Germany’s youngest chess grandmaster Vincent Keymer earned himself a chance to reach the semi-finals at the Grand Prix in Berlin.
The 17-year-old from Saulheim won against Cuban Leinier Dominguez, who represented the USA. A few days ago, the German had also defeated Daniil Dubov, the Russian second of World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
Keymer shared victory with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Group B after beating Dominguez. Keymer and the world number seven from Azerbaijan now have to play in a play-off on Tuesday for the place in the semi-finals.
In Group C, too, there is a deciding game between the Americans Wesley So and Sam Shankland. As Group D winner, Iran’s Amin Tabatabaei secured a semi-final spot, as did Group A winner America’s Hikaru Nakamura. He had already won the first tournament of the Grand Prix in Berlin in February.
The Grand Prix series consists of three tournaments in total. After the start in February in Berlin, an event followed until mid-March in Belgrade. The current tournament in Berlin forms the conclusion and ends next Monday.
The Grand Prix is about two spots in the Candidates Tournament, which will see who will challenge Norway’s world champion Carlsen. Even before the end of the tournament in Berlin, Nakamura and the Hungarian Richard Rapport qualified for the Candidates Tournament as the best in the Grand Prix ranking.