Who are the 2020 Chess Candidates?
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Who are the 2020 Chess Candidates?
Standings
| Rank | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Nepomniachtchi ( RUS ) | 8.5 |
| 2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ( FRA ) | 8 |
| 3 | Anish Giri ( NED ) | 7.5 |
| 4 | Fabiano Caruana ( USA ) | 7.5 |
Who qualify for chess candidates?
The top two finishers of the FIDE Grand Prix qualify for the Candidates Tournament. The Winner of the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament qualifies for the Candidates Tournament. The player with the highest average rating for the year qualifies for the Candidates Tournament.
Who are the candidates for World Chess Championship 2021?
Candidates Tournament
| Qualification method | Player | World ranking |
|---|---|---|
| (March 2020) | ||
| The top two finishers at the Chess World Cup 2019 | Ding Liren (runner-up) | 3 |
| The top finisher in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 | Wang Hao (winner) | 12 |
| The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2019 | Alexander Grischuk (winner) | 4 |
Who will win Chess Candidates 2020?
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 2020/21 FIDE Candidates tournament and will challenge world champion GM Magnus Carlsen for the world championship beginning in November 2021. Nepomniachtchi won the tournament by playing well in both halves while several rivals struggled in one half or the other.
Who won the Candidates chess 2022?
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 2022 Candidates Tournament with one round to spare, repeating his impressive feat from the last Candidates.
Who won World chess 2019?
grandmaster Teimour Radjabov
The Chess World Cup 2019 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 9 September to 4 October 2019. It was won by Azerbaijani grandmaster Teimour Radjabov.
Is Hikaru qualified for 2022 Candidates?
The 2022 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess tournament to decide the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2023….Participants.
| Qualification method | The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Hikaru Nakamura (winner) | |
| Age | (June 2022) | 34 |
| Rating | 2760 | |
| World ranking | 11 |
Who is the best chess player in the world 2022?
Last Update: July 5, 2022 at 1:05 PM
| Rank | Name | Classical |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | GM Magnus Carlsen | 2864 |
| #2 | GM Ding Liren | 2808 |
| #3 | GM Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2792 |
| #4 | GM Alireza Firouzja | 2778 |
Has Hikaru ever played in the candidates?
The Candidates Tournament 2016 was an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament, held in Moscow, Russia, from 11 to 30 March 2016….Qualifiers.
| Qualification path | The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Player | Hikaru Nakamura |
| Age | 28 |
| Rating | 2790 |
| World Ranking | 6 |
Who won World Chess 2017?
grandmaster Levon Aronian
The Chess World Cup 2017 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament, held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 2 to 27 September 2017. It was won by Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian. This was the second time he had won the Chess World Cup, 12 years after his first win in 2005.
What is Hikaru’s rating?
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura is the United States’ No. 1 chess player and the leading hopeful to bring America its first World Championship since Bobby Fischer. Born in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, the 25-year-old is now one of the world’s elite, currently ranked seventh on the planet with a FIDE rating of 2774.
