Ian Nepomniachtchi has won the Candidates and the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen in the World #Chess Championship match later this year. He had won the tournament with a round to spare as Giri lost to Grischuk. Here's the final graph of how the scores developed.
An insane round on Saturday lead to all 4 games being decisive in the Candidates tournament. Nepo is the likely challenger to Carlsen in the World #Chess Championship later this year. Giri and Vachier-Lagrave still having an outside chance to fight back in the last two rounds.
https://www.chess.com/events/2021-candidates-chess-tournament
What a first round in the Candidates tournament to decide who challenges Magnus Carlsen in the World #Chess Championship. Caruana beat MVL to be tied for second with 6 rounds to go. See the graph for updated scores!
The World #Chess Candidates tournament is resuming after it got interrupted by #COVID19 more than a year ago. Here is my representation of the fist half of the tournament. The next round will start on 19 April 13:00 CEST: https://en.candidates-2020.com/about
Amazing to see Dutch Grandmaster, Anish Giri, lead the long-standing Dutch #Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee. There are three players right on his heels. With just 3 rounds remaining, can he keep the lead?
Follow it #live at 14:00 CET this Friday: https://tatasteelchess.com/live-stream/
Current standings after round 3 in the prestigious Wijk aan Zee #Chess tournament.
Round 4 will start at 14:00 CET today (19 January). Watch it live:
https://tatasteelchess.com/live-stream/
Round 6 of the World #Chess Candidates tournament had a crazy ending where Giri won a time scramble. Nepomniachtchi is in the sole lead after another win.
Round 4 of the World #Chess Candidates tournament was the first round that ended in all draws. This graph shows the current standings. It's still a tight race as three players are tied for first: Wang Hao, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Results of the World #Chess Candidates tournament after round 2. Follow round 3 live tomorrow at 11am GMT.
Ding Liren has won the Sinquefield cup by beating world #chess champion Magnus Carlsen in a playoff. Congratulations Ding Liren!
Attached are the up to date grand chess tour standings.