5/25/2023 – An imposing 7/9 performance on Thursday allowed Magnus Carlsen to clinch first place at the Superbet Rapid & Blitz tournament in Warsaw. Rapid-section winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda put up a great fight, as he went into the final-round confrontation against Carlsen with chances of catching his famed colleague in the standings. A hard-fought 124-move draw sealed Carlsen’s victory. Duda came second, while Wesley So and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave shared third place. | Photos: Lennart Ootes

5/25/2023 – The second event of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour wass the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, which took place on May 21-25 at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. Magnus Carlsen had an excellent run in the blitz section to win the event. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who put up a great fight, finished in sole second place. | Pictured: Richard Rapport | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/25/2023 – Magnus Carlsen ended the first day of blitz at the Superbet Poland tournament with five consecutive wins, thus climbing to sole second place a half point behind Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Duda scored 4½ points to remain atop the standings, as he collected three wins, three draws and three losses on Wednesday. Wesley So stands in third place, merely a half point behind Carlsen. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/24/2023 – Only two players finished the rapid section of the Superbet Poland event undefeated. One of them was Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the defending champion, who was the top scorer with 13/18 points. Levon Aronian also went nine rounds without a loss, as he goes into the blitz in sole second place with 12 points to his name. Wesley So and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave both collected 11 points on the first three days of action. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/23/2023 – Wesley So and Jan-Krzysztof Duda are sharing the lead after six rounds at the rapid section of the Superbet tournament in Poland. So and Duda have collected 9 points each, and have already faced each other — in their round-6 direct encounter, So failed to make the most of a clear advantage. Levon Aronian stands in sole third place, while a winless Magnus Carlsen stands 4 points behind the co-leaders, on 5/12. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/22/2023 – Magnus Carlsen played his first three over-the-board (rapid) games after giving up the world champion title on Sunday. In his first outing as a ‘former world champion’, Carlsen replied to Radoslaw Wojtaszek’s 1.d4 with 1...b5, going for the questionable Polish Defence — in Warsaw! Carlsen lost that game and drew the next two to end the day with a 2/6 score. Three points ahead stand co-leaders Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Jan-Krzysztof Duda. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

5/20/2023 – Shortly after the Superbet Chess Classic, the Superbet Rapid & Blitz will return with its second edition. The tournament is set to take place on May 21-25 at the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. Joining five ‘full players’ from the Grand Chess Tour, five wildcards, including world number one Magnus Carlsen, will make their way to the Polish capital. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour