Magnus Carlsen

Chinese no. 1 Ding Liren exploited some reckless decisions by Ian Nepomniachtchi to join the World Champion in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational lead. Hikaru Nakamura also joined the leaders, but he did it only after losing a hard-fought all-US battle against Fabiano Caruana in Armageddon. Fabi is just one point behind the leaders and likely to join them in the knockout stages, … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational Round 5 Day 2: Caruana vs Nakamura | Nepo vs Liren

Anish Giri has won his first match of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational against none other than World Champion Magnus Carlsen himself. After the 2.5:1.5 Round 5 win Anish commented, “I’m really, really happy, you cannot imagine – beyond belief!” It was a day of the underdogs, with 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja getting off the mark by picking up the full 3 points for beating rapid … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational Recap – Round 5 Day 1: Magnus vs Giri | Alireza vs MVL

Anish Giri finally winning a game at his 15th attempt was the highlight of Day 8 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, but it was Chinese no. 1Ding Liren who won the match in Armageddon. US Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura moved into 2nd place, just one point behind Magnus Carlsen, after easing to victory against Ian Nepomniachtchi, who never recovered from the insanity of blitzing … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational Recap – Round 4 Day 2: Hikaru vs Nepo | Ding Liren vs Anish Giri

"So far this tournament is more like Magnus Carlsen Triumphant than Invitational," said Alexander Grischuk, as the World Champion scored a 4th match win in a row to solidify his place at the top of the table. Magnus missed wins in two of the games but still emerged a 2.5:1.5 victor against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja seemed on the verge of a brilliant … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational – Round 4 Day 1 Recap: Carlsen vs MVL | Alireza vs Fabiano

Ding Liren is up to 3rd place in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational standings after a tense and well-played match came to an abrupt end in the sudden death game. “It’s farce, not Armageddon,” commented the watching Alexander Grischuk as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave blundered and lost in just 16 moves. Meanwhile Anish Giri’s quest to win a game in the event goes on as he missed a great … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational – Rnd 3 Day 2 Recap: Liren vs MVL | Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi