3/27/2022 – After getting a clear victory on Friday and kicking off Saturday’s second set with a win, Magnus Carlsen seemed to be headed to a swift triumph in the final of the Charity Cup. However, Jan-Krzysztof Duda did not just give up, as he incredibly scored back-to-back wins to take the match to tiebreakers. In the blitz encounters, Carlsen regained his composure and won both games to claim his second consecutive title in the Champions Chess Tour.

3/26/2022 – The second event of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the Charity Cup, will focus on raising funds for UNICEF to support children and their families within or fleeing Ukraine. Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren and Richard Rapport head the 16-player field. The tournament is taking place on March 19-26, with the action kicking off daily at 18.00 CET (13.00 ET, 17.00 UTC, 22.30 IST).

3/26/2022 – With a 2½-½ victory over Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Magnus Carlsen grabbed the lead in the finals of the Charity Cup. The world champion won games 2 and 3 to go into the second set of the match only needing a draw to secure tournament victory. All three encounters on Friday were hard-fought strategic battles, with Carlsen describing them as “exceptionally interesting”. | Photo: Alina l’Ami (2017)

3/25/2022 – Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof Duda defeated Ding Liren and Le Quang Liem respectively to reach the final of the Charity Cup. Much like in the quarterfinals, no tiebreaks were seen in the semifinals. Carlsen and Duda will face off in a 2-set match starting Friday, with each set a 4-game rapid confrontation. | Photo: Lennart Ootes (Archive)

3/24/2022 – Rating favourites Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Le Quang Liem all won their quarterfinal matches at the Charity Cup. Out of the four, only Le needed four games to defeat David Navara, as the remaining three winners of the day managed to knock out their opponents after only three encounters. | Photo: Alina l’Ami

3/23/2022 – The final day of the Charity Cup preliminaries had its fair share of drama, with half the players getting knocked out of the competition after 15 rounds. Praggnanandhaa and Richard Rapport did not make the cut, with Pragg missing winning chances before losing his last game of the prelims against David Anton. Anton, who came from scoring wins in the two previous rounds, climbed all the way up to fourth place thanks to this victory and will face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the quarterfinals. | Photo: Alina l’Ami

3/22/2022 – With three rounds to go, Le Quang Liem is still the sole leader of the preliminaries at the Charity Cup. The Vietnamese stands three points ahead of second-placed Magnus Carlsen and has already secured a spot in the knockout stage. On day 3, Jorden van Foreest was the highest scorer, as he collected three wins and a draw. Moreover, the Dutchman had a superior position in the one game he drew, against Carlsen. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit – Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

3/21/2022 – Le Quang Liem is the sole leader of the Charity Cup preliminaries after eight rounds. The Vietnamese grandmaster won six out of eight games so far to go into day 3 with an unbeaten 20/24 score. A full four points behind stand Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof Duda in shared second place. The single round-robin continues until Tuesday, when half the participants in the 16-player field will move on to the knockout stage. | Photo: Andreas Kontokanis

3/20/2022 – The first four rounds of the Charity Cup left Le Quang Liem and Hans Niemann sharing the lead on 10/12 points (a win is worth 3 points, a draw is worth 1 point). Remarkably, the 18-year-old Niemann defeated Chinese star Ding Liren in the third round. After the loss, however, Ding bounced back brilliantly, getting the better of Magnus Carlsen to end the day on 9/12, a point behind the leaders. | Photo: Crystal Fuller

3/18/2022 – The second event on the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the Charity Cup, will focus on raising funds for UNICEF to support children and their families within or fleeing Ukraine. Besides Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, Richard Rapport and women’s world champion Ju Wenjun are among the participants from twelve different countries, with no Russian players involved.