Anish Giri surged at the right time while Nakamura lost his final 3 games and Morozevich scored 1 draw in the final 2 games. His draw against Caruana in the final round gave him the 2012 Reggio Emilia title.
Final round results
| Vitiugov, Nikita | – Morozevich, Alexander | 1-0 |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | – Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 |
| Giri, Anish | – Caruana, Fabiano | ½ |
Final standings
| 1. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2714 | 16 |
| 2-4. | Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2762 | 15 |
| 2-4. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2758 | 15 |
| 2-4. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2727 | 15 |
| 5. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2775 | 12 |
| 6. | Vitiugov, Nikita | g | RUS | 2729 | 8 |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Planet Ivanchuck – Nakamura’s Ego: 1-0
So Naka lost 3 games in a row, so what, he`ll win Wijk big, very big
Correction of results:
Vitiugov actually won the game against Moro. And Giri did draw.
congrats anish u are one of my inspiration for 2012.
Congrats Anish!
Congrats Anish
Congrats Anish
Stop congratulating that little boy. Your comments have to get queued up before going through. Jeeesh.
Congrats Mr Giri. Nice win.
It was a fun tournament to watch.
Congrats Mr Giri. Nice win.
It was a fun tournament to watch.