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The Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Challenge is ongoing, featuring top players like Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren, and Levon Aronian. Notable moves and positions are being discussed, with Carlsen securing a win against Aronian and Firouzja beating Carlsen. Gukesh has been performing exceptionally, defeating Carlsen, Aronian, and Liren. The tournament has garnered attention from chess enthusiasts and notable figures, including Magnus Carlsen's long-time trainer and his family. Nodirbek Abdusattorov emerged as the dominant player, winning the Rapid Playoffs and leading the standings. The event has generated excitement and discussions among players and commentators.
"But stay alive, Alireza!!" Leko is worried by Firouzja's heartrate in time-trouble against Carlsen! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/5C1GLTqP60
Leko: "I don't see Magnus escaping this!" #FreestyleChess https://t.co/sqaPWnITSG
How players arrive at the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge! Some with their parent, some with their second, some with their girlfriend! :) https://t.co/0hVBcPlG6h
With 19...Rb7! Aronian is right back in the game vs. Keymer! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/yqM7bAIOyx
Once again it seems to be a day of the youngsters so far, with Abdusattorov, Keymer, Gukesh, and Firouzja all much better! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/o0SiGZ835B
Ding Liren: "The opening phase didn't go so well for me — maybe 2...Nf6 was a mistake..." The World Champion said he gave up a pawn in the style of the Marshall Gambit and now has to play only for a draw: https://t.co/DeI5QaW8dB #FreestyleChess https://t.co/gnwwxn4rMx
Keymer: "I'm a pawn down but I'm happy with my position!" #FreestyleChess https://t.co/82qf3tqgap
"The only advantage I have is that I'm up on the clock... It should be practically lost, but we're hopeful, because this is not the worst position I ever got!" #FreestyleChess https://t.co/qE8951c4Bf
The trend seems to be continuing in classical chess, with Abdusattorov a pawn up against Ding Liren! https://t.co/DeI5QaW8dB #FreestyleChess https://t.co/7DxON96aLP
Aronian explains his decision to reply to 1.c4 with 1...c5 since he wanted to surprise his opponent as he hadn't prepared with other players: "At least I'm not being overpowered by 4 people analyzing the position while I’m just analyzing it alone!" #FreestyleChess https://t.co/qHye2vB7n3
Carlsen on playing 3...Nce7 after over 20 minutes: "It was more of a desperate measure than anything else — I don't like my position!" https://t.co/gQF7umXyxY #FreestyleChess https://t.co/1PXVKuDj3G
The first quarterfinal games of the #FreestyleChess GOAT Challenge are in full swing, with some very unusual positions on the boards! https://t.co/oRG5Q8UWpz
b4 has now appeared on all four boards! https://t.co/gQF7umXyxY #FreestyleChess https://t.co/J0NOCRcesh
A few days ago Firouzja and Carlsen played the #ChessableMasters Grand Final from their hotel rooms — now they're playing a quarterfinal match face-to-face! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/O063TAYlsd
This is the starting position for the first competitive classical chess games to be played in Chess960! https://t.co/gQF7umXyxY #FreestyleChess https://t.co/aYQIKlQz3d
It's not quite thinking from move 1, since the players still get some time to discuss the moves before the classical games begin! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/gIPGyCIrcd
The second chess camp of Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard at Mumbai, the Professional Calculation Camp came to an end today at the Habitat Studio! All the participants of the Chess Camp were awarded with participation certificates. Check out some photos from the camp, shot by Abhyudaya… https://t.co/WomIbWmEAw
The ChessBase India Chess Club at Phoenix Marketcity Mall Mumbai, celebrated its 100th edition yesterday! IMs Soumya Swaminathan and Padmini Rout visited the chess club yesterday on this special occasion. A beautiful cake highlighting 100 sessions of ChessBase India was cut… https://t.co/UZhLld4tZp
Lessons going on at the Bihar School of Chess in Patliputra Stadium, Patna, Bihar! More photos and videos from this fantastic place coming soon. https://t.co/yPHgfdDCtD
Weissenhaus @Chess_Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge R5-7: @NodirbekGM Abdusattorov dominates the Playoffs https://t.co/ohFisaC5pI
After a hard fought Rapid Playoffs, these are the standings at the Weissenhaus @chess_freestyle GOAT Challenge 2024: 1. @NodirbekGM 2. @VincentKeymer04 3. @FabianoCaruana 4. @AlirezaFirouzja 5. @MagnusCarlsen 6. @DGukesh 7. @LevAronian 8. Ding Liren From 11th of February… https://t.co/uPKuqZnE5q
Performing spectacularly, Nodirbek Abdusattorov managed to win the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge Rapid Playoffs. He did so with a score of 5.5/7, remaining unbeaten and scoring 4 wins. His final round win came against Magnus Carlsen. With this win, Nodirbek will be… https://t.co/zjAJbHsZGQ
