The live broadcast was hosted by GM David Howell, Simon Williams, IMs Danny Rensch, Tania Sachdev, and WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili. Games from the event can be viewed on our events page. You can also enjoy the show on our Twitch channel and review all our live broadcasts on /ChesscomLive. You can review the Champions Chess Tour Aimchess Rapid 2023 on /TV. The knockout tournament continues on Tuesday, July 11, starting at 11 a.m. GM Laurent Fressinet, who defeated his boss Carlsen in the Play-In a few weeks ago, this time sent legendary GM Vladimir Kramnik to the Losers Bracket. Eight players move on to the Winners Quarterfinals. The young star GM Denis Lazavik, who made it all the way to the Losers Final in the last event, came back with a vengeance as he defeated experienced Iranian GM Parham Maghsoodloo 3-1. In Division II, eight players advance to the Winners Quarterfinals. Abdusattorov won on demand with Black in game four against GM Wesley So and then won the armageddon game with White after losing in game three to spin the match around. Aronian won game two against GM Vladimir Fedoseev and made three other draws for the match victory. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Levon Aronian move on to the Winners Bracket in Division I of the Champions Chess Tour Aimchess Rapid 2023 after winning their matches on the first day.Ĭarlsen and Caruana beat their opponents, GMs Jorden van Foreest and Eduardo Iturrizaga, respectively, with a game to spare.

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