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Apr 13, 3:55 p.m
Nepomniachtchi lost in the fourth game of the match for the chess crown
The Russian grandmaster played with black pieces. The fifth game will be played on April 15
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Russian chess player Ian Nepomniachtchi lost to China’s Ding Liren in the fourth game of the match for the title of world champion in classical chess, which takes place in Astana.
The Russian played with black pieces. Nepomniachtchi refused to continue the fight and decided to surrender on the 47th move.
The account in a duel became 2:2.
The match for the chess crown consists of 14 games, in case of equality of points, the winner will be determined in a tie-break. In the first and third matches, Nepomniachtchi and Liren failed to determine the winner. In the second game, the Russian won.
The fifth game will be played on 15 April. The Russian will play with white pieces.
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who has held the world chess crown since 2013, refused to defend his title once morest Nepomniachtchi for the second time. The first time he won it was in 2021. As a result, Ding Liren became the rival of the Russian. Nepomniachtchi won the 2022 Candidates Tournament, the Chinese came second.
Alvina Tsakanyan.
