Nakamura forces decisive match with Carlsen, Dubov defeats Ding to advance to Lindores Abbey final

Nakamura forces decisive match with Carlsen, Dubov defeats Ding to advance to Lindores Abbey final

Hikaru Nakamura downs world champ Magnus Carlsen on day two of their semi-final to force decisive tiebreaker, Daniil Dubov eases past Ding Liren to clinch win and advance to final

SHOWS: INTERNET / UNKNOWN LOCATIONS (MAY 29, 2020) (CHESS 24 HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL) 1.

HIGHLIGHT FROM HIKARU NAKAMURA (WHITE) DEFEATING MAGNUS CARLSEN IN FIRST GAME TO TAKE 1-0 LEAD ON DAY TWO OF THEIR SEMI-FINAL MATCH 2.

HIGHLIGHT FROM DANIIL DUBOV (BLACK) DEFEATING DING LIREN IN FIRST GAME TO TAKE 1-0 MATCH LEAD - DUBOV WOULD GO ON TO DEFEAT DING ON DAY TWO TO ADVANCE TO FINAL 3.

HIGHLIGHT FROM NAKAMURA (BLACK) AND CARLSEN DRAW IN THIRD GAME OF MATCH - NAKAMURA CLINCHES DAY TWO VICTORY TO FORCE DECISIVE DAY THREE MATCH STORY: After being swept on the opening day of semi play, Hikaru Nakamura fought back on day two to force a decisive third round of play with Magnus Carlsen at the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge.

American Nakamura grabbed an opening game win and then held on for three straight draws with Norwegian world champ Carlsen to equal the score at 1-1.

In the other semi-final, Daniil Dubov downed Ding Liren to clinch a 2-0 overall win and advance to the finals of the online chess tournament where he awaits the winner of the Nakamura/Carlsen rubber.

(Production: David Grip)