12/22/2019 – A draw in the second game of the Jerusalem Grand Prix Final gave Ian Nepomniachtchi tournament victory and secured him a spot in next year's Candidates Tournament. Wei Yi managed to mix things up with the black pieces, only to get an inferior position which came to a close when a draw by repetition was agreed. The one remaining spot in the Candidates still up for grabs is the organizer's wildcard, and the Russian Chess Federation will more than likely grant it to Kirill Alekseenko. | Photo: Niki Riga
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Nepomniactchi qualifies for the Candidates
Ian Nepomniachtchi beat Wei Yi in the final of the fourth Grand Prix event of the year to get second place in the yearly series. Thus, he joined Alexander Grischuk in getting a spot in next year's Candidates Tournament through this qualifying path.
This means Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will most likely miss out on playing the Candidates for a second cycle in a row, as the Russian Chess Federation — the organizer of the event — announced they will grant the wildcard to a player from their country. Coincidentally, the one other eligible player to get the nomination — Kirill Alekseenko — is Russian, so he is the one expected to get the last spot.
Replay game two of the final with computer analysis. Full report coming shortly.
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Players
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Player
Country
1
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Azerbaijan
2
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
France
3
Anish Giri
Netherlands
4
Wesley So
United States
5
Sergey Karjakin
Russia
6
Yu Yangyi
China
7
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Russia
8
Veselin Topalov
Bulgaria
9
Dmitry Jakovenko
Russia
10
David Navara
Czech Republic
11
Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Poland
12
Wei Yi
China
13
Pentala Harikrishna
India
14
Boris Gelfand
Israel
15
Dmitry Andreikin
Russia
16
Wang Hao
China
The tournament will be played once again in a knockout format, with mini-matches similar to the World Cup, from December 11th to the 23rd. There is one rest day before the final on the 20th of December. The games start at 12 Noon UTC (14:00 CET / 8:00 AM EST).
The venue is the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.
An historic, Vatican-owned guest house and pilgrim centre, built in the 19th century opposite the Old City
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