Harikrishna has replaced Wei YiPool A:
1. Alexander Grischuk (Russia), 2764
2. Hikaru Nakamura, (USA), 2736
3. Dmitry Andreikin (Russia), 2724
4. Etienne Bacrot (France), 2642
Pool B:
1. Ding Liren (China), 2799
2. Richard Rapport (Hungary), 2763
3. Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia), 2704
4. Grigoriy Oparin (Russia), 2681
Pool C:
1. Levon Aronian (USA), 2772
2. Vidit Gujrathi (India), 2727
3. Daniil Dubov (Russia), 2720
4. Vincent Keymer (Germany), 2664
Pool D:
1. Wesley So (USA), 2772
2. Leinier Dominguez (USA), 2752
3. Pentala Harikrishna (India), 2717
4. Alexei Shirov (Spain), 2704
FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
chess24 has the line ups for the 2nd and 3rd legs
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
Will Dubov be in the clear by then?
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
"GMs Ding and Andreikin are replaced by GMs Esipenko and Wojtaszek. The FIDE President, upon consultation with the organizers and arbiters team, made a decision on the replacements as per the event’s regulations. A detailed announcement with adjusted pools will follow soon."
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
Visa and health issues?
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
Exactly my reactionPeter Heine Nielsen on Twitter wrote:Ding Liren so obviously belongs in the candidates tournament. That he does not even get a chance to qualify, is saddening.
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
So why is he not playing?
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
According to FIDE Ding still down to play in the 2nd leg in Belgrade and Andreikin the 3rd leg back in Berlin
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Top seed Ding Liren is out of the Berlin FIDE Grand Prix after failing to get a visa for travel to Berlin, leaving his Candidates Tournament qualification hopes in ruins. He’ll be replaced by Polish star Radoslaw Wojtaszek, while Dmitry Andreikin tested positive and has been replaced by the man who originally just missed out, Andrey Esipenko. Players are still due to arrive in Berlin in the next day or two, so that there are no guarantees those are the final changes.
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
Is it actually taking place today? There seems to be some confusion.
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
AH okay apologies, it's been moved forwards a day. Got that.
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
Opening ceremony today will presumably answer that question; I assume he will be there
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
And it appears that if somebody withdraws from the third leg, all hope may not be lost for Ding.Mick Norris wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:50 pmAccording to FIDE Ding still down to play in the 2nd leg in Belgrade and Andreikin the 3rd leg back in Berlin
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Top seed Ding Liren is out of the Berlin FIDE Grand Prix after failing to get a visa for travel to Berlin, leaving his Candidates Tournament qualification hopes in ruins. He’ll be replaced by Polish star Radoslaw Wojtaszek, while Dmitry Andreikin tested positive and has been replaced by the man who originally just missed out, Andrey Esipenko. Players are still due to arrive in Berlin in the next day or two, so that there are no guarantees those are the final changes.
(this will also apply to a couple of other players)
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
Do we know why he couldn't get a visa?
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
If Esipenko, who some thought deserved a place anyway, does well, then Andreikin will be pressured to withdrawMatt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:24 pmAnd it appears that if somebody withdraws from the third leg, all hope may not be lost for Ding.Mick Norris wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:50 pmAccording to FIDE Ding still down to play in the 2nd leg in Belgrade and Andreikin the 3rd leg back in Berlin
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Top seed Ding Liren is out of the Berlin FIDE Grand Prix after failing to get a visa for travel to Berlin, leaving his Candidates Tournament qualification hopes in ruins. He’ll be replaced by Polish star Radoslaw Wojtaszek, while Dmitry Andreikin tested positive and has been replaced by the man who originally just missed out, Andrey Esipenko. Players are still due to arrive in Berlin in the next day or two, so that there are no guarantees those are the final changes.
(this will also apply to a couple of other players)
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Re: FIDE Grand Prix, Berlin 3-17 February 2022
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Ding, who was supposed to play in the first two legs of the Grand Prix, told Chess.com that he was unable to get his visa in time because a return flight after the second leg was not available yet. This is likely to be related to Covid restrictions affecting air travel schedules.
"FIDE and World Chess have done their best to help me," Ding added.
FIDE's Chief Marketing and Communications Officer David Llada: "Ding only applied for a visa on January 26, which has proved to be too late. Despite the efforts of FIDE and the German Chess Federation, we were unable to speed up the process."
It's safe to say that Ding's absence from the World Cup and the Grand Swiss was also because of the pandemic and China's strict measures regarding traveling abroad. Asked if he failed to obtain a visa for those events as well, he responded: "I didn't even try."
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