First Leg of FIDE Grand Prix Goes On in Berlin

Round 2 was not quite successful for the Russian players.

The first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022 is underway in the German capital. Results of the second round, standings and Round 3 pairings are below:

Pool A. 
Bacrot - Grishuk 1/2-1/2, Nakamura - Esipenko 1-0
1. Hikaru Nakamura - 1.5 points, 2-3. Alexander Grischuk, Etienne Bacrot - 1, 4. Andrey Esipenko - 0.5
Grischuk - Nakamura, Esipenko - Bacrot; 

Pool B. 
Wojtaszek - Oparin 1/2-1/2, Rapport - Fedoseev 1-0
1. Radoslaw Wojtaszek - 1.5, 2-3. Vladimir Fedoseev, Richard Rapport - 1, 4. Grigoriy Oparin - 0.5
Oparin - Rapport, Fedoseev - Wojtaszek;

Pool C. 
Keymer - Vidit 1/2, Dubov - Aronian 1/2
1. Levon Aronian - 1.5, 2-3.Daniil Dubov, Vincent Keymer - 1, 4. Santosh Vidit - 0.5
Vidit - Dubov, Aronian - Keymer;

Pool D. 
Shirov - Dominguez 0-1, Harikrishna - So 1/2
1. Leinier Dominguez - 1.5, 2-3. Wesley So, Harikrishna Pentala - 1, 4. Alexei Shirov - 0.5
Dominguez - Harikrishna, So - Shirov.

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