Magnus Carlsen continues to be the sole leader at the Grenke Chess Classic in Karlsruhe. Second-placed Richard Rapport closed the gap between him and the leader to a half point after collecting back-to-back victories on Saturday. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave stands in sole third place a full point behind Rapport, and is set to face the Romanian representative in the penultimate round. | Photo: Angelika Valkova
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Nakamura casts doubt on whether GCT will take place
The world s no. 1 ranked blitz player Hikaru Nakamura opens up about his Grand Chess Tour absence, casts doubt on whether the five events will take place at all in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and states his belief that the future of top level chess will be online.
Hikaru Nakamura after winning the Paris Grand Chess Tour in 2018. The American will not be a regular player on the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, but reveals he may accept an invitation as a wildcard | photo: Lennart Ootes
As chess24 reported last week, the 2021 Grand Chess Tour announced a 10-player field without two of the sport s biggest stars, Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. While Carlsen s father said a busy schedule, including the Champions Chess Tour, Altibox Norway Chess and preparations for the next World Championship, was among their reasons for not playing, it was not immediately clear why Nakamura was not taking part this time.