Ian Nepomniachtchi Pulls Ahead at Airthings Masters
The final rounds of the Prelims are ahead.
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Rounds 5-8 of the Airthings Masters, the first event of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, were played on Chess24. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) has pulled ahead by scoring 19 points (there are 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw). Ding Liren (China) and Eric Hansen (Canada) are 4 points behind. Andrey Esipenko (Russia) is in fourth place with 14 points.
Standings after Round 8:
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 19, 2-3. Ding Liren, Eric Hansen - 15, 4. Andrey Esipenko - 14, 5-6. Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer - 13, 7-8. Levon Aronian, Anish Giri - 12, 9. Le Quang Liem - 11, 10-11. Vladislav Artemiev, Nodirbek Abdusattorov - 10, 12-14. Hans Moke Niemann, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Praggnanandhaa R - 8, 15. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 7, 16. Alexandra Kosteniuk - 0.
The next four rounds will be played on Monday, 21 February.
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