At the semifinals of the World Team Championship in Jerusalem, China and Uzbekistan defeated Spain and India respectively. In both cases, a draw in the first set was followed by a deciding victory in the second. The final and the match for third place will be played on Friday. | Pictured: Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov | Photo: Mark Livshitz
The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad was inaugurated on July 28 at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai with fanfare, in the presence of Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, and M.K. Stalin, the chief minister of the state of Tamilnadu, the main initiator of the event. The evening witnessed a march-past.
Magnus Carlsen now has a two-point lead at the World Championship match in Dubai, after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi’s Petroff Defence in Sunday’s game 8. Nepo made a couple of inexplicable moves in positions that seemed to be all but forcefully heading to an inevitable draw. Find here the crucial encounter analysed by elite grandmaster and theoretical expert Anish Giri. | Photo: Eric Rosen
FTX Crypto Cup: Players Criticized For Playing Theoretical Draws
GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Wesley So tied their first match in the final of the FTX Crypto Cup, with two theoretical draws and a win each. In the consolation final between GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Teimour Radjabov, the players went for four quick, theoretical draws. On social media, several grandmasters expressed their disappointment.
How to watch?
The games of the FTX Crypto Cup can be found here as part of our live events platform. IM Levy Rozman and IM Anna Rudolf are providing daily commentary on GM Hikaru Nakamura s Twitch channel starting at 8:00 a.m. Pacific / 17:00 Central Europe.