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Magnus Carlsen claimed the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022 title with a tournament to spare! Defeating Arjun Erigaisi in the quarter-finals of the 8th and penultimate event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour with a convincing 2.5-1.5 result, Carlsen secured the title of the tour champion and a 50.000$ prize on top of his overall winnings (so far) of 192.000$.

Magnus Carlsen sealed the overall Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title for the second year running – this time with an event to spare – after storming into the semi-finals of the Aimchess Rapid.

Norway’s world number 1, going for a hat-trick of tournament wins in the Tour’s penultimate event, scooped a $50,000 prize on top of his overall winnings so far of $192,000 and the title of 2022 Tour Champion.

Just weeks after Magnus Carlsen shocked the chess world after resigning against Hans Niemann on the move 2 during the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the Azerbaijani grandmaster Rauf Mamedov had the same reaction during the Titled Tuesday played on October 11th, on chess.com. Mamedov had white pieces and started with 1.e4, when Carlsen answered with Borg Defense – 1…g5. 

The Aimchess Rapid is the 8th of 9 events on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place on chess24 from October 14-21.

The US Chess Championship 2022 is taking place from 5-20 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The US Chess Championship 2022 is taking place from 5-20 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The US Chess Championship 2022 is taking place from 5-20 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The 2022 U.S. Chess Championship and the US Women’s Chess Championship 2022 are concurrently held from 5-20 October in Saint Louis Chess Club.

GM Fabiano Caruana leads with two rounds to go. GM Ray Robson remains in second place, but GM Leinier Dominguez and GM Sam Sevian inched closer with victories. In the U.S.

Just weeks after Magnus Carlsen shocked the chess world after resigning against Hans Niemann on the move 2 during the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the Azerbaijani grandmaster Rauf Mamedov had the same reaction during the Titled Tuesday played on October 11th, on chess.com. Mamedov had white pieces and started with 1.e4, when Carlsen answered with Borg Defense – 1…g5.