The final event between Levon Aronian and France's best opponent, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, was determined by an Armageddon play-off. With two wins and a draw, the World champion tossed Poland's world cup champion Jan-Krzysztof Duda to conclude the race with a game to spare.

After beginning a great start, Magnus Carlsen expressed his delight in participating in Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals campaign. Carlsen started the $300,000 match with a four-point lead over closest competitor Wesley after leading the Tour rankings all period.

The pressure was ON, who was up against a tough contestant in Shakrhiyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan. But the American, who had earlier defeated Carlsen in two Tour tournaments, came back within striking reach of the lead. Since it was a long tournament, it was announced to be one match at a time.

Meanwhile, Carlsen will face Mamedyarov in the second round. Carlsen stated that he doesn't think he has ever played him in a KO match on the Tour so that it was intriguing. He was sure it won't be easy. While Carlsen's quick start was worrisome, it was also a disappointing day for Duda, for the rest of the field.

From september 25 to october 4, the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals will pit the world's most renowned chess players against each other in nine rounds of the accelerated chess game.

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27/09/2021 03:22 PM