The Magnus Carlsen Invite /Rd5 Day 1 Attack of the Underdogs…..”FOR 3 “.. swish.. GIRI over Carlsen… Game 1 Draw Game 3 Draw Game 4 Draw oops..25. f3 Nxd3+ G/2 Carlsen – Giri 0-1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5.… Continue reading
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational/Rd3 Day 1 Carlsen moves into first place earning the full 3 points defeating Fabiano Caruana, winning games 1 and 2 then drawing games 3 and 4 . G/1 Caruana – Carlsen 0-1 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4.… Continue reading
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational/Rd2 Day 1 Magnus Carlsen scored a Full 3 points defeating Alireza Firouzja in their 4 game match 2.5-1.5 Game 1 Carslen Game 2 Firouzja Game 3 Carlsen Game 4 Draw G/1 Carlsen – Firouzja 1-0 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.… Continue reading
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational/Day One Rounds 1-4 Day One Round 1 Ding Liren takes the lead .. defeating Alireza Firouzja 2.5- 1.5 Rd 1 Draw Rd 3 Draw Rd 4 Draw Rd2 Firouzja – Ding 0-1 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4.… Continue reading
The Magnus Carlsen Invitational The Magnus Carlsen Invitational from 18 April to 3 May features a $250,000 prize pot and will be broadcast on chess24, with commentary in nine languages. The 29-year-old and his seven rivals, which include 16-year-old Iranian prodigy Alireza Firouzja, will battle it out in fast-paced “rapid… Continue reading
