Nepomniachtchi defeats Firouzja and remains the sole leader

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi placed itself as the single leader. Candidates Tournament 2022 defeating the French GM Alireza Firouzja, his prep work in Najdorf was unqualified the job. The various other 3 suits of the day finished in attracts.

Prior to the 4th round began, the Palacio de Santoña had some unique visitors. At 9 am, 8 youngsters under the age of 12 had the possibility to being in the very same chairs as well as before the very same board as the elite grandmasters to play the very first 2 rounds of the Intercontinental Junior Chess Competition “Prospects 2022”. those that certify with on-line certifying competitions. The event with 25 +5 video game rhythm will certainly proceed for 2 even more days as well as can be adhered to. here.

Additionally today, a star went to the recreation room: King Enigma, the strange black as well as white checkered chess gamer that is a confidential however most definitely a really effective gamer. Rey Enigma showed up on Spanish tv as well as was especially effective on Tiktok.

Neither do we presently recognize the identification of GM’s following rival.magnus carlsen However after today’s round, the name is more probable to be the like last time. As long as Carlsen agrees to bet him once more, certainly. Nepomniachtchi beat Carlsen’s favored challenger, Firouzja, with a leading design of play in which prep work plays a vital function.

Nepomniachtchi 1-0 Firouzja

Prior to this suit, the individual rating was 1-1. Nepomniachtchi had actually won the last traditional video game with black items at the Superbet Competition kept in Romania. That video game was a tactical craze; In today’s suit, Nepo once more revealed that he fits in extremely complicated settings.

However the distinction is that there had not been much dispute this moment around. Firouzja concerned the board with an unique prep work in Najdorf, that was up to the ground when his challenger made a relocation that he was not all set for. 2 errors adhered to. By action 23, Firouzja had actually currently gone away.

Everything focused on a really academic placement where White played 15. f5 assaulting the black elephant. In the previous numerous video games, Black proceeded with 15 … a4, however 15 … Bxb3 was additionally existing in grandmaster training. Nevertheless, Firouzja picked a 3rd choice: 15 … Bc4.

Nepomniachtchi stated he was perplexed by this action; nevertheless, the Russian just invested 9 mins prior to reacting with 16. Kb1.

” I chose to make practical video games,” Nepo stated. “Clearly his suggestion was to play 17 … d5 18. exd5 Nd6, so I chose to disturb his strategy with 18. f6. I’m uncertain that’s the ideal point to do fairly. However I believed it would certainly be alright to compromise a pawn, my knight g3′ e ought to not be taken down as well as reduced.”

As GM mentioned Rafael Leitao,19. gxf6 might have gotten away Firouzja to prepare, given that numerous document video games adhered to by 19. Ng3.

This moment complication overlooked Firouzja. The French invested half a hr on his 20th action as well as an additional half a hr on his 21st action. While the suggestion of safeguarding the king on h8 is great, it would certainly make even more feeling to do this without exchanging the open square diocesans. Nepomniachtchi stated 20 … Bxf1 was “unfortunate” as he shed a vital rate.

Firouzja invested nearly half a hr on his 20th action, as well as simply after that @DanielRensch He was discussing 20 … Bxf1, this action has actually been played!#FIDECandidates pic.twitter.com/R6dWagtinG

— ChesscomLive ( @ChesscomLive) 21 June 2022

Black’s placement was still usable up until Firouzja surrendered his b-pawn or, as some claim, hung it over him. Nepo: “I’m uncertain you place that on him due to the fact that for one reason or another I felt he was a little powerless.”

Nepomniachtchi’s face made it clear that he recognized he was far better. As IM stated danny rensch: “Oh … that sullen face. I have actually seen that face prior to. Ian, the face he believed his challenger had actually made a huge blunder.”

” This is an Ian that assumes his challenger has actually made a huge blunder,” states@DanielRensch

Nepo discovers 24. Qxb4! as well as currently he has a fantastic opportunity to win his 2nd suit.#FIDECandidates pic.twitter.com/hnoOM91m7z

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— ChesscomLive ( @ChesscomLive) 21 June 2022

The Russian GM had no factor not to be materialistic. He took the pawn as well as relocated far from the board. Firouzja remained to rest on the board with her hands on her face. This was one of the most stressful circumstance we have actually ever before seen in Madrid.

There was currently a scarcity of time, with 22 mins left on the clock on action 40, Firouzja made an additional blunder on action 24. With a hr to go, Nepomniachtchi believed for just 5 mins as well as discovered the solid center action 25. Bb6! While the square does not look extremely strong, the suggestion is straightforward: obstruct the black queen from accessing c7, as an example when it comes to 25. Qe1, that’s where it will certainly go.

