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Pentala Harikrishna wins Prague Chess Masters 2022

18 Jun, 2022by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

The Prague Chess Festival 2022 took place 7-17 June, featuring a Masters 10 player round robin event, Challengers, and Futures tournaments. 

GM Pentala Harikrishna won the Masters as he won the last round against Anton Guijarro David to emerge as the sole Winner of the event with 6.5/9 points. GM Le Quang Liem was all the time in the race for the top, but with final score of 6 points claimed second place. Three players tied for bronze: GM Nguyen Thai Dai Van, GM Sam Shankland, and GM David Navara with 5 points, each. Replay the games here (Scroll down for final rankings)

Prague Chess Masters 2022, R9, Pentala Harikrishna – David Anton Guijarro


German grandmaster Vincent Keymer won the Challenger event after the thrilling playoffs against Hans Neimann. Keymer and Niemann scored 6.5/9 points each and the tiebreak match determined the Winner and the qualifier for the next year’s Masters. Keymer won the first game with Black, putting huge pressure on the American in the second game. Niemann was in a must-win situation but the opening didn’t go well and Vincent Keymer won the second game. Replay the games here (scroll down for final rankings)

Hans Niemann – Vincent Keymer, Prague Chess Challengers 2022 Tiebreaks

Final rankings – Prague Chess Masters 2022:


Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Harikrishna Pentala  IND 2701 6.5 0 25.8 4
2 GM Le Quang Liem  VIE 2709 6 0 26 4
3 GM Nguyen Thai Dai Van  CZE 2610 5 1 21 4
4 GM Shankland Sam  USA 2718 5 1 20.5 5
5 GM Navara David  CZE 2681 5 1 19.5 4
6 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco  ESP 2703 4.5 0 19.3 5
7 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi  IND 2723 4 0.5 17.3 5
8 GM Maghsoodloo Parham  IRI 2716 4 0.5 17 5
9 GM Salem A.R. Saleh  UAE 2679 3 0 10.8 4
10 GM Anton Guijarro David  ESP 2692 2 0 9.5 5

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Final rankings – Prague Chess Challengers 2022:


Rk.   Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Keymer Vincent  GER 2675 6.5 0.5 26.8 4
  GM Niemann Hans Moke  USA 2678 6.5 0.5 26.8 4
3 GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek  UZB 2661 6 0 24.8 5
4 GM Sasikiran Krishnan  IND 2635 5 0 18.3 4
5 GM Pechac Jergus  SVK 2598 4 0.5 19 4
6 GM Warmerdam Max  NED 2613 4 0.5 14 5
7 GM Krzyzanowski Marcin  POL 2535 3.5 1 16.3 5
8 GM Stocek Jiri  CZE 2541 3.5 0 16.8 5
9 GM Hracek Zbynek  CZE 2564 3 0.5 11.8 5
10 GM Michalik Peter  CZE 2577 3 0.5 10.8 4

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