Skilling Open 1: Giri leads mouse-slipping Carlsen
Anish Giri is sole leader of the Skilling Open after scoring
4/5 on Day 1, and it could have been more, since he took a draw in a close to winning
position against Hikaru Nakamura. Magnus Carlsen feared the worst after blundering
his queen against Ian Nepomniachtchi and then letting a win
slip against MVL. The World Chess Champion needn’t have worried, however, as he
bounced back to win the next three games. The surprise of the day was bottom
seed David Anton, who beat Svidler, Nepo and Radjabov to tie Magnus for 2nd
place.