Nakamura and Rapport qualify for the Candidates

Hikaru Nakamura and Richard Rapport are in the Candidates Tournament after Hikaru's win over Andrey Esipenko ensured that the two would finish 1st and 2nd in the FIDE Grand Prix. All the results went Hikaru's way, as his key rivals Levon Aronian, Anish Giri and Leinier Dominguez all lost, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave was held to a draw by Sam Shankland. Amin Tabatabaei is the surprise player already confirmed alongside Hikaru in the Berlin semi-finals, while So-Shankland and Mamedyarov-Keymer will play tiebreaks on Tuesday.

Richard Rapport and Hikaru Nakamura qualify for Candidates 2022

All set for the event of the year: the Candidates Tournament

FIDE - International Chess Federation - 10 days until the #FIDECandidates! The ultimate qualifier tournament for the FIDE World Championship commences on June 16th in Madrid, Spain. Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano

Nakamura and Rapport qualify for the Candidates

From Wild Card to Candidate: Hikaru Nakamura - SparkChess

Hikaru Nakamura Wins The First Leg of The FIDE Grand Prix Series 2022

Nakamura and Rapport qualify for the Candidates

R2 Candidates: Nakamura beat Radjabov, Rapport missed his chance with Firouzja

Congrats to Hikaru Nakamura for qualifying to Candidates 2024 in Toronto by scoring 8/11 in the Grand Swiss and finishing with a live rating of 2788.3! : r/chess

It's just another tournament I qualified for,” – Hikaru Nakamura after qualifying for the Candidates Tournament

So wins FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin

FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament – R9 preview – Chessdom

Nakamura Strikes Back!