Duda
Liren
R2 LIVE
Nepo
Caruana
R2 LIVE
Nakamura
Radjabov
R2 LIVE
Rapport
Firouzja
R2 LIVE
Radjabov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nakamura
1
0
Liren
Nepo
0
1
Duda
Rapport
1/2
1/2
Mamedyarov
Radjabov
1
1.5
R9
Tari
Anand
1
1.5
R9
MVL
Giri
1.5
1
R9
Wang
So
1
1.5
R9
Topalov
Carlsen
1
1.5
R9
Radjabov
Wang
1.5
1
R8
Anand
Mamedyarov
0
3
R8
Giri
Tari
3
0
R8
So
Topalov
1
1.5
R8
Carlsen
MVL
1.5
1
R8
Topalov
Wang
1
1.5
R7
Mamedyarov
Giri
3
0
R7
Anand
Radjabov
1.5
1
R7
MVL
So
3
0
R7
Tari
Carlsen
1.5
1
R7
Radjabov
Topalov
1
1.5
R6
Wang
MVL
1
1.5
R6
Giri
Anand
1
1.5
R6
So
Tari
1.5
1
R6
Carlsen
Mamedyarov
3
0
R6
Giri
Radjabov
3
0
R5
Tari
Wang
3
0
R5
MVL
Topalov
1.5
1
R5
Mamedyarov
So
1.5
1
R5
Carlsen
Anand
1.5
1
R5
Wang
Mamedyarov
0
3
R4
Topalov
Tari
1.5
1
R4
Radjabov
MVL
1.5
1
R4
So
Anand
1.5
1
R4
Carlsen
Giri
3
0
R4
Tari
MVL
0
3
R3
Mamedyarov
Topalov
1.5
1
R3
Anand
Wang
1.5
1
R3
Giri
So
1
1.5
R3
Carlsen
Radjabov
3
0
R3
Radjabov
Tari
1.5
1
R2
Topalov
Anand
0
3
R2
Wang
Giri
1
1.5
R2
MVL
Mamedyarov
1.5
1
R2
So
Carlsen
1.5
1
R2
Mamedyarov
Tari
1.5
1
R1
Anand
MVL
3
0
R1
Giri
Topalov
1.5
1
R1
So
Radjabov
3
0
R1
Carlsen
Wang
1.5
1
R1
Duda
Nepo
R14 LIVE
Liren
Nakamura
R14 LIVE
Caruana
Firouzja
R14 LIVE
Rapport
Radjabov
R14 LIVE
Radjabov
Caruana
R13 LIVE
Firouzja
Liren
R13 LIVE
Nakamura
Duda
R13 LIVE
Nepo
Rapport
R13 LIVE
Nepo
Nakamura
R12 LIVE
Duda
Firouzja
R12 LIVE
Liren
Radjabov
R12 LIVE
Rapport
Caruana
R12 LIVE
Caruana
Liren
R11 LIVE
Radjabov
Duda
R11 LIVE
Firouzja
Nepo
R11 LIVE
Nakamura
Rapport
R11 LIVE
Nakamura
Firouzja
R10 LIVE
Nepo
Radjabov
R10 LIVE
Duda
Caruana
R10 LIVE
Rapport
Liren
R10 LIVE
Liren
Duda
R9 LIVE
Caruana
Nepo
R9 LIVE
Radjabov
Nakamura
R9 LIVE
Firouzja
Rapport
R9 LIVE
Firouzja
Radjabov
R8 LIVE
Nakamura
Caruana
R8 LIVE
Nepo
Liren
R8 LIVE
Rapport
Duda
R8 LIVE
Caruana
Radjabov
R7 LIVE
Liren
Firouzja
R7 LIVE
Duda
Nakamura
R7 LIVE
Rapport
Nepo
R7 LIVE
Nepo
Duda
R6 LIVE
Nakamura
Liren
R6 LIVE
Firouzja
Caruana
R6 LIVE
Radjabov
Rapport
R6 LIVE
Nakamura
Nepo
R5 LIVE
Firouzja
Duda
R5 LIVE
Radjabov
Liren
R5 LIVE
Caruana
Rapport
R5 LIVE
Liren
Caruana
R4 LIVE
Duda
Radjabov
R4 LIVE
Nepo
Firouzja
R4 LIVE
Rapport
Nakamura
R4 LIVE
Firouzja
Nakamura
R3 LIVE
Radjabov
Nepo
R3 LIVE
Caruana
Duda
R3 LIVE
Liren
Rapport
R3 LIVE
Duda
Liren
R2 LIVE
Nepo
Caruana
R2 LIVE
Nakamura
Radjabov
R2 LIVE
Rapport
Firouzja
R2 LIVE
Radjabov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nakamura
1
0
Liren
Nepo
0
1
Duda
Rapport
1/2
1/2
Aronian
MVL
0
1
TB 1.3
MVL
So
1
0
TB 1.2
So
Aronian
1
0
TB1.1
Dominguez
So
1/2
1/2
R9
Firouzja
MVL
0
1
R9
Deac
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R9
Rapport
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R9
Aronian
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R9
Nepo
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R8
Caruana
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R8
MVL
Deac
1/2
1/2
R8
So
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R8
Mamedyarov
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R8
