It took two tiebreakers before the winners were determined in the two elimination brackets in The American Cup. GM Wesley So cheated himself from a win in the first game but took care of business in the blitz tiebreaker. In the women’s event, FM Alice Lee and IM Nazi Paikidze initially traded punches before Lee …
Third Game Is A Charm For Lee, So In Elimination Brackets Read More »
In two hard-fought matches in the Elimination Brackets, day seven decided who would make it to the finals of The American Cup and face GMs Fabiano Caruana and Irina Krush. In group A, GM Levon Aronian outlasted GM Lenier Dominguez; in Group B, FM Alice Lee and WGM Tatev Abrahamyan took turns delivering and taking punches …
Aronian, Lee Win In Elimination Brackets: The American Cup Day 7 Read More »
After each having won their first game in the Winners’ Brackets, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Irina Krush secured the victories in their matches respectively against GM Lenier Dominguez and FM Alice Lee. Meanwhile, in the Elimination Brackets, GM Levon Aronian convincingly beat GM Ray Robson, while WGM Tatev Abrahamyan ousted WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova in the …
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