Firouzja invested 7 mins on 25 … Qd7. Nepo was playing rapid as well as vigorously. The Russian quickly played 26. Qe1. Currently it’s your turn.

Firouzja has 3 mins left for 14 video games. And afterwards 35 secs for the last 7 video games prior to the check. He’s a really solid gamer at bullet rate, however that was excessive. And also there had not been much of an option: stop, shed in a timely manner, or checkmate.

After 35 … f5, Nepomniachtchi smoothly put himself some even more tea, took a look at his challenger as well as finished the video game with a rook sacrifice on h7.

6 months earlier, Nepomniachtchi really felt ruined. He had actually shed his suit versus Carlsen without opportunity. Today he discovers himself on top of the globe once more.

Harmony-Nakamura 1/2- 1/2

Opening up prep work additionally played a crucial function in this video game, as he aided the GM. Hikaru Nakamura completely suit versus the GM at the openingRichard Harmony After the suit, the American celebrity specified that he shed a suit versus GM. Fabiano Caruana in the Chess.com Rapid Chess Champion a couple of months earlier, in a comparable style to Bg5 in the anti-Berliner.

” That’s when I thought of the suggestion that I had fun with 7 … h6, 8 … g5 as well as 9 … Be6 in the video game. It was all prep work up until action 20, it had not been as well difficult,” stated Nakamura.

Connection had not been delighted with the video game in all. He later on stated of the opening: “Once more, a catastrophe. Not as well large, however I really did not obtain anything with white.”

Gamers would promptly get to an endgame where Black was great regardless of having dual pawns on the c-vertical. If all rooks as well as knights amazingly vanished from the board, white would certainly win the pawn in the endgame. However that would certainly never ever take place.

Nakamura took care of to establish a great collection of items on the kingside as well as points obtained truly sharp when he began to think about the suggestion of compeling h4-h3 as well as utilizing the f3 square for his knight. Really feeling insufficient at one factor, Connection made sure to maintain his items energetic.

As a matter of fact, Nakamura felt he might play much more precisely as well as offered him some possibilities. Probably attracts to his challenger were the only outcome. Both wonderful masters grinned as they drank hands. Nakamura was worn his coat, all set for completion of the suit.

GM Reviews Rafael Leitao.

Duda-Radjabov 1/2- 1/2

The very first 2 suits finished nearly at the same time. Quickly, GM would certainly be ended up as well. Jan-Krzysztof Duda and so on. GMTeimour Rajabov This was the 2nd conflict in between them; In the previous video game, at Tata Steel Masters 2019 Radjabov bet white as well as they additionally attracted.

Confronted with an additional anti-Berlin sideline (5. Bg5), Radjabov once more needed to invest even more time in the opening than his challenger. as well as he appeared to be under mild stress. Nevertheless, Duda (according to the computer system) missed his benefit, as well as Black obtained 17 … f5!, a relocation Duda “failed to remember”! When he played, he accomplished an entirely sufficient placement. It’s an excellent way to maintain the effort prior to White has time to progress his a-pawn.

This resulted in numerous professions as well as a rook finishing in a draw. On action 41, the draw was lastly concurred.

Disclosing that his secs in Madrid are wonderful masters, Duda stated, “In fact, one of the most crucial point in this event is not to shed. I am succeeding because feeling currently.” Grzegorz Gajewski as well as GM perfect miton.

GM Reviews Rafael Leitao.

Ding-Caruana 1/2- 1/2

GM Ding Liren has actually been an awesome challenger for Caruana in traditional video games. Chinese top won 5 of their thirteen suits; The American just defeated him two times. Their last in person video games remained in the previous Prospects’ Competition, where Ding won the mini-match 1.5 v 0.5.

It was not a surprise that Caruana picked the Ragozin Variant, as the American had actually played it several times in the previous year. He additionally utilized it as soon as in the Title Tuesday event this year. However 7 … Na5 was unforeseen.

This odd-looking knight action has actually just been played as soon as “on the board” as well as two times online.

Ding’s tranquil feedback was solid, however not excessively assertive. After the opening, Black’s placement appeared flawlessly healthy and balanced. However was the pawn sacrifice truly essential?

The engine suggests straightforward 17 … Qd7, due to the fact that the b6-pawn is not in fact hanging (the b2-pawn additionally goes down), adhered to by 18 … Rfc8.

Caruana had a great deal of task with his queen as well as knight, maintaining the white rook passive for some time. No matter, the rook endgame was a little bit strange for Caruana; up until they procured the draw, about around action 36.

American GM is presently 2nd behind Nepomniachtchi as well as tomorrow is White vs. Notification. If his compatriot Nakamura can beat Nepo with white items, maybe of wonderful aid to him. We’ll see!

GM Reviews Rafael Leitao.

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