Format
Knock-out tournament. Each match consists of 90 minutes of 5+1 blitz games, 60 minutes of 3+1 blitz games and 30 minutes of 1+1 bullet games. In case of a tie, the players play four additional 1+1 games, and if necessary. an Armageddon game where the players bid the time.
Players
(chess.com ratings)
- Hikaru Nakamura 🇺🇸 3286
- Yu Yangyi 🇨🇳 3077
- Alireza Firouzja 🇫🇷 2896
- Magnus Carlsen 🇳🇴 2887
- Fabiano Caruana 🇺🇸 2813
- ~~Ding Liren 🇨🇳 2787~~ Ian Nepomniachtchi 🏳️ 2785
- Wesley So 🇺🇸 2765
- Levon Aronian 🇺🇸 2750
- Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳 2737
- Dmitry Andreikin 🏳️ 2736
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 🇫🇷 2722
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov 🇺🇿 2708
- Alexey Sarana 🇷🇸 2707
- Nihal Sarin 🇮🇳 2689
- Gukesh D 🇮🇳 2659
- Santosh Gujrathi Vidit 🇮🇳 2616
Schedule
Round of 16
- Nakamura vs Yu Yangyi: Sep 4, 13:00 UTC
- So vs Aronian: Sep 5, 18:00 UTC
- Sarin vs Sarana: Sep 6, 16:00 UTC
- Firouzja vs Andreikin: Sep 8, 17:00 UTC
- Liren vs Erigaisi: Sep 10, 13:00 UTC
- MVL vs Gukesh: Sep 11, 12:30 UTC
- Caruana vs Abdusattorov: Sep 11, 17:00 UTC
- Carlsen vs Vidit: Sep 12, 13:00 UTC
Quarterfinals
- QF1: Sep 13, 13:00 UTC
- QF2: Sep 14, 12:00 UTC
- QF3: Sep 15, 12:30 UTC
- QF4: Sep 15, 17:00 UTC
Semifinals
- SF1: Sep 19, 17:00 UTC
- SF2: Sep 20, 16:00 UTC
Final
Sep 22. 18:00 UTC
This is such a load of bullshit. Respecting the maximum lap time is a requirement set by the director's race notes. Avoiding stopping and/or driving unnecessarily slowly at the pit exit is a requirement set by the rulebook. Creating a manageable gap to cars in front is NOT a requirement. It is a competitive advantage. And as such, drivers and teams are free to pursue an advantage as long as they are within the requirements. There aren't contrary requirements. You either set a lap earlier than everybody else when the track is not in optimal conditions, or you wait till the last moment and take the risk of traffic.
If I were Leclerc or Hamilton, I would use this ruling to challenge last week's DSQ. After all, there are two contrary requirements if we follow the stewards' logic: the requirement of the wear of the planck and the requirement of running low to maximize ground effect.