Andrey Esipenko Begins WR Chess Masters With Win
The first round saw many decisive games.
The first round of the WR Chess Masters has finished in Düsseldorf. Andrey Esipenko outplayed Vincent Keymer in a tenacious struggle (the games lasted for 101 moves), Wesley So got a huge advantage against Jan-Krzysztof on a relatively early stage and confidently converted it, while Levon Aronian defeated Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a rook endgame. The games Giri - Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi - Abdusattorov were drawn.
Standings after Round 1:
1-3. Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Andrey Esipenko - 1
4-7. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Dommaraju Gukesh - 0.5
8-10. Jan-Krzysztof, Vincent Keymer, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa - 0.
Round 2 pairings:
Gukesh - Praggnanandhaa, Keymer - Aronian, Abdusattorov - Esipenko, Duda - Nepomniachtchi, Giri - Sо.
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