Anish Giri hit back in the second game after losing the first to Ian Nepomniachtchi as their semifinal clash stood locked at one-set all and 1.5-1.5 in the decider in the $150,000 Chessable Masters on Thursday. If the first game was a reward for Nepomniachtchi’s flamboyance and planned offensive, the second game saw the young Russian blunder a rook for …
Magnus Carlsen won two games with black pieces and shut out Ding Liren 2.5-0.5 for a straight-set victory on the way to the final of the $150,000 Chessable Masters on Wednesday. Having won the first set 3.5-2.5 by virtue of claiming the second blitz game, Carlsen clinched the best-of-three set encounter 2-0. In the third, Carlsen stayed in control while …
World champion Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri won their first-set encounters against Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi but not before the World No. For the record, Carlsen won the second blitz game to take the first set of the best-of-three set quarterfinals 3.5-2.5, after the rapid games ended at 2-2. Carlsen resigned in the second game in just four moves …