The other winner was Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, who had a relatively easy win against Dutchman Anish Giri, who could not .

Anish Giri, in a closely-contested match, where Anish had an early advantage despite playing with the black pieces. Despite arriving in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, just hours before the tournament ...

1 Anish Giri offered a glimmer of hope, but a crushing loss to R Praggnanandhaa dealt a severe blow to his aspirations of winning the prestigious tournament in the Netherlands.

In other matches, Nodirbek Abdusattorov drew against Fabiano Caruana, while Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was defeated by Anish Giri. Arjun Erigaisi drew with defending champion Wei Yi, and Pentala ...

Dutch GM Anish Giri decided to take an indirect dig at Magnus Carlsen’s World Blitz Championship controversy after Praggnanandhaa beat D Gukesh. It was R Praggnanandhaa’s moment as he reigned ...