Goldmoney Asian Rapid Day Quarterfinals Day 1 concludes; here is how everyone performed
After a thrilling day of chess, we have some clear winners on the table in the Quarterfinal pairings. Here are all the results for the matches that happened on the first day of the Quarterfinals for Goldmoney Asian Rapid.
The first day of the Quarterfinal stage for the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Goldmoney Asian Rapid has concluded. After a thrilling day of chess, we have some clear winners on the table in the Quarterfinal pairings. The highlight of the day is likely the draw between the Prelims table topper Grandmaster Levon Aronian and Arjun Erigaisi. Both the players ended the four-game match with a 2-2 draw. Besides this, Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev managed to achieve an easy victory over Grandmaster Anish Giri. Here are all the results for the matches that happened on the first day of the Quarterfinals for Goldmoney Asian Rapid.
Results for the Day 1 Quarterfinals for Goldmoney Asian Rapid Day
The day started with World Champion Magnus Carlsen taking an easy victory over Wesley So with a final tally of 2.5-1.5. Though Carlsen needs a draw on Day 2, So has already beaten him twice in this season. Coming back to the match between Arjun Erigaisi and Grandmaster Levon Aronian where the first game ended in a draw. Erigaisi managed to defeat Aronian in the second game, the first defeat for the table topper in 16 games.
Aronian returned with a win in the third game and the final match ended in a three-fold repetition. The final pairing between Grandmasters Ding Liren and Jan-Krzysztof Duda also ended in a draw with 2-2. Both the players drew the first three matches and the final match ended in a “draw by repetition”.
Here is where to watch the Quarterfinals Day 2 live stream
As the Day 1 Quarterfinals for the Goldmoney Asian Rapid wraps, we start gearing for the second day. The Day 2 Quarterfinals live stream will start at 4:30 PM on the India Today Gaming YouTube channel. Here, interested fans can watch the action both in English as well as Hindi. Besides this, the tournament live stream will also be available on chess24 YouTube and Twitch channels. Play Magnus Group will also put out the highlights for the day on the Eurosport app in about 60 countries. Finally, the tournament is also broadcasting on the Norwegian TV station, TV 2.