Day four of the Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters 2023 decided one victor in the Losers Bracket of Division I. GM Hikaru Nakamura defeated GM Wesley So in the armageddon tiebreaker after two draws. He will meet GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final. In Division II, GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Yu Yangyi in …
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On August 27-28, during the Independence Day weekend, the first big chess tournament since the start of the war was held in Kyiv, Ukraine. A 30-year-long chess tradition was continued in the Ukrainian capital, where the war has moved away, but never feels far away. Like many Eastern European countries, Ukraine has a strong chess …
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After a near-miss in the early tournament, GM Hikaru Nakamura claimed another Titled Tuesday victory in the late tournament on July 12. It was his first win since a double sweep on June 7, after playing this event irregularly of late due to the 2022 FIDE Candidates. GM Jose Martinez won the early tournament after …
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Has GM Viswanathan Anand been retigered? As the events unfold this week at 2022 Norway Chess in Stavanger, the 52-year-old is certainly beginning to make it look like it. The former world champion continued to demonstrate that he is still very much a force to be reckoned with as he took down GM Wang Hao …
