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Giri beats Nepo to win the Magnus Carlsen Invitational

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3/21/2021 – Anish Giri beat Ian Nepomniachtchi to get first place at the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, while Carlsen had little trouble to secure third place in his match against Wesley So. | Replay the games or relive the commentary webcast by IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal from ChessBase India. Full report to follow shortly.

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