{"id":26956,"date":"2024-05-13T01:50:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T01:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1090.fide.com\/?p=26956"},"modified":"2024-06-04T11:34:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:34:35","slug":"superbet-poland-rapid-blitz-magnus-carlsen-captures-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/superbet-poland-rapid-blitz-magnus-carlsen-captures-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz: Magnus Carlsen captures title"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Magnus Carlsen emerged as the winner of the\u00a02024 Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz. The World #1 became the leader of the Grand Chess Tour 2024 season and took home $40,000 first prize.<\/p>

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Day 5 of the competition\u00a0saw the thrilling finale\u00a0in the race\u00a0between tournament leader Wei Yi and World #1 Magnus Carlsen.\u00a0Going into the final day, Wei\u00a0was leading\u00a0the tournament 2.5 points ahead of Magnus.\u00a0<\/p>

The Chinese GM started well, beating Gukesh D in Round 10 of the blitz. Carlsen kept pace, taking over Kirill Shevchenko with Black in a very complicated game in which the young Romanian player had a dangerous attack.\u00a0<\/p>

Kirill Shevchenko – Magnus Carlsen<\/strong>
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White has more than sufficient compensation for the sacrificed bishop. The best way to proceed suggested by the computer was 16. Rd2, gradually building up the pressure along the d-file. Kirill played seemingly logical\u00a016. f4?<\/strong>\u00a0opening the lines which turned out to be a serious mistake. After precise\u00a016…\u00a0Rb8! 17. Qh4 Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Qxf4 19. Qh6 Ng4 20. Nf5+ Qxf5 21. Qxf8+ Nxf8<\/strong>\u00a0Magnus repelled all the treats and emerged up a piece in an endgame. |\u00a00-1<\/strong>, 23 moves.<\/p>

Wei Yi\u00a0was\u00a0completely\u00a0lost\u00a0against Keymer in the next round but got a lucky break after the young German blundered a stalemate combination.\u00a0<\/p>

Vincent Keymer – Wei Yi<\/strong>
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After 70. Qf8+ Kh7 71. Qf5+ White forces a winning pawn endgame. Vincent, however, played the natural\u00a070. c4??<\/strong>\u00a0completely missing\u00a070\u2026Qh2+!<\/strong>\u00a0The queen is taboo because of the stalemate. Keymer tried\u00a071. Kf1<\/strong>, but Black insisted on sacrificing\u00a0the queen and after\u00a071\u2026Qg1+ 72.\u00a0<\/strong>Ke2 Qe1+!\u00a0<\/strong>a draw was agreed\u00a0\u00a0\u00bd: \u00bd<\/strong>.<\/p>

Carlsen, meanwhile, won a\u00a0nice game against Praggnanandhaa, making good use of his two bishops and narrowing the gap with Wei Yi.\u00a0<\/p>

In Round 12, the Chinese GM blundered a simple intermezzo against Jan-Krzysztof Duda, which cost him a minor piece and the game.\u00a0Magnus,\u00a0on the other hand, continued his winning streak, defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov and shortening the distance to the leader.\u00a0<\/p>

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It set up a critical leaders\u2019 clash in the next round. Magnus prevailed in a\u00a0very\u00a0long battle to catch up with Wei in the standings.<\/p>

Wei Yi bounced back in Round 14, converting his extra exchange against Anish Giri, but it was not enough to pull away as Magnus won his game against Vincent Keymer.\u00a0<\/p>

Vincent Keymer – Magnus Carlsen<\/strong>
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Magnus has just played\u00a057\u2026Ke6?<\/strong>\u00a0(the immediate 57\u2026a2 was much better) offering White an excellent chance to escape for a draw with 58. h4! Vincent missed this opportunity and played\u00a058. Ra6+<\/strong>\u00a0instead, but after\u00a058\u2026Kd5 59. Kg2 e6<\/strong>\u00a0Carlsen seamlessly converted his extra pawn. |\u00a00-1<\/strong>, 82 moves<\/p>

Wei got lucky in the next round winning the game against Arjun Erigaisi after the Indian\u00a0went for\u00a0a tempting but erroneous combination.\u00a0<\/p>

Arjun Erigaisi – Wei Yi<\/strong>
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In this position with an extra pawn,\u00a0White miscalculated and sacrificed his queen with\u00a032.\u00a0Qxa8+??<\/strong>\u00a0However, after the precise\u00a032…\u00a0Rxa8 33. Rc8+ Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Kh7 35. Ng5+ Kh6 36. f4 Nh7! 37. d5 Nxg5 38. fxg5+ Kxg5<\/strong>\u00a0Black emerged with a queen for a rook, forcing Erigaisi\u2019s capitulation. |\u00a00-1<\/strong>, 44 moves.\u00a0<\/p>

Trying to keep pace with Wei, Magnus got lucky against Duda as the Polish GM missed a simple drawing continuation.\u00a0<\/p>

