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The 3rd and final leg of the FIDE Grand Prix takes place in Berlin 22nd March to 4th April 2022. Richard Rapport has posted a very strong score in the series and has a very high chance of qualifying for the Candidates. The winner of the first leg Hikaru Nakamura will also be strong favourite to take the second place if he gets out of the group stages here (Aronian, Oparin and Esipenko are his rivals). Aronian, Dominguez and MVL are all players who have strong chances of a Candidates place if they win this leg. Poor finishes in their first grand prix events means that even a win here will probably not be enough for many of the players.

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FIDE Grand Prix 3 Playoff Berlin GER Mon 21st Mar 2022 - Mon 4th Apr 2022 Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts
	Final
1	So, Wesley	g	USA	2778	2.5
2	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2750	1.5
	Semifinals
1	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2750	3
2	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2776	1
1	So, Wesley	g	USA	2778	3
2	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	g	IRI	2623	1
4 players

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FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool A Berlin GER (GER), 21 iii-4 iv 2022											cat. XX (2733)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2750	*	*	½	1	0	1	½	1	4	2852
2.	Oparin, Grigoriy	g	FID	2674	½	0	*	*	½	1	½	1	3½	2809
3.	Aronian, Levon	g	USA	2785	1	0	½	0	*	*	½	1	3	2715
4.	Esipenko, Andrey	g	RUS	2723	½	0	½	0	½	0	*	*	1½	2543

Round 1 (March 22, 2022)
Aronian, Levon	- Nakamura, Hikaru	1-0	65	D20	QGA
Esipenko, Andrey	- Oparin, Grigoriy	½-½	56	E06	Catalan
Round 2 (March 23, 2022)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Esipenko, Andrey	½-½	64	E46	Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Aronian, Levon	- Oparin, Grigoriy	½-½	40	C50	Giuoco Piano
Round 3 (March 24, 2022)
Oparin, Grigoriy	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	33	E73	King's Indian Averbakh
Esipenko, Andrey	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	33	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 4 (March 25, 2022)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Aronian, Levon	1-0	50	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Oparin, Grigoriy	- Esipenko, Andrey	1-0	60	E48	Nimzo Indian
Round 5 (March 27, 2022)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Oparin, Grigoriy	1-0	57	E36	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Aronian, Levon	- Esipenko, Andrey	1-0	23	E51	Nimzo Indian
Round 6 (March 28, 2022)
Oparin, Grigoriy	- Aronian, Levon	1-0	31	E04	Catalan
Esipenko, Andrey	- Nakamura, Hikaru	0-1	38	C24	Bishop's Opening

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FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool B Berlin GER (GER), 21 iii-4 iv 2022											cat. XIX (2725)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2776	*	*	½	1	½	½	½	½	3½	2764
2.	Keymer, Vincent	g	GER	2655	½	0	*	*	½	1	1	½	3½	2804
3.	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	USA	2756	½	½	½	0	*	*	1	½	3	2714
4.	Dubov, Daniil	g	RUS	2711	½	½	0	½	0	½	*	*	2	2604

Round 1 (March 22, 2022)
Keymer, Vincent	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	45	A15	English counter King's Fianchetto
Dubov, Daniil	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	0-1	52	E54	Nimzo Indian
Round 2 (March 23, 2022)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Keymer, Vincent	½-½	80	C78	Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Dubov, Daniil	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	26	C50	Giuoco Piano
Round 3 (March 24, 2022)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½-½	31	D38	QGD Ragozin
Keymer, Vincent	- Dubov, Daniil	1-0	37	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Round 4 (March 25, 2022)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Keymer, Vincent	1-0	63	A29	English Four Knights
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	62	C55	Two Knights Defence
Round 5 (March 27, 2022)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	36	C80	Ruy Lopez Open
Dubov, Daniil	- Keymer, Vincent	½-½	58	C78	Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 6 (March 28, 2022)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	13	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Keymer, Vincent	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	1-0	46	D27	QGA

