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So tomorrow begins the 2020 Candidates Tournament, which will determine who will play Magnus Carlson for the World Title. 

Location is in Yekterinburg, Russia and will last from March 15- April 5

PLAYERS
Fabiano Carunan (USA) 2842
Liren Ding (CHN) 2805
Alexander Grischuck (RUS) 2777
Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2774
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2767
Anish Giri (NED) 2763
Hao Wang (CHN) 2762
Kirill Alekseenko (RUS) 2698

SCHEDULE

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HOW @Stan AND I WILL WATCH

Chess.com will be broadcasting live - 
https://www.chess.com/article/view/fide-candidates-tournament-2020#who

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I would certainly love to see Fabiano win this again, and get his chance at Magnus (again). Last years was such an epic battle between them. 

If he isn't going to win, I'd love to see either MVL, Anish, or Nepo. The first two are very exciting to watch, and Nepo is one of the most talented chess players in the world, but has admitted that he has many hobbies outside of chess which might have hampered him from being more of a contender for Magnus. 

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We are getting down to the end of round 1, as of right now, no one appears to have a massive advantage. Deng is looking good against Wang..but that is the only match thus far that is showing any advantage to one player. 

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Sorry @Stan - a bit delayed with updating you on today's events. 

The #3 player in the world has started off losing BOTH matches and tomorrow faces off against #2 player in the world. 

TODAY'S RESULTS

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STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2
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55 minutes ago, Eco said:

Round 4 is set to begin in 2 hours. 

Caruana vs Nepo
Ding vs Giri
MVL vs Grischuck
Wang vs Alekseenko

I want Caruana to lose because it sounds too much like Corona. 

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Absolutely fucking yes!

After a round full of draws yesterday, today's results ended with Nepo getting a win against Wang in a great match, making him the clear #1. 

Here are today's results.

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 Standings after today's Round

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Nepo is absolutey abusing Liren DIng at the moment. Crazy as Ding was the overall favorite to win and play Magnus, but he has had such a poor start to the tournament and is really struggling against Ian. Wang is also looking to be in a good spot against MVL, but nothing as decisive, and then the other 2 matches are level. 

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And @Stan's pick scores a massive win today in a game that lasted....7 hours, with Anish defeating the lowest ranked player in the tournament (Alekseenko).  

Today's Results
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Standings After Today
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Round 7 Match ups
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