The day 1 of the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam of the Freestyle Chess in Paris saw Magnus Carlsen win a victory, while the matches between Arjun Erigaisi and Hikaru Nakamura, as well as the other pairs, ended with prints. Report and Praggnanandhaa impressed in the playoffs, preparing the field for an exciting day 2.
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The quarterfinals of the Grand Chelem of Freestyle chess in Paris started with intense and captivating meetings on Wednesday April 9. Former world champion Magnus Carlsen was the only winner among the quarter -final, while the other three games ended with prints, leaving a lot of drama for day 2.
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: Direct elimination internship
Carlsen posted an exceptional end of part technique to defeat Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Carlsen has gradually built his advantage thanks to a specific game, finally forcing Abdusattorov to a queen and pawn end of the game, which Carlsen has perfectly crossed the full point.
Arjun Erigaisi and Hikaru Nakamura fought in a game upside down full of twists and turns. Erigaisi, playing in White, initially established a significant advantage, but the inaccuracies allowed Nakamura to return to the game. The match ended with a dead end after 77 movements, causing a hard draw.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana also played a balanced game, which led to a draw. The young German GM Vincent Keymer succeeded in having known Ian Nepomniachtchi, in Ian Nepomniachtchi. The scores remain even outside the Carlsen vs Nodirbek game, setting up a revengeed match high tomorrow, where players with black parts in day 1 will have white pieces.
Day 2 of the Freestyle chess quarter -final in Paris on Thursday will bring even more excitement while the players will again compete in crucial matches. If the matches are still tied after these games, they will play equality to decide the winners.
Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: 9-12 Place Playoff
Richard report convincingly defeated gukesh during his meeting in the 3-12 qualifying series. Report converted his advantage, ending the match with a large time (2:52) on the left on his clock, while Gukesh has only 1:41. R Praggnanandhaa won a decisive victory over Vidit Gujrathi in the other match.
Meanwhile, the stage of the Paris leg tournament saw The world champion recently crowned Gukesh did not qualify for the KO and put an end to his campaign in 11th place. R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi was also not qualified, ending respectively in the 9th and 12th.
Arjun Erigaisi excelled in the round scene, finishing strongly with 6.5 points to successfully qualify for direct elimination towers as only Indian. Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi from Russia finished the preliminary scene as joint toppers.
