Carlsen dominates Leuven Blitz day 1
Standings after 9 rounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Carlsen, Magnus gm NOR 2832 * * ½ . 0 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1...
So leads GCT Leuven after 6
Standings after 6 rounds 1. So, Wesley gm USA 2812 * ½ 1 ½ . . 1 . 1 1 5 2. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime gm FRA 2796 ½ * ½ ½ . . . 1 ½ 1 4 3....
GCT Leuven day 1 results
Round 3 Anand, Viswanathan Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 Carlsen, Magnus So, Wesley 0-1 Giri, Anish Aronian, Levon 1-0 Jobava, Baadur Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ Round 2 Aronian, Levon Jobava, Baadur 1-0 Ivanchuk, Vassily Carlsen, Magnus ½-½...
Carlsen wins Leuven GCT by 2.5 points!
World Champion Magnus Carlsen easily wins Leuven GCT. He finished 2.5 points ahead of his nearest rival. This is a huge turn around after a slow start on day 1. Here are some of his games from the last...
Leuven Grand Chess Tour LIVE!
The field Magnus Carlsen Viswanathan Anand Vladimir Kramnik Veselin Topalov Fabiano Caruana Hikaru Nakamura Levon Aronian Anish Giri Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Wesley So
Carlsen maintains Leuven GCT lead after day 3
After the 1st day of Blitz, Carlsen still maintains the overall lead in Leuven. Below are some of his key games from today. GM Carlsen, Magnus vs GM So, Wesley [1-0] GM Kramnik, Vladimir vs GM Carlsen, Magnus [0-1]...
Spectacular come back by Carlsen!
After a slow start on day one where Carlsen was tied for 8th – 9th out of 10 players, he came back in spectacular fashion by defeating Topalov, Giri, Anand, and Kramnik in the final four games to win...
Grand Chess Tour Leuven
The Belgium part of the Grand Chess Tour will take place in Leuven from 17-20 June. This is the second event of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour after the recently concluded rapid and blitz in Paris. The participants in...