Nepomniachtchi and Dinh chase in the world final
In game five on April 15, Nepomniachtchi held the white piece and had a small advantage in the middle. The world number two Russian player rarely misses such positions, as he gradually improves his position and puts pressure on the black king. Dinh tried to counterattack but failed, falling into a trap that could all be played, causing him to apologize after 50 moves.
Nepomniachtchi took the lead for the second time in the match, but this time the Chinese player equalized in the next game. Dinh took the white piece and chose to open London, which was considered boring. However, Nepomniachtchi chose a good structure that was unfamiliar to him, so he fell into a weak position. He can passively defend to draw, but finds all ways to counter-attack leading to mistakes and falling into a losing position. The number three player in the world made no mistake to turn his advantage into victory after 44 moves.
World number five player Hikaru Nakamura commented that Nepomniachtchi was too aggressive leading to defeat. The American master said: "He never liked to defend in a passive position like Fabiano Caruana or Magnus Carlsen, but always found a way to counterattack even though he was weak. Whenever he was in a difficult position, Nepomniachtchi often went fast to put pressure. time on the opponent, but in this game Dinh has too much time to take advantage of the opportunity."
Through six games, the two players drew 3-3, in which there were four games of victory and defeat, the highest number after 42 years. The two players will rest for a day before playing game seven.
The 2023 World Chess Final will take place from April 9 to April 30 in Astana, Kazakhstan, with 14 standard games. Due to Magnus Carlsen's resignation as Chess King, Dinh was promoted to challenge Nepomniachtchi. Each player has 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, an additional 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, and an additional 15 minutes for the rest of the game. From move 61, each player will have 30 extra seconds after each move. Two players play 14 games, but whoever reaches 7.5 points first wins.
