After <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/how-many-times-in-history-has-a-world-chess-champion-not-defended-his-title-20220626-0036.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Magnus Carlsen decided not to defend the world title</a> that had been in his possession for a decade, Candidates Tournament champion and runner-up Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren had to decide who would be the new FIDE champion. Here we will tell you who was finally the winner.
Undoubtedly one of the most exciting world title matches in history. Very changeable, on several occasions Ian Nepomniachtchi took the lead, but Ding Liren managed to equalize. In total, 6 of 14 games ended in victory for one of the two rivals.
The 7-7 equality in the classic modality forced a tiebreaker in rapid games, where the players also showed enormous parity, just as they did during the first 14 games. There were draws in the first three, but the fourth game finally defined the champion.
<h2>First world champion for China</h2>
Playing with the black pieces, that fourth and final game went to Ding Liren, who thus became the new FIDE world champion, taking the place that until now belonged to Magnus Carlsen. He will be the first Chinese outright world champion, as the women’s championship has already had several Chinese players as champions (including current title holder Ju Wenjun).

FIDE has its new World Champion

FIDE has its new World Champion - Bolavip US

<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/how-is-the-2022-candidates-tournament-played-by-the-americans-hikaru-nakamura-and-fabiano-caruana-20220620-0025.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The 2022 Candidates Tournament</a> is in its final stage. It started on June 17 and will end on July 4 (if necessary, a playoff will be played on July 5). This chess tournament takes place at the Palace of Santoña in Madrid, Spain, and will define which player will win the chance to challenge the world champion, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/what-would-happen-if-carlsen-doesnt-defend-his-title-20220626-0033.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Magnus Carlsen</a>.
In addition, like all Candidates Tournament since 2013, it has a two-round league format. So far, 11 of the 14 rounds have been played and the winner of the 2022 Candidates Tournament will face Carlsen in the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/when-was-the-last-time-an-american-was-an-official-challenger-to-the-world-chess-champion-20220628-0037.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Championship</a> scheduled for 2023.
Four games were played in round 11, two of them ended with a winner, while the other two finished in a draw. Hikaru Nakamura and Teimour Radjabov drew with Richard Rapport and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, respectively. While Ian Nepomniachtchi and Liren Ding both played with black pieces and defeated Alireza Firouzja and Fabiano Caruana, respectively.
<h2>Standings after 11rounds of the 2022 Candidates Tournament</h2>
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<td>Players</td>
<td>Points</td>
</tr>
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<td>Ian Nepomniachtchi</td>
<td>8</td>
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<td>Liren Ding</td>
<td>6 1/2</td>
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<td>Hikaru Nakamura</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
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<td>Fabiano Caruana</td>
<td>5 1/2</td>
</tr>
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<td>Teimour Radjabov</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
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<td>Jan-Krzysztof Duda</td>
<td>4 1/2</td>
</tr>
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<td>Richard Rapport</td>
<td>4 1/2</td>
</tr>
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<td>Alireza Firouzja</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
It remains to be seen how the tournament will end, but <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/how-many-times-in-history-has-a-world-chess-champion-not-defended-his-title-20220626-0036.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carlsen said he will only defend his title against Firouzja</a>, and the Frenchman is currently in last place in the standings.
<h2>2022 Candidates Tournament 12th round: Clashes</h2>
Richard Rapport vs Fabiano Caruana Liren Ding vs Teimour Radjabov Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs Alireza Firouzja Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Hikaru Nakamura

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