Nepo proved better and wiser in the 2nd Candidates event he participated and managed to win it with a dominating lead (1,5 point ahead of the field) .Could he improve his chances in his second WCH match if there will be one ?
In case the World Champion Magnus Carlsen refuses to defend his title ( unlike to happen in my opinion) Ding will get a golden ticket to fight for the title ! Thus his 2nd place in the event has a great value .
Good perf for Nakamura ,who lost the 2nd place on the very last round vs Ding and good perf as well for Radjabov .
It seems experience proved more valuable than youth ,since Rapport Firouzja and Duda performed under their stregth in the long and demanding event !
Rk. | Name | Rtg. | Nt. | Pts. | n |
1
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2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
TB | Perf. | |
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1
|
GM
|
2773
|
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9.5
|
14
|
62.00
|
2909
|
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2
|
GM
|
2806
|
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8.0
|
14
|
52.00
|
2822
|
|||||||||
3
|
GM
|
2753
|
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7.5
|
14
|
52.00
|
2808
|
|||||||||
4
|
GM
|
2760
|
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7.5
|
14
|
50.25
|
2807
|
|||||||||
5
|
GM
|
2786
|
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6.5
|
14
|
46.50
|
2746
|
|||||||||
6
|
GM
|
2804
|
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6.0
|
14
|
39.50
|
2722
|
|||||||||
7
|
GM
|
2750
|
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5.5
|
14
|
38.50
|
2700
|
|||||||||
8
|
GM
|
2776
|
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5.5
|
14
|
37.75
|
2696
|