FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT – Update 25/06/22
THE FIGHT TO PLAY WORLD CHESS CHAMPION MAGNUS CARLSON
CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT – June 17th to July 5th July 22 – Madrid Spain
UPDATE: 25/06/22
After six rounds Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) leads the field on his own by ½ a point (4½) from Fabiano Caruana (USA) on 4 points. There are still eight rounds to go so anything can happen but if current form continues it’s looking like a two way battle between Nepomniachi and Caruana!
After 6 rounds there have only been six decisive games and 18 draws, with Nepomniachtchi having won three of them! Caruana has won two, while Nakamura (USA) the other win, with the rest still looking for that Holy Grail!
Today (25/06/22) is a rest day for the players before they begin again at 3pm on Sunday 26th June 22.
Can Caruana topple Nepomniachtchi? Will someone else step up from the shadows to challenge the top two leaders? Or will Nepomniachtchi get another crack at Carlson?
We will just have to wait but if I was a betting man, I can’t see passed the current leader. The question then would be; has he improved enough to take Magnus Carlson all the way and topple Mr Invincible? Only time will tell!
Check out the reports on the FIDE & Chess.com websites and the games on Chessbase (Links below)!