Magnus Carlsen –\u00a0Jan-Krzysztof Duda<\/strong>
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After natural 58\u2026Kxh5, capturing White\u2019s last pawn, the position is equal. Jan-Krzysztof opted for\u00a058\u2026Kf5??<\/strong>\u00a0but after\u00a059. Rf4+ Ke6 60. Rh4 Rg3 \u00a061. Kf4 Rg8 62. Rg4 Rf8+ 63. Ke4 Ra8 64. Rg6+<\/strong>\u00a0it\u00a0was all over for Black. |\u00a01-0<\/strong>, 66 moves<\/p>

In Round 16, Wei Yi drew with Kirill Shevchenko, whereas Magnus pulled through and grabbed the lead for the first time after batting past Gukesh D in a crazy game.\u00a0<\/p>

Gukesh D – Magnus Carlsen<\/strong>
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After\u00a016\u2026Bf8?<\/strong>\u00a0played by Magnus (much better was 16\u2026Nc4), he ran into a fantastic shot spotted by Gukesh\u00a017. Rxg6!!<\/strong>\u00a0The point is that after 17\u2026fxg6 18. Bxg6+ Ke7 19. f5! White\u2019s attack is way too strong. Carlsen tried\u00a017\u2026Nc4?!<\/strong>\u00a0and Gukesh could have\u00a0simply\u00a0captured on c4 with a superior position.\u00a0Instead, he went for the tempting\u00a018. Qg2?<\/strong>\u00a0with the idea of 18\u2026Nxe3 19. Rxe6+.\u00a0<\/p>

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However, Magnus found a brilliant resource\u00a018\u2026Ndxe5!!<\/strong>\u00a0freeing the d7-square for his king and taking control of the game. After\u00a017. Rg3 Nxd3+ 18. cxd3 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Qxh4 20. Rf1 Bd6<\/strong>\u00a0Magnus gradually converted his extra pawn into a full point. |\u00a00-1<\/strong>, 43 moves\u00a0<\/p>

In the penultimate round, Wei Yi, who trailed Magnus by a half-point, played a crucial game against Praggnanandhaa. After the Indian blundered a piece, the Chinese GM got a winning position but cracked under pressure and\u00a0not\u00a0just let his advantage slip away but lost.<\/p>

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Magnus, meanwhile, drew with Giri and consolidated his lead, going into the final round\u00a0a full\u00a0point ahead of Wei. Facing Erigaisi in Round 18, the World #1 took\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0solid\u00a0approach and drew in the Four Knights Scotch to capture the title. Wei defeated Abdusattorov and finished a half point behind the winner. Third place goes to Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who had a great second day of blitz, winning three straight games at the end.\u00a0<\/p>

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Check out\u00a0the\u00a0Day\u00a05 Recap Video\u00a0<\/a>by IM Kostya Kavutskiy<\/p>

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Up next is the Superbet Romania Chess Classic, starting June 25.<\/p>

