Nepomniachtchi lost to Santosh and was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the World Chess Cup
Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi has been eliminated from the World Chess Cup. The broadcast was conducted on the YouTube channel of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
In the match of 1/8 finals, he lost to the representative of India, Vidit Santosh Gujrati. According to the results of two games with classical time control, two draws were recorded. On the tie-break with a shortened time control, Gujrati turned out to be stronger. The overall score is 4:2 in favor of the Indian.
The World Cup takes place in Baku (Azerbaijan) and is a qualifier for the Candidates Tournament for the title of World Champion. Russians and Belarusians competed as neutral athletes. Nepomniachtchi was the last Russian in the tournament.
On April 30, Nepomniachtchi lost to the Chinese Liren in the match for the world title. For the Russian, this was the second attempt to win the world chess crown. In December 2021, he lost to Carlsen with a score of 3.5:7.5.
Source: Lenta
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