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Kicking off the 2024 Grand Chess Tour will be the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the first of three speed chess events, which is set to take place on May 8-12 in Warsaw. The event starts with 9 rounds of rapid action, followed by 18 rounds of blitz. Included in the field are world number one Magnus Carlsen and the next challenger for the world crown, Dommaraju Gukesh. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Lennart Ootes

Consistent and tactical, Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So has risen to the top of the leaderboard in the 2023 Grand Chess Tour (GCT). This ascent comes on the heels of his solid performances in the first two stages of the tour - the Superbet Chess Classic Romania and the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland - even though he did not clinch the top spot in either event.

, May 26 (IANS) Five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen won the 2023 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT), here at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.The Norwegian Grandmaster, the World ...

The second event of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour is the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, taking place on May 21-25 at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. Joining five ‘full players’ from the Tour, five wildcards, including world number one Magnus Carlsen, made their way to the Polish capital. | Follow the games live with expert commentary, starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)

Shortly after the Superbet Chess Classic, the Superbet Rapid & Blitz will return with its second edition. The tournament is set to take place on May 21-25 at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. Joining five ‘full players’ from the Grand Chess Tour, five wildcards, including world number one Magnus Carlsen, will make their way to the Polish capital. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour

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Full tour player invitations for the 2023 GCTs edition were extended to nine players. Three players qualified by finishing 1st through 3rd in the 2022 Grand Chess Tour. The remaining 6 were invited based on a number of factors, including URS rating, FIDE rating, fighting spirit and sportsmanship. Both contenders for the World Championship crown, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren, are included in the field. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour

The Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a circuit of international events, will be present for the fourth consecutive time in Bucharest, between May 4-16,...

The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, part of the Grand Chess Tour, kicked off on Friday. On the first three days of the event, the ten participating world-class players battle it out in a round-robin tournament of 25+10 rapid games. After the first day, on which three rounds were played, Alireza Firouzja is topping the standings with 5 points (a win is worth two points in the rapid). | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Lennart Ootes

Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So has risen to World No. 6 on the International Chess Federation (FIDE) ranking after a great performance in the kick-off to his title defense at the 2022 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) and winning the Blitz tournament of the ongoing Norway Chess.