With no tournaments on the horizon during the COVI-19 shutdown, Carlsen worked with chess site chess24.com to create his invitational tournament. Eight of the world\u2019s top players have competed for a $250,000 prize pool, the largest purse ever for an online tournament.<\/p>\n
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The four players who failed to make the semifinals are still walking away with some serious cash. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave earned $15,000 for finishing eighth, while Ian Nepomniachtchi banked $22,500 for his fifth-place finish.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe final four competitors are each guaranteed at least $30,000. The winner will take home $70,000, while the runner-up will secure $45,000. Outside of Carlsen, oddsmakers see Ding (+400) as the biggest threat to win the tournament, ahead of Nakamura (+400) and Caruana (+700).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen remains favored to win his namesake tournament, as the Magnus Carlsen Invitational heads into its semifinal and final rounds this weekend. Online bookmaker Bwin lists Carlsen as the -152 pick to win the online chess tournament and its $70,000 first prize. Top Four Ease Into Knockout Rounds The top four […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":134585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Magnus Carlsen Invitational Reaches Semifinal Round, Carlsen Favored<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n