# Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour 2020

The 2020 Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour was a series of online chess tournaments featuring most of the world’s best players, playing for a prize money pool of US$ 1 million. The tour consisted of four super-tournaments (elite competitions), with the winners then playing in a Grand Final in August 2020.

## Format

There were 5 total tournaments in the tour:
* Magnus Carlsen Invitational, 18 April – 3 May 2020.
* Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020), 19 May – 3 June 2020.
* Chessable Masters (2020), 20 June – 5 July 2020.
* Legends of Chess (2020) 21 July – 5 August 2020.
* Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva (2020), 9 August – 20 August 2020.

### Schedule

| Dates | Tournament Name |
| 18 April – 3 May 2020 | Magnus Carlsen Invitational |
| 19 May 19 – 3 June 2020 | Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020) |
| 20 June – 5 July 2020 | Chessable Masters (2020) |
| 21 July – 5 August 2020 | Legends of Chess (2020) |
| 9 August – 20 August 2020 | Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva (2020) |

## Results

| Dates | Tournament Name | Winner | Runner-Up | Semifinalists |
| 18 April – 3 May 2020 | Magnus Carlsen Invitational | Magnus Carlsen | Hikaru Nakamura | Ding Liren Fabiano Caruana |
| 19 May 19 – 3 June 2020 | Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020) | Daniil Dubov | Hikaru Nakamura | Ding Liren Magnus Carlsen |
| 20 June – 5 July 2020 | Chessable Masters (2020) | Magnus Carlsen (2) | Anish Giri | Ding Liren Ian Nepomniachtchi |
| 21 July – 5 August 2020 | Legends of Chess (2020) | Magnus Carlsen (3) | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Peter Svidler Anish Giri |
| 9 August – 20 August 2020 | Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva (2020) | Magnus Carlsen (4) | Hikaru Nakamura | Ding Liren Daniil Dubov |

### Tournaments
#### Magnus Carlsen Invitational

The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
| | Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | Points |
| 01 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2829 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 02 | Ding Liren (China) | 2836 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 03 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2881 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 04 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2773 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 05 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2778 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 06 | Alireza Firouzja (FIDE) | 2703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 07 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2731 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7 |
| 08 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2860 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 6 |
| Semifinal (1–2 May) | Semifinal (1–2 May) | Semifinal (1–2 May) | Semifinal (1–2 May) | Semifinal (1–2 May) | Final (3 May) | Final (3 May) | Final (3 May) | Final (3 May) | Final (3 May) |
| Magnus Carlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | – | – | | | | | |
| Ding Liren | Ding Liren | 1½ | – | – | | | | | |
| Ding Liren | Ding Liren | 1½ | – | – | Magnus Carlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | – | – |
| | | | | | Hikaru Nakamura | Hikaru Nakamura | 1½ | – | – |
| Fabiano Caruana | Fabiano Caruana | 2 | 0 | – | Hikaru Nakamura | Hikaru Nakamura | 1½ | – | – |
| Hikaru Nakamura | Hikaru Nakamura | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | |

#### Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge

The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
| | Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points |
| 01 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2829 | – | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7½ |
| 02 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2709 | 0 | – | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 03 | Yu Yangyi (China) | 2738 | ½ | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 |
| 04 | Wesley So (United States) | 2741 | ½ | ½ | 1 | – | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 |
| 05 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2881 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | – | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 06 | Ding Liren (China) | 2836 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 07 | Daniil Dubov (Russia) | 2770 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5½ |
| 08 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2778 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ |
| 09 | Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2784 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5½ |
| 10 | Alireza Firouzja (FIDE) | 2703 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ½ | 4½ |
| 11 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2774 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | – | ½ | 4 |
| 12 | Wei Yi (China) | 2752 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 2½ |
| Quarterfinal (May 23–27) | Quarterfinal (May 23–27) | Quarterfinal (May 23–27) | Quarterfinal (May 23–27) | Semifinal (May 28–30) | Semifinal (May 28–30) | Semifinal (May 28–30) | Semifinal (May 28–30) | Final (June 2–3) | Final (June 2–3) | Final (June 2–3) | Final (June 2–3) |
| Hikaru Nakamura | 3 | 3 | - | | | | |
| Levon Aronian | 2 | 1 | - | | | | |
| Levon Aronian | 2 | 1 | - | Hikaru Nakamura | 0 | 2½ | 3 |
| | | | | Magnus Carlsen | 3 | 1½ | 2 |
| Wesley So | 1½ | 1½ | - | Magnus Carlsen | 3 | 1½ | 2 |
| Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | 2½ | - | | | | | | | | |
| Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | 2½ | - | | | | | Hikaru Nakamura | 2½ | 1½ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Daniil Dubov | 1½ | 2½ | 3 |
| Sergey Karjakin | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | Daniil Dubov | 1½ | 2½ | 3 |
| Daniil Dubov | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Daniil Dubov | 3 | 2 | 3 | Daniil Dubov | 2½ | 2½ | - | | | | |
| | | | | Ding Liren | 1½ | 1½ | - |
| Yu Yangyi | 3 | 1½ | 2 | Ding Liren | 1½ | 1½ | - |
| Ding Liren | 2 | 2½ | 3 | | | | |

