The first round was played yesterday in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Nepomniachtchi and Wang Hao lead with 1 point.
Results of the round
| GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | ½ – ½ | GM | Caruana Fabiano |
| GM | Ding Liren | 0 – 1 | GM | Wang Hao |
| GM | Giri Anish | 0 – 1 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian |
| GM | Grischuk Alexander | ½ – ½ | GM | Alekseenko Kirill |
Games of the round
Pairings of the 2nd round
| Caruana Fabiano | Alekseenko Kirill | |
| Nepomniachtchi Ian | Grischuk Alexander | |
| Wang Hao | Giri Anish | |
| Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | Ding Liren |
View the most recent articles, analysis, videos and others materials on yesterday’s round below
Chess24.com https://chess24.com/en/read/news/candidates-2020-1-the-unbeatables-beaten