The Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 culminated today as Nepomniachtchi finished the campaign as an undefeated winner while Ding Liren finished second, we take a look at the latest round 14 results, standings, score and other details of the tournament
With a round to spare and the greatest score in any Candidates tournament since the new format was implemented in 2013, Ian Nepomniachtchi won the competition unbeaten. He will compete in a match for the World Chess Championship against Magnus Carlsen. However, Nepomniachtchi will compete for the world title against Ding Liren if Carlsen decides not to participate.
Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 Round 14 Results, Winner, Final Standings And Points Table
2022 Candidates Chess Tournament Round 14 Results, Venue, Format, Rules, and Players List
Eight players competed in the 2022 Candidates Tournament, which determined the 2023 World Chess Championship challenger. The competition took place from June 16 to July 5, 2022, in the Palace of Santoa in Madrid, Spain, with the World Championship following in early 2023. It was a double round-robin tournament, just like every Candidates competition since 2013.
| 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 | 0-1 | Teimour Radjabov | |
| Fabiano Caruana | 0-1 | Alireza Firouzja | |
| Ding Liren | 1-0 | Hikaru Nakamura | |
| Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 0.5-0.5 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | |
2022 Candidates Chess Tournament Round 14 Results, Final Standings, And World Championship Match Details
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who had already won the 2022 Candidates Tournament with one round remaining, drew his final match against GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda to complete an unbeaten season. He finished with a 2902 performance rating and a record 9.5/14 score. GM Ding Liren came in second after defeating GM Hikaru Nakamura on Monday. GM Teimour Radjabov finished third after defeating GM Richard Rapport, while GM Alireza Firouzja triumphed over GM Fabiano Caruana in the final round.
Nepomniachtchi has qualified to play GM Magnus Carlsen in the 2023 World Championship, but if Carlsen decides to give up the championship, Ding will take his place. By the way, Ding thinks that Carlsen will ultimately continue to defend his crown the next year. After the world champion met with FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and Director-General Emil Sutovsky on Sunday, it may have grown more likely. The format of the match was discussed among the three, and Carlsen was graciously invited to make his decision by International Chess Day on 20th July.
Final Standings and Point Table
| Standings of the 2022 Candidates Tournament | |||
| Rank | Player | Score | Wins |
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 9.5 | 5 |
| 2 | Ding Liren (CHN) | 8.0 | 4 |
| 3 | Teimour Radjabov (AZE) | 7.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Hikaru Nakamura (USA) | 7.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Fabiano Caruana (USA) | 6.5 | 3 |
| 6 | Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | 6.0 | 2 |
| 7 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | 5.5 | 1 |
| 8 | Richárd Rapport (HUN) | 5.5 | 1 |
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