Radjabov
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R13
Firouzja
Liren
1/2
1/2
R13
Nakamura
Duda
1
0
R13
Nepo
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R13
Nepo
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R12
Duda
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R12
Liren
Radjabov
0
1
R12
Rapport
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R12
Caruana
Liren
0
1
R11
Radjabov
Duda
1/2
1/2
R11
Firouzja
Nepo
0
1
R11
Nakamura
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R11
Duda
Nepo
R14 LIVE
Liren
Nakamura
R14 LIVE
Caruana
Firouzja
R14 LIVE
Rapport
Radjabov
R14 LIVE
Radjabov
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R13
Firouzja
Liren
1/2
1/2
R13
Nakamura
Duda
1
0
R13
Nepo
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R13
Nepo
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R12
Duda
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R12
Liren
Radjabov
0
1
R12
Rapport
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R12
Caruana
Liren
0
1
R11
Radjabov
Duda
1/2
1/2
R11
Firouzja
Nepo
0
1
R11
Nakamura
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R11
Nakamura
Firouzja
1
0
R10
Nepo
Radjabov
1/2
1/2
R10
Duda
Caruana
1
0
R10
Rapport
Liren
0
1
R10
Liren
Duda
1
0
R9
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R9
Radjabov
Nakamura
1
0
R9
Firouzja
Rapport
1
0
R9
Firouzja
Radjabov
1/2
1/2
R8
Nakamura
Caruana
1
0
R8
Nepo
Liren
1/2
1/2
R8
Rapport
Duda
1
0
R8
Caruana
Radjabov
1
0
R7
Liren
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R7
Duda
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R7
Rapport
Nepo
0
1
R7
Nepo
Duda
1
0
R6
Nakamura
Liren
1/2
1/2
R6
Firouzja
Caruana
0
1
R6
Radjabov
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R6
Nakamura
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R5
Firouzja
Duda
1/2
1/2
R5
Radjabov
Liren
1/2
1/2
R5
Caruana
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R5
Liren
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R4
Duda
Radjabov
1/2
1/2
R4
Nepo
Firouzja
1
0
R4
Rapport
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R4
Firouzja
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R3
Radjabov
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
Duda
1/2
1/2
R3
Liren
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R3
Duda
Liren
1/2
1/2
Nepo
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Nakamura
Radjabov
1
0
Rapport
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
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
Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 R13 recap
Ian Nepomniachtchi makes a comfortable draw with the white pieces against Rapport and clinches the tournament victory with one round to spare. Thus, he also becomes challenger for the title of World Champion!
Round 13 results:
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Richard Rapport 1/2-1/2
Hikaru Nakamura – Jan-Krzysztof Duda 1-0
Alireza Firouzja – Ding Liren 1/2-1/2
Teimour Radjabov – Fabiano Caruana 1/2-1/2
Hikaru Nakamura scored an important point against Duda and is in second place right now. The fight for second place continues, as Hikaru has half a point lead over Ding Liren, whom he’s facing tomorrow. The American has everything in his hands should Magnus Carlsen decide not to defend his title and give up a spot in the match for the 2nd finisher in the 2022 FIDE Candidates. Will the top two finishers in the tournament play against each other instead? We managed to ask the world champion himself when he appeared at the playing venue of the Candidates today.
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Richard Rapport ½-½
Richard Rapport displayed the will to fight, replying 1…c5 to Nepomniachtchi’s first move, steering the game to the Classical Variation of the Sicilian. Nevertheless, he did not manage to surprise the tournament leader who swapped down to a drawish endgame at the very first chance. Ian Nepomniachtchi was even slightly better towards the end and made a draw by repetition from a position of strength.
Since Nepomniachtchi entered the 13th round with a 2-point lead, a draw was mathematically enough to grant him the victory and a ticket to the World Championship match against Magnus Carlsen. And history repeats itself, as Nepomniachthi won the Candidates with a round to spare for the second time in a row. He received warm applause from the audience in the venue today and was also praised by the World Champion himself. “He was criminally underrated by pundits and betting odds, but I still thought that Ding or Fabiano were even bigger favorites. But kudos, he’s done really well,” commented Magnus Carlsen on Nepomniachtchi’s performance during this tournament.
Check out our interview with the winner of the tournament right after the last game finished: “[I feel] exhausted. (…) I was more or less sure, having like 2 points advantage with two rounds to go, but the job had to be done.”
Alireza Firouzja – Ding Liren ½-½
The new World Championship Challenger was not the only player happy to make a draw with White in this round. Alireza Firouzja, one of the biggest favorites before the tournament started, is struggling at the very bottom of standings, and tried to quickly force a draw against Ding Liren in the 4 knights opening.
The Chinese grandmaster, playing Black pieces, still had a lot to play for as he’s still fighting for the second place, and took over the initiative after Firouzja’s imprecise play. Sacrificing a pawn, he eventually got his central pawns rolling in an opposite bishop and rook endgame. Things started to looking scary for the Frenchman.
Nevertheless, Alireza Firouzja managed to get his nerves back under control and at the right moment, neutralized all the danger with a bishop sacrifice. The tension was gone, and with a lot of pawns for the sacrificed piece there was nothing left for Ding Liren but to let his opponent escape with a perpetual check.
Teimour Radjabov – Fabiano Caruana ½-½
Fabiano Caruana tried to invite Radjabov into a complicated position, offering as many as 3 pawns as a sacrifice in the opening. Radjabov, somehow unexpectedly entering the fight for second place, did not seem overly interested in pushing his luck too much. After the third pawn was sacrificed, the Azeri grandmaster quickly steered the game into an endgame, subsequently giving back both pawns and letting the game peter out into a draw.
Hikaru Nakamura – Jan-Krzysztof Duda 1-0
An original handling of the Najdorf, starting with 16.h4 and sacrificing a pawn later on, suddenly turned against the American star. Duda had an extra pawn and Nakamura did not manage to get enough compensation to keep equality. After Duda found the way to break free with the move 32…b5 Black’s position looked very promising. Strangely enough, things went downhill very quickly from there. He let his advantage slip in just a couple of moves, and then, clearly disapointed by these developments, the Polish grandmaster lost the track of the game.
By the time players arrived at the time control, the game was basically over. Hikaru Nakamura converted his advantage precisely and went from a disaster to a great step towards the second place in the Candidates.
Replay the broadcast from round 13 here.
With the first place settled, there’s only one question remaining: how will the fight for the second place unfold? Ding Liren is in a must-win situation with the white pieces against Hikaru Nakamura — either he wins and claims the second spot for himself, or Nakamura defends his position and, potentially, even a world championship match qualification.
Tune in to the stream from the last round of the 2022 FIDE Candidates with grandmasters Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan and international master Dorsa Derakshani at 7:50 CDT on uschesschamps.com or YouTube and Twitch.
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