9 Conclusions from the Superbet Rapid & Blitz
Levon Aronian has won the inaugural Superbet Rapid and Blitz and almost guaranteed himself a place in the London Grand Chess Tour finals after beating Sergey Karjakin in a playoff. It was a bitter end for Karjakin, whose missed win in the final round deprived him of any chances of going to London. Vishy Anand is now well-placed to book a ticket through the final event in his native India, while the main stars in Romania were perhaps the wild cards Anton Korobov, Le Quang Liem and Vladislav Artemiev, even if it was a day too far for Anton.
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Russian Double: 7 Conclusions from the Euro Teams
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Wesley So crushes Carlsen to win Chess960 title
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Wesley So inflicts 3rd loss in a row on Carlsen
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So stuns Carlsen to lead Fischer Random final
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