US Chess Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura gained his first world title, winning the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship today in Reykjavik, Iceland. He defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi, the previous and current challenger for the classical chess world title, winning in a nail-biting “Armageddon” playoff game after their match ended 2-2. Replay all games here
Hikaru Nakamura posted a video, analyzing his final against Nepo. “Dear YouTube, Meet Your New World Champion” says Hikaru
Find all the information about the 2022 Fischer Random World Championship here / Abdusattorov and Nakamura – leaders of their Fischer Random 2022 groups after day 1 / Abdusattorov is the first to qualify for the Fischer Random semi-finals / Carlsen, Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi, and Abdusattorov to meet at the Fischer Random semi finals / Hikaru Nakamura is Fischer Random Chess World Champion 2022