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Magnus Carlsen beat reigning World Rapid Champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov in brilliant style as he scored 4.5/5 on Day 1 of the World Rapid Champions...

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After taking down former leader Kirill Alekseenko in round 4, Dmitry Andreikin was defeated by Nikita Vitiugov on Wednesday. Vitiugov thus grabbed the sole lead on 3½/5 points. In the women’s section, Valentina Gunina is now sharing first place with Evgenija Ovod, who scored back-to-back wins in rounds 4 and 5. | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

The Russian Superfinals are taking place on October 9-20. An open tournament and a women’s tournament are taking place concurrently. The open event, which includes Aleksandra Goryachkina (pictured), has Dmitry Andreikin, Nikita Vitiugov and Andrey Esipenko as the top seeds. Polina Shuvalova, Alina Kashlinskaya and Natalija Pogonina are the highest-rated players in the women’s section. | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

The third time is a charm for IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) who qualified for the Main Event of the 2021 Womens Speed Chess Championship

€29.90 Lagno the strongest among the women The Russian Team Championships, played in Sochi on May 1-10, saw rating favourites dominate the Premier League and the Women’s Tournament, as both teams finished the event with perfect scores. Moreover, the winners of the open section, the  Mednyi Vsadnik, suffered only one individual loss in the whole tournament (in 48 games). Meanwhile, the Moscow Chess Team won 21 out of their 36 individual games in the women’s category. O...