Goldmoney Asian Rapid Semifinals Day 1 concludes with impressive performances from Carlsen and Ding
Both the Day 1 matches will make for an extremely interesting second day of the Semifinals. Here is everything that happened on the Day 1 Semifinal of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid for Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
The Goldmoney Asian Rapid Semifinals Day 1 concluded with Grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren moving closer to the semifinals. In the first match, Liren countered the attacks from Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev and won two games. Talking about the second match, Grandmaster Levon Aronian managed an early win against Carlsen but found things challenging after the start. Both the matches will make for an extremely interesting second day of the Semifinals. Here is everything that happened on the Day 1 Semifinal of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid for Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
Day 1 Semifinals end on an exciting note; result details
First, let’s talk about the match between Grandmasters Ding Liren and Vladislav Artemiev. Both the players managed a draw in the first match, but Liren took over after wins in the second and third games. At the end of the day, the score tally stood at 2.5-0.5 in favor of Liren. It is good to see Liren back in the form in Goldmoney Asian Rapid after the start time of the matches changed. Unlike in the past, Ding doesn’t have to play matches in the early hours of the morning.
In the other match, Grandmaster Levon Aronian managed to pull a win in the first game against Carlsen. However, Carlsen hit back with a quick win in the second game and a draw in the third. The world champion went to win the final game of the match to set the tally at 2.5-1.5.
How to watch Goldmoney Asian Rapid Day 2 Semifinals stream
After an interesting first day of the Semifinals round at the Goldmoney Asian Rapid Chess event, we will be back tomorrow with Day 2. Fans can come back to the India Today Gaming YouTube channel to watch all the action live. As noted previously, the channel will have both English and Hindi streams starting from 4:30 PM. One can also navigate to the chess24 Twitch and YouTube channels to find the English stream. If you are looking at highlights, then you can head to the Eurosport app that is available in more than 60 countries. Goldmoney Asian Rapid is also broadcasting on the Norwegian TV station, TV 2 for more traditional viewers.