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Magnus Carlsen survived a fierce fightback from Hikaru Nakamura to clinch his first Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title on Sunday. The World Champion broke his duck in the $1.5 million Tour events at the fifth attempt with a 3-1 final set victory that sealed the New In Chess Classic.

114 boys and 59 girls are playing this week in the Serbian Youth Chess Championships 2021. The event takes place 3-9 May in Subotica and is one of the bright signs that chess is (finally!) going back to normal.

The event started this weekend with rapid and blitz games. Starting Monday is the main classical chess event, played over 9 rounds in the Swiss system. The participants are divided in boys and girls groups, each divided further into six age categories.

The Champions Chess Tour was in the last round this Sunday with a final between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. But it was a HOT David Howell who stole the show with a #ChilliChessChallenge!

The Azerbaijan Chess Championship 2021 is going to take place May 4-18 in Nakhchivan. The stakes in the event are high as the winner qualifies to the World Chess Cup 2021.

How well does Magnus Carlsen handle questions while playing blitz? Magnus Carlsen is definitely politically correct, dodging masterfully key questions. Yet, his honestly is brutal, “Stop bothering me […] it is really annoying!”

For you, Magnus, it was annoying. We had lots of fun ;)

Norway Chess 2021 is going to take place September 7-18. MINI is going to provide the official ride for the tournament. Chess branded cars will bring solid ride for players, teams, and officials.

RFI, the French news and current affairs public radio station, covered in details the silver medal of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the Candidates 2021. “Overall, the result is disappointing but I am glad that we finished the event,” Maxime Vachier-Lagrave told RFI from Yekaterinburg, where the event was held.

Vachier-Lagrave continued,

Will Smith talked about his young chess years and how his father taught him the game of chess. He then continued training with GM Maurice Ashley. The story of Will Smith in “How to train your mind to get what you want” in the video below.