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Aimchess Rapid – Pairings & Schedule

The Aimchess Rapid is the 8th and penultimate event of the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place on chess24 from October 14-21. The 16-player field will be cut in half by the round-robin Prelims which will be played from 14-17 October.

The players will have 15 minutes for all their moves, plus a 10-second increment starting from move 1. Players will get 3 points for each victory, and 1 point for a draw. If a tiebreak is required, the players will play two 5+3 games and then, if needed, a single Armageddon game. The total prize fund is $150,000, with $750 for a win and $250 for a draw in the Preliminary stage.

The field includes World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Vincent Keymer, Anish Giri, Richard Rapport, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, David Anton Guijarro, Pentala Harikrishna, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Nils Grandelius, Eric Hansen, Daniel Naroditsky, and a trio of Indian wonderkids Arjun ErigaisiGukesh D and Aditya Mittal. Aimchess Rapid – LIVE games

Pairings & Schedule:

Round 1, Friday, October 14, 18:00 CEST
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Anish Giri
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Magnus Carlsen
Eric Hansen – Daniel Naroditsky
Vincent Keymer – Nils Grandelius
Aditya Mittal – Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Richard Rapport – Pentala Harikrishna
David Anton Guijarro – Gukesh D
Arjun Erigaisi – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

Round 2, Friday, October 14, 19:00 CEST
Anish Giri – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Gukesh D – Arjun Erigaisi
Pentala Harikrishna – David Anton Guijarro
Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Richard Rapport
Nils Grandelius – Aditya Mittal
Daniel Naroditsky – Vincent Keymer
Magnus Carlsen – Eric Hansen
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Round 3, Friday, October 14, 20:00 CEST
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Anish Giri
Eric Hansen – Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Vincent Keymer – Magnus Carlsen
Aditya Mittal – Daniel Naroditsky
Richard Rapport – Nils Grandelius
David Anton Guijarro – Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Arjun Erigaisi – Pentala Harikrishna
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Gukesh D

Round 4, Friday, October 14, 21:00 CEST
Anish Giri – Gukesh D
Pentala Harikrishna – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Arjun Erigaisi
Nils Grandelius – David Anton Guijarro
Daniel Naroditsky – Richard Rapport
Magnus Carlsen – Aditya Mittal
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Vincent Keymer
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Eric Hansen

Round 5, Saturday, October 15, 18:00 CEST
Eric Hansen – Anish Giri
Vincent Keymer – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Aditya Mittal – Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Richard Rapport – Magnus Carlsen
David Anton Guijarro – Daniel Naroditsky
Arjun Erigaisi – Nils Grandelius
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Gukesh D – Pentala Harikrishna

Round 6, Saturday, October 15, 19:00 CEST
Anish Giri – Pentala Harikrishna
Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Gukesh D
Nils Grandelius – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Daniel Naroditsky – Arjun Erigaisi
Magnus Carlsen – David Anton Guijarro
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Richard Rapport
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Aditya Mittal
Eric Hansen – Vincent Keymer

Round 7, Saturday, October 15, 20:00 CEST
Vincent Keymer – Anish Giri
Aditya Mittal – Eric Hansen
Richard Rapport – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
David Anton Guijarro – Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Arjun Erigaisi – Magnus Carlsen
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Daniel Naroditsky
Gukesh D – Nils Grandelius
Pentala Harikrishna – Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Round 8, Saturday, October 15, 21:00 CEST
Anish Giri – Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Nils Grandelius – Pentala Harikrishna
Daniel Naroditsky – Gukesh D
Magnus Carlsen – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Arjun Erigaisi
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – David Anton Guijarro
Eric Hansen – Richard Rapport
Vincent Keymer – Aditya Mittal

Round 9, Sunday, October 16, 18:00 CEST
Aditya Mittal – Anish Giri
Richard Rapport – Vincent Keymer
David Anton Guijarro – Eric Hansen
Arjun Erigaisi – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Gukesh D – Magnus Carlsen
Pentala Harikrishna – Daniel Naroditsky
Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Nils Grandelius

Round 10, Sunday, October 16, 19:00 CEST
Anish Giri – Nils Grandelius
Daniel Naroditsky – Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Magnus Carlsen – Pentala Harikrishna
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Gukesh D
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Eric Hansen – Arjun Erigaisi
Vincent Keymer – David Anton Guijarro
Aditya Mittal – Richard Rapport

Round 11, Sunday, October 16, 20:00 CEST
Richard Rapport – Anish Giri
David Anton Guijarro – Aditya Mittal
Arjun Erigaisi – Vincent Keymer
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Eric Hansen
Gukesh D – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Pentala Harikrishna – Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Magnus Carlsen
Nils Grandelius – Daniel Naroditsky

Round 12, Sunday, October 16, 21:00 CEST
Anish Giri – Daniel Naroditsky
Magnus Carlsen – Nils Grandelius
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Pentala Harikrishna
Eric Hansen – Gukesh D
Vincent Keymer – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Aditya Mittal – Arjun Erigaisi
Richard Rapport – David Anton Guijarro

Round 13, Monday, October 17, 18:00 CEST
David Anton Guijarro – Anish Giri
Arjun Erigaisi – Richard Rapport
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Aditya Mittal
Gukesh D – Vincent Keymer
Pentala Harikrishna – Eric Hansen
Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Nils Grandelius – Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Daniel Naroditsky – Magnus Carlsen

Round 14, Monday, October 17, 19:00 CEST
Anish Giri – Magnus Carlsen
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Daniel Naroditsky
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Nils Grandelius
Eric Hansen – Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Vincent Keymer – Gukesh D
Richard Rapport – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
David Anton Guijarro – Arjun Erigaisi

Round 15, Monday, October 17, 20:00 CEST
Arjun Erigaisi – Anish Giri
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – David Anton Guijarro
Gukesh D – Richard Rapport
Pentala Harikrishna – Aditya Mittal
Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Vincent Keymer
Nils Grandelius – Eric Hansen
Daniel Naroditsky – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Magnus Carlsen – Jan-Krzysztof Duda

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