Richard Rapport suffered a tough loss against Ian Nepomniachtchi in today’s 7th round of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022. Nepo was perfectly prepared for the Petroff variation that appeared on the board, going for the perpetual check after a rook sacrifice. Rapport was brave to refuse the threefold repetition and went into a clearly worse position which eventually ended in favor of the Russian grandmaster. Replay the game here
With four victories and 5.5/7 points, Nepomniachtchi secured the sole leadership in the event and tomorrow faces Ding Liren with Whites. FIDE Candidates 2022 Tournament pairings
More from the Candidates: R7 of the FIDE Candidates Chess 2022 opened with four ceremonial moves / “Magnus should decide whether he’ll play the next match 5 mins before the final round starts” / FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022 – R7 preview / Live games
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