6 February 2022

Three Rounds of FIDE Grand Prix Leg Played in Berlin

Andrey Esipenko won against Etienne Bacrot.

Photo: World Chess
Photo: World Chess


The third round games of the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022 were played in Berlin on 6 February. Results, standings, and Round 4 pairings are as follows:

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

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

Pool C. 
Vidit - Dubov 1-0, Aronian - Keymer 1-0
1. Levon Aronian - 2.5, 2. Santosh Vidit - 1.5, 3-4. Daniil Dubov, Vincent Keymer - 1
Vidit - Aronian, Dubov - Keymer;

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

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