Cap D'Agde Semi-Finals today

The Semi-final games will be played as a set of mini-matches. The first two games will be played in Rapid mode. If the match is still tied, then blitz games will follow. If the tie is not decided even after that, an armageddon game will be played.

Both the semi-final matches are exciting. It's unfortunate that Carlsen and Ivanchuk are pitted against each other in the semi-finals, since they are surely the strongest of the four. But in a way, the ties promise a lot of excitement (i) because the first semi-final is between the most solid and the most cunning player.
(ii) and because of this, we must have a semi-final between Carlsen and Ivanchuk, which will have its own exciting moments.

Update: The finals of the Cap D'Agde tournament will be held today between Nakamura and Ivanchuk.

Here's the game that clinched it for Ivanchuk. He beat Carlsen in a blitz game after the rapid games were tied.



Semi-final fixtures:

Rapid Games
Anatoly Karpov (2651) - Hikaru Nakamura (2704) : ½-½
Hikaru Nakamura (2704) - Anatoly Karpov (2651) : ½-½

Blitz Games 3’+2"
Anatoly Karpov (2651) - Hikaru Nakamura (2704) : 0-1
Hikaru Nakamura (2704) - Anatoly Karpov (2651) : 1-0

Nakamura-Karpov 3-1. Nakamura advances to the finals

Magnus Carlsen (2786) - Vassily Ivanchuk (2786) : ½-½
Vassily Ivanchuk (2786) - Magnus Carlsen (2786) : ½-½

Blitz Games 3’+2"

Vassily Ivanchuk (2786) - Magnus Carlsen (2786) : 1-0
Magnus Carlsen (2786) - Vassily Ivanchuk (2786) : ½-½

Ivanchuk beats Carlsen 2.5-1.5. Ivanchuk advances to the finals