Chess: Rapport closes in on Candidates as six-year-old steals show at Blackpool

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Chess: Rapport closes in on Candidates as six-year-old steals show at Blackpool
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Richard Rapport is near to becoming one of the eight candidates to challenge for Magnus Carlsen’s crown, while six-year-old Kushal Jakhria tied for first at the Blackpool U1850 Intermediate despite being the lowest ranked player

Six-year-old Kushal Jakhria in action at the ChessFest rapid play day.Richard Rapport is near to claiming one of the two remaining places in the 2022 Candidates after the Hungarian defeated Russia’s Dmitry Andreikin 1.5-0.5 in Belgrade in the second-leg final of the Fide Grand Prix. The action now moves to the third and final leg in Berlin from 21 March to 4 April, which Rapport will sit out while his rivals battle.had a remarkable climax.

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