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GM Alireza Firouzja will face GM Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Final of the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters. On Monday, the French number-one defeated GM Ian Nepomniachtchi by drawing the armageddon and then GM Denis Lazavik 1.5-0.5 to win the Losers Bracket.
Day seven, featuring the Grand Finals of Division II and III begins on Tuesday, February 6, starting at 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CET / 9:30 p.m. IST. The Division I Grand Final will be held separately, on Wednesday at the same time.
Division I Bracket
Division I
There’s a widely circulated quote that says “Pawns are the soul of chess,” and Firouzja’s victory in game one bolstered these wise words. After trading queens, the world championship candidate exploited the weaknesses of isolated and doubled pawns.
GM Rafael Leitao provides his expert analysis below. (It will be added soon.)
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 four events on the 2024 Champions Chess Tour 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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