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Day 1 of the Women’s Candidates saw two decisive games (out of two), as Lei Tingjie and Humpy Koneru defeated Mariya and Anna Muzychuk respectively, both with the white pieces. Matches are played to the best of four, so the Muzychuk sisters have plenty of time to bounce back. Humpy’s victory was a nice 24-mover. | Photo: Michal Walusza
Jennifer Yu defeated Irina Krush in a rapid and blitz playoff to claim her second U.S. women’s title. The contenders traded wins with white in the 2-game mini-match and decided the championship in an Armageddon encounter. Yu blundered a piece on move 9, but kept on fighting and ended up flagging her renowned opponent. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The first four rounds of the Aimchess Rapid online tournament were played on Friday. Nodirbek Abdusattorov was the top scorer, as he collected three wins and a draw for a 10/12 score (wins are worth 3 points, draws are worth 1 point). Magnus Carlsen, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are sharing second place on 7/12.
The Aimchess Rapid, the eighth and penultimate tournament of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, is taking place on October 14-21. Sixteen world-class players, including top streamers Eric Hansen and Daniel Naroditsky and world champion Magnus Carlsen, will battle it out for eight days. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 18.00 CEST (12.00 ET, 21.30 IST)
Fabiano Caruana defeated Elshan Moradiabadi to increase his lead at the U.S. Championship in Saint Louis. Caruana now stands a full point ahead of Sam Sevian, Awonder Liang and Ray Robson — the latter joined the chasing pack after beating Hans Niemann with the black pieces. Meanwhile, in the women’s tournament, Irina Krush scored her third consecutive victory to join Jennifer Yu in first place. | Photo: Lennart Ootes