5
24	GM	Durarbayli, Vasif	AZE	2531	3.5
25	GM	Yu, Yangyi	CHN	2698	3.5
26	GM	Petrosian, Tigran L.	ARM	2601	3.5
27	GM	Svane, Rasmus	GER	2629	3.5
28	IM	Mamedov, Edgar	KAZ	2356	3.5
29	GM	Grischuk, Alexander	FID	2675	3.5
30	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	FRA	2756	3.5
31	GM	Dubov, Daniil	FID	2677	3.5
32	GM	Pranav, V	IND	2497	3.5
33	GM	Lazavik, Denis	FID	2553	3.5
34	IM	Tsaruk, Maksim	FID	2437	3.5
35	IM	Can, Isik	TUR	2371	3.5
36	GM	Grigoryan, Karen H.	ARM	2622	3.5
37	GM	Antipov, Mikhail Al.	USA	2591	3.5
38	GM	Akobian, Varuzhan	USA	2604	3.5
39	GM	Lomasov, Semyon	ISR	2560	3.5
40	GM	Shimanov, Aleksandr	FID	2578	3.5
41	GM	Bluebaum, Matthias	GER	2608	3.5
42	GM	Bjerre, Jonas Buhl	DEN	2524	3.5
43	GM	Esipenko, Andrey	FID	2642	3.5
44	GM	Pichot, Alan	ESP	2591	3.5
45	IM	Gan-Erdene, Sugar	MGL	2405	3.5
46	GM	Bu, Xiangzhi	CHN	2569	3.5
47	GM	Andriasian, Zaven	ARM	2624	3
48	GM	Safarli, Eltaj	AZE	2611	3
49	GM	Donchenko, Alexander	GER	2578	3
50	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M.	ARM	2609	3
51	GM	Svane, Frederik	GER	2455	3
52	IM	Bai, Adelard	TPE	2232	3
53	GM	Jumabayev, Rinat	KAZ	2503	3
54	GM	Woodward, Andy	USA	2530	3
55	GM	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	FID	2758	3
56	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	IND	2688	3
57	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	USA	2618	3
58	IM	Hardaway, Brewington	USA	2181	3
59	GM	Volokitin, Andrei	UKR	2569	3
60	GM	Tari, Aryan	NOR	2559	3
61	IM	Isanzhulov, Arystan	KAZ	2427	3
62	GM	Wei, Yi	CHN	2760	3
63	GM	Nesterov, Arseniy	FID	2539	3
64	GM	Gelfand, Boris	ISR	2630	3
65	GM	So, Wesley	USA	2739	3
66	IM	Makarian, Rudik	FID	2498	3
67	GM	Theodorou, Nikolas	GRE	2535	3
68	GM	Rakhmanov, Aleksandr	FID	2561	3
69	GM	Ghosh, Diptayan	IND	2455	3
70	GM	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin	UZB	2540	3
71	GM	Anton Guijarro, David	ESP	2635	3
72	IM	Chasin, Nico	USA	2300	2.5
73	GM	Bortnyk, Olexandr	UKR	2642	2.5
74	GM	Dudin, Gleb	HUN	2436	2.5
75	FM	Adewumi, Tanitoluwa	USA	2262	2.5
76	GM	Zemlyanskii, Ivan	FID	2495	2.5
77	GM	Bok, Benjamin	NED	2596	2.5
78	FM	Smirnov, Mark	KAZ	2045	2.5
79	GM	Vakhidov, Jakhongir	UZB	2466	2.5
80	GM	Ivanchuk, Vasyl	UKR	2647	2.5
81	IM	Bilych, Oleksii	UKR	2450	2.5
82	IM	Amartuvshin, Ganzorig	MGL	2298	2.5
83	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	NOR	2838	2.5
84	GM	Fressinet, Laurent	FRA	2598	2.5
85	GM	Chirila, Ioan-Cristian	ROU	2500	2.5
86	GM	Ohanyan, Emin	ARM	2295	2.5
87	GM	Grebnev, Aleksey	FID	2496	2.5
88	GM	Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	USA	2516	2.5
89	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	USA	2655	2.5
90	GM	Kacharava, Nikolozi	GEO	2405	2.5
91	GM	Lodici, Lorenzo	ITA	2450	2.5
92	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail	FID	2522	2.5
93	IM	Manafov, Vugar	AZE	2349	2.5
94	GM	Meier, Georg	URU	2624	2.5
95	GM	Hong, Andrew	USA	2560	2.5
96	IM	Macovei, Andrei	MDA	2375	2.5
97	GM	Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan	KAZ	2423	2.5
98	GM	Cheparinov, Ivan	BUL	2638	2.5
99	GM	Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan	IRI	2522	2.5
100	GM	Zarnicki, Pablo	ARG	2460	2.5
