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FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (Games and Results)
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 13th April 2021
The FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament took place in Yekaterinburg, Russia Sun 15th to Wednesday 25th March 2020 before being halted at after seven of the scheduled fourteen rounds due to the coronavirus crisis. The event is now due to resume on Monday 19th April at the same venue. Players: Fabiano Caruana, Ding Liren, Wang Hao, Alexander Grischuk, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Kirill Alekseenko and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
New schedule: R8 (Mon 19th Apr 12pm BST), R9 (Tue 20th Apr 12pm BST), R10 (Wed 21st Apr 12pm BST), R11 (Fri 23rd Apr 12pm BST), R12 (Sat 24th Apr 12pm BST), R13 (Mon 26th Apr 12pm BST), R14 (Tue 27th Apr 12pm BST) and TB if needed (Wed 28th Apr 12pm BST).
MVL takes second place in the Candidates on the final day (14)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's Candidates campaign finished with a win against Wang Hao and secured second place on his own half a point behind the winner Ian Nepomniachtchi. MVL played a theoretical Ruy Lopez Berlin against Wang Hao which both players knew. At some stage Wang forgot the precise moves he should play and his position collapsed fairly quickly.
Winner Ian Nepomniachtchi lost a razor sharp King's Indian to Ding Liren, he explained that the losing move 14...Nxd3 was misremembered from a "slightly different line". Ding was just winning after this mistake and got back to 50%.
Anish Giri could still have caught Nepomniachtchi on point but he suffered a disappointing loss to Kirill Alekseenko in what looked like the Russian's best game of the entire event. Giri didn't get much from the opening and was gradually outplayed until he miscalculated something and lost.
The final game to finish was a sharp struggle between Fabiano Caruana and Alexander Grischuk, this was drawn in 65 moves. Grischuk thought he was doing fine until he noticed that there might be chances to finish in 3rd place and starting with 22...Kf6 he started to get into trouble. After this he did defend well and the game was a roughly balanced.
Final Round 14 Standings: 1st Nepomniachtchi 8.5pts, 2nd MVL 8pts, 3rd Giri 7.5pts, 4th Caruana 7.5pts, 5th Ding Liren 7pts, 6th Grischuk 7pts, 7th Alekseenko 5.5pts, 8th Wang Hao 5pts.
FIDE World Championship Candidates 2020 (14)
Mark Crowther (Tue Apr 27 21:12:00 2021)
The playing hall on the final day. Photo © | https://fide.com
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (13)
Ian Nepomniachtchi wins the 2021 Candidates tournament with a round to spare
Mark Crowther | Mon Apr 26 18:09:00 2021
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (12)
Giri beats Caruana and leader Nepomniachtchi beats Wang Hao in Candidates Round 12
Mark Crowther | Sat Apr 24 21:11:00 2021
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (11)
Nepomniachtchi draws against Caruana and Giri wins in Round 11 of the Candidates
Mark Crowther | Fri Apr 23 20:18:00 2021
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (10)
Nepomniachtchi strengthens his lead in the FIDE Candidates after Round 10
Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 21 19:23:00 2021
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (9)
Giri moves into contention in the Candidates after nine rounds
Mark Crowther | Tue Apr 20 18:48:00 2021
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (8)
Caruana beats MVL in Round 8 as the FIDE Candidates resumes after a break of over a year
Mark Crowther | Mon Apr 19 19:53:00 2021
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (Postponed)
FIDE halts the Candidates tournament at the half way stage
Mark Crowther | Thu Mar 26 11:50:00 2020
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (7)
Vachier-Lagrave defeats Nepomniachtchi to catch him on 4.5/7
Mark Crowther | Wed Mar 25 11:17:00 2020
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (6)
Nepomniachtchi beats Ding to move a point clear on 4.5/6 in the Candidates
Mark Crowther | Mon Mar 23 19:13:00 2020
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (5)
Nepomniachtchi beats Wang Hao to lead the Candidates with 3.5/5
Mark Crowther | Sun Mar 22 13:55:00 2020
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (4)
Candidates Round 4 - all the games drawn following the rest day
Mark Crowther | Sat Mar 21 19:03:00 2020
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (3)
Ding Liren shows his mettle in defeating Caruana in Round 3 of the FIDE Candidates
Mark Crowther | Thu Mar 19 15:01:00 2020
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (2)
Four lead the FIDE Candidates on 1.5/2
Mark Crowther | Wed Mar 18 19:51:00 2020
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 (1)
FIDE World Chess Championship Candidates start in defiance of the Coronavirus crisis
Mark Crowther | Tue Mar 17 19:22:00 2020
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020 (Yekaterinburg RUS)
Sun 15th Mar 2020 - Sun 5th Apr 2020 -
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FIDE Candidates 2020 (8 players 14 Rds DRR Indiv TC:100m:50m:15m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games
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| FIDE Candidates 2020 Yekaterinburg RUS Sun 15th Mar 2020 - Wed 28th Apr 2021
Leading Final Round 14 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | GM | RUS | 2789 | *** | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 8.5 | 0 | 5 | 55 |
| 2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | GM | FRA | 2758 | 1 ½ | *** | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 53.75 |
| 3 | Giri, Anish | GM | NED | 2776 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | *** | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 1 0 | ½ 1 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 50.5 |
| 4 | Caruana, Fabiano | GM | USA | 2820 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | *** | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 50.5 |
| 5 | Ding, Liren | GM | CHN | 2791 | 0 1 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | *** | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 7 | 1.5 | 4 | 48.75 |
| 6 | Grischuk, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2777 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | *** | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 7 | 0.5 | 2 | 50.5 |
