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Two players from the top 10 rating-wise in Baku were eliminated in the tiebreaks of round 3 at the open section of the World Cup. Nijat Abasov knocked out Anish Giri, while Jaime Santos left Teimour Radjabov out of contention. Meanwhile, the lowest-rated player still going is Turkish GM Vahap Sanal, who got the better of Anton Korobov on Monday. In the women’s section, the one upset of the day saw Teodora Injac from Serbia knocking out Alexandra Kosteniuk. | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova

In one of the most exciting finals in recent years, Israeli GM Boris Gelfand won the blitz tiebreak against big favourite Viswanathan Anand to grab the Leon Masters title. No draws were seen in the final match between the living legends, as highly strategic games were featured from beginning to end. | Photos: Official site

The second semifinal of the Leon Masters between Boris Gelfand and Andrey Esipenko was a thrilling affair. After a disastrous start with White, Gelfand won an excellent second game, which was followed by two draws. In the tiebreaks, the contenders traded wins before Gelfand won the Armageddon by out-blitzing his young opponent. | Photos: Official site

Vishy Anand played some fantastic chess in the Norway Chess 2022. He finished 3rd in a very strong field, defeating Magnus twice in the event - once in blitz and other at the Armageddon. He very nearly got the better of World Champion in classical as well. In this article, we talk with Vishy about his overall performance, his games in the event, his resignation against Shakh, and a lot more.

€19.95 Press release The great Boris Gelfand will go head to head with three strong grandmasters at the 34th edition of the  Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de León, the oldest tournament in Spain. Gelfand will face elite grandmaster Leinier Domínguez, Russian prodigy Andrey Esipenko and Spain’s vice-champion Jaime Santos.  The organizers intend for the tournament to be played over-the-board on 8-12 July, as long as sanitary conditions allow it. As the date approaches, the organizers will work in parallel to have everything ready to convert it completely into an onli...