Firouzja
Dominguez
1
0
R7
Deac
So
1/2
1/2
R7
Rapport
MVL
0
1
R7
Aronian
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R7
Nepo
Mamedyarov
0
1
R7
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R6
MVL
Aronian
0
1
R6
So
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R6
Dominguez
Deac
1
0
R6
Mamedyarov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R6
Deac
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R5
Rapport
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R5
Aronian
So
1/2
1/2
R5
Nepo
MVL
1/2
1/2
R5
Caruana
Mamedyarov
1
0
R5
MVL
Caruana
1
0
R4
So
Nepo
1
0
R4
Dominguez
Aronian
0
1
R4
Firouzja
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R4
Mamedyarov
Deac
1/2
1/2
R4
Rapport
Deac
0
1
R3
Aronian
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R3
Nepo
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
So
1/2
1/2
R3
MVL
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R3
So
MVL
1/2
1/2
R2
Dominguez
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R2
Firouzja
Nepo
0
1
R2
Deac
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R2
Mamedyarov
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R2
Aronian
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R1
Nepo
Deac
1/2
1/2
R1
Caruana
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R1
MVL
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R1
So
Mamedyarov
1
0
R1
MVL
Wang
1
0
Ding
Nepo
1
0
Giri
Alekseenko
0
1
Caruana
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Giri
1
0
Ding
Alekseenko
1
0
MVL
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Wang
1
0
Nepo
Wang
0
1
MVL
Alekseenko
1
0
Ding
Grischuk
1
Caruana
Giri
0
1
Ding
Giri
0
1
MVL
Grischuk
0
1
Wang
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
ALekseenko
Nepo
0
1
Grischuk
Wang
1/2
1/2
Giri
MVL
1/2
1/2
Ding
Caruana
1/2
1/2
MVL
Ding Liren
1/2
1/2
Wang
Giri
0
1
Nepo
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Alekseenko
0
1
Giri
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Ding
Wang
1/2
1/2
MVL
Caruana
0
1
Grischuk
Giri
1/2
1/2
Alekseenko
Ding
1/2
1/2
Nepo
MVL
0
1
Wang
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Caruana
MVL
1/2
1/2
Candidates R1 recap by WGM Anastasiya Karlovich
Replay games, analysis: Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Richard Rapport / Ding Liren – Ian Nepomniachtchi / Fabiano Caruana – Hikaru Nakamura / Teimour Radjabov – Alireza Firouzja Video: Nakamura analyses his game against Caruana / A miniature in Ding – Nepomniachtchi
Round 2 live: Rapport – Firouzja / Nakamura – Radjabov / Nepomniachtchi – Caruana / Duda – Ding Liren
More: All Candidates news (collection) / Preview of R1 / Candidates pairings all rounds
Eight of the world’s best players have gathered at the spectacular Palace of Santoña in Madrid, Spain, to compete for the right to challenge the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. The lead up to one of the most anticipated events of this year was rocky to say the least, as Ding Liren jumped in at the last moment.
