Athletistic/ Others. Today, June 21, took place the fourth round of the Candidates Tournament. Russian chess player Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Iranian Alireza Firouzja, playing under the flag of France. Thus, after four laps, Nepomniachtchi is in first place with three points. This was stated by the head coach of the Russian national teams Sergei Yanovsky.

– Already in the opening it became clear that Ian is very well prepared. He played quickly and confidently, and most importantly, he got the job in his preferred way. Nepomniachtchi had a clear initiative on the board, there were plenty of opportunities – he played very inventively. As Ian played very fast, it seemed like he was very well prepared for this scenario. Today he dominated the opponent in all respects and created a very beautiful game, – quotes the words of Yanovsky “Championship”.

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