Carlsen Reaches Grand Final, Defeats Dark Horse Lazavik

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On day five, GM Magnus Carlsen claimed his spot in the Division I Grand Final of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. He defeated GM Denis Lazavik 2.5-1.5 in the Winners Final on Sunday.

In the Division I Losers Quarterfinals, the favorites moved forward. GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alireza Firouzja respectively eliminated GMs Vladimir Fedoseev and Jose Martinez.

In Division II, GMs Levon Aronian and Vincent Keymer have reached the Winners Final. GM Alexander Grischuk will face GM Alexey Sarana in the Winners Final of Division III.

Day six begins on Monday, February 5, starting at 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CET / 9:30 p.m. IST.

Division I Bracket



Division I

Though Lazavik lost the match, we still awarded him the Game of the Day. In game three, he defeated the world number-one for the first time in his life—with the black pieces. GM Rafael Leitao shares his analysis below. 

Division II

You can find the full brackets and pairings for Division II here

Division III

You can find the full brackets and pairings for Division III here

The 2024 Chessable Masters is the first of its four events and determines one of the players who’ll make it to the in-person CCT Finals. The event starts on January 31 at 11 a.m. ET/17:00 CET and features a $300,000 prize fund.


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