R. Praggnanandhaa reached the World Cup 2023 final
Indian GM R. Praggnanandhaa sensationally reached the 2023 World Cup final, losing only to Carlsen.
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Magnus Carlsen won the World Cup for the first time in Baku
Carlsen beat Praggnanandhaa 1½–½ in the 2023 World Cup final in Baku — his first-ever World Cup title (August).
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Aleksandra Goryachkina won the Women World Cup 2023
Aleksandra Goryachkina won the Women World Cup 2023 in Baku (August).
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Ju Wenjun won her fourth Women World Championship
Ju Wenjun beat Lei Tingjie 6½–5½ for her fourth world title (July 2023).
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Hikaru Nakamura won Norway Chess 2023 undefeated
Nakamura won Norway Chess 2023 undefeated; Carlsen went winless in classical at home.
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Ding Liren became the first Chinese world chess champion
Ding Liren beat Nepomniachtchi in rapid tiebreaks (Astana, April 30, 2023) — the first Chinese world champion ever.
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Anish Giri won the Tata Steel 2023
Anish Giri scored 8½/13 to win the Tata Steel 2023 (Jan 29).
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Chess 2022: Carlsen steps down, Uzbekistan sensation
2022: Carlsen gave up the crown, Uzbekistan won the Olympiad, the Carlsen-Niemann scandal, Ukraine women's gold.
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Carlsen — 2022 player of the year: four titles without the world crown
Carlsen won Tata Steel, Norway Chess, World Rapid and World Blitz in 2022 — but gave up the classical crown.
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