Nepomniachtchi beats Alekseenko to stretch his lead
Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi increased his lead at the 2020 Candidates to a full point after defeating his compatriot Kirill Alekseenko. It turned out, Nepomniachtchi made a wise opening choice since Kirill Alekseenko seems to be unfamiliar with the subtleties of the position. After Black went astray on move 8 White grabbed the initiative with the most natural moves and […]