Freestyle Chess Grand Slam: Magnus Carlsen draws first blood against Hikaru Nakamura in Paris final
Magnus Carlsen secured a 1-0 lead against Hikaru Nakamura in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam final in Paris, capitalising on a crucial error by Nakamura. Carlsen's precise conversion of the advantage puts pressure on Nakamura to win the second game. Fabiano Caruana also leads in the third-place match, while other placement matches saw victories for Arjun Erigaisi and Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Magnus Carlsen secured a 1-0 lead against Hikaru Nakamura in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam final in Paris, capitalising on a crucial error by Nakamura. Carlsen's precise conversion of the advantage puts pressure on Nakamura to win the second game. Fabiano Caruana also leads in the third-place match, while other placement matches saw victories for Arjun Erigaisi and Ian Nepomniachtchi.