Tomorrow's #FreestyleChess Quarterfinal pairings are as follows (the players play 2 classical games, with rapid & blitz tiebreaks if needed): Abdusattorov vs. Ding Keymer vs. Aronian Caruana vs. Gukesh Firouzja vs. Carlsen
Tomorrow's #FreestyleChess Quarterfinal pairings are as follows (the players play 2 classical games, with rapid & blitz tiebreaks if needed): Abdusattorov vs. Ding Keymer vs. Aronian Caruana vs. Gukesh Carlsen vs. Firouzja
Nodirbek went undefeated in rapid Chess960 against the best players in the world 🤯🤯 #FreestyleChess https://t.co/lIQonaLDau
The position looks almost equal, but Leko comments: "I still feel that Magnus needs a miracle to defend this from a human perspective!" #FreestyleChess https://t.co/nO5HYH8jKP
The brilliant 13.Nxe4!! gives Keymer a winning position vs. Gukesh! https://t.co/S7vrvGwuAb #FreestyleChess https://t.co/CVe6gDBZf7
After 6 losses in a row, Ding Liren finally gets on the scoreboard with a draw against Firouzja in the last round! ❤️ #FreestyleChess https://t.co/moPJbDw8og
Queens in the corner for the final round of the Rapid! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/rjBU6m7SYJ
The stylish entry of @MagnusCarlsen in a @BMW at the @chess_freestyle 2024 venue! https://t.co/7D1BAW87mk
With the final round coming up, we now know that the winner of the Rapid will play Ding Liren as the classical knockout tournament begins tomorrow. Abdusattorov is clear first, but can be caught by his opponent Carlsen! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/1JKyZELpuQ
Caruana was full of tricks as he escaped against Carlsen! https://t.co/oHPEoEprPB #FreestyleChess https://t.co/Vg8li7BxKp
Fortress for Fabi? #FreestyleChess https://t.co/o1YgRjTwI6
Alireza Firouzja is the first player to beat Vincent Keymer in Weissenhaus, and Abdusattorov will now be the sole leader going into the final round of the rapid! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/qAeJpVPQ9J
Levon Aronian plays a fine knight sacrifice to beat Ding Liren in 18 moves in the 6th round of the Rapid Playoffs at the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess 2024. This is Ding's sixth consecutive loss in the tournament. In the last round he will be up against Alireza Firouzja. The… https://t.co/dY1NrqIphW
Abdusattorov is suddenly winning against Gukesh — Leko draws arrows to show why! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/B21desXqlk
Levon Aronian got to sacrifice his queen to force resignation from Ding Liren! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/Rw2ocgCHQF
In Chess960 if you get into a death spiral there's no way to play for a draw in the opening and stop the bleeding... Ding Liren has now lost all 6 games, with 1 more remaining! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/5TGydK59Bk
Sometimes chess can be tough to watch... #FreestyleChess https://t.co/g00fJIDhur
When you fianchetto your queen... #FreestyleChess https://t.co/OpqFoVa7QG
Leko on leader Keymer's position: "Maybe this is the first time that someone has fallen into someone else's preparation!" #FreestyleChess https://t.co/IbvitmiROO
Carlsen-Caruana is going to be one of the highlights of Round 6! https://t.co/x7j8Gb7sOQ #FreestyleChess https://t.co/lK1qRzUwvA
Caruana-Caruana is going to be one of the highlights of Round 6! https://t.co/oHPEoEprPB #FreestyleChess https://t.co/6ed3JveDSe
With 2 wins in the Israeli Team Championship, Gukesh joins the wild battle for the Indian no. 1 spot! https://t.co/a1bf96yxDZ https://t.co/znSVnLpA30
With 2 rounds of the Rapid to go, Keymer still leads by half a point, Caruana and Carlsen have moved within touching distance, and Ding is yet to get off the mark! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/u9wFwZZWMZ
Caruana beats Gukesh in style — the first time one of the veterans has beaten one of the young guns in this event! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/qJXmSahH8Y
Caruana is on course to end Gukesh's 3-game winning streak! https://t.co/LtXclyYnfM #FreestyleChess https://t.co/tP05jlFBjD
Magnus Carlsen beats Ding Liren, making it a 5th loss in 5 games for the current World Champion! 🤯 https://t.co/bIrHNp2DFl
The WEISSENHAUS Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge kicked off yesterday and will last until February 16. ♟️ Eight elite grandmasters, including World Champion 🇨🇳 Ding Liren and World #1 🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen, are participating in this Fischer Random event that consists of two parts: a… https://t.co/B65wDAOHAQ
Magnus Carlsen castles "short" — moving his king from b8 to g8! — and is clearly better against Ding Liren! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/FvegkJVqeK
The first tournament game between the current classical world champion and the world number one since 2013. #FreestyleChess #vgsjakk https://t.co/I5o6xFxo0C
