Nakamura defeats Carlsen in Masters shocker

By Errol Tiwari On In Chess with Errol |
Students of St Stanislaus College kibitzing (playing chess for fun) on a cloudy Sunday afternoon at the National Resource Centre during the recent Andrew Arts Memorial chess tournament. The students on the right are: Ghansham Alijohn, John Wong and Jessica Callendar. On the left, playing the black pieces, is Jaden Taylor. Standing next to him is senior member of the Guyana Chess Federation David Khan.
Students of St Stanislaus College kibitzing (playing chess for fun) on a cloudy Sunday afternoon at the National Resource Centre during the recent Andrew Arts Memorial chess tournament. The students on the right are: Ghansham Alijohn, John Wong and Jessica Callendar. On the left, playing the black pieces, is Jaden Taylor. Standing next to him is senior member of the Guyana Chess Federation David Khan.

20131229chessSix of the finest chess players on the planet, led by world champion Magnus Carlsen, are doing battle in the Masters Final in Bilbao, Spain. The competition is the strongest of 2016. Particularly interesting would be the clash between Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin, his world championship chess challenger. The two play for the world championship title in November, in Manhattan. The six competitors and their FIDE ratings are as follows: Magnus Carlsen 2855; Hikaru Nakamura 2787; Anish Giri 2785; Sergey Karjakin 2773; Wesley So 2770 and Wei Yi 2696. The Chinese chess phenomenon Wei Yei was included in the Masters Final because he is the youngest and brightest chess talent around.