The preliminaries have divided the original field of sixteen players into two halves: the players on the left side of the graphic move on to the quarterfinals, while those on the right side are eliminated from the competition
Referring to Carlsen’s decisive victory against Radjabov in the last round, Leon Watson wrote in his press release: “Carlsen got the vital point he needed to save the day in a nerve-jangling final round against Airthings Masters champ Teimour Radjabov”.
"Obviously it's a massive relief." Carlsen says of the nerve-wrecking end in the #FTXCryptoCup preliminaries, where the world champion ended up qualifiying for the knockout stage in the end. #ChessChamps pic.twitter.com/AQtc1dlgKj
— Champions Chess Tour (@ChampChessTour) May 25, 2021
In Round 11 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave showed against Ian Nepomniachtchi that he has mastered something that even grandmasters occasionally struggle with: mating with bishop and knight!
Round 12, Mamedyarov vs. Giri: connected passed pawns are a sharp weapon in the endgame!
Again Round 12, Radjabov vs. Ding: pawn endings must be calculated precisely!
