Chessable Masters: Nakamura sets up showdown against Carlsen

Five players competed on Thursday for a place in the Chessable Masters Grand Final against Magnus Carlsen, who had already secured his spot in the winners’ bracket. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alireza Firouzja and Arjun Erigaisi faced a tougher path than Hikaru Nakamura, needing three consecutive wins to advance. Nepomniachtchi emerged from the knockout rounds to challenge Nakamura, but the American grandmaster held firm in an Armageddon decider to secure his place in the final, setting up a rematch with Carlsen. | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova