Jan Nepomniachtchi won the Candidates Tournament and will play for the chess crown with Magnus Carlsen.
In the 13th round, the Russian chess player played a draw with Richard Rapport from Hungary and secured the victory ahead of schedule by scoring 9 points.
The Russian has already met Carlsen in the match for the chess crown at the end of 2021 – the last time the Norwegian beat the Russian big (7.5:3.5).
In December, Carlsen announced that he could withdraw from the chess crown match if the Candidates Tournament was not won. Alireza Firuža from France. In the spring of 2022, he confirmed that he was still thinking about withdrawing from the match.
If Carlsen refuses, he will lose the world title, and the match for the chess crown will be played by Nepomniachtchi and the runner-up in the Candidates Tournament. Now the second is the American Hikaru Nakamura and Chinese Ding Liren.
The World Championship match will take place in 2023, the venue has not yet been chosen.