Right after the opening Rapport found himself in a very comfortable situation, easily solving all problems with the Sveshnikov Sicilian. Hikaru Nakamura – Richard Rapport ½-½ Nakamura might’ve seemed to be pressing at some point of the game, but from a higher point of view there was hardly any real danger of Rapport losing. Not the most enthusiastic performance from either side, but, unfortunately, we might witness more such games as the tournament is nearing its end and there’s only so much left to play for. Jan-Krzysztof Duda gradually equalized, step by step swapping most of the pieces and eventually agreeing a draw in a completely symmetrical rook endgame. Teimour Radjabov – Jan-Krzysztof Duda ½-½ This encounter was the shortest one. Ian Nepomniachtchi punishing yet another opponent for overly risky play photo: FIDE/Stev Bonhage His light pieces and strong bishop pair absolutely dominated the board, forcing Firouzja to resign on move 35. Nepomniachtchi calculated a couple of tactical lines, converting into an endgame with 3 healthy pawns for an exchange. You can’t really push like this without any development”. We managed to catch Nepomniachtchi for a short interview right after the game: “ I could not understand what he was doing, but clearly he’s not showing anything close to his normal chess. That was pretty much all Black needed to precisely exploit his weaknesses and skillfully convert the game into another point. Firouzja lashed out against Nepomniachtchi’s solid Petroff with the move 16.g4 and then doubled down on his aggressive strategy with 17.h4. Alireza Firouzja made today’s headlines in very early hours of the day already, playing hyper bullet games (30 seconds for each player), finishing his night session a couple of minutes before 6 AM local time.įrom the developments of his afternoon game, one could certainly come to a conclusion the unusual routine and lack of sleep had an impact. The fight for the second place remains very much open with Caruana, & Nakamura tied on +1, and the question Magnus Carlsen posed couple of months ago becomes very pressing - will he defend his title if Ian Nepomniachtchi manages to clinch the tournament victory, or will he give up his spot in the World Championship match in favor of the second finisher in the Candidates? Magnus Carlsen constantly teases the chess world - will he defend his title in the 2023 match?Īlireza Firouzja – Ian Nepomniachtchi 0-1 One of the key games of the round was opened by Ex-Real Madrid player Predrag Mijatovic, who made the first symbolic move for Alireza. With that said, his hopes to threaten Nepomniachtchi’s pole position are slim - unless he takes his streak even further. Round 11 results: Hikaru Nakamura – Richard Rapport 1/2-1/2 Alireza Firouzja – Ian Nepomniachtchi 0-1 Teimour Radjabov – Jan-Krzysztof Duda 1/2-1/2 Fabiano Caruana – Ding Liren 0-1 Round 11 results Standings after ro und 11 The former challenger was close to even extending his 1.5-point lead, but Ding Liren managed to prolong his winning streak to 3 games in a row, beating Fabiano Caruana in a nerve-wracking endgame. Ian Nepomniachtchi scores another win with the black pieces after Firouzja spends the whole night playing hyper bullet chess online.
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