Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So drew their second game in the final match of the third stage of the FIDE Grand Prix organised by World Chess and the fate of the winner’s trophy will be determined tomorrow
With draws in both of the two classical games, American GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So were set to decide who would win the third and final leg of the 2022 FIDE Grand Prix in a rapid-play tiebreaker. After an intense draw in the first rapid game, So showed excellent technique to squeeze a win out.
Alas, even wins against both Karjakin and Nepomniachtchi weren t enough for Daniil to earn a medal. He finished fourth, but thrilled spectators with his creative play and desire to fight in every game. We can t wait to see him online in the Airthings Masters, which starts on 26th December, as well as in the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee from January 16th.
Dubov played some fine games but missed out on first place after losing to Vladimir Fedoseev in the penultimate round - he said he didn t regret his choice to take risks, since wins for Ian and Sergey meant a draw wouldn t have been enough to fight for the title | photo: Eteri Kublashvili, ruchess.ru