Carlsen suffers 'awful' start

at the world's first bitcoin chess tournament, by Leon Watson

May 24, 2021

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Carlsen suffers 'awful' start as FTX Crypto Cup kicks off

A new era in elite online chess started today as the FTX Crypto Cup launched the world's first bitcoin chess tournament.

Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri finished Day 1 unbeaten and clear on top of the round-robin leaderboard after three wins and two draws.

Heading into Day 2 the US pair Hikaru Nakamura and W…

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