The race for top place at Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 culminated in Thirteenth Round today as Nepomniachtchi gained an unbeatable lead at the top and secured top-spot with one round to spare, we take a look at the latest round 13 results, standings, participants, format, upcoming round 14 schedule, and other details of the tournament
Nepomniachtchi has already qualified for a second straight world championship match with the remarkable score of 9/13 in the 2022 Candidates Chess Tournament, which has not yet ended. He is now only the second player in history to win two Candidates tournaments back-to-back, following his compatriot GM Vasily Smyslov who accomplished this feat in 1953 and 1956.
Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 Round 13 Results, Last Round 14 Schedule, Date, Time, Points Table, Standings, Pairings And Live Stream
2022 Candidates Chess Tournament Round 13 Results, Final Round Schedule, Venue, Format, Rules, and Players List
The 2023 World Chess Championship challenger will be determined by the eight-player 2022 Candidates Tournament. The competition will take place at Madrid, Spain’s Palace of Santoa from June 16 to July 5, 2022, with the World Championship following in the early months of 2023. Since the inaugural Candidates tournament in 2013, the format has been a double round robin.
Magnus Carlsen will face the winner in a match for the global chess championship. If Carlsen decides not to participate, the top two finishers will play a match for the world championship. Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Teimour Radjabov, Hikaru Nakamura, Richárd Rapport, and Ian Nepomniachtchi make up the final eight competitors.
On July 4 at 6 a.m. Pacific, 9 a.m. Eastern, and 15:00 Central European, coverage of round 14 will start. Twitch and Chess.com will stream live coverage of the 2022 Candidates. Viewers can get the full schedule of live broadcasts on YouTube and Chesscom. Live.
All the results and live matches can be found here.
| Round 12 (1 July 2022) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Richárd Rapport | 0.5-0.5 | Fabiano Caruana | |
| Ding Liren | 0-1 | Teimour Radjabov | |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 0.5-0.5 | Alireza Firouzja | |
| Ian Nepomniachtchi | 0.5-0.5 | Hikaru Nakamura | |
| Round 13 (3 July 2022) | |||
| Ian Nepomniachtchi | 0.5-0.5 | Richárd Rapport | |
| Hikaru Nakamura | 1-0 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | |
| Alireza Firouzja | 0.5-0.5 | Ding Liren | |
| Teimour Radjabov | 0.5-0.5 | Fabiano Caruana | |
| Round 14 (4 July 2022) | |||
| Richárd Rapport | vs | Teimour Radjabov | |
| Fabiano Caruana | vs | Alireza Firouzja | |
| Ding Liren | vs | Hikaru Nakamura | |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda | vs | Ian Nepomniachtchi | |
2022 Candidates Chess Tournament Round 13 Results, Latest Standings, And Nepomniachtchi’s Massive Lead
By drawing with GM Richard Rapport on Sunday, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 2022 Candidates Tournament with one round to spare. Nepomniachtchi will now face GM Magnus Carlsen in the 2023 World Championship.
After defeating GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, GM Hikaru Nakamura is in exclusive possession of second position. Radjabov-Caruana and Firouzja-Ding both finished in draws. On Monday, Ding and Nakamura will square off in the decisive round; to advance to the next round, the Chinese player must win. Nepomniachtchi will play the second-placed player if Carlsen decides not to defend his championship.
Latest Standings and Point Table
| Standings of the 2022 Candidates Tournament | |||
| Rank | Player | Score | Wins |
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura (USA) | 7.5 | 4 |
| 3 | Ding Liren (CHN) | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Teimour Radjabov (AZE) | 6.5 | 2 |
| 5 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 6.5 | 3 |
| 6 | Richárd Rapport (HUN) | 5.5 | 1 |
| 7 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 5.0 | 1 |
| 8 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 5.0 | 1 |
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