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Earlier this month, Arjun Erigaisi caused a sensation in the Latvian capital of Riga. At the Lindores Abbey Blitz tournament, he won his first nine games, as he beat some of the biggest names in international chess. The 18-year-old from Telangana moved to the sole lead going into the final day of the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess. …

Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi impresses in Lindores Abbey Blitz event, finishes third

The Indian GM scored 9.5 points out of 10 games, crushing along the way the likes of Levon Aronian, David Howell and Rauf Mamedov with 2-0 margins, and convincingly beating American ace Fabiano Caruana in the first game of their match Riga: Young Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi came up with an impressive performance to finish third in the Lindores Abbey …

Young Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi came up with an impressive performance to finish third in the Lindores Abbey Blitz tournament, organised to mark the 85th birth anniversary of legendary chess player Mikhail Tal. The Indian GM scored 9.5 points out of 10 games, crushing along the way the likes of Levon Aronian, David Howell and Rauf Mamedov with 2-0 margins, …

Lindores Abbey Chess: Dubov nails Nakamura, clinches title

Less than two years after surprisingly becoming the World rapid champion, Daniil Dubov firmly established his credentials as the next big speed-chess player by nailing Hikaru Nakamura 3-2 to win the USD 150,000 Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge chess title on Wednesday. Down 0-2 before losing the first mini-match comprising best-of-four games, on Monday, Dubov snatched the second 2.5-1.5 on Tuesday …

Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge: Dubov forces decider against Nakamura

Facing a must-win situation, Daniil Dubov struck early and drew thrice in succession to beat Hikaru Nakamura 2.5-1.5 in the second mini-match of the $150,000 Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge final on Tuesday. Against all expectations, following Nakamura’s triumph in the first mini-match, Dubov came back impressively. READ | Nakamura, whose position started showing cracks from around the 20th move, came …

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Lindores Abbey Chess: Nakamura knocks out Magnus Carlsen

Comeback-man Hikaru Nakamura knocked out World champion Magnus Carlsen following a thrilling 3-2 win in their third mini-match reach to the final of the USD 150,000 Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge on Friday. Nakamura, blown away 3-0 in the first mini-match and staring at defeat in the opening game of the second mini-match, eventually crossed the finish line when Carlsen resigned, …

Contrary to the expectations of a close match, Magnus Carlsen delivered a crushing 3-0 blow to Hikaru Nakamura in their first mini-match of the best-of-three semifinals in the $150,000 Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge on Thursday. In the second, where Nakamura played white, Carlsen managed to establish the queen-rook pawn on the seventh rank and forced his rival to resign after …

In less than 24 hours, Daniil Dubov made amends for letting fellow-Russian Sergey Karjakin off the hook by handing out a 3-0 drubbing in their third mini-match for a place in the semifinals of the $150,000 Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge on Wednesday. Dubov, the 2018 World rapid champion who crushed Karjakin 3-0 in their first mini-match, too, now takes on …

Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge: Nakamura, Yangyi take lead

Blitz-king Hikaru Nakamura bounced back from 1-2 to beat Levon Aronian 3-2 in their first mini-match of the best-of-three quarterfinals in the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge on Saturday. RELATED| In another clash that went the distance, Yu Yangyi was lucky to beat his more illustrious Chinese compatriot Ding Liren 3-2. After the four regular games were drawn, Liren gained a …

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Lindores Abbey Chess: Magnus Carlsen suffers twin defeats

Rare twin-defeats for Magnus Carlsen marked an action filled day in the $150,000 Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge online chess tournament on Wednesday. The results: Eighth round: Hikaru Nakamura drew with Yu Yangyi ; Alireza Firouzja lost to Sergey Karjakin ; Magnus Carlsen drew with Wesley So ; Levon Aronian drew with Jan-Krzysztof Duda ; Alexander Grischuk lost to Daniil Dubov …

To beat the lockdown blues and maintain continuity of elite events, World chess champion Magnus Carlsen announced, on Thursday, a schedule of four more major online events concluding with the Tour Finals in August. The four events added to the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour are: Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge, Online Chess Masters, Legends of Chess and Tour Final. As a …