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Today in Chess: FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 R14 recap

Ian Nepomniachtchi seals the tournament victory with a rocky draw against Jan-Krzysztof Duda, putting a historical Candidates score 9,5 points out of 14 in the books. Ding Liren beats Hikaru Nakamura in a rollercoaster of a game to claim the second place.

Round 14 results:
Richard Rapport – Teimour Radjabov 0-1

Hikaru Nakamura lost the last round of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 finishing the event in shared third place with 7.5 points. Nakamura needed a draw against Ding Liren to clinch silver and get the chance to participate in the World Chess Championship Match since Magnus Carlsen considers to retire from it.

Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi secured the trophy at the 2022 FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament with a round to spare. Nepomniachtchi is the second player ever who managed to win the Candidates Tournament two consecutive times, repeating Vasily Smyslov’s feast from 1956.

Ian Nepomniachtchi won the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 with a round to spare, thus becoming the challenger in the World Chess Championship Match which will be played next year. The reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen should be the defender of the title, but Magnus was repeatedly saying he is considering his retirement from the World Chess Championship Matches.

This is the FIDE Candidates 2022 live video with GM Judit Polgar, GM Jan Gustafsson and GM David Howell, in collaboration with Chess24.com. Round 14 pairings:Richard Rapport – Teimour Radjabov / Fabiano Caruana – Alireza Firouzja / Ding Liren – Hikaru Nakamura

This is the FIDE Candidates 2022 live video with GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Yasser Seirawan and IM Dorsa Derakhshani, in collaboration with Saint Louis Chess Club and Today in Chess Candidates edition. Round 14 pairings:Richard Rapport – Teimour Radjabov / Fabiano Caruana – Alireza Firouzja / 

This is the FIDE Candidates 2022 live video with GM Daniil Yuffa and GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko, in collaboration with Worldchess.com.

This is the FIDE Candidates 2022 live video with IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal, in collaboration with Chessbase. Round 14 pairings: Richard Rapport – Teimour Radjabov / Fabiano Caruana – Alireza Firouzja / Ding Liren – Hikaru Nakamura /

Ian Nepomniachtchi clinched the tournament victory with a round to spare, thus becoming the challenger for the title of World Champion. The final round of the FIDE Candidates Chess 2022 is yet to be played, determining the medalists. If Magnus Carlsen decides not to play the World Chess Championship, the second-placed player will be Nepo’s opponent in the match which will be played in 2023.

Anish Giri arrived in Madrid looking for Nakamura to play some chess in the park. After playing chess in the park against Magnus Carlsen and Judit Polgar, Giri won the Chess24 Premium Blitz Tournament, and then joined the chess24 live studio to analyze the games with GM Jan Gustafsson. He now presents the chessable R13 Candidates recap.