First Leg of FIDE Grand Prix Resumes in Berlin
Levon Aronian secured a spot in the play-off.
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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