Champions Chess Tour: Magnus wins Division I of Airthings Masters

It started with 142 grandmasters (and two wildcards) in a nine-round bloodbath. From there, 76 players made it to a series of sudden death knockout matches, where only 54 were able to play on. Players were relegated to lower divisions and losers’ brackets as chaos and confusion ensued. But when the dust settled, we arrived exactly where we expected: Carlsen and Nakamura in the Grand Finals with $30,000 on the line.

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