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World Champion Magnus Carlsen won the rapid portion of the Paris Grand Chess Tour with an impressive 14/18 score.

Former Blitz World Champion Alexander Grischuk had a very strong showing in day three and is only a point behind Carlsen. Both players were impressive throughout the event, playing very high level chess even during the most tense moments and in time scramble.

The second day of the rapid tournament brought another series of games full of excitement, brilliancies and heartbreaks.

The leaderboard completely changed, as Magnus Carlsen reminded everyone why he is considered the most dominant chess player in the world.

He is now leading the tournament with 10/12. Wesley So’s luck seemed to have ran out and he was only able to draw two games, falling three points behind Carlsen.

Nakamura and Mamedyarov had a very successful day and are only one and two points behind Carlsen respectively.

On June 21, the games of the 5th round of the World Chess Team Championships were played in Khanty-Mansiysk.

In the men’s championship team Russia defeated Norway 3:1 (winners were Nikita Vitiugov and Vladimir Fedoseev).

Polish team beat Ukraine by the same score. Winning points were supplied by Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Grzegorz Gajewski.

The first leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour kicked off in Paris with the rapid portion of the event. After three games, the 2016 Grand Chess Tour winner Wesley So and World Champion Magnus Carlsen are tied for first place with Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov trailing by a point.

The faster time controls (25 minutes per game with 10 second delay) produced exciting and tumultuous games, making the results unpredictable. The next two days promise to bring more fast action melees, leaving the tournament open up for grabs.

The 2017 Grand Chess Tour is taking place June 21-25 in Paris. It is a rapid and blitz competition with the top players in the world. Thanks to the organizers it will be with live video and analysis on the internet, including here on Chessdom.com, with GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Cristian Chirila, and IM Jovanka Houska for studio commentary along with GM Maurice Ashley and GM Romain Edouard who will be reporting live from the ground in Paris.

On June 20, the games of the 4th Round of the World Chess Team Championships were played in Khanty-Mansiysk.

In the men’s event Russia beat Belarus 3:1 (the winners were Ian Nepomniachtchi and Maksim Matlakov).

On June 19, the matches of the 3rd round of the World Team Championships were played in Khanty-Mansiysk.

In the men’s tournament the leaders, team Poland, defeated Egypt three to one (the winners were Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Jan Krzisztof Duda, the other two games were drawn).

Russia won the match against Ukraine by a slim margin. The victory was supplied by Jan Nepomniachtchti, who had beaten Anton Korobov on the 2nd board.

The European Amateur Chess Championship was held in excellent conditions from 9-17th June at the Tami Residence in Nis, Serbia.

The Championship, organized by the Chess Federation of City of Nis and under the auspices of European Chess Union, consisted of three different rating categories: 0-1699, 1700-1999 and 2000-2300.

The second round of the Team World Championships took place in Khanty-Mansiysk on June 18.

The guest of honor of this round was the Governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra Natalya Komarova who, together with FIDE Vice-President Javier Ochoa, gave a start to the women’s match between Russia and Vietnam. After that the head of the Okrug made the first symbolic move in the game Svidler – Solak (Russia vs. Turkey match).

The Commonwealth Chess Championship 2017 will be held from 2-10th July at the Leela Ambience Convention Hotel in New Delhi, India.