Vietnam's top chess player, Le Quang Liem, had a rocky start at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, winning one and losing two out of his first three matches.
World number 1 Magnus Carlsen secures victory at the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) rapid and blitz tournament in Zagreb with 22.5 points, despite not being at his peak performance.
Top seed Magnus Carlsen scored 7.5 out of a possible 9 points in the first day of blitz chess, including a victory against chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju.
19-year-old world champion Gukesh Dommaraju leads the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb after the rapid chess section with 14 points, 4 points ahead of Magnus Carlsen.
19-year-old world champion Gukesh Dommaraju overcame a deficit to defeat top seed Magnus Carlsen in round six of the Grand Chess Tour's rapid tournament in Zagreb.
Jan-Krzysztof Duda agreed to a draw with Magnus Carlsen in a stalemated position, despite having a winning advantage in round three of the rapid chess tournament at the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb.
World number one Magnus Carlsen and the new 19-year-old world champion Gukesh Dommaraju begin competing in the Grand Chess Tour rapid and blitz tournament in Zagreb today.
