Carlsen falls to Dubov, Artemiev tops standings after opening matches of Chessable Masters

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SHOWS: INTERNET / UNKNOWN LOCATIONS (JUNE 20, 2020) (CHESS24 HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL)

PRELIMINARY ROUND

1. HIGHLIGHT FROM MAGNUS CARLSEN (WHITE) V DANIIL DUBOV

2. WHITE FLASH

3. DUBOV DEFEATS CARLSEN

4. HIGHLIGHT FROM HIKARU NAKAMURA (WHITE) V PENTALA HARIKRISHNA MATCH THAT ENDS IN DRAW

5. HIGHLIGHT FROM MAGNUS CARLSEN (BLACK) AND VLADISLAV ARTEMIEV MATCH THAT ENDS IN DRAW

STORY: Russian Vladislav Artemiev finished the opening day of the Chessable Masters atop the standings after going unbeaten Saturday (June 20) in the online event.

The 22-year-old, playing in his first Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour event, claimed wins over countryman Daniil Dubov and Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna and then three draws, including a draw against Carlsen himself, to finish with a total score of 3.5/5.

Norwegian world champ Carlsen managed just one win on the day, over Harikrishna, two draws, one of them against rival American Hikaru Nakamura, and then a loss to Dubov to finish at 2.5/5

Dubov completed his five opening day matches with a score of 3/5 to sit second overall while Nakamura sits even with Carlsen on 2.5/5 after five draws.

(Production: David Grip)