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Carlsen blows out Artemiev, wins Aimchess US Rapid

9/6/2021 – A convincing performance in the finals of the Aimchess US Rapid gave Magnus Carlsen tournament victory in the last ‘regular’ event of this year’s Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The world champion beat Vladislav Artemiev 2½-½ in the second set of the finals. The young Russian nonetheless made it into the grand finale of the series, despite only playing in 3 of the 9 qualifying tournaments.

Aimchess US Rapid Finals - Carlsen beats Artemiev

9/5/2021 – Magnus Carlsen is the Aimchess US Rapid winner after a near-faultless display against Vladislav Artemiev. The World Champion now marches into next month’s $300,000 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Final top of the leaderboard and in top form. | Full report to follow shortly

Aimchess US Rapid Finals: Carlsen clinches first set

9/5/2021 – Magnus Carlsen obtained a clear victory in the first set of the finals at the Aimchess US Rapid. The world champion beat Vladislav Artemiev 2½-1½ thanks to wins in the first two games of the day. Meanwhile, Levon Aronian was awarded third place, since Alireza Firouzja had to withdraw due to illness. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Aimchess US Rapid: Carlsen and Artemiev reach the final

9/4/2021 – Magnus Carlsen and Vladislav Artemiev emerged victorious from their semifinal duels at the Aimchess US Rapid on Friday. While the world champion beat Levon Aronian in the second set, Artemiev only went through after beating Alireza Firouzja in Armageddon. | Photo: Alina l’Ami

Aimchess US Rapid SF: All square

9/3/2021 – The first day of the Aimchess US Rapid semifinals saw both mini-matches finishing drawn. In Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian, the players split points in all four games. Meanwhile, Alireza Firouzja managed to tie the score after tricking Vladislav Artemiev in the last game of the first set. | Photo: Bryan Adams / Grand Chess Tour

Aimchess US Rapid: Firouzja knocks out So after thrilling second set

9/2/2021 – For the first time in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, Alireza Firouzja has made it past the quarterfinals. And the 18-year-old did it in style, knocking out one of the toughest opponents in the tour, Wesley So. In the semis, Firouzja will face Vladislav Artemiev, who defeated Leinier Dominguez in a close match. The other semifinal will see Magnus Carlsen playing Levon Aronian. | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Aimchess US Rapid: Firouzja, Carlsen and Aronian win first sets

8/31/2021 – The first sets of the Aimchess US Rapid quarterfinals were played on Tuesday. Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Levon Aronian won their first 4-game mini-matches, which means a draw on Wednesday will grant them a spot in the semifinals. The one match that finished drawn was Vladislav Artemiev vs Leinier Dominguez, as the Russian won game 4 on demand to tie the score. | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Aimchess US Rapid: Carlsen to face Duda in quarterfinals

8/31/2021 – Half the players were eliminated from the Aimchess US Rapid after three days of preliminaries. Among them are top GMs Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Notably, we will get to see four interesting matchups in the quarterfinals, with world champion Magnus Carlsen facing Jan-Krzysztof Duda, after Duda recently beat Carlsen in the semifinals of the World Cup. | Pictured: Locations of the participants

Aimchess US Rapid: Artemiev shines, Naroditsky keeps it sharp

8/30/2021 – Day 2 of the Aimchess US Rapid prelims saw Vladislav Artemiev climbing to sole first place after drawing two games and winning the remaining three to go into the last day of the round robin a half point ahead of Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen. The likes of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Leinier Dominguez are in real danger of being eliminated before the knockout. | Photo: Eric Rosen / FIDE World Cup

Aimchess US Rapid: Aronian sole leader

8/29/2021 – The first five rounds of the Aimchess US Rapid preliminary stage were played on Saturday. Levon Aronian ended the day as sole leader after scoring 4 points, with wins over Le Quang Liem, Eric Hansen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Magnus Carlsen and Vladislav Artemiev are sharing second place a half point back. | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Carlsen heads impressive lineup at Aimchess US Rapid

8/28/2021 – The last ‘regular’ tournament of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the Aimchess US Rapid, begins on Saturday. This is the final qualifying tournament to the grand finale, which is scheduled to start on September 25. The 16-player lineup is topped by Magnus Carlsen, with the likes of Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Wesley So also in the mix.
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