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Anish Giri wins Magnus Carlsen Invitational

3/22/2021 – Anish Giri defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in tiebreaks to win the second edition of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. In the second set of the match, Nepomniachtchi had kept the score tied by winning the fourth game on demand. Magnus Carlsen beat Wesley So in the match for third place.

Magnus Carlsen Invitational: Nepomniachtchi knocks out Carlsen

3/20/2021 – Ian Nepomniachtchi and Anish Giri only needed draws on day 2 of the semis to reach the finals of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. While Giri in fact defeated Wesley So for a second day in a row, Nepomniachtchi knocked out Magnus Carlsen in the blitz tiebreakers. | Photo: Maria Emelianova / FIDE

Magnus Carlsen Invitational: Giri and Nepomniachtchi pull ahead

3/19/2021 – Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So are favourites in their semifinal clashes against Ian Nepomniachtchi and Anish Giri at the Magnus Carlsen Invitational. But they are both behind after the first set. | Photo: Georgios Souleidis

Magnus Carlsen Invitational: Quick wins

3/18/2021 – It was a short day at the office for the quarterfinalists of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, as three out of the four mini-matches lasted three games each, while in the only contest to go to game 4 Anish Giri beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in only 20 moves. Giri will face an in-form Wesley So in semis, while Magnus Carlsen will fight for a spot in the finals with Ian Nepomniachtchi. | Photo: Niki Riga

Magnus Carlsen Invitational QF: Decisive games

3/17/2021 – Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So got off to winning starts in the quarterfinals of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, as both of them scored 2½:½ victories on Tuesday. The first mini-matches in Anish Giri v Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura v Ian Nepomniachtchi finished drawn. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Magnus Carlsen Invitational: Carlsen wins prelims, Aronian barely qualifies

3/16/2021 – Half the field moved on to the knockout stage of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational after three days of preliminary action. Carlsen himself won the round robin after scoring 3/5 points on day 3 to finish atop the standings a half point ahead of former sole leader Anish Giri. Levon Aronian was the last player to secure his spot in the knockout — the Armenian will face the world champion in quarterfinals. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Magnus Carlsen Invitational: On the brink of elimination

3/15/2021 – Anish Giri, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So all scored 4/5 points on day 2 of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational preliminaries. Giri thus kept his spot as leader of the event, with Carlsen still a half point behind in sole second place. The last five rounds of the preliminary stage will be played on Monday, when half the field will be eliminated before the knockout stage kicks off the day after. | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

Magnus Carlsen Invitational: Giri starts strong

3/14/2021 – Anish Giri is the sole leader of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational preliminaries after finishing day 1 with three wins in a row, including one over Wesley So and one over the world champion. After five rounds, Levon Aronian and Carlsen are sharing second place, a half point behind the Dutchman. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit

From outer space: Magnus Carlsen Invitational kicks off Saturday

3/12/2021 – The fourth event of the Champions Chess Tour, the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, will take place on March 13-21, with sixteen players fighting for Tour points and a share of the US$ 220,000 prize fund. According to their rapid ratings, Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura are the top seeds.

Pichot and Grandelius qualify to the Magnus Carlsen Invitational

3/10/2021 – Four players fought for two spots at the Magnus Carlsen Invitational in a double round robin online tournament played on Tuesday. Alan Pichot and Nils Grandelius were the ones qualifying to the fourth tournament of the Champions Chess Tour, which is scheduled to kick off on Saturday.
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