Athletistic/Chess. Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi drew with Japanese chess player Hikaru Nakamura in the 12th round of the Candidates Tournament.

The game only lasted 14 moves and was over in less than 10 minutes. Nepomniachtchi played with white pieces.

Nepomniachtchi’s next opponent is Richard Rapport from Hungary. At the moment, the Russian is the leader of the Candidates Tournament table (8.5 points) with 2 rounds to go. The winner will play for the chess crown with champion Magnus Karlsson. For Nepomniachtchi, the final is perhaps the second in a row, last year he lost to the Norwegian chess player.