24 May 2019
Alexander Grischuk Advances to Final of Moscow Grand Prix Leg
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Radoslaw Wojtaszek to play tie-break.
The second games of the Moscow Grand Prix semifinals were played in the Central Chess Club on May 24. The first symbolic move in the game Grischuk - Nakamura was made by a Russian footballer Dmitri Bulykin, who was a regular in the Russian national team in 2003-2005.
Alexander Grischuk (Russia) defeated Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and won the match 1.5-0.5 to advance to the final.
The game Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) ended in a draw. The rivals will determine the second finalist on tie-break tomorrow.
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