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Chess.com And FIDE Bring Chess To The Olympic Esports Series

Chess.com And FIDE Bring Chess To The Olympic Esports Series

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Blitz chess will be included in the upcoming inaugural Olympic Esports Series 2023 with Chess.com playing host to a unique qualifying event. The world’s leading online chess platform has been selected by FIDE, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the game’s governing body, to run a mass participation pre-event tournament—and you are invited …

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Carlsen Back In The Lead: Oslo Esports Cup Day 6

Carlsen Back In The Lead: Oslo Esports Cup Day 6

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GMs Magnus Carlsen and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa once again share the lead with 12 points after the penultimate day of play. They are followed closely by GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Le Quang Liem, both with 11 points. Behind them, we find GM Jorden van Foreest with nine points and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with eight. GM Anish Giri follows with six points …

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Praggnanandhaa Continues To Lead: Oslo Esports Cup Day 5

Praggnanandhaa Continues To Lead: Oslo Esports Cup Day 5

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GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is again the sole leader of the event after day five. After him comes GM Magnus Carlsen with nine points, closely followed by GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Le Quang Liem and Jorden van Foreest with eight points. Both GMs Anish Giri and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov follow in the standings with six points and GM …

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Carlsen Joins The Lead: Oslo Esports Cup 4

Carlsen Joins The Lead: Oslo Esports Cup 4

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After day four—halfway through the event—GM Magnus Carlsen shares the lead with GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa at nine points after defeating him in their match today. GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Le Quang Liem follow them with seven and six points, respectively, while the Dutch GMs Anish Giri and Jorden van Foreest have both won five points so far. At the end of the line, we find …

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Praggnanandhaa Leads, Carlsen Recovers: Oslo Esports Cup Day 3

Praggnanandhaa Leads, Carlsen Recovers: Oslo Esports Cup Day 3

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GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa remains the sole leader of the event after day three with nine points and zero losses. He is followed in the standings by GM Magnus Carlsen with six points; after him, we find the GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda with five, Anish Giri with four, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Le Quang Liem and Jorden van Foreest with three. GM Eric Hansen joined the others with three points after winning …

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Blunders and Comebacks: Oslo Esports Cup Day 2

Blunders and Comebacks: Oslo Esports Cup Day 2

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GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa emerged as the sole and unbeaten leader of the Oslo Esports Cup after day two with six points, followed by GM Anish Giri with four points. Behind him stand GMs Magnus Carlsen, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Jorden van Foreest, and Le Quang Liem with three points. At the end of the line, we find GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda with …

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No Tiebreaks Necessary: Oslo Esports Cup Day 1

No Tiebreaks Necessary: Oslo Esports Cup Day 1

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GMs Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Praggnanadhaa R., and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won their respective matches in the first round of the Oslo Esports Cup—no tiebreaks were necessary. Both Carlsen and Praggnanadhaa needed only three games to win their matches with a 2.5/3 score, while Giri and Mamedyarov won their matches in four games. The Polish GM and …

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