9 February 2022

First Leg of FIDE Grand Prix Resumes in Berlin

Levon Aronian secured a spot in the play-off.

Photo: World Chess
Photo: World Chess


The penultimate fifth round of the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022 was played in the German capital. Levon Aronian was the first one to get a spot in the semi-final, having defeated Vincent Keymer. Results, standings, and Round 6 pairings are as follows:

Pool A. 
Nakamura - Grischuk 1-0, Bacrot - Esipenko 0-1
1. Hikaru Nakamura - 3.5 points out of 5, 2. Andrey Esipenko - 3, 3. Alexander Grischuk,  - 2, 4. Etienne Bacrot - 1.5
Grischuk - Bacrot, Esipenko - Nakamura;
 
Pool B. 
Rapport - Oparin 1/2-1/2, Wojtaszek - Fedoseev 1/2-1/2
1-2. Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Vladimir Fedoseev - 3, 3. Richard Rapport - 2.5, 4. Grigoriy Oparin - 1.5
Oparin - Wojtaszek, Fedoseev - Rapport;

Pool C. 
Dubov - Vidit 1/2-1/2, Keymer - Aronian 0-1
1. Levon Aronian -4 , 2-3. Daniil Dubov, Santosh Vidit - 2.5, 4. Vincent Keymer - 1
Vidit - Keymer, Aronian - Dubov;

Pool D. 
Harikrishna - Dominguez 0-1, Shirov - So 1/2-1/2
1. Wesley So - 3.5, 2. Leinier Dominguez - 3, 3. Harikrishna Pentala - 2, 4. Alexei Shirov - 1.5
Dominguez - Shirov, So - Harikrishna.

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