The last Russian couple in this tournament. Both grandmasters started the second round well: Nepomniachtchi neatly took a clean first place, Alekseenko finally won and took off from the last place.

Despite Kirill’s “maturity”, out of all 4 pairs, he has the least chance of reaching a draw:

• plays # 171; black# 187; (Kirill is a pronounced player # 171; white# 187;);
• bad score of personal meetings (+1 = 1-3);
• the previous 2 games were protracted, it is difficult to play 3 rounds in a row at this pace. Ian finished games faster and calmer.

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Prediction of the school of chess AChess: Without taking into account the tournament race, Jan’s chances of winning are high. But it is important to consider what strategy Nepomniachtchi will choose – to try to break away from his pursuers or calmly bring the game to a draw? Most likely, he will decide to take a chance, because Caruana and Vachier-Lagrave are waiting for him next. I want to have some groundwork before these parties.

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