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GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Cristian Chirila cut the proverbial opening ribbon of the inaugural 2024 Team Chess Battle by beating GM Anish Giri and IM Danny Rensch with a 2-0 score.
After losing game one while trash-talking his own teammate, Giri uncorked a novelty in game two against Caruana’s Ruy Lopez Archangel. Despite getting multiple winning positions, Giri and Rensch again went down in flames in time trouble.
The next quarterfinal match will be GM Wesley So & IM Alice Lee vs. GM Peter Leko & GM Pia Cramling. That starts on Thursday, February 22, at 12:00 p.m. EST / 18:00 CET / 20:30 IST.
Bracket
GM Rafael Leitao’s analysis of the Game of the Day will be added soon.
Team Chess Battle is an event where two-player teams can freely communicate while facing other teams in a series of rapid chess games. Eight teams of two players each compete in a single-elimination bracket. Matches consist of two games (the Final is a four-game match) with a 10+10 time control. The event starts on February 21 and features a $25,000 prize fund.
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