GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the Aimchess Rapid tournament on Friday after beating GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in a blitz tiebreak, necessary because Mamedyarov had levelled the score in the second match. It was Duda’s second tournament victory in the tour this year. Duda won, as the best player in the event according to commentator GM David …
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda took a big step towards winning the Aimchess Rapid tournament as he beat GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3-1 on Thursday. 24-year-old Duda, who eliminated GM Magnus Carlsen in the semifinals, dominated the first of two matches in the final and won both his white games. The results speak for themselves, but Duda’s play …
The quarterfinals of the Aimchess Rapid tournament will see another clash between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Arjun Erigaisi, who also played each other in the final of the Julius Baer Generation Cup last month. GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda finished in first place in the preliminaries, ahead of GM Gukesh D. With a packed field around …
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Winning three games and drawing one on Sunday, GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda emerged as the new leader in the Aimchess Rapid preliminaries with three rounds to go. GM Magnus Carlsen continues to struggle with his form as he lost another game, this time against GM Gukesh D. It was “only” an online rapid game, but Gukesh’s …
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Uzbekistan’s GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads the preliminaries of the Aimchess Rapid tournament after four rounds of play. It was GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov who stole the show, beating GM Magnus Carlsen and, brilliantly, GM Anish Giri. The Aimchess Rapid tournament is already the last “regular” in the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, before the end-of-season final …
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