Qatar Masters: Carlsen on the attack, Kushagra upsets Fedoseev

Super-GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri kicked off with wins at the Qatar Masters in Doha. Round 1 saw a few upsets though, with fourth seed Dommaraju Gukesh only managing a draw against IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh, and tenth seed Vladimir Fedoseev even losing to 19-year-old Indian IM Kushagra Mohan. The highest-rated woman player in the field, Bibisara Assaubayeva, also suffered a loss in the first round, against IM Rakesh Kumar Jena. | Photos: Qatar Chess Association

Qatar Masters 2023 R1: Kushagra Mohan outplays Vladimir Fedoseev - ChessBase India

Qatar Masters 2023 R1: Kushagra Mohan outplays Vladimir Fedoseev - ChessBase India

Qatar Masters 2023 R1: Kushagra Mohan outplays Vladimir Fedoseev - ChessBase India

Qatar Masters 2023 R2: Alisher Suleymenov crushes Magnus Carlsen - ChessBase India

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Qatar Masters 2023 R2: Alisher Suleymenov crushes Magnus Carlsen - ChessBase India

Qatar Masters 2023 R2: Alisher Suleymenov crushes Magnus Carlsen - ChessBase India

Qatar Masters 2023 R2: Alisher Suleymenov crushes Magnus Carlsen - ChessBase India

After losing to two sub 2500 players in the qatar masters, Fedoseev left the playing hall and is about to quit the event : r/chess

ChessBase India on X: Magnus Carlsen's Tweet and Fedoseev's disappearance The Chief Arbiter of Qatar Masters, IA Laurent Freyd speaks on these issues: / X