On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the "London Chess Center" is organizing a match between two top Grandmasters: David Howell from England and Nils Grandelius from Sweden. The match is taking place from 2 to 12 March at the Swedish Ambassador's residence in London. After five games Howell, who won game four while all the other games ended in a draw, leads 3-2. Game 6 starts Tuesday at 15:00 CET (2pm GMT, 9:00 am ET). Follow the game live and with commentary.
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the "London Chess Center" is organising a match between two top Grandmasters: David Howell from England and Nils Grandelius from Sweden. The match will take place from 2 to 12 March and will be played at the Swedish Ambassador's residence in London. The first game ended in a draw, the second game starts at 15:00 CET (2pm GMT, 9:00 am ET). Follow the game live and with commentary.
Magnus Carlsen won the first event of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour as he beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in the finals of the Airthings Masters. After drawing the first set on Friday, the world champion won the second 4-game mini-match by a 2½-½ score. Nepo did not go down easy, though it was Carlsen who performed at a higher level at the critical points in games 2 and 3.