Hikaru Nakamura became the Fischer World Chess Champion
The Fischer World Chess Championship, held from October 25 to October 30 with a prize fund of 400,000$ (1st place — 150,000$), ended in Reykjavik (Iceland). In the final, Hikaru Nakamura beat Ian Nepomniachtchi. The match of the 4th games ended in a draw, but White in Armageddon success was on the side of the American grandmaster. The final score is 3-2 in favor of Nakamura.
In the match for 3rd place Magnus Carlsen defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov with a score of 3-1. 5th place was taken by Vladimir Fedoseev, who defeated Wesley So 3-1. Finally, Matthias Bluebaum, who defeated Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson, got the 7th.
Final standings:
1. H. Nakamura, 2. I. Nepomniachtchi, 3. M. Carlsen, 4. N. Abdusattorov, 5. V. Fedoseev, 6. W. So, 7. M. Bluebaum, 8. H. Gretarsson.