Day 3: Carlsen wins prelims
Magnus Carlsen survived a blunder against Hikaru Nakamura in the first round of the day to win the Skilling Open prelims, but the main drama was elsewhere. 17-year-old Alireza Firouzja seemed to have wrapped up a quarterfinal spot with a stunning three wins in a row, but losses in the last two rounds meant heartbreak. After leading for two days, Anish […]
Upset Watch: Round 4
The fourth round of the FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities saw an upset of an impressive campaign of Poland 1 and a fourth victory, in a row by the player who is, arguably, the most underrated competitor of the event, K. Marimuthu of India 4. Until yesterday’s battles, Poland 1 was merciless dominating Bangladesh, Chile, and Ukraine 2 in the […]