Photos: courtesy of Grand Chess Tour<\/p>

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Magnus Carlsen emerged as the winner of the\u00a02024 Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz. The World #1 became the leader of the Grand Chess Tour 2024 season and took home $40,000 first prize. Day 5 of the competition\u00a0saw the thrilling finale\u00a0in the race\u00a0between tournament leader Wei Yi and World #1 Magnus Carlsen.\u00a0Going into the final day, Wei\u00a0was leading\u00a0the tournament 2.5 points ahead of Magnus.\u00a0 The Chinese GM started well, beating Gukesh D in Round 10 of the blitz. Carlsen kept pace, taking over Kirill Shevchenko with Black in a very complicated game in which the young Romanian player had a dangerous attack.\u00a0 Kirill Shevchenko – Magnus Carlsen White has more than sufficient compensation for the sacrificed bishop. The best way to proceed suggested by the computer was 16. Rd2, gradually building up the pressure along the d-file. Kirill played seemingly logical\u00a016. f4?\u00a0opening the lines which turned out to be a serious mistake. After precise\u00a016…\u00a0Rb8! 17. Qh4 Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Qxf4 19. Qh6 Ng4 20. Nf5+ Qxf5 21. Qxf8+ Nxf8\u00a0Magnus repelled all the treats and emerged up a piece in an endgame. |\u00a00-1, 23 moves. Wei Yi\u00a0was\u00a0completely\u00a0lost\u00a0against Keymer in the next round but got a lucky break after the young German blundered a stalemate combination.\u00a0 Vincent Keymer – Wei Yi After 70. Qf8+ Kh7 71. Qf5+ White forces a winning pawn endgame. Vincent, however, played the natural\u00a070. c4??\u00a0completely missing\u00a070\u2026Qh2+!\u00a0The queen is taboo because of the stalemate. Keymer tried\u00a071. Kf1, but Black insisted on sacrificing\u00a0the queen and after\u00a071\u2026Qg1+ 72.\u00a0Ke2 Qe1+!\u00a0a draw was agreed\u00a0\u00a0\u00bd: \u00bd. Carlsen, meanwhile, won a\u00a0nice game against Praggnanandhaa, making good use of his two bishops and narrowing the gap with Wei Yi.\u00a0 In Round 12, the Chinese GM blundered a simple intermezzo against Jan-Krzysztof Duda, which cost him a minor piece and the game.\u00a0Magnus,\u00a0on the other hand, continued his winning streak, defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov and shortening the distance to the leader.\u00a0 It set up a critical leaders\u2019 clash in the next round. Magnus prevailed in a\u00a0very\u00a0long battle to catch up with Wei in the standings. Wei Yi bounced back in Round 14, converting his extra exchange against Anish Giri, but it was not enough to pull away as Magnus won his game against Vincent Keymer.\u00a0 Vincent Keymer – Magnus Carlsen Magnus has just played\u00a057\u2026Ke6?\u00a0(the immediate 57\u2026a2 was much better) offering White an excellent chance to escape for a draw with 58. h4! Vincent missed this opportunity and played\u00a058. Ra6+\u00a0instead, but after\u00a058\u2026Kd5 59. Kg2 e6\u00a0Carlsen seamlessly converted his extra pawn. |\u00a00-1, 82 moves Wei got lucky in the next round winning the game against Arjun Erigaisi after the Indian\u00a0went for\u00a0a tempting but erroneous combination.\u00a0 Arjun Erigaisi – Wei Yi In this position with an extra pawn,\u00a0White miscalculated and sacrificed his queen with\u00a032.\u00a0Qxa8+??\u00a0However, after the precise\u00a032…\u00a0Rxa8 33. Rc8+ Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Kh7 35. Ng5+ Kh6 36. f4 Nh7! 37. d5 Nxg5 38. fxg5+ Kxg5\u00a0Black emerged with a queen for a rook, forcing Erigaisi\u2019s capitulation. |\u00a00-1, 44 moves.\u00a0 Trying to keep pace with Wei, Magnus got lucky against Duda as the Polish GM missed a simple drawing continuation.\u00a0 Magnus Carlsen –\u00a0Jan-Krzysztof Duda After natural 58\u2026Kxh5, capturing White\u2019s last pawn, the position is equal. Jan-Krzysztof opted for\u00a058\u2026Kf5??\u00a0but after\u00a059. Rf4+ Ke6 60. Rh4 Rg3 \u00a061. Kf4 Rg8 62. Rg4 Rf8+ 63. Ke4 Ra8 64. Rg6+\u00a0it\u00a0was all over for Black. |\u00a01-0, 66 moves In Round 16, Wei Yi drew with Kirill Shevchenko, whereas Magnus pulled through and grabbed the lead for the first time after batting past Gukesh D in a crazy game.\u00a0 Gukesh D – Magnus Carlsen After\u00a016\u2026Bf8?\u00a0played by Magnus (much better was 16\u2026Nc4), he ran into a fantastic shot spotted by Gukesh\u00a017. Rxg6!!\u00a0The point is that after 17\u2026fxg6 18. Bxg6+ Ke7 19. f5! White\u2019s attack is way too strong. Carlsen tried\u00a017\u2026Nc4?!\u00a0and Gukesh could have\u00a0simply\u00a0captured on c4 with a superior position.\u00a0Instead, he went for the tempting\u00a018. Qg2?\u00a0with the idea of 18\u2026Nxe3 19. Rxe6+.\u00a0 However, Magnus found a brilliant resource\u00a018\u2026Ndxe5!!\u00a0freeing the d7-square for his king and taking control of the game. After\u00a017. Rg3 Nxd3+ 18. cxd3 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Qxh4 20. Rf1 Bd6\u00a0Magnus gradually converted his extra pawn into a full point. |\u00a00-1, 43 moves\u00a0 In the penultimate round, Wei Yi, who trailed Magnus by a half-point, played a crucial game against Praggnanandhaa. After the Indian blundered a piece, the Chinese GM got a winning position but cracked under pressure and\u00a0not\u00a0just let his advantage slip away but lost. Magnus, meanwhile, drew with Giri and consolidated his lead, going into the final round\u00a0a full\u00a0point ahead of Wei. Facing Erigaisi in Round 18, the World #1 took\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0solid\u00a0approach and drew in the Four Knights Scotch to capture the title. Wei defeated Abdusattorov and finished a half point behind the winner. Third place goes to Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who had a great second day of blitz, winning three straight games at the end.\u00a0 Check out\u00a0the\u00a0Day\u00a05 Recap Video\u00a0by IM Kostya Kavutskiy Up next is the Superbet Romania Chess Classic, starting June 25. Photos: courtesy of Grand Chess Tour Official website:\u00a0grandchesstour.org\/tours\/2024\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[46,228,155],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-26956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-grand-chess-tour","tag-poland","tag-rapid-blitz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26956"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26961,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26956\/revisions\/26961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26956"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=26956"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=26956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}