Ian Nepomnaichtchi has qualified for the 2020 Candidates Tournament

Ian Nepomnaichtchi has qualified for the 2020 Candidates Tournament that will determine Magnus Carlsen’s next World Championship challenger after getting the draw he needed to beat Wei Yi and win the Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave looks set to miss out on the 2nd biggest event in chess yet again, unless the organisers decide not to give the wild card directly to the only remaining eligible Russian – Kirill Alekseenko.

See also:

• Official website
• All the Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix games with computer analysis
• Candidates battle goes down to the wire in Jerusalem
• Jerusalem Grand Prix 1: Grischuk in the Candidates
• Jerusalem Grand Prix 1 Tiebreaks: Mamedyarov falls
• Jerusalem Grand Prix QF: Navara breaks the deadlock
• Jerusalem Grand Prix QF TB: MVL and Nepo in Candidates showdown
• Jerusalem Grand Prix SF 1: Nepo strikes first blow
• Jerusalem Grand Prix SF 2: Nepo knocks out MVL
• Jerusalem Grand Prix SF Tiebreaks: Wei Yi is MVL’s last hope
• Jerusalem Grand Prix Final 1: Nepo on the brink