#### Chessable Masters

The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
Group A
| | Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | Points |
| 01 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2881 | – - | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 1 ½ | 6 |
| 02 | Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) | 2769 | ½ ½ | – - | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 1 1 | 6 |
| 03 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2829 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | – - | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 5 |
| 04 | Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2784 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | – - | ½ ½ | 0 1 | 5 |
| 05 | Daniil Dubov (Russia) | 2770 | 1 0 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | – - | 1 ½ | 5 |
| 06 | Pentala Harikrishna (India) | 2690 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 0 ½ | – - | 3 |
Group B
| | Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | Points |
| 01 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2731 | – - | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 6 |
| 02 | Ding Liren (China) | 2836 | ½ 0 | – - | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 5½ |
| 03 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2778 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | – - | 0 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 5½ |
| 04 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2773 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | – - | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 5 |
| 05 | Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) | 2758 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | – - | ½ 1 | 4½ |
| 06 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2860 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ 0 | – - | 3½ |
| Quarterfinal (June 25–29) | Quarterfinal (June 25–29) | Quarterfinal (June 25–29) | Quarterfinal (June 25–29) | Semifinal (June 30 – July 2) | Semifinal (June 30 – July 2) | Semifinal (June 30 – July 2) | Semifinal (June 30 – July 2) | Final (July 3–4) | Final (July 3–4) | Final (July 3–4) | Final (July 3–4) |
| Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | 2½ | - | | | | |
| Fabiano Caruana | 1½ | 1½ | - | | | | |
| Fabiano Caruana | 1½ | 1½ | - | Magnus Carlsen | 3½ | 2½ | - |
| | | | | Ding Liren | 2½ | 1½ | - |
| Ding Liren | 2½ | 3 | 2½ | Ding Liren | 2½ | 1½ | - |
| Hikaru Nakamura | 1½ | 4 | 1½ | | | | | | | | |
| Hikaru Nakamura | 1½ | 4 | 1½ | | | | | Magnus Carlsen | 3½ | 2½ | - |
| | | | | | | | | Anish Giri | 2½ | 1½ | - |
| Alexander Grischuk | 3½ | 1 | - | | | | | Anish Giri | 2½ | 1½ | - |
| Anish Giri | 3½ | 3 | - | | | | | | | | |
| Anish Giri | 3½ | 3 | - | Anish Giri | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | | | | |
| | | | | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 1 | 2½ | 2½ |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2½ | 2½ | - | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 1 | 2½ | 2½ |
| Vladislav Artemiev | 1½ | 1½ | - | | | | |

#### Legends of Chess

The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
| | Name | ELO | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | Points |
| 01 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2881 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 02 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2778 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 03 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2731 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 04 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 05 | Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2686 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 06 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2756 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 07 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2702 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 08 | Ding Liren (China) | 2836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 09 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2751 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2710 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Semifinal (1–2 May) | Semifinal (1–2 May) | Semifinal (1–2 May) | Semifinal (1–2 May) | Semifinal (1–2 May) | Final (3 May) | Final (3 May) | Final (3 May) | Final (3 May) | Final (3 May) |
| Magnus Carlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 2½ | 2½ | – | | | | | |
| Peter Svidler | Peter Svidler | 1½ | 1½ | – | | | | | |
| Peter Svidler | Peter Svidler | 1½ | 1½ | – | Magnus Carlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 4 | 2½ | – |
| | | | | | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2 | ½ | – |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2½ | 3 | 3½ | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2 | ½ | – |
| Anish Giri | Anish Giri | 1½ | 4 | 2½ | | | | | |

#### Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva

The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
| Semifinals (9–12 August) | Semifinals (9–12 August) | Semifinals (9–12 August) | Semifinals (9–12 August) | Semifinals (9–12 August) | Semifinals (9–12 August) | Semifinals (9–12 August) | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Magnus Carlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | – | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Liren | Ding Liren | 3½ | ½ | ½ | 2½ | – | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Liren | Ding Liren | 3½ | ½ | ½ | 2½ | – | Magnus Carlsen | Magnus Carlsen | 1½ | 3½ | 2½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ |
| | | | | | | | Hikaru Nakamura | Hikaru Nakamura | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 4 | 1 | 3½ |
| Daniil Dubov | Daniil Dubov | 2½ | 1 | 1½ | – | – | Hikaru Nakamura | Hikaru Nakamura | 2½ | 2½ | 3½ | 1½ | 4 | 1 | 3½ |
| Hikaru Nakamura | Hikaru Nakamura | 3½ | 3 | 2½ | – | – | | | | | | | | | |