Magnus Carlsen Wins New In Chess Classic

GM Magnus Carlsen clinched the New in Chess Classic tournament after scoring 2-2 against GM Hikaru Nakamura on day two of the finals. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov bagged third place after winning two games against GM Levon Aronian. 

Carlsen-Nakamura 2-2

Carlsen: "I was a little luckier this time. I feel like my play was probably better last time, but I had necessary luck this time.

"I'm really relieved. I am just so happy to have won one of these tournaments, and it feels really good. I was a little luckier this time. I feel like my play was probably better last time, but I had necessary luck this time," said Carlsen after winning the tournament.   

Aronian-Mamedyarov 0.5-2.5

Speaking of his favorite time control, Mamedyarov shared that he prefers playing 15-minute rapid games compared to 25-minute.

"This is a fantastic result for me. I played more than 70 rapid games in this tournament, and that's quite big," said Mamedyarov after winning the match for third place. 

he New in Chess Classic ran April 24-May 2 on chess24. The preliminary phase was a 16-player rapid (15|10) round-robin. The top eight players advanced to a six-day knockout that consisted of two days of four-game rapid matches, which advanced to blitz (5|3) and armageddon (White had five minutes, Black four with no increment) tiebreaks only if a knockout match was tied after the second day. The prize fund was $100,000 with $30,000 for first place.