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…
Vincent Keymer
Magnus Carlsen shared his impressions of the Julius Baer Generation Cup semi-final match against Vincent Keymer. I’ve got to say, especially the first game, I was really impressed with his play. He’s very, very strong! The 3rd game… that was a shame, because I had done everything correctly up to a certain point, and then…
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…