Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Magnus Carlsen in the 2022 Fischer Random World Championships semi-finals on Saturday
Russian chess grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi advanced to the 2022 Fischer Random World Championships final on Saturday after beating reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in Reykjavik.
Carlsen won against Nepomniachtchi to claim his fifth world championship late last year. This weekend, however, Nepomniachtchi exacted a form of revenge by coming out on top against the Norwegian great.
Nepomniachtchi initially fell a game behind Carlsen, prompting fears that he would again lose to the 31-year-old.
In what chess.com described as an “impressive” performance, however, Nepomniachtchi roared back to win 3-1.
He will meet Hikaru Nakamura in the competition’s final in the Icelandic capital on Sunday afternoon.
Magnus blunders and resigns, and now Ian Nepomniachtchi will play Hikaru Nakamura for the #FischerRandom World Championship title and $150,000! https://t.co/Zhxzq9ziim #c24live pic.twitter.com/ih6fwDBrW1
— chess24.com (@chess24com) October 29, 2022