Photo: Peter Doggers Magnus needed some help in the last round. To have a chance of winning, Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi must not win his game against Andy Woodward. When Erigaisi had to fight hard to save a draw, Carlsen caught up with him by defeating the young challenger Yagiz …
Photo: Peter Doggers In a dramatic playoff, Magnus Carlsen defeated Arjun Erigaisi to become the winner of the 2026 tournament. In both the first game, the players won with the black pieces. This led to a sudden death game, where Magnus had the black pieces, but got 30 seconds more …
Photo: Peter Doggers Results round 7 Erigaisi-Woodward ½-½ Carlsen-Erdogmus 1-0 Abdusattorov-van Foreest ½-½ Grandelius.Zhu ½-½ Standings: 1-2) Carlsen, Erigaisi 5 3-4) Abdusattorov, Erdogmus 4 5) van Foreest 3½ 6) Woodward 3 7) Zhu 2 8) Grandelius 1½ This means that there will be a playoff/tiebreak between Carlsen and Erigaisi for …