CHESS #1401

Magnus Carlsen is fronting an online Grand Prix of four events, followed by a super final sometime in August.

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The Diagram, Black to Play, (White: Artemiev Vs Black: Gujrathi, Russia Vs India, Match 2, Online Nations Cup 2020) is a good example of Vidit’s poor form. White’s threatening Nc5 and is better — black must go 19 — Qd6 to hope for survival. But Black played 19. — Ka8? 20. Rxb7! Qd6 21. Nc5 Nxd4? Again — 21. — Rb8 is the only try. White finished 22. Rxa7+ Kxa7 23. Qa3+ Kb6 24. Qb4+ Kc6 25. Qb7+ Kxc5 26. Bb4# (1-0). Fun to watch if you’re not an India supporter.

Devangshu Datta New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : May 15 2020 | 11:03 PM IST

The success of the Fide Online Nations Cup and the Magnus Invitational has led to another initiative. Magnus Carlsen is fronting an online Grand Prix of four events, followed by a super final sometime in August. This will have a total prize fund of $1 million, by far the highest-ever online.

Finding sponsors for this is easy — the online games segment, especially the gambling sites, are seeing a growth explosion — and Carlsen has been in the forefront of trying to get a slice of that pie for chess. The Magnus Invitational was retroactively deemed to be the first of

Topics : CHESS Chess Tournament

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