Consistent and tactical, Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So has risen to the top of the leaderboard in the 2023 Grand Chess Tour (GCT). This ascent comes on the heels of his solid performances in the first two stages of the tour - the Superbet Chess Classic Romania and the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland - even though he did not clinch the top spot in either event.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat Fabiano Caruana 2½-1½ to win the ChessKid Cup, the third event of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour. It was a hard-fought Grand Final match, which saw Abdusattorov beating Caruana for a second time in the tournament. With this victory, the Uzbek ace gained a spot in the Tour Playoffs which will take place in December. Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura are already qualified to the series’ final event.
, May 26 (IANS) Five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen won the 2023 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT), here at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.The Norwegian Grandmaster, the World .
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The second event of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour is the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, taking place on May 21-25 at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. Joining five ‘full players’ from the Tour, five wildcards, including world number one Magnus Carlsen, made their way to the Polish capital. | Follow the games live with expert commentary, starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)