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With one round to go in the pool stage, the Netherlands and the United States are in danger of missing out in the next rounds of the World Team Chess Championship.

San Diegans gathered at Petco Park on Saturday to watch Game 4 in the National League Championship Series. Fans enjoyed festivities before the game in Philadelphia was broadcast on the big screen.

Duda, the World Cup winner, sealed his spot and USD7,000 in game winnings with an impressive 28/45 points. The 24-year-old also goes into the next phase having moved up to second in the overall Meltwater Champions Chess Tour rankings. He is now the only player left who can catch world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.In t

The final three rounds of the Aimchess Rapid preliminaries were played on Monday. Eight out of sixteen players moved on to the knockout, with Jan-Krzysztof Duda the top scorer in the single round-robin. Suspense regarding who would make it through was limited to two players, as Anish Giri and Vidit Gujrathi entered the fifteenth round with chances of getting the coveted eighth spot in the knockout. In the end, it was Vidit who advanced to the quarterfinals, mainly thanks to Arjun Erigaisi’s victory over Giri.

A nerve-wracking final three rounds of the Aimchess Rapid prelim stage saw Polish ace Jan-Krzysztof Duda sail through to the quarterfinals in first place while Anish Giri was sensationally knocked out.Duda, the World Cup winner, sealed his spot ...