The 2020 Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour was a series of
online chess
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tournaments featuring most of the world’s best players, playing for a prize money pool of US$ 1 million. The tour consisted of 4 super-tournaments, with the winners then playing in a Grand Final in August 2020.
Format
There were 5 total tournaments in the tour:
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Magnus Carlsen Invitational, 18 April – 3 May 2020.
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Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020), 19 May – 3 June 2020.
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Chessable Masters (2020)
The 2020 Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour was a series of online chess tournaments featuring most of the world’s best players, playing for a prize money pool of US$ 1 million. The tour consisted of 4 super-tournaments, with the winners then playing in ...
, 20 June – 5 July 2020.
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Legends of Chess (2020)
The 2020 Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour was a series of online chess tournaments featuring most of the world’s best players, playing for a prize money pool of US$ 1 million. The tour consisted of 4 super-tournaments, with the winners then playing in ...
21 July – 5 August 2020.
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Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva (2020), 9 August – 20 August 2020.
Schedule
Results
Tournaments
Magnus Carlsen Invitational
The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge
The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
Chessable Masters
The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
''Group A''
''Group B''
Legends of Chess
The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals benefiting Kiva
The results of the preliminary round were as follows.
Notes
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References
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