ChessKid Cup: Caruana wins Loser's Bracket and advances to Grand Final

by Johannes Fischer
5/26/2023 – Fabiano Caruana lost to Nodirbek Abdusattorov in Round 2 of the ChessKid Cup, but now he has a chance for revenge in the Grand Final. On Day 4, Caruana first defeated Jules Moussard in the semi-finals of the Loser's Bracket and then beat Jorden Van Foreest in the final. | Photo: Lennart Ootes (Archive)

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ChessKid Cup, Day 4

In the semi-final against Moussard, Caruana was the clear favourite, but it was Moussard who took a 1-0 lead with White in the opening game. But in the second game Caruana equalised with White and so the Armageddon game had to decide.

Caruana had Black and managed to secure a draw and victory in the match without much trouble.

The games of the match

In the final of the Loser's Bracket Caruana then met Jorden Van Foreest. After two draws this match also saw an Armageddon tiebreaker. Caruana had White and won with a convincing positional performance.

The games of the match

Games Division I

Games Division II

Games Division III

Brackets

Division I

Division II

In the Grand Final of Division II Vladimir Fedoseev meets Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

Division III

Alan Pichot and Pentala Harikrishna will battle it out in the Division III Grand Final.

Live commentary Day 4 - with Tania Sachdev, David Howell, James Canty III and Daniel Naroditsky

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Topics: Champions Chess Tour 2023, ChessKid Cup
Johannes Fischer was born in 1963 in Hamburg and studied English and German literature in Frankfurt. He now lives as a writer and translator in Nürnberg. He is a FIDE-Master and regularly writes for KARL, a German chess magazine focusing on the links between culture and chess. On his own blog he regularly publishes notes on "Film, Literature and Chess".
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ChessKid Cup: Abdusattorov wins the Winner's Bracket

5/25/2023 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to impress in the ChessKid Cup: he defeated Jorden Van Foreest in the final of the Winner's Bracket to qualify for the Grand Final, where he will meet the winner of the Loser's Bracket. In addition to Van Foreest, Fabiano Caruana, who beat Alireza Firouzja in round 2 of the Loser's Bracket, and Jules Moussard, who beat Dmitrij Kollars in the same round, are also in the running. | Photo: Screenshot of the live transmission
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ChessKid Cup: Abdusattorov and Van Foreest make it to the final

5/24/2023 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov (picture) and Jorden Van Foreest are in the final of the Winner's Bracket of the ChessKid Cup. In the semi-finals Abdusattorov beat Fabiano Caruana and Van Foreest won against Dmitrij Kollars, who missed a number of good chances. Co-favourite Hikaru Nakamura, on the other hand, was eliminated from the tournament, losing to Alireza Firouzja in the Losers' Bracket. | Photo: Nodirbek Abdusattorov at the Tata Steel Tournament 2023 | Photo: Lennart Ootes

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