FIDE Candidates Chess 2022 kicks off today in Madrid and the tension among players and spectators grow. Fabiano Caruana explained at the Opening Press Conference: “The tension of this tournament is only surpassed by the world championship match”. And how does it feel to win the Candidates Tournament?
Good morning everyone and welcome to the live blog from day 1 of the Candidates! We will cover all day long the events from Madrid, where the battles start today at 15:00 CET. The news will appear here on this live blog, time stamped at reverse chronological order. Scroll down to the first news of the day, while on top you will find the latest curiosities from Madrid.
The FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 decides the qualifier for the FIDE World Chess Championship Match and kicks off on Saturday, June 17th, with the first round.
Not only that Hikaru Nakamura is in Madrid to compete in the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022, but he also prepared the live broadcast of the event with Team Hikaru and Benjamin Bok, Irina Krush, Fiona Steil-Antoni, Levy Rozman, Anna Rudolf, James Canty, Jennifer Shahade and Maria Emelianova, as well as other special guests on screen: http://twitch.tv/gmhikaru.
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 opened today in the magnificent venue of Palacio de Santoña in Madrid. During the opening ceremony, FIDE presented the Candidates Teaser (video below). The ceremony featured speeches of distinguished guests and FIDE representatives, as well as the artists’ performances.
World No 9, GM Anish Giri announced today that he will do daily recaps on the 2022 FIDE Candidates Tournament. Giri was one of the favorites to qualify for the Candidates, but didn’t make it after the series of qualification events.
