On October 14, the next online tournament of the Champions Chess Tour series begins. Participants: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Richard Rapport (Romania), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Dommaraju Gukesh (India), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), Arjun Erigaisi (India), Pentala Harikrishna (India), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Vidit Gujrathi (India), Vincent Keymer (Germany), David Anton (Spain), Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Daniel…
Arjun Erigaisi
In the global championship chess.com the last match of round 1/16 of the final was played. Participants play a match of four games with 15+2 control, in case of a draw, the opponents play armageddon. The prize fund is $1,000,000. In the only match of the day, Teimour Radjabov defeated Arjun Erigaisi 3-2.
In the second final match Magnus Carlsen was again stronger than Arjun Erigaisi, winning both games. The world champion became the winner of the competition. Technical results
In the first final match Magnus Carlsen confidently defeated Arjun Erigaisi 2.5 – 0.5. Official page
In the semi-finals, Magnus Carlsen was stronger than Vincent Keymer 3-1, Arjun Erigaisi beat Le Quang Liem 4-2. Carlsen and Erigaisi will meet in the final.
In the quarter-final matches, Carlsen beat Aronian 3-1, Erigaisi beat Yoo 3.5-2.5, Le Quang Liem beat Niemann 2.5-1.5, Keymer beat Praggnanandhaa 3-1. Carlsen – Keymer and Le Quang Liem – Erigaisi will play in the semi-finals.
The round-robin tournament within the framework of the Julius Baer Generation Cup online tournament has ended today. Standings of the participants of the round-robin tournament (victory – 3 points, draw – 1): 1. Carlsen – 34 (45), 2. Erigaisi – 25, 3. Niemann – 24, 4-5. Praggnanandhaa, Keymer – 23, 6. Le Quang Liem –…
The next four rounds of the online tournament were played. Standings after twelve rounds of the Julius Baer Generation Cup (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw): 1. Carlsen – 25 (36), 2. Erigaisi – 24, 3. Le Quang Liem – 20, 4-6. Praggnanandhaa, Keymer, Duda – 19, 7. Niemann -18, 8. Giri…
Throughout history, there have been many young chess prodigies slated to become world champions. However, they haven’t always been able to accomplish that life goal. In some cases, the child decided to explore educational and professional prospects (Samuel Reshevsky). It’s also common for a chess player to start struggling upon entering the elite level. This…