Carlsen. Nakamura. Board one. Final round. Sometimes the headline writes itself. GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Hikaru Nakamura have never faced each other in the last round of an open tournament before, or likely in an open event at all. That will all change for tomorrow’s final round of the 2017 Chess.com Isle of Man International. By winning today…
Levon Aronian Captures Second World Cup in Thrilling Tiebreak
Today Levon Aronian of Armenia, became the first player to win two World Cups. After four draws in the classical portion of the World Cup final in Tbilisi, Georgia, Ding Liren and Levon Aronian faced off in rapid tiebreaks. Aronian won the first rapid game (G/25+10) in a thrilling attacking victory. Read More…