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Chess Challenge at Weissenhaus

By - 13 Feb 2024 01:53 AM

The world number two Fabiano Caruana of the United States lost the first game of the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess challenge quarterfinal in Wangels, Germany, to an error made by Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh. In the middle game, Gukesh had a small advantage over Caruana, but that quickly evaporated, and the American Grandmaster took advantage of his next move to win the game. 39 moves were made in the game.

Gukesh needs to win the rematch in order to remain in the running to advance to the semifinals, as there is only one game left under the traditional time limit. This was Gukesh's fourth consecutive loss in the event, having previously lost three times under rapid time control.

Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan took full advantage of his opportunities to defeat world champion Ding Liren of China on the same day that Alireza Firouza of France upset world number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway.In the middle game, Alirezaa defeated Carlsen by gaining a pawn, which he then skillfully converted into an endgame with a rook and pawns. In just 37 moves, it was all over.

Levon Aronian of the United States and Vincent Keymer of Germany drew their other quarterfinal match.

In the match against Ding Liren, whose form continued to desert him for the third straight day, Abdusattarov had the upper hand. To advance to the semifinals, the Uzbek and Caruana both need a draw in their upcoming match.

With the exception of one draw, Liren had lost seven of the eight games he had played so far in the competition.Not everyone can win on the spot, but Carlsen has proven himself capable of doing so multiple times. The Norwegian will also play white in the rematch against Firouza, and fans who have watched him top the charts in multiple tournaments know that Carlsen will be back to full strength.

In the Aronian vs. Keymer match, anyone could win. Keymer, who placed in the tie-break play-off, may have the advantage based on his current form, but Aronian is a well-known and creative chess 960 player.