| 7 | Alekseenko, Kirill | GM | RUS | 2696 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 0 1 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | *** | ½ ½ | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 38.5 |
| 8 | Wang, Hao | GM | CHN | 2763 | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | *** | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34.5 |
| 8 players | ||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 (March 17, 2020) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 44 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Giri, Anish | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0-1 | 73 | A33 | English Symmetrical | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Alekseenko, Kirill | ½-½ | 41 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Ding, Liren | - Wang, Hao | 0-1 | 45 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Round 2 (March 18, 2020) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 40 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Ding, Liren | 1-0 | 37 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Alekseenko, Kirill | 1-0 | 34 | E20 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Wang, Hao | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 61 | A37 | English Symmetrical | |
| Round 3 (March 19, 2020) | ||||||
| Giri, Anish | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 30 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Wang, Hao | ½-½ | 49 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Ding, Liren | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 59 | D17 | Slav Defence | |
| Alekseenko, Kirill | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 40 | C19 | French Winawer | |
| Round 4 (March 21, 2020) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 53 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 55 | D87 | Gruenfeld Botvinnik | |
| Ding, Liren | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 42 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Wang, Hao | - Alekseenko, Kirill | ½-½ | 41 | D78 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Round 5 (March 22, 2020) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Wang, Hao | 1-0 | 43 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Giri, Anish | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 42 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 54 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | |
| Alekseenko, Kirill | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 33 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Round 6 (March 23, 2020) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Ding, Liren | 1-0 | 40 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 54 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Alekseenko, Kirill | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 98 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Wang, Hao | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 83 | D87 | Gruenfeld Botvinnik | |
| Round 7 (March 25, 2020) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 42 | C19 | French Winawer | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Wang, Hao | ½-½ | 41 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Giri, Anish | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 40 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Ding, Liren | - Alekseenko, Kirill | ½-½ | 40 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Round 8 (April 19, 2021) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 28 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 74 | B97 | Sicilian Najdorf | |
| Alekseenko, Kirill | - Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 74 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Wang, Hao | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 28 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Round 9 (April 20, 2021) | ||||||
| Giri, Anish | - Wang, Hao | 1-0 | 39 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 40 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Ding, Liren | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 88 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Alekseenko, Kirill | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 59 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Round 10 (April 22, 2021) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Alekseenko, Kirill | 1-0 | 31 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 40 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Ding, Liren | ½-½ | 40 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | |
| Wang, Hao | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 41 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Round 11 (April 23, 2021) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 41 | C47 | Four Knights | |
| Giri, Anish | - Ding, Liren | 1-0 | 29 | C85 | Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 48 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | |
| Alekseenko, Kirill | - Wang, Hao | ½-½ | 55 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Round 12 (April 24, 2021) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Alekseenko, Kirill | 1-0 | 45 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 45 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Ding, Liren | - Grischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 47 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Wang, Hao | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0-1 | 59 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Round 13 (April 26, 2021) | ||||||
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 42 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 51 | E16 | Queens Indian | |
| Alekseenko, Kirill | - Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 61 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Wang, Hao | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 42 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Round 14 (April 27, 2021) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Wang, Hao | 1-0 | 29 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 65 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Giri, Anish | - Alekseenko, Kirill | 0-1 | 56 | E01 | Catalan | |
| Ding, Liren | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 35 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
