The 2024 edition of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) kicked off with the Superbet Rapid and Blitz leg in Warsaw, Poland. Kirill Shevchenko, the lowest-rated player, dominated the tournament with a perfect score after defeating top players like Gukesh and Carlsen. Shevchenko leads with 6 points, while Carlsen and Abdusattorov trail behind. The event promises intense battles with young elite players participating.
The Standings after 6 rounds of play at the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland 2024. Magnus Carlsen and Wei Yi are co-leading with 8/12 points. Praggnanandhaa has the best score among Indian players right now - 7/12 points. Gukesh and Arjun are both on 6/12 points. The final 3… https://t.co/H5C4Kgs8Vx
Gukesh had a rough start at the Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024 - he scored only 1/6 points. But he made a strong comeback today, defeating Praggnanandhaa and Keymer in Rounds 4 and 5! In the 6th round, he was up against World no.1, Magnus Carlsen with the White pieces. This was a… https://t.co/QSAjQLuHFm
Magnus Carlsen and Wei Yi lead in Poland after Day 2 of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz, with Praggnanandhaa joining Shevchenko in 2nd place! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/4QSrTI8c3k
Shevchenko put up a huge fight, but Wei Yi makes it 3/3 today to join Carlsen in the lead! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/oYtqjMMPFo
The big clash between Gukesh D and Magnus Carlsen finished in a draw in round 6 of #superbetrapidblitzpoland #grandchesstour. Check the last minutes of the game! https://t.co/duxIgyqS3I
Carlsen lets Gukesh escape with a draw after a great battle in Warsaw! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/axt9Afg041
But now Magnus slips on the verge of victory and Gukesh is alive again! https://t.co/AwLuo6Fejx #GrandChessTour https://t.co/IVz7WVSTrV
But no Magnus slips on the verge of victory and Gukesh is alive again! https://t.co/30WMtbCust #GrandChessTour https://t.co/zXnAeLwT6I
One mistake, and Magnus is winning! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/jRVZQWhlJH
Magnus sacrifices the exchange! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/hdSBGVzVZQ
It's on! World Champions Challenger Gukesh vs. Former World Champion Carlsen! https://t.co/30WMtbCust #GrandChessTour https://t.co/DLu8a0eOHJ
All decisive games in the round 5 of #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland! After defeating Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Magnus Carlsen joins Kirill Shevchenko in the lead. #grandchesstour https://t.co/uQRsqffa0O
There were no draws in Round 5 as Magnus Carlsen hit the front for the 1st time in this year's Superbet Rapid & Blitz in Poland! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/MOaORWrRvw
The last moments of one of the key games in the round 5 Carlsen-Abdussatorov. #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland #grandchesstour https://t.co/5hfTZjsh62
Magnus Carlsen grinds out a 107-move win over Abdusattorov to catch Shevchenko in the lead in Warsaw! https://t.co/fcwZTK8Obo #GrandChessTour https://t.co/Bs4RLfRWNG
Arjun Erigaisi is the first player to beat Kirill Shevchenko this year in Warsaw, but Kirill may still keep the sole lead! https://t.co/SynXjMATc6 #GrandChessTour https://t.co/3dke5aNH9P
Gukesh has hit back by winning both games so far today. His final one... White vs. Magnus! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/ADOuBdHOay
Three decisive results in the 4th round of #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland. Kirill Shevchenko keeps leading! #grandchesstour https://t.co/Idmb8gKOds
After Round 4 in Warsaw, Shevchenko still leads Carlsen & Abdusattorov by 2 points, while Gukesh has climbed out of last place with a win! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/8wIL8SNjmo
Kirill Shevchenko keeps the sole lead by making a rock-solid draw with Magnus Carlsen! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/EH2VTXeuGR
Praggnanandhaa loses on time in a hopeless position and Gukesh has his first win since Toronto! https://t.co/KwRmxxa3Ca #GrandChessTour https://t.co/ik1V45klK4
Amazing resourcefulness by Abdusattorov to escape with a draw against Keymer! https://t.co/upGbQE8msT #GrandChessTour https://t.co/Uk5dE23iyY
We are now live on YouTube with Day 2 of the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland 2024! The 4th round of 25+10 Rapid Chess is underway right now. Here are the pairings: Duda - Arjun Shevchenko - Carlsen Abdusattorov - Keymer Gukesh - Praggnanandhaa Anish - Wei Yi Follow all the… https://t.co/bK8azV7JtE
We are LIVE to cover the second day of #SuperBetRapidBlitzPoland with commentary by @chess_assist and @GroverSahaj ➡️ https://t.co/kG02wnRmHI https://t.co/Yvyo4W38eD
Day 2 of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland is set to start with leader Kirill Shevchenko facing the challenge of Magnus Carlsen in the first game! https://t.co/4ozVYMAVJa #GrandChessTour https://t.co/qGK2lg8rkG
Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland 2024: Day 2 | #GrandChessTour https://t.co/xHqs5RKgXf
Check our day 1 short recap and remember what happened yesterday at #superbetrapidblitzpoland #Grandchesstour! https://t.co/dR87OpHC4P
Kirill Shevchenko is the sole leader of the Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz! The lowest-rated player in the event won all three games and took the lead with a perfect score. Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov are tied for second place, each scoring 4/6. #GrandChessTour Read… https://t.co/RYzoKZQa1w
