This year’s Airthings Masters 2022 chess league phase has seen 12 completed rounds over three days, we take a look at the latest results, standings, schedule,
In total, sixteen participants are competing in the round-robin stage of the online event, with eight moving on to the knockout stage.
Airthings Masters 2022 Schedule, Date, Time And Venue
The event started from February 19 and will run till February 26, with action starting at 18.00 CET every day. The tournament is taking place in online mode due to travel restrictions. Today will be the final day of league phase at Airthings Masters.
February 19- February 22- Round-robin (4 rounds every day)
February 23- Quarterfinals
February 24- Semi-finals
February 25- February 26- Finals
Airthings Masters 2022 Day 4 Schedule
Day-4 will feature the last four round of matches in the league phase. Players will be desperate to clinch points and secure play-off berths. Day-4 of Airthings masters is scheduled to begin from 22nd February 18:30 CET.
Airthings Masters Chess 2022 Day 3 Results, Standings, Points Table
On day-3, GM Nepomniachtchi maintained his amazing run and extended his lead to seven points over second position. Nepomniachtchi won 2 rounds and tied one round on third day at Airthing Masters.
Meanwhile, GMs Magnus Carlsen, Vladislav Artemiev, and Vincent Keymer remain strong candidates for the remaining qualifying slots.
Airthings Masters 2022 Chess Overall Standings And Results
After the second day of prelims and eight rounds of matches, below is the current standings of the players.
- Ian Nepomniachtchi- 27 Points
- Vladislav Artemiev- 20 Points
- Magnus Carlsen- 20 Points
- Vincent Keymer- 20 Points
- Eric Hansen- 19 Points
- Anish Giri- 19 Points
- Liren Ding- 18 Points
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov- 18 Points
- Andrey Esipenko- 18 Points
- Levon Aronian- 17 Points
- Quang Liem Le- 15 Points
- R Praggnanandhaa- 15 Points
- Jan-Krzysztof Duda- 12 Points
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov- 11 Points
- Hans Moke Niemann- 11 Points
- Alexandra Kosteniuk- 0 Points
The full results can be found here.
Airthings Masters 2022 Chess Rules And Format
At the round-robin phases of The Airthings Masters, the round-robin will employ a football-style 3 point for a win, 1 point for a tie scoring system, and participants will earn cash bonuses for each rapid game played. The players will earn $750 for a victory and $250 for a draw.
Hence, there is still just enough time for players to change their position in the table and qualify for play-offs.
Tournament Rules
Starting with move 1, the players have 15 minutes to complete all of their moves, plus a 10-second increment. A win earns 3 points, while a tie earns 1 point in the preliminary round.
If a tiebreak is necessary, the players will play two 5+3 games and, if necessary, a single Armageddon game, in which White has 5 minutes against Black’s 4, but a tie count as a win for Black. Before move 40, no draw offers are permitted.
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream
Fans worldwide can stream the match live on chess24 YouTube Channel or follow the match live with the interactive board on their official site.
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