Sevian Wins Week 21 Swiss Heading Into Knockout: Summary Report

This is our quick summary report. Check out our full report after Sunday’s knockout tournament.

GM Sam Sevian won week 21 of the Rapid Chess Championship presented by Coinbase, starting the tournament with a 3-0 winning streak.

Participating in the event were 54 competitors—now open to all GMs as well as the top-10 women, top-10 juniors, as well as 10 wildcards. The knockout takes place on July 17, starting at 9 a.m. PT / 18:00 CEST.

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Sevian clinched clear first with seven points. There was a six-way tie for second place among GMs Dmitry Andreikin, Wesley So, Maxim Matlakov, David Paravyan, Andrey Esipenko, and Alexander Grischuk, each with 6.5 points. GM Parham Maghsoodloo claimed the last qualification spot, finishing eighth with six points. 

Saturday Swiss | Final Standings (Top 20)
























Number Rk Fed Title Username Name Rating Score SB
1 6 GM Konavets Sam Sevian 2765 7 35.5
2 2 GM FairChess_on_YouTube Dmitry Andreikin 2780 6.5 34.25
3 4 GM GMWSO Wesley So 2756 6.5 33.25
4 19 GM BillieKimbah Maxim Matlakov 2644 6.5 30.75
5 16

GM dropstoneDP David Paravyan 2667 6.5 29.25
6 14 GM Andreikka Andrey Esipenko 2677 6.5 26.5
7 15

GM Grischuk Alexander Grischuk 2661 6.5 26.25
8 10 GM Parhamov Parham Maghsoodloo 2694 6 24.25
9 17 GM Jospem Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara 2644 6 24
10 7 GM mishanick Alexey Sarana 2715 5.5 25.75
11 21 GM ChessLover0108 Mahammad Muradli 2631 5.5 22.25
11 12 GM amintabatabaei Amin Tabatabaei 2676 5.5 22.25
13 11 GM Oleksandr_Bortnyk Oleksandr Bortnyk 2673 5.5 20.75
14 22 GM erichansen Eric Hansen 2603 5.5 17
15 31 GM Jumbo Rinat Jumabayev 2557 5 21.5
16 1 GM FabianoCaruana Fabiano Caruana 2737 5 18
17 8 GM viditchess Vidit Gujrathi 2684 5 17.75
18 43 GM SantoBlue Vahap Sanal 2494 5 16
19 5 GM jefferyx Jeffery Xiong 2722 5 15
20 20 GM Njal28 Aram Hakobyan 2601 5 14

(Full final standings here.) 



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