GM Hikaru Nakamura gained his third straight Titled Tuesday on October 4 with the uncommon rating of 10.5/11, then practically swept the occasion for the second straight week with a second-place end within the late occasion. Instead, it was gained by GM Matthias Bluebaum on tiebreaks.

GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda additionally had a profitable day, ending third place each occasions.

Early Tournament

Nakamura gained all however his seventh sport within the early event, a draw with GM Dmitry Andreikin after each gamers began the occasion on a 6/6 rating. In his final six rounds, Nakamura did not play anyone who completed exterior the highest 9, however scored 5.5/6 anyway. 

Of the six, exterior of the draw the hardest combat got here from GM Jose Martinez. The pc gave barely anybody an edge all through the sport till the passive 59…Rd8, when it was out of the blue over—as Nakamura after all proved.

Even the always-tough Duda, who was in sturdy kind all day as evidenced by his two podium finishes, was merely floor down by Nakamura in spherical six.

For his half, second-place Andreikin tracked Nakamura by not shedding a sport both. However, he adopted their round-seven draw with one other, earlier than getting again into successful methods in spherical 9 towards GM Velimir Ivic in a comeback after shedding a pawn within the opening.

It was adequate to maintain Andreikin inside half a degree of Nakamura’s rating. But Nakamura simply saved on successful, whereas Andreikin solely made a draw within the final spherical, securing second place however giving the chief a full-point victory.

October 4 Titled Tuesday | Early | Final Standings (Top 20)

(Full last standings right here.)