24 April 2020

Magnus Carlsen Maintains Leadership in Online Tournament Named After Him

Fabiano Caruana advanced to the second place.


The fourth round of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational started on Chess24.com on April 24. 

Magnus Carlsen defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave by a narrow margin. The first two games were drawn, then the world champion secured the victory and made a draw from the position of strength in the fourth encounter. 

Fabiano Caruana beat Alireza Firouzja 3-1. The American won first two games but Firouzja managed to fight back in the third one. However, Caruana defeated his opponent in the fourth game thus winning the match.  




The following matches will be played on April 25:

Hikaru Nakamura - Ian Nepomniachtchi
Ding Liren - Anish Giri

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