The 2022 Candidates Tournament continues its course. The tournament consists of 14 rounds and will define which player will win the chance to challenge the world champion, Magnus Carlsen. The next round to be played will be the sixth one. Here we tell you everything you need to know so you don't miss anything about this tournament, where and what time to see it in the United States.
Four games were played in round five. All of them ended in a draw. Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura finished their games in a draw against Richard Rapport and Ian Nepomniachtchi, respectively.
In the same context, Teimour Radjabov drew with Liren Ding, as did Alireza Firouzja with Jan-Krzysztof Duda. It remains to be seen how the tournament will end, but Carlsen said he will only defend his title against Firouzja, and the Frenchman is currently in last place in the standings.
2022 Candidates Tournament 6th round: Date
The 2022 Candidates Tournament takes place at the Palace of Santoña in Madrid, Spain. The sixth round will be held on Thursday, June 23, at 9 AM (ET).
2022 Candidates Tournament 6th round: Time by State in the US
ET: 9:00 AM
CT: 8:00 AM
MT: 7:00 AM
PT: 6:00 AM
2022 Candidates Tournament 6th round: Clashes
Teimour Radjabov vs Richard Rapport
Alireza Firouzja vs Fabiano Caruana
Hikaru Nakamura vs Liren Ding
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Standings after 5 rounds of 2022 Candidates Tournament
Player | Points |
Ian Nepomniachtchi | 3 1/2 |
Fabiano Caruana | 3 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2 1/2 |
Richard Rapport | 2 1/2 |
Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2 1/2 |
Liren Ding | 2 |
Teimour Radjabov | 2 |
Alireza Firouzja | 2 |