(MENAFN - AzerNews) By Laman Ismayilova
National GM Teymur Rajabov has won bronze medal at Opera Euro Rapid tournament. The chess player left to chances to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France).
Earlier, Teymur Rajabov defeated the Armenian chess player Levon Aronian in the final of the Airthings Masters tournament held as part of the Champions Chess Tour series and became the winner of the tournament.
Teymur Rajabov has earned the title of Grandmaster at the age of 14, making him the second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time. In 2003, Rajabov gained international attention after beating the then world No. 1 Garry Kasparov in the Linares tournament, followed by victories over former world champions Viswanathan Anand and Ruslan Ponomariov all in the same year.
Grandmaster Wesley So gave a huge shoutout to Filipino fans in a post-game interview shortly after capturing the US$100,000 (P5 million) Euro Opera Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour against world champion Magnus Carlsen early Monday.
Wesley So Wins Opera Euro Rapid As Team Hikaru Raises $361,000 For CARE
GM Wesley So repeated his success at the Skilling Open as he defeated Magnus Carlsen in Sunday s final of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. GM Teimour Radjabov swiftly placed third as he won both games against GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
During the Champions Chess Tour, Team Hikaru has set a goal of raising $3,000,000 for CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) through the commentary on GM Hikaru Nakamura s Twitch channel. In January, they raised $358,000 in conjunction with the Airthings Masters. For the Opera Euro Rapid, they raised even more, a total of $361,000, which brings the total raised to over $720,000. With seven events remaining, $3,000,000 and beyond is looking like a very achievable goal for Team Hikaru.
Published February 12, 2021, 3:59 PM
Grandmaster Wesley So and the United States settles for a semifinal finish in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad over the weekend. (FIDE Photo)
Grandmaster Wesley So moved on the cusp of the Opera Euro Rapid finals after taking down fellow Champions Chess Tour leg winner Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan, 2.5.-1.5, in the first of the two-match semifinals on Friday (Manila time).
So scored a pivotal victory in the third of the four-game opening match with the Rossolimo Attack variation of the Sicilian Defence as the Cavite-born woodpusher inched closer to the finals of the $100,000 (over P4.8 million) online rapid chess tournament.
Aronian lagged behind Maxime Vachier-Lagrave after the first day of the tournament. On the second day, the sportsmen evened their scores. The French player will face .