Nepomniachtchi became the first person to win the Candidates Tournament twice in a row.

Nepomniachtchi won the Candidates Tournament ahead of schedule.

In the match of the 13th round, he tied with Richard Rapport from Hungary.

Nepomniachtchi scored nine points a round before the end of the tournament and became inaccessible to his opponents.

Of the Russians, the Candidates Tournament was also won by Sergey Karyakin (2016).

Competitions were held 12 times in different years.

Now he can play with the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen.

In 2021, the Norwegian defeated Nepomniachtchi with a score of 7.5:3.5 in the match for the chess crown.

Earlier, Vladimir Potkin, Nepomniachtchi's coach, did not rule out that Carlsen might refuse to defend his title in a duel with his ward.