Welcome to Day 2 of the #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland! Get ready to dive into the intense action of rapid chess with three thrilling rounds ahead! Check out the pairings now and let the excitement begin! ✅️https://t.co/OACeI27c53 https://t.co/t1N3f2QyLj
Kirill Shevchenko beat World Championship Challenger Gukesh on the way to a perfect 6/6 start on Day 1 of the 2024 #GrandChessTour in Poland! https://t.co/OkmhnlMQwE
Grandmaster Kirill Shevchenko has made a perfect start at the Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024! Even though he is the lowest rated player in the field, Shevchenko managed to take down Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Keymer in the first three rounds. In all three of his wins today, at… https://t.co/XdkLBRjOj1
The @GrandChessTour 2024 began today! The first leg of the tour, the Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland, sees elite chess players battling it out in Warsaw until May 12. With an average age of 22,6 years, the field of the first event promises exciting battles: 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen 🇺🇿… https://t.co/wwS3HvbR7M
Playing for neighboring Romania, 21-year-old Ukrainian Kirill Shevchenko, the rating underdog photographed here by Lennart Ootes, leads the @GrandChessTour rapid tournament in Poland with a perfect score after three rounds. https://t.co/dqFeyq6YlT https://t.co/62Yylo1yYf
🇷🇴 Kirill Shevchenko leads the #Superbetrapidblitzpoland event after the first day of action! Indian GMs will be looking to make a powerful comeback tomorrow. https://t.co/2tVUsHsOtd
Leader Kirill Shevchenko: "For me it is the strongest tournament I ever played, because the field is really without underdogs — except me!" #GrandChessTour https://t.co/bGtwMh8Mq8
The underdog of the tournament Kirill Shevchenko won all three games in the first day of #superbetrapidblitzpoland and grabbed the sole lead with 6 points! #grandchesstour https://t.co/MiEweeLaBF
The underdog of the tournament Kirill Shevchenko won all three games at the first day of #superbetrapidblitzpoland and grabbed the sole lead with 6 points! #grandchesstour https://t.co/5Wd5BvpPFP
Kirill Shevchenko ends Day 1 of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz with a perfect 6/6 score and a 2-point lead over Carlsen and Abdusattorov! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/iPnwzYMygS
Kirill Shevchenko is on course for a perfect day! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/B61hh9xZkX
After Round 2, Shevchenko and Abdusattorov still have a perfect score, while only world championship challenger Gukesh is yet to get off the mark! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/WrkDqJeDWO
A perfect start for underdog Kirill Shevchenko, with one round to go today! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/Kv4hcb99UD
Magnus Carlsen picks up a first win in Warsaw this year after Wei Yi crumbled in time trouble! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/wnYvWBUCDK
Magnus looks to be taking over after some risky middlegame play! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/v8Ceag3CFP
Kirill Shevchenko was lucky in the 1st game, but now he's winning in 10 moves vs. Praggnanandhaa! https://t.co/NGUdDSwUle #GrandChessTour https://t.co/PmrgZLAzzi
Ne5! gives a huge advantage to Kirill Shevchenko! Will he win the second game in a row? #superbetrapidblitzpoland #grandchesstour https://t.co/8JyuSAu8n7
It's 2 points a win for the rapid games on Days 1-3, so Abdusattorov and Shevchenko are on 2/2! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/HA56tCzEOt
✅ We are all set for the second game! 📺 Watch: https://t.co/Pr3q72ba6I #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland https://t.co/hN6RZLutwI
Abdusattorov and Shevchenko start the Poland #GrandChessTour with wins! There are 2 more rounds to come today https://t.co/um0jeH5tNH
A short comment of Kirill Shevchenko on his victory vs Gukesh D in the first round of #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland. #grandchesstour https://t.co/iyFeryGkqy
Short comment of Kirill Shevchenko on his victory vs Gukesh D in the first round of #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland. #grandchesstour https://t.co/eB0NX4uS6B
Abdusattorov has a winning position vs. Giri! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/RdNVdZnuBC
The #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland is under way! Follow the games with us https://t.co/JMXD9Q4Wdd #grandchesstour https://t.co/T2Sf6IoQKr
Magnus emerges late for Round 1, but there's no 1.a4 2.Ra3 this time! The #GrandChessTour Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland has begun: https://t.co/po76ktvrcL https://t.co/bFaIxlYyDo
🔥🔥This EPIC clash is starting! #SuperBetRapidBlitzPoland #GrandChessTour 📺 Watch: https://t.co/1fB8akcRwH https://t.co/f3kKirGx0Q
The SuperBet Rapid and Blitz 2024 kicks off in just a few minutes! Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, and Arjun will take on Magnus Carlsen and co. 3 rounds of 25+10 Rapid Chess will be played today! Here are the first round pairings: Abdusattorov - Anish Gukesh - Shevchenko Praggnanandhaa… https://t.co/Cz5uRfIJGK
Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland 2024: Day 1 | #GrandChessTour https://t.co/Uvpiqoxdwt
2024 edition of Grand Chess Tour (GCT) to start today with the Rapid and Blitz leg in Warsaw, Poland. #SuperbetRapidBlitzPoland #GrandChessTour https://t.co/gff65ge3Hb
Pictures from the Grand Chess Tour Superbet Rapid & Blitz Opening Ceremony in Warsaw, Poland! Make sure to join our fantastic commentators’ crew GMs Yasser Seirawan & Cristian Chirila, and IMs Nazi Paikidze & Jovanka Houska for the LIVE broadcast on the StlChessClub YouTube and… https://t.co/JAeSQVIvg8