Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomnyashchy conceded leadership to Magnus Carlsen on Grand Chess Tour

The Norwegian won all nine parties in a blitz. Photo: IMAGO/Norbert Wienold the Russian Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomnyashchy missed leadership in stage Grand Chess Tour standings in Zagreb (Croatia) after the first day of competitions in a blitz. Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomnyashchy drew with the Indian Viswanathan Anand, the Croat Sharich Yvan, the Romanian Rikhard Rapport, the American Fabiano Karuana, conceded to Frenchman Alireza Firuzdzhe, the Romanian Konstantin Lupulesku, to the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, and won against the Pole Yan-Kshishtof Duda and Indian Gukesh Dommaradzhu. Magnus Carlsen won all nine parties and with 20 points from 27 possible individually...