Hi all, I was curious who was the most accurate player of the tournament so I took the analysis of all games of the top 4 players and counted the average centipawn loss for each one of them and I got the following results:
GUKESH:
1. 13 (draw vs Vidit)
2. 18 (win vs Praggnanandhaa)
3. 7 (draw vs Ian)
4. 2 (draw vs Fabiano)
5. 25 (win vs Nijat)
6. 6 (draw vs Hikaru)
7. 32 (loss vs Alireza)
8. 9 (win vs Vidit)
9. 6 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
10. 4 (draw vs Ian)
11. 6 (draw vs Fabiano)
12. 12 (win vs Nijat)
13. 10 (win vs Alireza)
14. 5 (draw vs Hikaru)
average: 11.07
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HIKARU:
1. 9 (draw vs Fabiano)
2. 31 (loss vs Vidit)
3. 4 (draw vs Nijat)
4. 7 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
5. 9 (win vs Alireza)
6. 7 (draw vs Gukesh)
7. 7 (draw vs Ian)
8. 9 (win vs Fabiano)
9. 40 (loss vs Vidit)
10. 11 (win vs Nijat)
11. 12 (win vs Praggnanandhaa)
12. 10 (win vs Alireza)
13. 8 (draw vs Ian)
14. 5 (draw vs Gukesh)
average: 12.07
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FABIANO:
1. 10 (draw vs Hikaru)
2. 9 (win vs Nijat)
3. 8 (draw vs Alireza)
4. 2 (draw vs Gukesh)
5. 13 (draw vs Vidit)
6. 3 (draw vs Fabiano)
7. 7 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
8. 24 (loss vs Hikaru)
9. 5 (draw vs Nijat)
10. 14 (win vs Alireza)
11. 5 (draw vs Gukesh)
12. 14 (win vs Vidit)
13. 11 (win vs Praggnanandhaa)
14. 15 (draw vs Ian)
average: 10.00
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IAN:
1. 4 (draw vs Nijat)
2. 11 (win vs Alireza)
3. 6 (draw vs Gukesh)
4. 11 (win vs Vidit)
5. 10 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
6. 3 (draw vs Fabiano)
7. 7 (draw vs Hikaru)
8. 4 (draw vs Nijat)
9. 8 (draw vs Alireza)
10. 5 (draw vs Gukesh)
11. 9 (win vs Vidit)
12. 4 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
13. 8 (draw vs Hikaru)
14. 15 (draw vs Fabiano)
average: 7.50
So, I got the interesting results as it turned out the winner Gukesh was actually just third in the terms of accuracy. The most accurate player was Ian Nepomniachtchi with average centipawn loss of just 7.5, the second was Fabiano Caruana with 10. Only then comes the winner Gukesh with 11.07 and the last was Hikaru Nakamura with 12.07.
So there you go. Keep in mind that these are just numbers. There is also a factor of risk involved so it would be wrong to say Gukesh played worse than i.e. Ian because he was less accurate on average. It may just mean that he played more risky chess which would imply sharper,more complicated poisitions with more time outside of theory which would inevitably make him play less accurate compared to some deep theoretical lines.
So don't take it as evaluation of chess skill, take it just as interesting stats, nothing more. Cheers!
GUKESH:
1. 13 (draw vs Vidit)
2. 18 (win vs Praggnanandhaa)
3. 7 (draw vs Ian)
4. 2 (draw vs Fabiano)
5. 25 (win vs Nijat)
6. 6 (draw vs Hikaru)
7. 32 (loss vs Alireza)
8. 9 (win vs Vidit)
9. 6 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
10. 4 (draw vs Ian)
11. 6 (draw vs Fabiano)
12. 12 (win vs Nijat)
13. 10 (win vs Alireza)
14. 5 (draw vs Hikaru)
average: 11.07
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HIKARU:
1. 9 (draw vs Fabiano)
2. 31 (loss vs Vidit)
3. 4 (draw vs Nijat)
4. 7 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
5. 9 (win vs Alireza)
6. 7 (draw vs Gukesh)
7. 7 (draw vs Ian)
8. 9 (win vs Fabiano)
9. 40 (loss vs Vidit)
10. 11 (win vs Nijat)
11. 12 (win vs Praggnanandhaa)
12. 10 (win vs Alireza)
13. 8 (draw vs Ian)
14. 5 (draw vs Gukesh)
average: 12.07
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FABIANO:
1. 10 (draw vs Hikaru)
2. 9 (win vs Nijat)
3. 8 (draw vs Alireza)
4. 2 (draw vs Gukesh)
5. 13 (draw vs Vidit)
6. 3 (draw vs Fabiano)
7. 7 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
8. 24 (loss vs Hikaru)
9. 5 (draw vs Nijat)
10. 14 (win vs Alireza)
11. 5 (draw vs Gukesh)
12. 14 (win vs Vidit)
13. 11 (win vs Praggnanandhaa)
14. 15 (draw vs Ian)
average: 10.00
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IAN:
1. 4 (draw vs Nijat)
2. 11 (win vs Alireza)
3. 6 (draw vs Gukesh)
4. 11 (win vs Vidit)
5. 10 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
6. 3 (draw vs Fabiano)
7. 7 (draw vs Hikaru)
8. 4 (draw vs Nijat)
9. 8 (draw vs Alireza)
10. 5 (draw vs Gukesh)
11. 9 (win vs Vidit)
12. 4 (draw vs Praggnanandhaa)
13. 8 (draw vs Hikaru)
14. 15 (draw vs Fabiano)
average: 7.50
So, I got the interesting results as it turned out the winner Gukesh was actually just third in the terms of accuracy. The most accurate player was Ian Nepomniachtchi with average centipawn loss of just 7.5, the second was Fabiano Caruana with 10. Only then comes the winner Gukesh with 11.07 and the last was Hikaru Nakamura with 12.07.
So there you go. Keep in mind that these are just numbers. There is also a factor of risk involved so it would be wrong to say Gukesh played worse than i.e. Ian because he was less accurate on average. It may just mean that he played more risky chess which would imply sharper,more complicated poisitions with more time outside of theory which would inevitably make him play less accurate compared to some deep theoretical lines.
So don't take it as evaluation of chess skill, take it just as interesting stats, nothing more. Cheers!