Yangcheng Evening News reporter Ge Wanli reported: The 12th round of the 2022 Chess World Championship Candidates Tournament ended yesterday in Madrid, Spain. Chinese chess player Ding Liren played abnormally and lost to Azerbaijani chess player Rajapov, ending his winning streak.
Ding Liren, who has won three consecutive victories in the first three rounds, may be eager to catch up with the "leader" and Russian chess player Nepomniacki, but this round has instead carried the ideological burden of "eager to win, fear of losing". In the battle with Rajapov, the battle plan was incoherent, and the performance was greatly substandard, and he was quickly defeated.
After 20 rounds, Rajapov opened fire and launched a fierce attack on White.
Ding Liren, who was constrained by his pieces, could not organize an effective resistance. In the 26th round, White lost his piece and stopped the bell to admit defeat.
At present, there are the last two rounds left in the candidate competition, and Niebo is far ahead with 8.5 points, and the championship is in sight.
Ding Li and Hikaru Nakamura share the second group with 6.5 points, Rajapov and Caruana have 6 points, Laporte and Duda have 5 points, and Ferroja has 4.5 points. Last seat.