The first Top GM’s tournament in China, Pearl Spring, will take part from December 10th to December 22nd in Nanjing. Average ELO rating of participants is 2751, which makes it a category 21 tournament – the strongest ever held in China.
Format is double round robin. All rounds start at 07:00 GMT, December 16th is the rest day.
Veselin Topalov has won the tournament.

Games: Round 1 [ PGN], Round 2 [ PGN], Round 3 [ PGN], Round 4 [ PGN], Round 5 [ PGN], Round 6 [ PGN], Round 7 [ PGN], Round 8 [ PGN], Round 9 [ PGN], Round 10 [ PGN] All games [ PGN]

Final Standings

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Below are round-by-round pairings and results:

Round 1 – 11th Dec.

Sergei Movsesian – Bu Xiangzhi 0-1
Vassily Ivanchuk – Peter Svidler ½-½
Levon Aronian – Veselin Topalov ½-½
Round 1 games [ PGN]

Round 2 – 12th Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Bu Xiangzhi ½-½
Peter Svidler – Sergei Movsesian 0-1
Levon Aronian – Vassily Ivanchuk 1-0
Round 2 games [ PGN]

Round 3 – 13th Dec.

Vassily Ivanchuk – Veselin Topalov ½-½
Sergei Movsesian – Levon Aronian ½-½
Bu Xiangzhi – Peter Svidler ½-½
Round 3 games [ PGN]

Round 4 – 14th Dec.

Sergei Movsesian – Veselin Topalov ½-½
Bu Xiangzhi – Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½
Peter Svidler – Levon Aronian ½-½
Round 4 games [ PGN]

Round 5 – 15th Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Peter Svidler 1-0
Levon Aronian – Bu Xiangzhi ½-½
Vassily Ivanchuk – Sergei Movsesian ½-½
Round 5 games [ PGN]

Round 6 – 17th Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian 1-0
Peter Svidler – Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½
Bu Xiangzhi – Sergei Movsesian 1-0
Round 6 games [ PGN]

Round 7 – 18th Dec.

Bu Xiangzhi – Veselin Topalov ½-½
Sergei Movsesian – Peter Svidler 0-1
Vassily Ivanchuk – Levon Aronian 0-1
Round 7 games [ PGN]

Round 8 – 19th Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Vassily Ivanchuk 1-0
Levon Aronian – Sergei Movsesian ½-½
Peter Svidler – Bu Xiangzhi 1-0
Round 8 games [ PGN]

Round 9 – 20th Dec.

Peter Svidler – Veselin Topalov 0-1
Bu Xiangzhi – Levon Aronian ½-½
Sergei Movsesian – Vassily Ivanchuk ½-½
Round 9 games [ PGN]

Round 10 – 21st Dec.

Veselin Topalov – Sergei Movsesian ½-½
Levon Aronian – Peter Svidler ½-½
Vassily Ivanchuk – Bu Xiangzhi 1-0
Round 10 games [ PGN]