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An unprecedented hiatus
The much anticipated 2020 edition of the Candidates Tournament kicked off amid controversies, with Teimour Radjabov declining to participate due to the worldwide health crisis. Although FIDE tried to keep the tournament going until the end, it was inevitable to interrupt the event after seven rounds.
Much can be discussed regarding the socio-political circumstances surrounding the tournament, but we should not forget that the main goal of the event is to decide who will be the fourth player to challenge Magnus Carlsen in the next World Championship match Vishy Anand, Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana have already failed to dethrone the Norwegian.
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so dangerous to Magnus Carlsen?
Wesley So is probably the man who poses the most formidable threat to Magnus Carlsen s throne in the world of chess today. Yet, surprisingly, one hardly suspects that to be the case, when one listens to this 27-year-old Filipino-American champion speak. From his refreshingly unassuming mannerisms and happy demeanor, there s no way one can guess that he is the current World Champion of Fischer Random Chess, a two-time US Champion, and above all, the man who rattles Magnus s domineering presence at the top on a consistent basis.
Who can ever forget his massive 13.5-2.5 victory over Carlsen at the first official World Fischer Random Chess Championship in 2019? Not long ago he also beat the Norwegian at the finals of the Skilling Open, and yet again here he is, taming the best chess player on the planet - this time at the Opera Euro Online Rapid. Does Wesley have Magnus s number? Sagar and Amruta try to find out!
Chess News: US star Wesley So inflicted a heartbreaking defeat on world champion Magnus Carlsen to win the Opera Euro Rapid event on Valentine's Day. Wesley becam
(MENAFN - AzerNews) By Laman Ismayilova
National GM Teymur Rajabov has won bronze medal at Opera Euro Rapid tournament. The chess player left to chances to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France).
Earlier, Teymur Rajabov defeated the Armenian chess player Levon Aronian in the final of the Airthings Masters tournament held as part of the Champions Chess Tour series and became the winner of the tournament.
Teymur Rajabov has earned the title of Grandmaster at the age of 14, making him the second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time. In 2003, Rajabov gained international attention after beating the then world No. 1 Garry Kasparov in the Linares tournament, followed by victories over former world champions Viswanathan Anand and Ruslan Ponomariov all in the same year.