101	GM	Muradli, Mahammad	AZE	2464	2.5
102	IM	Banh Gia, Huy	VIE	2203	2.5
103	GM	Amar, Elham	NOR	2494	2.5
104	GM	Khanin, Semen	FID	2484	2.5
105	GM	Bologan, Victor	MDA	2540	2.5
106	GM	Liang, Awonder	USA	2519	2.5
107	GM	Paravyan, David	FID	2562	2.5
108	GM	Harsha, Bharathakoti	IND	2516	2.5
109	GM	Dardha, Daniel	BEL	2554	2.5
110	GM	Suleymanli, Aydin	AZE	2549	2.5
111	GM	Le, Quang Liem	VIE	2657	2.5
112	GM	Escobar Forero, Alder	COL	2409	2
113	IM	Ansat, Aldiyar	KAZ	2338	2
114	GM	Moroni, Luca Jr	ITA	2525	2
115	GM	Onischuk, Alexander	USA	2668	2
116	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar	SRB	2598	2
117	GM	Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos	ESP	2555	2
118	GM	Sarana, Alexey	SRB	2654	2
119	GM	Tang, Andrew	USA	2425	2
120	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	IND	2546	2
121	GM	Matviishen, Viktor	UKR	2436	2
122	GM	Brodsky, David	USA	2491	2
123	GM	Le Tuan, Minh	VIE	2492	2
124	IM	Samadov, Read	AZE	2434	2
125	GM	Suleymenov, Alisher	KAZ	2413	2
126	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	UAE	2647	2
127	GM	van Foreest, Jorden	NED	2651	2
128	GM	Hakobyan, Aram	ARM	2513	2
129	GM	Kadric, Denis	MNE	2513	2
130	IM	Oro, Faustino	ARG	2404	2
131	GM	Wagner, Dennis	GER	2456	2
132	GM	Batsuren, Dambasuren	MGL	2435	2
133	FM	Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros	GRE	2417	2
134	GM	Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian	NOR	2468	2
135	GM	Xiong, Jeffery	USA	2714	2
136	IM	Sardana, Rishi	AUS	2409	2
137	GM	Kevlishvili, Robby	NED	2558	2
138	IM	Druska, Juraj	SVK	2433	2
139	GM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin	UZB	2456	2
140	FM	Degenbaev, Aziz	KGZ	2227	2
141	GM	Barbosa, Oliver	PHI	2610	2
142	GM	Hovhannisyan, Robert	ARM	2575	2
143	IM	Lou, Yiping	CHN	2471	1.5
144	GM	Karthik, Venkataraman	IND	2411	1.5
145	GM	Moradiabadi, Elshan	USA	2552	1.5
146	GM	Rasulov, Vugar	AZE	2456	1.5
147	IM	Gaehwiler, Gabriel	SUI	2353	1.5
148	IM	Kvaloy, Aksel Bu	NOR	2226	1.5
149	IM	Damjanovic, Vuk	SRB	2375	1.5
150	IM	Rosen, Eric	USA	2325	1.5
151	GM	Hungaski, Robert	USA	2402	1.5
152	IM	George, Kevin	EGY	2212	1.5
153	IM	Saraci, Nderim	KOS	2419	1.5
154	GM	Dlugy, Maxim	USA	2538	1.5
155	IM	Schnaider, Ilan	ARG	2285	1.5
156	GM	Chanda, Sandipan	IND	2585	1.5
157	GM	Dragnev, Valentin	AUT	2473	1.5
158	IM	Thavandiran, Shiyam	CAN	2405	1.5
159	GM	Benjamin, Joel	USA	2473	1.5
160	GM	Bezold, Michael	GER	2574	1.5
161	IM	Manon, Reja Neer	BAN	2193	1.5
162	IM	Urazayev, Arystanbek	KAZ	2423	1
163	GM	Andersen, Mads	DEN	2512	1
164	GM	Gagunashvili, Merab	GEO	2460	1
165	IM	Juksta, Karolis	LTU	2309	1
166	GM	Blohberger, Felix	AUT	2423	1
167		Ahmed, Nidal	PLE	1827	1
168	GM	Erenburg, Sergey	USA	2510	1
169	FM	Esquivel Golcher, Luis Enrique	PAN	2073	1
170	FM	Larrea, Manuel	URU	2254	1
171		Wong, Hayoung	KOR	1704	1
172	FM	Soo, Kai Jie	AUS	2112	1
173	IM	Makoto, Rodwell	ZIM	2407	0.5
174	GM	Horvath, Dominik	AUT	2430	0.5
175	CM	Pereira, Fabian	PAR	2148	0.5
176	CM	Meylan, Andre	MNC	2083	0.5
177	GM	Gretarsson, Helgi Ass	ISL	2392	0.5
178	FM	Grahn, Vidar	SWE	2206	0.5
179	CM	Sharshenbekov, Emir	KGZ	2243	0
180	FM	Wanyama, Harold	UGA	2191	0

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