Giri fires himself into the semis as Nakamura hangs on

Giri fires himself into the semis as Nakamura hangs on

[Hwan Cho] This article discusses the 150,000 dollars Chessable Masters tournament where grandmasters over the world compete for a prize pool. Anish Giri was able to seal a victory over Alexander Grischuk moving to the semifinals and Hikaru Nakamura was able to win his set leveling his score against Ding Liren to 1-1. The last set will determine who will advance to the semifinals.

Anish Giri. (TOI Photo) CHENNAI: Dutch GM Anish Giri sealed a semifinal spot in the $150,000 Chessable Masters. Anish rolled over three-time World Blitz Champion Alexander Grischuk with two wins to take Sunday’s second set 3-1 and the tie 2-0. Meanwhile, fan favourite Hikaru Nakamura overcame a stunning mistake […]

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