GM Ian Nepomniachtchi stormed to the sole lead in the 2022 Candidates Tournament as the Russian grandmaster swiftly beat France's GM Alireza Firouzja, whose Najdorf preparation backfired as he got both checkmated and flagged. The other three games...
GM Hikaru Nakamura defended brilliantly in his first-ever classical game against GM Alireza Firouzja to hold the draw after 51 moves. It was the fourth draw of the day, meaning that GMs Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi continue to lead ...
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi continues to lead the 2022 Candidates Tournament with a 7/10 score and four rounds to go. There is a three-way tie for second place with GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and Ding Liren at 5.5/10. The eight candidates are...
GM Vladimir Fedoseev and GM Salem Saleh were the victors in Titled Tuesday on June 28, both winning outright with 9.5 points. Saleh even missed the first round and won anyway.
GM Hikaru Nakamura finished third in the early event despite be...