Chess.com Classic: MVL to face Carlsen in Grand Final

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has reached the Grand Final of the Chess.com Classic after a string of victories in the Losers Bracket, where he eliminated Ian Nepomniachtchi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Hikaru Nakamura. He will now face Magnus Carlsen, needing to defeat the Norwegian twice to claim the title. MVL heads into the Grand Final with confidence, since he managed to defeat Carlsen twice in one day at the 2023 AI Cup. | Photo: Lennart Ootes