4 February 2022

FIDE Grand Prix Series Starts in Berlin

Vladimir Fedoseev defeated Grigoriy Oparin in Round 1.

Photo: World Chess
Photo: World Chess


The German capital is hosting the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022. The first round in Pool A saw the draws in the games Esipenko - Grischuk and Bacrot - Nakamura. In Pool B, Vladimir Fedoseev defeated Grigoriy Oparin in the Russian derby, while Radoslaw Wojtaszek beat Richard Rapport. Levon Aronian won against Santosh Vidit in Pool C whilst Vincent Keymer and Daniil Dubov made a draw. The games Shirov - Pentala and So - Dominguez in Pool D also reached a draw haven. 

Round 2 pairings: 

Pool A. Bacrot - Grishuk, Nakamura - Esipenko 
Pool B. Wojtaszek - Oparin, Rapport - Fedoseev
Pool C. Keymer - Vidit, Dubov - Aronian
Pool D. Shirov - Dominguez, Pentala - So.

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