In the Chessable Masters tournament, Aronian defeated Bok in armageddon, setting up a rematch against Keymer in the Division 2 Grand Final. Meanwhile, Grischuk drew first blood in the Grand Final matches. Keymer won Division II, securing a prize of $7,500 and 30 Tour Points. Carlsen made a comeback to beat Firouzja and win the Chessable Masters, marking his 14th win in a CCT final out of 17 finals total.
Magnus is all smiles after winning the Grand Final reset! 😁🏆 https://t.co/HcfZU70it5
Carlsen makes a comeback to beat Firouzja and win Chessable Masters, his 14th win in a CCT final out of 17 finals total. #ChessChamps https://t.co/uves6EoDXv
"Armageddon is a big favorite in this one," says Howell as Firouzja must win on demand! #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/L6WsB86qTS
Carlsen looks to be in great shape to win game one of the second set, which would put Firouzja in a must-win second game! #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/0vlLCjvHC3
"He's in huge trouble," says Robert about Magnus' position in the potentially final game of set one. https://t.co/GJzfuwfrJw #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/CatJ95nl4j
"He's in huge trouble," says Robert about Magnus' position in the final game of set one. #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/qy4HgV91bO
Carlsen is in a must-win game and what does he play?? https://t.co/K848WSuH23 #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/oJFCg7exI2
If Carlsen wins back two games in a row, I'll play a song on the banjo! 🎹🎼🎶🎵🪕 https://t.co/tCgFAuFfNM
Doubled pawns, doubled fun! https://t.co/t6zWzVMWPh #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/YtMlLsCVgD
$30,000 on the line - and Magnus is FEARLESS!!🤯 It's getting exciting already! #ChessableMasters https://t.co/S6BMkHxXGF
"I think suddenly he [Firouzja] realizes there's trouble around the black king," says David even though the eval bar says it's equal! https://t.co/terO0mp1Zz #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/wugeB2RO5B
"We couldn't have hoped for a more exciting beginning to this game," says David as Firouzja sacrifices a piece for a wall of pawns! They're still following a correspondence game, King-Taylor 2023. https://t.co/terO0mp1Zz #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/1kPSMHYeoX
A fun fact is that Carlsen has won 13 (!) out of 17 CCT Finals since 2020. So beat him twice, and MVL once. #ChessChamps #2sjakk #ChessableMasters https://t.co/pNL7G6YJmz
It's been announced that @GMHikaru will make his German Chess League debut, for leaders Viernheim, when all 16 teams play in the same venue on the weekend of February 23-25! https://t.co/Y9V4HbLgtR https://t.co/FPc09qvVD2
🏆 After finishing third in the early tournament, @GMHikaru won the late #TitledTuesday! Congratulations! 👏 https://t.co/3lcPt8v9ao
"I think this is clearly the best result I've ever had in the Champions Chess Tour and I also felt that I'm playing at least okay," says Keymer after winning #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters Division II. https://t.co/04WRIe4TxA
Congratulations to Alexey Sarana on his triumph in the Division III of the #ChessableMasters! 🏆🇷🇸 This win secures Sarana a prize of $7,500 along with 30 Tour Points! https://t.co/aSsu7ZT0wV
It was about equal, but after 26...Nxf3 the engine says Black is completely winning! Keymer might just win Division II right here! #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/VgKKMBSjbH
David: "It's just pure chaos!" Aronian initiates huge complications as he's in a must-win game! Lots of things are going to hang after 19...Nb4. #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/e3syYWZ2N1
57...Kg7! (only win) leaves White in some sort of zugzwang! After 58.Rc5 Rg1 59.Rxe5 Rxg3, Black won the a-pawn and the game. https://t.co/A0GH8bqhLF #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/1GaF76VTh9
Ouch! https://t.co/jG8KqeUF3m #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/qwCFjndLUy
Aronian gives us another Grand Final reset, this time in Division II 🏆 #ChessChamps https://t.co/mAvpmgqUak
Needing just a draw with the black pieces in armageddon, Aronian wins and forces a match reset! We'll have a second match in both divisions! #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/9SlLmhfZGh
Vincent Keymer defeats Aronian in a stunner of a game! 🤯 #ChessChamps https://t.co/RrshgdJ3qu
David: "He's crushing Levon in this game and it's rare to see such a one-sided position, Robert! It looks like something that Vincent might get a simultaneous display!" https://t.co/HtFFM4dhFO #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/jK1lOGZhsc
Aronian gives away his knight for two "pigs on the seventh," winning with the three pawns for a knight! He takes the lead in the match. https://t.co/hLNXyGMMtn #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/5u2bWT8SJJ
Sarana ends it with a checkmate in the rook endgame! https://t.co/A18hRuklU4 #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/GvRjoxsICJ
Keymer plays a nice knight sacrifice capturing a pawn 🔥 The idea is dxe4, d3 wins back the material #ChessChamps https://t.co/ZOmXU3hQwP
Grischuk draws first blood in the today's Grand Final matches! 🔥 #ChessChamps https://t.co/05wHRgkL9g
Grischuk's achieved a marvel of a knight on d5, and he's spending plenty of his time admiring it! He's down to under 3 minutes vs. 6. #ChessChamps #ChessableMasters https://t.co/c1CMG22Sxf
A deceptively cunning creation by one of the star problemists of the Good Companion club! White to play and mate in 2. ~ Alberto Mari, Shakhmaty 1927, 1st Prize #chess #chessbaseindia #positionoftheday #chessproblem https://t.co/KrZJtL8T63
Get ready for @ChessProphet! 🔮 Predict chess tournament results in this new game developed by @MagnusCarlsen's Fantasy Chess. We're hosting Chess Prophet EVERY Titled Tuesday this year, starting TOMORROW! Compete and win prizes, including a meet and greet with Magnus himself! https://t.co/ld0yopBtJx
Aronian defeats Bok in armageddon to set up a rematch against Keymer in tomorrow's Division 2 Grand Final! https://t.co/iRmhYoLdbR #ChessableMasters #ChessChamps https://t.co/ADfmUggCpN