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For the first time, the eight-player Champions Chess Tour Finals will be held fully in person and over the board from December 9 to 16 in Toronto, Canada. The winner will be crowned Tour Champion 2023 and pick up the $200,000 first prize in addition to winnings already earned. Carlsen, the world number-one and reigning Tour champion, and Nakamura, the world’s top chess streamer, have dominated the 2023 season so far and their rivalry has been a joy to watch. But they will face stiff competitio...

The Julius Baer Generation Cup is the fifth event of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour. The tournament, taking place from August 30 to September 3, features three divisions, each a double-elimination knockout, where if you lose one match you drop to a lower bracket and can still win the tournament. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 EDT, 20.30 IST)

The Aimchess Rapid is the fourth event of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour. The tournament, taking place on July 10-14, features three divisions, each a double-elimination knockout, where if you lose one match you drop to a lower bracket and can still win the tournament. Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana are the top seeds in the event. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 EDT, 20.30 IST)

Magnus Carlsen suffered a shock defeat to long-time second GM Laurent Fressinet but roared back to secure qualification for Division I in the Champions Chess Tour’s upcoming Aimchess Rapid event. Joining Carlsen in the top tier will be Levon Aronian, Wesley So, and the Venezuelan-born Spanish Eduardo Iturrizaga who all progressed through a challenging Swiss event before winning their respective rapid matches against other top-eight finishers.

Fabiano Caruana lost to Nodirbek Abdusattorov in Round 2 of the ChessKid Cup, but now he has a chance for revenge in the Grand Final. On Day 4, Caruana first defeated Jules Moussard in the semi-finals of the Loser's Bracket and then beat Jorden Van Foreest in the final. | Photo: Lennart Ootes (Archive)

Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to impress in the ChessKid Cup: he defeated Jorden Van Foreest in the final of the Winner's Bracket to qualify for the Grand Final, where he will meet the winner of the Loser's Bracket. In addition to Van Foreest, Fabiano Caruana, who beat Alireza Firouzja in round 2 of the Loser's Bracket, and Jules Moussard, who beat Dmitrij Kollars in the same round, are also in the running. | Photo: Screenshot of the live transmission

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (picture) and Jorden Van Foreest are in the final of the Winner's Bracket of the ChessKid Cup. In the semi-finals Abdusattorov beat Fabiano Caruana and Van Foreest won against Dmitrij Kollars, who missed a number of good chances. Co-favourite Hikaru Nakamura, on the other hand, was eliminated from the tournament, losing to Alireza Firouzja in the Losers' Bracket. | Photo: Nodirbek Abdusattorov at the Tata Steel Tournament 2023 | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Round 6 of the Sharjah Masters saw Dommaraju Gukesh taking down former sole leader Haik Martirosyan with the white pieces. Sam Sevian and Grigoriy Oparin also won on Monday and are now sharing the lead with Gukesh. Twelve players stand a half point back, including Uzbek rising star Nodirbek Yakubboev, who upset top seed Parham Maghsoodloo in what turned out to be an eventful sixth round. | Photos: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shjmasters/">Tournament’s Facebook page...

Day 1 of the ChessKid Cup, a double elimination rapid (15+3) tournament, brought two big surprises: Alireza Firouzja lost his match against Dmitrij Kollars and Hikaru Nakamura lost against Jorden Van Foreest. Things went more smoothly for Fabiano Caruana and Nodirbek Abdusattorov: Caruana won 2.5-0.5 against Aleksandr Shimanov, as did Abdusattorov against Jules Moussard. | Graphics: Chess.com

The knockout phase of the ChessKid Cup is taking place on May 22-26. Three Divisions (with 8, 16 and 32 players respectively) are being played concurrently. Each knockout tournament includes winners’ and losers’ brackets. Alireza Firouzja, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana are the top seeds in Division I. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 17.00 CEST (11.00 EDT, 20.30 IST)