Charity Cup SF: Carlsen will face arch rival Duda in the Finals

Carlsen vs Duda - Written in the stars

Carlsen-Nakamura matches have always been a thriller, especially in online tournaments over the past couple of years. If there has been one player who is known to cause a lot of trouble in various high stakes over-the-board tournament, Jan-Krzysztof Duda is the first name that comes to mind. Duda has already created two strong statistics in favor of him against Magnus Carlsen. Are we in store for another? Only time will tell. The event is supported by NEAR Foundation and is being held as a fundraiser for UNICEF. So far more than $100,000 has been raised.

Liem - Duda: 1.5-2.5

Liem got a good position in the middlegame against Duda in their first game of the Semifinals.

Liem - Duda, Game 1

White's position certainly looks pleasant after 19.f4. The FIDE World Cup 2021 winner is not the one to give up easily. He fought back and equalized in the game, created some play for himself and waited for the right opportunity to strike back.

The knight was obviously not going to stay at h5 forever. 51.Rh8 provoked the knight to move to a better square Nf4+ 52.Kd2 c3+ 53.Kc1 Rh1+ 54.Kc2 Bxe4+ and White lost material. Duda won the game and drew the next three to advance to the Finals.

Ding Liren - Carlsen: 1-3

The world champion had some chances in the first game. However, it ended in a draw after 110 moves. The second game was also drawn. Carlsen struck first in the third game when Ding Liren went wrong in the relatively equal yet complex queen endgame.

Carlsen - Ding Liren, Game 3

46...Qf3+ would have been the easier and safer way to go for a draw. Yet the world no.3 opted for 46...Kg6 which allows White not only to stop all checks 47.Qe3 but also make a threat of Qxg3+ of his own. Carlsen gained a 1-2 lead.

Ding Liren being in a must-win situation to force tie-breaks, went all-in in the endgame. Unfortunately it did not work out for him and he lost the fourth game too. Thus he lost the Semifinal 1-3 and got eliminated.

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