#agadmator The 2018 YNM Leuven Rapid & Blitz tournament will be the first stop on the 2018 Grand Chess Tour. 2017 saw World Champion Magnus Carlsen ease to a comfortable victory but there will definitely be a new champion this year as Magnus is not returning to defend his title. New faces include Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Grischuk and Shakriyar Mamedyarov none of whom participated in the 2017 edition. They will be joined by GM Anish who will once again participate in Leuven as a Wildcard for the event.
DATES June 12 – 16, 2018
LOCATION Leuven City Hall, Belgium
FORMAT 10-Player Round Robin
PRIZE FUND $150,000
COMMENTATORS
English – GM Yasser Seirawan, IM Jovanka Houska, GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Maurice Ashley and GM Nigel Short
Russian – GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko and GM Yaroslav Zherebukh
Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So
Your Next Move (Blitz) (2018), Leuven BEL, rd 18, Jun-16
Reti Opening (A05)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. dc5 Qa5 7. c3 Qc5 8. Ba3 Qc7 9. Be7 Re8 10. Bf6 Bf6 11. Nd4 Nc6 12. Be2 d5 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Na3 Rac8 16. Rac1 a6 17. Rfd1 Qa5 18. Qb2 Rc7 19. c4 Be7 20. Ndc2 Bf6 21. Nd4 Be7 22. Nb1 Rec8 23. cd5 Rc1 24. Rc1 Rc1 25. Qc1 Qa2 26. Nc3 Qa5 27. h3 Be8 28. Kh1 Kg7 29. f4 Bb4 30. Nd1 Nd7 31. e4 Bd2 32. Qb2 Nf6 33. g3 Kg8 34. Bf3 Bd7 35. Kg2 Bb4 36. Ne2 Be7 37. d6 Bd8 38. Qc3 Qa2 39. Qb2 Qa5 40. Ne3 Bc6 41. e5 Nd5 42. Nd5 Bd5 43. Qc3 Qa2 44. Kf1 Qb1 45. Kg2 Qd1 46. Nd4 Bb6 47. Bd5 Bd4 48. Qc4 h5 49. h4 Qg1 50. Kh3 Bf2 51. Bg2 Qd1 52. Qc8 Kg7 53. Qc3 Kg8 54. Qf3 Qd4 55. Qb7 Qd3 56. Qf3 Qf5 57. Kh2 Bc5 58. Qc3 Bf2 59. Qd2 Bb6 60. d7 Bd8 61. Qd6 a5 62. Qc6 Kg7 63. Qc8 Bh4 64. d8Q
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