In the final battle, Rick Nakamura won the runner-up, Ding Liren created the best result of Chinese chess players
Chess World Championship Candidates Tournament
Xinhua According to FIDE news, the 2022 FIDE World Championship Candidates Tournament held in Madrid, Spain ended on the 5th, Beijing time. Chinese star Ding Liren defeated his opponent in the hedging battle with American chess player Muramitsu, accumulating 8 points and won the runner-up, which is the best result in the history of Chinese chess players in this event.
A total of 8 top chess players in the world will compete in a double round robin of 14 rounds in Madrid, and the final winner will qualify for a match against the world chess champion. In the 13th round, Nepomniacki has won the candidate competition one round ahead of schedule, Nakamura Hikari ranked second with 7.5 points, Ding Liren ranked third with 7 points, and the final round of the two will directly decide the second. attribution of name.
Ding Liren started this round with white first and then the pawns. At the beginning, Nakamura Hikaru successfully won a tie. After entering the middle and end game, Ding Liren intentionally avoided simplifying and prolonging the battle, and gradually put pressure on his opponent. In the 35th round, Hikaru Nakamura made a mistake under pressure. Ding Liren’s carts, horses and elephants coordinated, leaving no chance for Nakamura Hikaru. In the 58th round, Nakamura stopped the clock and admitted defeat.
This is the third time that Ding Liren has participated in the World Championship Candidate Competition, and it is also the third time that a Chinese male chess player has hit the peak of the national elephant. In this match, Ding Liren lost to Nepomniacki at a disadvantage, then experienced seven consecutive draws, and then withstood the pressure and won four of the last six rounds, including one three-game winning streak. With the victory of the final game, Ding Liren, who won the fourth and fifth place in the first two times, finally won the runner-up with 4 wins, 8 and 2 losses with 8 points, creating the best result in the candidate competition between individuals and Chinese players. .
In other competitions in this round, Azerbaijani player Rajapov defeated Hungarian player Laporte, and French player Firoja defeated American player Caruana. With Nepomnia Qiyi and Polish chess player Duda, he won the league championship with 14 unbeaten rounds and 9.5 points, and once again got the right to challenge.
Source: Xinhua News Agency Author: Editor: Wang Hao