Ian Nepomniachtchi Leads Race at Airthings Masters
Vladislav Artemiev is sharing 2nd place.
Rounds 9-12 of the Airthings Masters, the first event of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, were played on Chess24. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) keeps leading the race with 27 points scored (there are 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw). Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Vincent Keymer (Germany), and Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) are 7 points behind.
Standings after Round 12:
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 27 points, 2-4. Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, Vladislav Artemiev - 20, 5-6. Anish Giri, Eric Hansen - 19, 7-9. Andrey Esipenko, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Ding Liren - 18, 10. Levon Aronian - 17, 11-12. Le Quang Liem, Praggnanandhaa R - 15, 13. Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 12, 14-15. Hans Moke Niemann, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 11, 16. Alexandra Kosteniuk - 0.
The final three rounds will be played on Monday, 21 February. The best eight players will qualify for the quarterfinals.
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