Carlsen beat Nakamura on the first day of an online chess tournament

According to the regulations, participants conduct matches of four parties at rapid speed with a time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds per move. The winner of the match receives three points, the loser - zero. Drawn excluded, in case of equal score armageddon is appointed. For such a gain, two points are awarded, to the losing one - one point.

Ding Liren was the big winner of Day 1 of the #MagnusInvite after beating Firouzja in rapid chess, while Magnus Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura in Armageddon after they traded blows in rapid! https://t.co/cLPwEids7z#c24livepic.twitter.com/STgdBNowle

Chinese Ding Liren defeated Iranian Alirezu Firuju 2.5: 1.5 playing under the FIDE flag and earned three points. Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and American Hikaru Nakamura completed four main games with a score of 2: 2, after which the world champion celebrated success in armageddon.

Thus, Ding Liren tops the standings with three points, Carlsen has two points, Nakamura has one, and Firuji has zero.

Here are the standings, with Giri-MVL and Caruana-Nepomniachtchi still to play their Round 1 matches tomorrow! # MagnusInvitepic.twitter.com / DXuAblxkNz

On April 19, four more grandmasters will enter the battle.

It was previously reported that Carlsen lost to Firuja in the finals of the online chess tournament.