The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 takes place from the 17th of June to the 5th of July in Madrid, Spain, deciding the challenger of World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2023.
The tournament is played as a double Round-robin with 14 rounds.
Time control is 120 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move 61.
Players cannot draw by agreement before black ́s 40th move.
In the case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, a playoff is played.
The total prize fund is 500.000$.
PLAYERS:
Fabiano Caruana
Hikaru Nakamura
Alireza Firouzja
Jan Krzysztof Duda
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Richard Rapport
Ding Liren
Teimour Radjabov
PGN:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4 Nh5 12. Nbd2 Nf4 13. Nf1 Qf6 14. Bxf4 Qxf4 15. Qb3 Rf6 16. b5 Na5 17. Qa2 g5 18. N1h2 Rg6 19. d4 h5 20. g3 Qf6 21. Rad1 Rg7 22. Kh1 Rf8 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. h4 gxh4 25. gxh4 Bc5 26. Rg1 Bd6 27. Ng5 Kh8 28. Qe2 Qg6 29. Rd3 axb5 30. Rdg3 Qe8 31. axb5 Rf6 32. Qf1 b6 33. Qg2 Qf8 34. Qh3 Qg8 35. R1g2 Nb7 36. Nh7 Rfg6 37. Rxg6 Rxg6 38. Ng5 Rf6 39. f4 Nc5 40. fxe5 Bxe5 41. Ngf3 Qa8 42. Nxe5 Nxe4 43. Nhf3 Qa1+ 44. Kh2 Qc1 45. Nd3 Qxc3 46. Ra2 Nf2 47. Rxf2 Qxd3 48. Qg3 Qd6 49. Qxd6 cxd6 50. Kg3 Rf5 51. Rd2 Rxb5 52. Rxd6 Kg7 53. Rxe6 Rb4 54. Re5 Kh6 55. Rd5 Rb1 56. Nd4 Rg1+ 57. Kf4 1-0
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