9/11/2023 – Ian Nepomniachtchi won Division II of the Julius Baer Generation Cup, remaining in the winners’ bracket and obtaining clear match victories throughout the event. The Russian GM had a hiccup in the quarterfinals though, as Vladimir Fedoseev swindled his way to victory amid a sharp struggle in their first encounter. Nepo bounced back in style, winning the next three games — but he is sure to remember the striking turnaround! | Robert Ris analysed the tactical confrontation.

9/4/2023 – After beating Alireza Firouzja by a convincing 3-0 score in the winners’ bracket final of the Generation Cup, Magnus Carlsen saw the youngster setting up a rematch by winning the losers’ bracket. In the Grand Final, a much more hard-fought encounter was also won by Carlsen, who defeated Firouzja with black in the Armageddon decider.

9/3/2023 – The Julius Baer Generation Cup was the fifth event of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour. The tournament, which took place from August 30 to September 3, featured three divisions, each a double-elimination knockout, where if you lose one match you drop to a lower bracket and can still win the tournament. | Replay the games and find brackets for each of the three divisions.

9/2/2023 – Magnus Carlsen won the winners’ final of the Julius Baer Generation Cup with a smooth 3-0 victory over Alireza Firouzja. The Norwegian has thus reached the Grand Final set to take place on Sunday. His opponent will be the winner of the losers’ bracket, where Denis Lazavik and Nodirbek Abdusattorov will first play in the semifinals on Saturday; the winner will then face Firouzja.