29 October 2022
Ian Nepomniachtchi Defeats Magnus Carlsen in FIDE World Fischer Random Championship Semifinals
He will face Hikaru Nakamura in the Final.
Photo: David Llada / FIDE
The Semifinals of the 2022 FIDE World Fischer Random Championship were played in Reykjavik.
In the Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi encounter, the Norwegian won the first game, but then the Russian player scored three victories clinching the match.
In the other duel, Hikaru Nakamura crushed Nodirbek Abdussatorov 3-0.
The Final between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura will take place on 30 October. The matches for 3rd, 5th, and 7th places will be held as well.
Each match in the Knockout Stage will be best-of-4 games. In the event of a tied match, there will be an Armageddon game.
The time control for each game is 30 moves in 25 minutes, plus 5 minutes for the rest of the game, plus 5 seconds increment per move starting from move 31.
All matches will start at 6 PM Moscow time.
The total prize fund is 400,000 US dollars.
