He didn’t even need 9 rounds...Congratulations, MC!

Carlsen has now won 7 straight tournaments:
🏆 Norway Chess
🏆 Lindores Abbey
🏆 Abidjan GCT
🏆 Grenke Chess Classic
🏆 Shamkir Chess
🏆 Wijk aan Zee
🏆 World Blitz Ch.

Final round!

Goryachkina would probably win the #FIDEWomenCandidates even if she lost her last 3 games, but if she draws today she's already mathematically the next challenger for Ju Wenjun!

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/womens-candidates-2019/12/1/3

Here's le Compte Villeneuve-Esclapon next to Madame Alekhine in the 1928 photo from the French championships with the participants and TD, Dr Alekhine.

L'Echiquier 1928

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"The good player is always lucky."

🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca

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Paul Keres after winning the legendary AVRO 1938 tournament.
With this victory Keres gained right to challenge Alekhine for the title but WW2 and the Soviet Union ruined everything for him.
Keres won after beating Reuben Fine in Tie-breaks with 8.5/14 (+3 -0 =11).

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Isaac Boleslavsky. The winner of the Candidates Tournament in 1950 put all his unrealized hopes into the 9th world champion ...

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Aleksandra Goryachkina draws with Tan Zhongyi and wins the FIDE Women's Candidates tournament with 2 rounds to spare!

20-year-old Russian player takes home 50.000 Euro and will face world champion Ju Wenjun in a match.

Congratulations to Aleksandra Goryachkina! 🙌🏆🙌

With a fantastic +6 performance, she clinches the #FIDEWomenCandidates with two rounds to spare, gains over 30 rating points, and wins the right to a World Championship match with Ju Wenjun!