FIDE Grand Prix Series Starts in Berlin
Vladimir Fedoseev defeated Grigoriy Oparin in Round 1.
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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