The second round of the World Cup welcomed the top 50 seeds of the tournament, who had received a bye in the first round. Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri and, Africa’s very own, Amin Bassem, were amongst those who joined the event which was not without controversy following a COVID scare!
Tag:
Levon Aronian
Chess News
Simphiwe Buthelezi – Simza beats Super GM Levon Aronian in Joubert Park and saves the day – Part 1
Simphiwe Buthelezi beats Super GM Levon Aronian in Joubert Park, Blitz in the park. 3 Minutes vs 1 minute time odds.
2018 was the year of exceptional chess events in Africa, but none more so than the Cote D’Ivoire Rapid and Blitz tournament, which played host to some of the very…
