Madrid Candidates 2: Nakamura strikes back

Hikaru Nakamura bounced straight back from his loss to Fabiano Caruana to defeat Teimour Radjabov in Round 2 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Madrid. The other games were drawn, but only after Richard Rapport missed wins against birthday boy Alireza Firouzja, while the Nepo-Caruana clash of the leaders was a thriller after Fabi unleashed some dangerous home preparation. Duda-Ding was the quietest draw, but even there both sides got chances.

Madrid Candidates 3: Nakamura & Rapport escape

Madrid Candidates 14: Ding Liren beat Nakamura to snatch 2nd

Endgames from Madrid (5)

2022 Candidates Tournament (Madrid, Spain) - The Chess Drum

Madrid Candidates 12: 14-move draw puts Nepo on brink as Ding

Madrid Candidates 10: Caruana caught by Ding and Nakamura

Madrid Candidates 7: Nepo & Caruana win again

2022 Candidates Tournament (Madrid, Spain) - The Chess Drum

Madrid Candidates 9: Nepo escapes as Ding, Radjabov & Firouzja