Mamedyarov & MVL reach Riga Grand Prix final
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will contest the Riga Grand Prix final from Monday after winning their semifinals without the need for tiebreaks. Mamedyarov unleashed a quiet novelty on move 14 and just one move later was winning against Wesley So, who was unable to mount a comeback in the second game. MVL-Grischuk witnessed two thrillers, with Alexander Grischuk describing their second clash as a “fantastic game” by the French no. 1.
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Moscow GP, R1 Tiebreaks: Nakamura & So march on
US stars Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura both won their first tiebreak games with White and then drew with Black to reach the quarterfinals of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow. Wesley took advantage of a huge blunder by Jan-Krzysztof ...
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Moscow GP, R1.2: Dubov stars as big names tumble
Daniil Dubov played one of the games of the year to knock top seed Anish Giri out of the FIDE Moscow Grand Prix, but there was drama everywhere. Wesley So hit back to take his match with Jan-Krzysztof Duda to tiebreaks, but Levon...
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Moscow GP, R1.1: So, Aronian & Shak on the brink
Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov must all win on demand on Saturday or they’re out of the Moscow Grand Prix. They were beaten by Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Radek Wojtaszek on an opening day that ...
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FIDE Grand Prix to kick off in Moscow
The new-look FIDE Grand Prix starts in the Botvinnik Central Chess Club in Moscow on Friday, with 16 players facing off in the first knockout tournament. Giri-Dubov, Radjabov-Nakamura, Duda-So, Karjakin-Grischuk, Nepomniachtchi-Ar...
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IMSA World Masters starts in Hengshui
Leinier Dominguez and Vladimir Fedoseev were the early leaders as the International Mind Sports Association World Masters began in Hengshui, China on Tuesday. Gata Kamsky and Jovanka Houska will commentate live on five days of ra...
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9 Conclusions from the Côte d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz
Magnus Carlsen lost to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave for a second day in a row in Abidjan, but that couldn’t stop him winning the opening event of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour with two rounds to spare. Magnus went on to win those last two ...
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Côte d’Ivoire, Day 4: MVL beats Magnus to close gap
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took over the blitz no. 1 spot and became the first player to beat Magnus Carlsen in an official game since Alexander Zubov in Round 7 of the World Rapid Championship on December 27th last year. The win in ...
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Côte d’Ivoire, Day 3: Carlsen crosses 2900
Magnus Carlsen described his play as “better, but not perfect yet” as for a third day in a row he scored 2.5/3, crossing 2900 on the rapid rating list and taking a 3-point lead into the 18 rounds of blitz this weekend. Hikaru Nak...
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Côte d’Ivoire, Day 2: Magnus is relentless
“If players stop committing suicide against him that would be one way to stop him”, commented Fabiano Caruana, after Magnus Carlsen punished a Maxime Vachier-Lagrave blunder in Round 5 of the Côte d’Ivoire Rapid and Blitz in Abid...
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Côte d’Ivoire, Day 1: Carlsen & Wei Yi lead
Magnus Carlsen continued right where he’d left off in Baden-Baden by defeating rivals Wesley So and Ian Nepomniachtchi in the first two rounds of the Côte d’Ivoire Rapid and Blitz in Abidjan. In Round 3 Hikaru Nakamura missed a t...
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