15 June 2022

Madrid Candidates - Kickoff

The 2022 Candidates Tournament starts in a few days. Following the pattern I established for the previous event -- see Yekaterinburg Candidates - Kickoff (March 2020) -- here are a few relevant links:-

The centerpiece of this current post is a crosstable showing the historical record of all previous games between the eight players, according to Chessgames.com. Their records against World Champion Carlsen are also included. The links under the players' last names lead to their FIDE rating pages.

  Car Din Dud Fir Nak Nep Rad Rap : Car
Caruana xx * * * * * * * : *
Ding Liren xx * * * * * * : *
Duda xx * * * * * : *
Firouzja xx * * * * : *
Nakamura xx * * * : *
Nepomniachtchi xx * * : *
Radjabov xx * : *
Rapport xx : *
Carlsen : xx

In next week's post, I'll summarize the highlights of the first week. I'm sensing more interest in this event than in any previous candidates tournament.

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