Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Goldmoney Asian Rapid Preliminaries Day 2 results out
In addition to a clear gap between the top eight and bottom eight players, the day also saw a repeat of Day 1 for Magnus Carlsen. Here is everything that happened on the Day 2 Preliminaries of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Goldmoney Asian Rapid.
Goldmoney Asian Rapid Preliminaries Day 2 concluded on an interesting note as the standings paint a clear picture for the upcoming matches. In addition to a clear gap between the top eight and bottom eight players, the day also saw a repeat of Day 1 for Magnus Carlsen in terms of performance. Besides Carlsen, Grandmasters Ding Liren and Levon Aronian showcased an impressive performance extending their unbeaten campaign to 10 matches. Both are currently sitting on the top of the table with 7 points each. Let’s check everything that happened on the Day 2 Preliminaries of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Goldmoney Asian Rapid here.
Goldmoney Asian Rapid Preliminaries Day 2 results for Meltwater Champions Chess Tour
First up let’s talk about the top performers for the day, Grandmasters Ding Liren, and Levon Aronian. As noted above, Aronian continued his winning streak till the end of the day where he drew the last three games. Aronian defeated Carlsen in their first game of the day. Ding on the other hand won his final game of the day against Grandmaster Peter Svidler to tie with Aronian for the top spot. After losing his first match, Carlsen defeated Arjun Erigaisi and then managed to draw his game with Anish Giri to score 6 points.
Looking at the points table, Wesley So and Vladislav Artemiev are in the third and fourth spot with 6.5 points. Moving down, we find Carlsen and Giri with 6 points each, Arjun Erigaisi with 5.5, and Jan-Krzysztof Duda with 5 points. Moving to the bottom 8 players, we have Salem Saleh, Alireza Firouzja, Daniil Dubov, and Peter Svidler with 4.5 points, Gukesh D, and Vidit Gujrathi with 4 points, Hou Yifan with 2.5 and Adhiban Baskaran with 2 points.
Where to watch the stream for the Day 3 Preliminary for the event
Chess fans in India can watch the action live on the YouTube channel of India Today Gaming. Play Magnus Group will be streaming both Hindi and English streams for the tournament to make the event more accessible for everyone. Day 3 Preliminary will start at 4:30 PM, the same time for the tournament during the first two days. In addition, one can also watch the stream for the tournament on chess24 Twitch and YouTube channels. Besides the conventional streams, the highlights for the tournament will be available on the Eurosport app. Finally, the tournament broadcast will also be available on TV 2, a Norwegian TV station.