Carlsen-Aronian in Round 1 of Airthings Masters
Carlsen-Aronian and Grischuk-Nakamura are among the pairings
for Round 1 as the Airthings Masters kicks off at 15:00 CET (09:00 ET) on
Saturday 26th December. The $200,000 first Major of the Champions Chess Tour
will again feature a 3-day preliminary battle, with only the top 8 players
going through to the knockout stages that continue into the New Year. First
prize is not only $60,000, double that on offer for the Skilling Open, but
direct entry to the Grand Final next September.