"Last month, Matthias Blubaum did something no other German chess player had in 35 years by qualifying for the World Championship Candidates Tournament. The 28-year-old did so by coming second at the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. This means he will be competing against seven other elite players for the right to take on current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju for the title."
"Only the winner, the Netherlands' top-ranked player, Anish Giri, finished above the German. Keymer thwarted Germany's No. 1-ranked Vincent Keymer, who is seen as a possible future world champion, was held by Blubaum in the 10th round in Samarkand. "I had already played through the defeat against Vincent in my head. I was already frustrated," Blubaum told DW. But that's not the way things turned out. On move 54, Keymer, in a clearly better position, overlooked a knight move and wound up having to settle for a draw. In the end, Keymer only managed fourth place."
Matthias Blubaum, 28, qualified for the World Championship Candidates Tournament by finishing second at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. He outperformed elite players including world champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Indian stars Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Erigaisi Arjun. Only Anish Giri finished ahead. Blubaum held Germany's top player Vincent Keymer to a draw in round 10 after Keymer overlooked a knight move on move 54, leaving Keymer in fourth place. The German Chess Federation expressed pride and plans to increase support. Blubaum had not previously worked with a professional coach.
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