Carlsen in sacrifice mode crushes Fedoseev
Karjakin and Duda draw an uneventful first game Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 – Norwegian World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen (2847) was highly motivated today. Eliminated from the World Cup final in the tiebreaks yesterday afternoon, but still undefeated in classical games – boasting a +5 rating improvement – a win over Russian GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2696) would definitely bring back his […]
Van Foreest shocks So but American hits back
Dutch destroyer Jorden Van Foreest came close to felling top seed Wesley So in a start to the knockouts that came full of fire. The 22-year-old threw everything at his American opponent and inflicted a crushing 19-move win over him in Game 2. But it was not enough to take the lead as the super-solid So hit back and […]