Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura qualified for the semi-finals of the Grand Chelem Freestyle tour in Paris. Vincent Keymer against Ian Nepomniachtchi heads for equality. Meanwhile, Praggnanandhaa and Report won the 9th-12th place for Vidit and Gukesh, respectively.
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The quarterfinals of the Grand Colem tour of Freestyle Chess in Paris have already produced a high drama, with three of the four seats in the semi-final confirmed. Fabiano Caruana, who barely exceeded the round stage, showed pressure calculation to exceed the local boy Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1.5-0.5 and become the first semi-finalist.
The five-time world champion and the reigning world number 1, Magnus Carlsen, have done a light job from the Grand Master Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov, guaranteeing a 1.5-0.5 victory to storm in the semi-finals. Carlsen had won the first match against Nodirbek on Wednesday while playing with white pieces. He drew the second game with Black.
The American Grand Master Hikaru Nakamura has been domination to defeat Arjun Erigaisi from India with the same score of 1.5-0.5 and win third place in the semi-finals. Nakamura attracted her first quarter -final match against Erigaisi while playing with Black and managed to win a victory in the second game with White.
Keymer-Nepo Clash the Thes to Tie Break
The only unresolved confrontation is between the winner of Weissenhaus, Vincent Keymer and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who attracted their two classic games in two days. The match will now be decided by an equality break. If the match remains tied after two fast games (10 + 10), two Blitz games (5 + 2) will be played, and if the result is still level, it will be decided by an Armageddon game.
In the semi-finals, Nakamura awaits the winner of the game Keymer vs Nepomniachtchi, while Erigaisi will face the loser for the classification of the 5th-8th place. Meanwhile, Caruana and Carlsen are ready for a heavyweight confrontation in the other support.
In the 9th-12th place playoffs, Richard Report won the match against the current world champion Gukesh Domomilju with a score of 1.5-0.5 after shooting the second match on Thursday. Gukesh had lost the first game one day earlier.
Praggnanandhaa won his victory for 9th-12th place Minimatch on the compatriot emptit Gujrathi. He won the victory by beating emptied in the first game and holding a draw confident in the second game, taking the match with a score of 1.5-0.5.
