The Aimchess Rapid Play-In featured a number of top-notch grandmasters, who had to go through a difficult open event to fight for a spot in the next stage of the Champions Chess Tour. Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Eduardo Iturrizaga made it through in the end. GM Karsten Müller followed the games closely and highlighted a few instructive endgames for us to learn from. Find here four examples which showcase the technical ability of Carlsen, So, Daniil Dubov and Bogdan-Daniel Deac. | Photo: Alina l’Ami
The fifth edition of the Prague Chess Festival will take place on June 21-30 at the Don Giovanni Hotel in the Czech capital. The Masters Tournament is a 10-player single round-robin with Wang Hao, Sam Shankland and defending champion Pentala Harikrishna (pictured) as the top seeds. The lineup also includes German star Vincent Keymer and David Navara who, like Shankland, has been invited to all five editions of the Masters. | Photo: Vladimír Jagr
A draw with black in his game against Richard Rapport was enough for Fabiano Caruana to win the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. None of the four players sharing second place before the final round managed to score a full point on Monday, thus allowing Caruana to claim clear first place, the $100,000 top prize and 13 GCT points. Meanwhile, world champion Ding Liren beat Bogdan-Daniel Deac with the black pieces. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest has three players sharing the lead after two rounds. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Richard Rapport joined Wesley So atop the standings after scoring wins over Bogdan-Daniel Deac and Jan-Krzysztof Duda respectively. World champion Ding Liren and Fabiano Caruana signed a 21-move draw. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
World Champion and No. 1 Ranked Player Magnus Carlsen to Headline Two Events Grand Chess Tour, a leading global circuit of international chess tournaments featuring the world's best players, announced