FTX Crypto Cup: Players Criticized For Playing Theoretical Draws
GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Wesley So tied their first match in the final of the FTX Crypto Cup, with two theoretical draws and a win each. In the consolation final between GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Teimour Radjabov, the players went for four quick, theoretical draws. On social media, several grandmasters expressed their disappointment.
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The games of the FTX Crypto Cup can be found here as part of our live events platform. IM Levy Rozman and IM Anna Rudolf are providing daily commentary on GM Hikaru Nakamura s Twitch channel starting at 8:00 a.m. Pacific / 17:00 Central Europe.
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Relieved
Magnus Carlsen revolutionized the chess world last year, as his conglomerate of companies, the Play Magnus Group, announced the first online tour for elite players. Carlsen was the deserved winner of the tour, and once it was clear the complications relating to the Covid-19 pandemic would continue in 2021 a second tour was announced.
Meanwhile, 1.b3 has also found its way into the practice of today s world elite, and now finally a modern top ten player has taken on the subject for ChessBase: none other than Grandmaster Wesley So!
After winning the preliminaries in the first four events of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the world champion had surprisingly not won a single time, getting knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Airthings Masters by Daniil Dubov, in the semifinals of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational by Ian Nepomniachtchi, and losing two finals against Wesley So.
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A tense struggle
The era of elite online chess tournaments has seen a major rivalry develop between world champion Magnus Carlsen and blitz specialist Hikaru Nakamura. In the very first event organized by the Norwegian, the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, the world champion defeated Nakamura in a closely-contested final match which, by the way, was played almost exactly one year ago, on 3 May 2020. The same players would also play the deciding match of the tour finals in August, with Carlsen again getting the better of his opponent. Naka, on the other hand, knocked Carlsen out of the Lindores Abbey Challenge in the semifinals.
The New In Chess Classic, the fifth leg of the Champions Chess Tour, began on Saturday. GM Teimour Radjabov leads with 4/5 ahead of GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Alireza Firouzja, who are on 3.5/5. How to watch?The games of the New In Chess Classic preliminaries can be found here as part of our live events.
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