🚨Big question: Will Gukesh continue his amazing run today? 🚨 📺We are LIVE! Watch our coverage of the Weissenhaus #FreestyleChess G.O.A.T Challenge: https://t.co/vcPsF07EGR https://t.co/EqtP71bxlx
The most powerful piece... #FreestyleChess https://t.co/7ZpeKObBuj
A new dance of the knights! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/ZEORHvFAM9
c4 and f4 on all 4 boards! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/7uMXj62poV
Magnus Carlsen is taking on world champion Ding Liren for the first time since the title changed hands! https://t.co/Pvc3CJ8Ohx
The 16th and 17th World Chess Champions meet! https://t.co/QXliQVWzAf #FreestyleChess https://t.co/0HT0slJ7bP
The new position is up for Round 5 of the #FreestyleChess GOAT Challenge Rapid! https://t.co/QXliQVWzAf https://t.co/Gz1OPDgzr6
In 40 minutes, @MagnusCarlsen and Ding Liren will clash for the 1st time since the World Championship title changed hands! https://t.co/QXliQVWzAf #FreestyleChess https://t.co/GtQJtIsy2v
Magnus Carlsen was very happy to see his trainer visit the playing hall with his family on day 1 of the @chess_freestyle 2024. https://t.co/z8AviB7Yoy
A look at the @chess_freestyle tournament hall both from the front and from the side! https://t.co/bevqWYEhfv
One of those rare shots from the @chess_freestyle capturing all 8 players in one frame! From left to right: @AlirezaFirouzja, Ding Liren, @DGukesh, @VincentKeymer04, @LevAronian, @MagnusCarlsen, @FabianoCaruana and @NodirbekGM. Photo: Amruta Mokal https://t.co/e6FAdBEIq8
Shots from the press conference of the @chess_freestyle 2024. We had the tournament director Sebastian Siebrecht, the organizer and sponsor Jan Beuttner, World no.1 @MagnusCarlsen and the local boy of Germany @VincentKeymer04. Also at the press conference was Miss Angola… https://t.co/3v8IyFsRsw
To beat 1 World Champion in a day is already an achievement. @DGukesh beat two! This happened on day 1 of the @chess_freestyle rapid playoffs. The 17-year-old is slowly and steadily becoming one of the strongest in the world in all formats. Both games are on our YouTube… https://t.co/DJccP1VpiK
Not only the players, even parents are talented in the world of chess. A fabulous painting by Mrs Heena, the mother of talented youngster from Bihar - Reyan MD. #chess #chessbaseindia #chessboard #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork #chessset #reels #reelsinstagram https://t.co/BxRWn5BYfm
The entire game of 17-year-old @DGukesh beating Magnus Carlsen at FreeStyle Chess Rapid Playoffs with commentary by Sagar Shah. https://t.co/eU8mKFJxvZ https://t.co/TYehUr1OSN
Weissenhaus @Chess_Freestyle G.O.A.T. Challenge R1-4: @DGukesh beats Carlsen, Aronian and Liren to make a dream start https://t.co/PZOEPYu5fy
Yesterday's report on @ChampChessTour now features highlights from 16 more games from Divisions II and III, including: @GMHikaru versus Yu Yangyi, @LevAronian versus David Anton, as well as highlights from @BortnykChess, @ChessMishra, @GMJX00, and Yoo! https://t.co/qbRGjfeLBR
Alireza Firouzja knows he's lost as he trades down into a bad ending against Nodirbek Abdusattorov! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/CbaFkimFcz
Magnus Carlsen defeats Levon Aronian for his first win in the #FreestyleChess Goat Challenge! https://t.co/YATeGcLMKa https://t.co/oBlzL8Q8wJ
Levon Aronian is on the ropes vs. Magnus Carlsen — and his crucial mistake may have been on move two 🤯 2...b5? #FreestyleChess https://t.co/QzOKDt2tmK
Magnus Carlsen's long time trainer @PHChess visits the playing venue of @chess_freestyle. He is joined by his wife @VCmilyte, who is a Grandmaster and a Lithuanian politician and their son Marus. What a beautiful family. Photo: Amruta Mokal https://t.co/UMp2A3AzWp
"We're basically playing the Benko Gambit without having to sacrifice any pawn!" Leko on another tough position for Ding, this time vs. Gukesh #FreestyleChess https://t.co/RJSeYVMi6l
You can't stop some people playing the London! https://t.co/1suPi9ahcy #FreestyleChess https://t.co/nZrPEz3Xak
"I feel this is a very challenging position!" says Peter Leko about the final starting position of the day #FreestyleChess https://t.co/JYVMLoO2b0
Freestyle Chess or whatever 😂 https://t.co/CaaUGEPybS
Firouzja plays 20...d5!, which seems to solve most of his problems! #FreestyleChess https://t.co/a1j9nnxQln
Tactics you don't normally see on move 8! https://t.co/TxhG8CxsGp #FreestyleChess https://t.co/h0pLjEJ2xu
What scenes we have from the venue of the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess GOAT Challenge. Position no.292 is put out for all the players from the 960 positions! They have 10 minutes before the game begins. World Champion Ding Liren sits alone and tries to figure things out. The… https://t.co/EeAbgj0fS5
The Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Challenge is live, featuring some of the finest chess players in the world, including Magnus Carlsen, competing. https://t.co/aNHGu1uTI8 https://t.co/BrpI01ZMUj