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FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool C Berlin GER (GER), 21 iii-4 iv 2022											cat. XX (2731)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Shankland, Sam	g	USA	2704	*	*	½	½	½	1	½	½	3½	2797
2.	So, Wesley	g	USA	2778	½	½	*	*	½	½	½	1	3½	2772
3.	Predke, Alexandr	g	RUS	2682	½	0	½	½	*	*	1	0	2½	2690
4.	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2761	½	½	½	0	0	1	*	*	2½	2664

Round 1 (March 22, 2022)
Shankland, Sam	- So, Wesley	½-½	51	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Predke, Alexandr	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	1-0	23	A33	English Symmetrical
Round 2 (March 23, 2022)
Predke, Alexandr	- So, Wesley	½-½	31	C50	Giuoco Piano
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Shankland, Sam	½-½	36	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 3 (March 24, 2022)
Shankland, Sam	- Predke, Alexandr	½-½	57	D36	QGD Exchange
So, Wesley	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	37	D91	Gruenfeld 5.Bg5
Round 4 (March 25, 2022)
So, Wesley	- Shankland, Sam	½-½	30	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Predke, Alexandr	1-0	42	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 5 (March 27, 2022)
Predke, Alexandr	- Shankland, Sam	0-1	37	A34	English Symmetrical
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- So, Wesley	0-1	56	E20	Nimzo Indian
Round 6 (March 28, 2022)
Shankland, Sam	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	29	D97	Gruenfeld Russian
So, Wesley	- Predke, Alexandr	½-½	50	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin

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FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool D Berlin GER (GER), 21 iii-4 iv 2022											cat. XIX (2708)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	g	IRI	2623	*	*	½	½	0	1	½	1	3½	2793
2.	Yu, Yangyi	g	CHN	2713	½	½	*	*	½	½	½	½	3	2706
3.	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2726	1	0	½	½	*	*	½	½	3	2702
4.	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2771	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	*	2½	2630

Round 1 (March 22, 2022)
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Tabatabaei, M. Amin	1-0	64	C81	Ruy Lopez Open Keres Variation
Giri, Anish	- Yu, Yangyi	½-½	32	C43	Petroff's Defence
Round 2 (March 23, 2022)
Tabatabaei, M. Amin	- Giri, Anish	½-½	43	D15	Slav Defence
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Yu, Yangyi	½-½	22	B52	Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 3 (March 24, 2022)
Yu, Yangyi	- Tabatabaei, M. Amin	½-½	30	D58	Queens Gambit Tartakover
Giri, Anish	- Vitiugov, Nikita	½-½	30	B42	Sicilian Paulsen
Round 4 (March 25, 2022)
Tabatabaei, M. Amin	- Vitiugov, Nikita	1-0	44	D12	Slav Defence
Yu, Yangyi	- Giri, Anish	½-½	40	D97	Gruenfeld Russian
Round 5 (March 27, 2022)
Tabatabaei, M. Amin	- Yu, Yangyi	½-½	69	D38	QGD Ragozin
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Giri, Anish	½-½	30	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Round 6 (March 28, 2022)
Yu, Yangyi	- Vitiugov, Nikita	½-½	28	C88	Ruy Lopez Closed
Giri, Anish	- Tabatabaei, M. Amin	0-1	30	C50	Giuoco Piano

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FIDE GP 3 Pool B TB Berlin GER Mon 21st Mar 2022 - Mon 4th Apr 2022 Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	Pts
1	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	GM	AZE	2776	1	0	1	1	3
2	Keymer, Vincent	GM	GER	2655	0	1	0	0	1
2 players

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FIDE GP 3 Pool C TB Berlin GER Mon 21st Mar 2022 - Mon 4th Apr 2022 Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	Pts
1	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2778	1	=	1.5
2	Shankland, Sam	GM	USA	2704	0	=	0.5
2 players

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