After losing to Wesley So in the first round, world champion Magnus Carlsen vented his ire on his next 4 opponents to grab the lead in the Opera Euro Rapid preliminary stage early Sunday, February 7.
The Filipino-born So yielded to France's No. 1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the second round but rebounded with a victory over Daniil Dubov, a draw with Armenian No. 1 Levon Aronian, and another win over German No. 1 Matthias Bluebaum.finals, Carlsen disposed of Aronian, Bluebaum, 2018 US champion Sam Shankland and Cuban-American Leinier Dominguez in succession to pace the 16-man all Super Grandmaster field.
Radjabov, the only unscathed player left, paces the overall points and money chase after the first two legs of the $1.5 million Champions Chess Tour. Only the top 8 after the single-round, three-day preliminaries will advance to the knockout quarterfinals.
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