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Pentala Harikrishna beat David Anton in the final round of the Prague Masters to clinch clear first place with 6½ out of 9 points. In the Challengers, two of the former co-leaders, Hans Niemann and Vincent Keymer won in round 9 and finished tied for first place. Curiously, they were also tied in all the tiebreak criteria. The organizers decided to stage a 2-game blitz match, which Keymer won by a 2-0 score. | Pictured: Le Quang Liem (2nd), Pentala Harikrishna (1st) and Thai Dai Van Nguyen (3rd) | Photo: Vladimír Jagr

Grenke Bank win World Corporate Chess Championship Alina Kashlinskaya and Inna Agrest grabbed the wins as Grenke Bank, led by Georg Meier, overcame Ian Nepomniachtchi’s SBER on Sunday to win the 1st FIDE Online World Corporate Chess Championship. 288 teams had been whittled down to just eight before the final day, and in the end the top two seeded teams made it to the final. 2nd seeds Grenke, one of just two teams to feature three female players, then pulled off an upset win. They did it! Hanna Klek, Inna Agrest, Georg Meier & Alina Kashlinskaya after Grenke Bank beat top seeds SBER to win ...