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GMs Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Nihal Sarin, and Anish Giri superior to the semifinals on Thursday on the Chess.com Global Championship Finals. 

So displayed the intensive vary of his talents, outplaying GM Dmitry Andreikin in attacking, ending, and complicated strategic positions to win the match in simply six video games. Sarin’s sharp and artistic play beneath strain gained him victory vs. GM Sam Sevian within the battle between the 2 youngest rivals. In a neck-and-neck match between two gamers who concentrate on precision, Giri inched forward in an armageddon playoff vs. GM Teimour Radjabov.

Despite the outcome seeming like a foregone conclusion after Nakamura’s 4-0 lead the day earlier than, GM Jan-Krzystof Duda made it an actual struggle at this time, profitable two must-win video games in a row. Nakamura’s perceptive attacking play ended his opponent’s run in sport seven. 

The semifinals begin on Friday, November 4, beginning at 9 a.m. PT / 17:00 CET.

So, Nakamura, Giri, and Sarin advance nearer to their probability on the $200,000 first prize for the 2022 Chess.com Global Champion. Duda, Andreikin, Sevian, and Radjabov every earn $25,000 for his or her efforts as quarterfinalists. 

Quarterfinals Scoreboard

Quarterfinals Bracket

The 2022 Chess.com Global Championship (CGC) is the primary Chess.com world championship cycle open to all Chess.com verified gamers. Players compete in official Chess.com verified occasions for his or her share of the $1,100,000 prize fund and the Chess.com Global Champion title.

Chess legends, similar to GMs Viswanathan Anand, Vasyl Ivanchuk, Vladimir Kramnik, and Veselin Topalov, compete towards at this time’s greatest (on-line) gamers, together with GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Ding Liren, Levon Aronian, and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and extra. 

Previous Coverage

• Perfect 4-0 Day For Nakamura, Dismantles Bongcloud In CGC Finals
• How To Watch The Chess.com Global Championship Finals
• Underdogs Eliminate World Championship Challengers From CGC In Day Of Upsets
• Giri, Duda Shut Down Dark Horses, Earn Seats In Toronto Finals
• Nakamura Neutralizes Dominguez, Andreikin Upsets Caruana
• So Edges Out Xiong, Aronian Knocks Out Sevian
• Experience Bests Youth: Radjabov Knocks Out Erigaisi
• Sarana ‘Immortal’ Upsets Mamedyarov; Duda, Xiong Cruise Through
• Favorites Advance; Abdusattorov, Kramnik Eliminated
• So Sweeps Ivanchuk, Dominguez Defeats Hansen
• Sevian Scores Spectacular Upset; Caruana, Andreikin Advance
• American Favorites Clean House
• Sweet Revenge, Stunning Upsets
• Svidler Sweeps Shirov, Favorites Triumph
• Legends Fall, Prodigies Prevail
• Kramnik and Sevian Sweep Inaugural Matches
• Anand, Ivanchuk, Kramnik, Topalov Among Global Chess Championship Participants
• Announcing The $100,000 CGC Bracket Contest
• Chess.com Global Championship 2022: All The Information