If you are new to chess, we will give you a crash course on how to pronounce Nepomniachtchi. A Candidates tournament like no otherThe Candidates tournament is one of the oldest sporting traditions with a colorful history, but describing this particular edition as unprecedented may not fully provide it justice. It kicked off on 16th of March, 2020 in Yekaterinburg, Russia just when the pandemic was starting to hit hard. The most important winInterestingly, Nepo’s first round win over Anish Giri, played more than 400 days ago, proved pivotal. They were childhood rivals (with Nepo winning the World Under 12 title in 2002 edging Magnus in a tie break).

Source: The Nation May 01, 2021 20:37 UTC