Day 6 of the #MagnusInvite saw wins for Nepo and Ding Liren (after Armageddon)!
We're 3 rounds down, 4 to go in the preliminary stage of the #MagnusInvite, and it's Magnus Carlsen who leads ahead of Hikaru Nakamura and now Ding Liren.
Tomorrow we have Carlsen vs. MVL and Firouzja vs. Caruana:
Tomorrow we have Carlsen vs. MVL and Firouzja vs. Caruana:
No Armageddon today as world nos 1 and 2 Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana pick up the full 3 match points! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020/7/2/4
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Caruana, Fabiano vs. Firouzja, Alireza | Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020
Replay the Magnus Carlsen Invitational Round 7 game played on 24/04/2020 with computer analysis
Magnus Carlsen defeats Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2½-1½ in Round 4 of #MagnusInvite. Carlsen has won all the matches so far.
Fabiano Caruana defeats Alireza Firouzja 3-1 and moves to the second place (but Nakamura or Ding Liren can overcome him tomorrow).
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020/7/1/4
Fabiano Caruana defeats Alireza Firouzja 3-1 and moves to the second place (but Nakamura or Ding Liren can overcome him tomorrow).
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020/7/1/4
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Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs. Carlsen, Magnus | Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020
Replay the Magnus Carlsen Invitational Round 7 game played on 24/04/2020 with computer analysis
Magnus Carlsen is well out in front, but the fight for a place in the Final Four is still intense after Day 7 of the #MagnusInvite! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020/7/1/3
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Alireza Firouzja and Anish Giri are still at the bottom of the table, but the battle for the top 4 places is much closer!
Tomorrow we have Caruana-Nakamura and Nepo-Ding Liren to complete Round 5
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Tomorrow we have Caruana-Nakamura and Nepo-Ding Liren to complete Round 5
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Round 5 ended with wins for world no. 2 Fabiano Caruana and no. 3 Ding Liren! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020/10/1/5
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Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020
Replay the Magnus Carlsen Invitational Round 10 game played on 27/04/2020 with computer analysis
With 2 preliminary rounds to go we have 3 leaders and it's going to be hard to stop the current #MagnusInvite Top 4 from qualifying for the Final 4!
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The #MagnusInvite Final 4 is now confirmed, but tomorrow's last preliminary round (when all 8 players play) will decide the semi-final pairings and who finishes in 5th to 8th places!
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/magnus-carlsen-invitational-2020/13/1/1
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Quick round-up of the stats: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/mci-day-13-the-chess-king-s-gambit-fails
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MCI Day 13: The Chess King's Gambit Fails?
Magnus Carlsen playing the King's Gambit was one of his less outrageous opening choices as he lost his match against Ding Liren 3:1, but if, as Alexander Grischuk suggested, it was a ploy to avoid the same opponent in the semi-finals, it didn't work! They…
Nakamura, Carlsen, Caruana, and Ding Liren are in the Final Four knockout of #MagnusInvite. The action will be live on chess24.com on May 1-3.
Hikaru Nakamura has done it! He reaches the final of the #MagnusInvite where he'll play either Magnus Carlsen or Ding Liren on Sunday:
Hikaru Nakamura beats Fabiano Caruana 2-0 in blitz and becomes the first finalist of #MagnusInvite.
His opponent will be decided in a match Carlsen vs Ding Liren tomorrow.
His opponent will be decided in a match Carlsen vs Ding Liren tomorrow.
Magnus Carlsen wins the semifinal against Ding Liren after losing the 2nd game but hitting back in games 3 and 4. "Today was very dramatic," - Peter Svidler.
Tomorrow Carlsen will have White in the first game of the final against Nakamura. #MagnusInvite
Tomorrow Carlsen will have White in the first game of the final against Nakamura. #MagnusInvite