Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen took control of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational after defeating Fabiano Caruana 3:1 with powerful wins in the first two games. The other Round 3 match was mired in controversy after 16-year-old star Alireza Firouzja lost connection in a good position in the first game. The regulations specified the game would resume quickly, but after a long delay it was … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational Rd3 Day 1: Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana | Firouzja vs Nakamura

Fabiano Caruana goes into Wednesday’s clash with Magnus Carlsen with the world numbers 1 and 2 tied for 1st place, though that had seemed unlikely as Fabi trailed by a point going into the final rapid game of the day....read the rest ➡️https://chess24.com/en/read/news/mci-day-4-fabi-nepo-make-armageddon-comebacks ➡ To watch live: … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational Rnd2 Day 2 Recap: Nepo vs MVL | Ding Liren vs Fabiano Caruana!

World Champion Magnus Carlsen restored some kind of order to the chess universe with a 2.5:1.5 victory over 16-year-old rising star Alireza Firouzja, but despite two wins and a draw the game everyone will remember was Game 2. Alireza, wearing shorts, pulled off a “fantastic swindle” (Grischuk) to catch the champ in a mating net. In the other match Hikaru Nakamura beat Anish … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational Rnd2 Day 1 Recap: Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja | Nakamura vs Giri

Watch the recap of Round 1, Day 2! Maxime Vachier-Lagrave showed the Grünfeld Defence isn’t the only opening he knows against 1.d4 as he cruised to a 3:1 victory over Anish Giri on Day 2 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Fabiano Caruana had a much tougher day at the office against Ian Nepomniachtchi, admitting he should have lost at least one of the first two games before he … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational Round 1 Day 2 Recap: MVL vs Giri | Caruana vs Nepomniachtchi

Watch the recap of Round 1, Day 1! Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura traded blows for four games before their match on Day 1 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational went to Armageddon. Hikaru had to win with the white pieces, but instead it was Magnus who won with Black in a game marred by a technical hitch and some controversy... To Read more … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Invitational Recap: Magnus Carlsen v Hikaru Nakamura & Alireza Firouzja v Ding Liren