The grandmaster didn’t recognize the water at all
NorwayGrandmaster Eric Hansen was screened by world number 10 player Anish Giri in the first match of the Oslo Esports Cup on the evening of April 22.
After drawing the first two games against Giri, Hansen took the black piece in the third game. England have the advantage of winning after 49 moves. But after the mistake on move 50, the Canadian player was turned upside down. He fell into Giri’s trap without even realizing it. It wasn’t until the number one Dutch player finished with the post h7 move that Hansen knew he had failed.
The position after 52.Bc2. White threatens to show all at h7. Black was still riding a2 and it wasn’t until the show was over that Hansen realized it.
“He totally didn’t recognize this pitch,” 2004 world runner-up Peter Leko told Chess24. “But there is no way for Black to hold back after the c2 move. He should have taken the a2 from a few moves before.”
And Hansen was surprised by this defeat. He repeatedly shook his head and forced a smile after being screened. Players at the Grandmaster level and above often do not let their opponents check all of them, but will ask to lose first. This defeat made Hansen lose the final 1.5-2.5 and empty-handed after the first match.
Also in the first round, chess player Le Quang Liem lost to world number eight Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with a score of 1.5-2.5.. He had won all four previous games against the Azerbaijani player in Champions Chess Tour history, but this time Mamedyarov successfully collected the debt. The winning game decided the match until he took the black piece, with a pilot attack to attack the castle right from the beginning.
The remaining two matches ended early when Chess King Magnus Carlsen won against Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated Jorden van Foreest with a score of 2.5-0.5.
After the first round, Mamedyarov, Giri, Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa together got three points and 7,500 USD in prize money. The remaining four players have no points.
In the second round, starting at 23:00 on Saturday, April 23, Hanoi time, Quang Liem met Carlsen. England have yet to win against the Norwegian Chess King after 15 previous meetings. The remaining matches are Hansen – Foreest, Praggnanandhaa – Mamedyarov and Giri – Duda.
Xuan Binh
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