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**Final Standings (Classic & Rapid Tournament)**
*Rank*	*Name*	*Pts.*	*Elo*
1	Magnus Carlsen	10	2872
2	Fabiano Caruana	9	2782
3	Levon Aronian	9	2812
4	Hikaru Nakamura	7½	2789
5	Viswanathan Anand	5	2773
6	Boris Gelfand	4½	2777

Fabiano Caruana - Levon Aronian: 1:0
Hikaru Nakamura - Boris Gelfand: ½:½
Viswanathan - Magnus Carlsen:½:½

Fabiano Caruana had a well defined plan up his sleeve against Levon Aronian's Marshall-Gambit

Round 4: Armenian Ambassador Charles Aznavour visits the «Zurich Chess Challenge 2014»

Boris Gelfand - Viswanathan Anand: 0:1
Magnus Carlsen - Fabiano Caruana: 1:0
Levon Aronian - Hikaru Nakamura: 1:0

Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian and Viswanathan Anand decide their games convincingly

Round 3: Drama in the game Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen

Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen: 0:1
Viswanathan Anand - Fabiano Caruana: ½:½
Levon Aronian - Boris Gelfand: ½:½

Hikaru Nakamura misses a win and goes on to lose the game against Magnus Carlsen

Clock Simul with Hou Yifan

Hou Yifan - Lars Rindlisbacher: ½ : ½
Aurelien Pomini - Hou Yifan: ½ : ½
Hou Yifan - Andre Meylan: 1:0
Davide Arcuti - Hou Yifan 0:1
Laura Stoeri - Hou Yifan 0:1
Hou Yifan - Hoang Harry 1:0

Round 2: Hikaru Nakamura scores only win in 2nd round

Magnus Carlsen - Levon Aronian: ½ : ½
Viswanathan Anand - Hikaru Nakamura: 0 : 1
Boris Gelfand - Fabiano Caruana: ½:½

Levon Aronian on a par with Magnus Carlsen...

Round 1: Magus Carlsen — A true World Champion

Magnus Carlsen - Boris Gelfand: 1 : 0
Levon Aronian - Viswanathan Anand: 1 : 0
Fabiano Caruana - Hikaru Nakamura: ½ : ½

Magnus Carlsen — A true World Champion

You can find an interesting Interview with Magnus Carlsen on www.nzz.ch by IM Richard Forster. Richard Forster is the author of «The Zurich Chess Club, 1809-2009» and a member of the organizing «Schachgesellschaft Zurich».

Opening Ceremony and Blitz: Magnus Carlsen wins the Opening Blitz

Blitz Final Rankings
#	Name	Elo	Pts.
1	Magnus Carlsen	2872	3
2	Levon Aronian	2812	3
3	Hikaru Nakamura	2789	2.5
4	Fabiano Caruana	2782	2.5
5	Viswanathan Anand	2773	2.5
6	Boris Gelfand	2777	1.5

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