Ding Liren – Ian Nepomniachtchi 0:1
Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus Carlsen’s challenger in the 2021 World Championship match in Dubai, opened the tournament with a bang, beating the second seed. Fearless attacking strategy, starting with the 13…Qh5 move, offering a pawn sacrifice, paid off in a brilliant win. Starting with the move 17.Na4, his Chinese opponent started losing the thread, missing chances to get counterplay with b4-b5. Ding Liren soon found himself under a mating attack on the kingside, and Nepomniachtchi finished the game off with a nice rook sacrifice.
The 28…hxg2! 29.Rxe8+ Kg7 30.Kxg2 Rxf2+ line, checkmating, just seconds before the decisive 28…hxg2! move appeared on the board.
The winner himself remained very modest: “A win is always a win, but I guess it was quite smooth. Highest-rated or lowest-rated, everyone here is a pretty strong player, it’s not such a great difference. It’s great that I managed to score.”
Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage
Teimour Radjabov – Alireza Firouzja ½-½
The Iranian-born French chess prodigy, handpicked by the world champion himself as one of his potential rivals for the title, clearly wanted to take Radjabov into muddy waters, even if playing the Black pieces. But the offbeat 4…dxc4 5.e4 b5 line in the Queen’s gambit, carrying significant strategic risk, turned out to be a double-edged weapon. Teimour Radjabov, who’s been in a bad shape lately, finishing second to last in Norway Chess earlier this month, stood firm and gradually gained the upper hand.
Forcing Firouzja’s king to take a dangerous walk into the center of the board, the Azeri grandmaster let his young opponent off the hook on move 31, allowing him to simplify matters by exchanging pieces on e4. Radjabov eventually won a pawn in a rook endgame, but it was no difficult task for the Frenchman to prove the theoretically drawn endgame on the board.
Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Richard Rapport ½-½
For a long time it seemed like Duda, the rising Polish star who eliminated Carlsen in World Cup 2021, would be the first Candidate to score a full point, but alas. Richard Rapport, still representing Hungary before his transfer to Romanian chess federation is finalized, got into trouble as early as on move 8, carelessly weakening the dark squares with 8…g6. Computer precision play from the Polish grandmaster led to him being on the verge of winning a couple of moves later, missing the final touch of spotting 16.Rxd1! Bxa2 17.Nb5!.
A superior endgame arose, but then Richard Rapport proved to be stronger in the game of nerves. Jan-Krzysztof could’ve fixed his advantage with the solidifying 33.a4 move but got tempted by a chance to win a pawn instead. This in fact proved to be a cunning trap laid by Black, disrupting White’s coordination and leaving him with just an academic edge he was unable to prove. Clearly disappointed Duda was the last to leave the playing hall today, after exhausting all the possibilities in the position and exchanging down to almost no pieces on the board.
Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage
Fabiano Caruana – Hikaru Nakamura 1:0
Finally, perhaps the most anticipated game of the round. Fabiano Caruana, qualifying from the 2021 FIDE Grand Swiss, facing Hikaru Nakamura, who made a huge comeback to over-the-board chess by winning this year’s FIDE Grand Prix. Caruana obtained a slight edge from the opening which eventually petered out, but the critical moment came at move 21.
Nakamura’s castling to the exposed kingside opened a whole Pandora’s box of problems for his weakened king. The concept proved to be too adventurous even for one of the most resourceful players on the planet and Caruana never really let the advantage slip, forcing his opponent to resign on move 50.
In the post-mortem, Caruana admitted he did not know where exactly things went from bad to worse for Nakamura, but was confident he was safely playing for a win after Black castled. He’ll face Nepomniachtchi with the Black pieces tomorrow and had nothing but praise for his play today: “It looked like he just blew him off the board”. The gloves will be off tomorrow, though, as we’ll have a clash of tournament leaders as early as in round two!
Round 2 of the 2022 Candidates will take place Saturday, June 18 starting at 7:50 AM CDT. Catch all the action with live grandmaster commentators Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, and Alejandro Ramirez on uschesschamps.com and on YouTube and Twitch channels.
Results of Round 1
Standings after round 1
Photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage
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