22 February 2022

Quarterfinalists of Airthings Masters Determined

Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Prelims.


The Prelims of the Airthings Masters, the first event of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, has completed on Chess24. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) won the tournament with 29 points scored. Apart from him, seven best players also qualified for the play-off.  

Final standings:

1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 29 points, 2-4. Magnus Carlsen - 25, 3-4. Vladislav Artemiev, Andrey Esipenko - 24, 5. Eric Hansen - 23, 6-8. Ding Liren, Le Quang Liem, Vincent Keymer - 22, 9-10. Levon Aronian, Anish Giri - 21, 11-12. Praggnanandhaa R, Nodirbek Abdusattorov - 19, 13-14. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 17, 15. Hans Moke Niemann - 15, 16. Alexandra Kosteniuk - 3.

Quarterfinals:

Nepomniachtchi - Keymer
Carlsen - Liem
Artemiev - Ding
Esipenko - Hansen

The quarterfinals will be held on Wednesday, 23 February. Each match will consist of four games. If a tiebreak is required, the players will play two 5+3 games and then, if needed, a single Armageddon game.

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