Live games of Grand Swiss 2019
The erstwhile chess.com Isle of Man International has evolved to become the newest addition to the World Championship cycle 2019-2020. The FIDE chess.com Grand Swiss, as it is now being called, has officially been inaugurated yesterday (October 9th) at the Comis Hotel in Douglas, Isle of Man. 154 top class Grandmasters from 42 nations are all set to battle it out. A place in the eight-player Candidates tournament, to be held in March-April of next year, is at stake. Moreover, the prize fund for this eleven-round swiss event is a whopping $433,000 with the first place worth an eye-popping $70,000. The latter detail has attracted none other than the current World Champion Magnus Carlsen and World no.2 Fabiano Caruana to join the party. There are fifteen Indian players, led by the Madras Tiger Vishy Anand himself, who are competing in this event. On this page you can follow all the action live with timely commentary and updates.
A preview article on the tournament
Grand Swiss R01: Vishy's misfortune and Raunak's bravado
Grand Swiss R02: Adhiban on a roll, Vishy bounces back
Grand Swiss R03: Adhiban and Vidit lead the Indian contingent
Grand Swiss R04: Magnus Carlsen survives a massive scare
Grand Swiss R05: The resurgence of the World Champion
Grand Swiss R06: Vishy Anand's instructive lesson in Spanish
Grand Swiss R07: Aronian joins the lead, a mixed day for Indians
Grand Swiss R08: Vishy inches closer to the top
Grand Swiss R09: An array of strong performances with Vishy leading the way
Grand Swiss R10: Grand Swiss R10: Who will qualify in the Candidates 2020?