ChessKid Cup, Day 1: Kollars beats Firouzja, Van Foreest defeats

Day 1 of the ChessKid Cup, a double elimination rapid (15+3) tournament, brought two big surprises: Alireza Firouzja lost his match against Dmitrij Kollars and Hikaru Nakamura lost against Jorden Van Foreest. Things went more smoothly for Fabiano Caruana and Nodirbek Abdusattorov: Caruana won 2.5-0.5 against Aleksandr Shimanov, as did Abdusattorov against Jules Moussard. | Graphics: Chess.com

ChessKid Cup, Day 1: Kollars beats Firouzja, Van Foreest defeats Nakamura

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