Germany’s Hamburg hosts the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge 2024. It is attended by former world champion Magnus Carlsen, current chess crown holder Ding Liren, experienced grandmasters Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, Gukesh Dommaraju, Vincent Keymer and Nodirbek Abdusattarov.

The total prize fund of the tournament is $200,000. In the first and third rapid games, N. Abdusattarov drew with L. Aronian and F. Caruana. N. Abdusattorov was better than Ding Liren and Alireza Firouzja, beating them in the second and fourth games.

On February 10, N. Abdusattarov will play against V. Keymer in the fifth game, against D. Gukesh in the sixth game, and against M. Carlsen in the seventh game. Classical chess championships will be held from February 11 to 16.

Tulqin Ruziyev, UzA