Round 06 Game 01: One foot in the semi-finals for Carlsen
Shankland grinds down Karjakin in a technical ending Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 – Eight players returned to the Galaxy Centre this afternoon for Game 1 (of 2) of the sixth round of the World Cup: the quarter-finals. The stakes are really high: there is a lot in play. Not only the World Cup title and the […]
Round 05 tiebreaks: A close scrape for Carlsen
Anna Muzychuk advances to semi-finals in the women’s section Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 – Seven tiebreak matches were contended this afternoon in the Galaxy Centre – six in the open section and one in the women’s group – all of them very evenly matched, to qualify for the sixth round (quarter-finals) of the World Cup. Many […]