Magnus Carlsen playing the King's Gambit was one of his less outrageous opening choices as he lost his match against Ding Liren 3:1, but if, as Alexander Grischuk suggested, it was a ploy to avoid the same opponent in the semi-finals, it didn't work! They play again on Saturday, while it's Hikaru Nakamura (who beat MVL in Armageddon) vs. Fabiano Caruana (who lost to Giri) in the other semi-final on Friday. Ian Nepomniachtchi beat Alireza Firouzja in Armageddon in the battle for 5th place.
MCI Day 13: The Chess King's Gambit Fails?
