Wesley So tackles Firouzja, Magnus Carlsen faces heated foe Niemann in World Blitz KO

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Magnus Carlsen Arrives One-Minute Late For Three-Minute Game, Admits He Was Buying New Jeans; Ends Up Victorious in Round One of World Blitz Championship 2024 | 🏆 LatestLY

Earlier, Magnus Carlsen was fined by FIDE’s chief arbiter for the event for wearing jeans in a game rather than formal trousers and it almost ended his participation in the ongoing FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship. Later, FIDE's top officials convinced him back. 🏆 Magnus Carlsen Arrives One-Minute Late For Three-Minute Game, Admits He Was Buying New Jeans; Ends Up Victorious in Round One of World Blitz Championship 2024.

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Russian chess grandmaster Daniil Dubov lost a match at the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New York on Monday because he failed to show up on time,…

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Russian Chess Player Dubov Misses Blitz Match After Falling Asleep

Russian chess grandmaster Daniil Dubov lost a match at the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in New York on Monday after he failed to show up on time, saying he had accidentally fallen asleep. “I went to the hotel to quickly prepare for the game, but then I fell asleep,” Dubov told Norwegian media. “When I woke up, it was too late, so I came back later and continued playing.” When asked by journalists how he managed to fall asleep be…

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First there was trouble over his trousers, now he's faced with an opponent with a history. Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen will face Hans Niemann at the tournament in the USA. His entry into the knockout round was unusual.

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The defending champion from Norway will face the American in New York. He once accused his opponent of cheating

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Wesley So tackles Firouzja, Magnus Carlsen faces heated foe Niemann in World Blitz KO

MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So flashed his old form and advanced to the quarterfinals of the blitz section of the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships on Monday, December 30 (Tuesday, December 31, Manila time) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Atoning for his dismal stint in the rapid section where he finished out of the money race, the Filipino-born So, now a Team USA mainstay, posted 9.5 points out of a perfect 13 in the elimination…