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Chess Candidates 2024 Live Updates, Round 12: R Praggnanandhaa faces Ian Nepomniachtchi, Gukesh takes on Abasov | Chess News

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On Thursday, Nepomniachtchi performed his most jaw-dropping trick in Toronto yet, managing to survive from two losing positions before defeating Vidit Gujrathi after a marathon battle that lasted over five hours. ( Michal Walusza via FIDE) Candidates Chess 2024: How Vidit Gujrathi let Ian Nepomniachtchi off the hook Think of Ian Nepomniachtchi not as a grandmaster, but as an escape artist. Time and again at the Candidates tournament in Toronto, he’s found himself in losing positions, like he did against Praggnanandhaa in Round 5 and against Alireza Firouzja in Round 9. Time and again, he’s escaped unscathed. On Thursday, Nepomniachtchi performed his most jaw-dropping trick in Toronto yet, managing to survive from two losing positions before defeating Vidit Gujrathi after a marathon battle that lasted over five hours. The victory sent Nepomniachtchi into sole lead in the open section of the Candidates chess tournament with seven points. Nepomniachtchi has Gukesh, the 17-year-old, first-timer from India, and 36-year-old Hikaru Nakamura, a two-time Candidates contender, hot on his heels. Both have half a point less than Nepomniachtchi with …

Chess Candidates 2024 Live Updates: Vidit Gujrathi falling behind on time vs Nijat Abasov | Chess News

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Candidates chess 2024: 17-year-old Gukesh is on top of the standings in the open section after six rounds at the prestigious Candidates event. (PHOTO: FIDE/ Michal Walusza) Candidates Chess 2024: Gukesh tops standings; Vidit Gujrathi, Praggnanandhaa win | Round 6 results, standings and pairings Candidates Chess 2024: 17-year-old Indian prodigy D Gukesh is on top of the standing in the open section at the Candidates chess tournament after six rounds, sharing the top spot with Ian Nepomniachtchi. Gukesh drew his game against World No 3 Hikaru Nakamura on Wednesday as did Nepomniachtchi. The other two Indians in the open category registered victories in Round 6, with Vidit Gujrathi defeating Alireza Firouzja and Praggnanandhaa beating Nijat Abasov. The two women from India, however, experienced defeats with Humpy Koneru losing to Lei Tingjie and Vaishali Rameshbabu losing to Kateryna Lagno. (READ MORE) Source link

Candidates: D Gukesh Downs Nijat Abasov To Jump Into Joint Lead With Ian Nepomniachtchi

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Grandmaster D Gukesh grabbed a share of the lead alongside Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi by becoming the only Indian to post a win in the fifth round of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament, outwitting Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov in a hard-fought contest in Toronto. With nine rounds still to come in the double round-robin event, Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi share the top spot with 3.5 points and they are followed by top-seeded American Fabio Caruana half a point behind. American Hikaru Nakamura was the other winner on the day against Firouza Alireza of France while Indian teen R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with overnight sole leader Nepomniachtchi. Vidit Gujrathi also put an end to his losses by settling for a draw with Caruana. Praggnanandhaa and Nakamura share the fourth spot with 2.5 points followed closely by Gujrathi on two points. Alireza and Abasov share the last position on 1.5 points apiece. In the Women’s competition, nothing changed in terms of standings with all the four games ending in draws. Praggnanandhaa’s sister R Vaishali could not dent the …

Chess Candidates 2024 Live Updates: Praggnanandhaa taking on Nepo; Gukesh facing Abasov | Chess News

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FIDE Chess Candidates 2024 Round 5 Live Updates: After the first rest day of the 2024 Candidates chess tournament, the 16 players are back to the chessboard for Round 5 on Tuesday at Toronto’s Great Hall. The big clashes of the day at the tournament are between Praggnanandhaa R and points table leader Ian Nepomniachtchi while Vidit Santosh Gujrathi is taking on the top-seeded player Fabiano Caruana, who is the World No 2. The third Indian in the fray at the Open category of the Candidates, Gukesh, is facing the lowest rated player in the Open category: Nijat Abasov. Over in the women’s section, India’s Vaishali Rameshbabu is taking on Anna Muzychuk while the veteran Humpy Koneru is going face-to-face against Aleksandra Goryachkina. Here are the other battles at the Candidates not involving Indian players: Alireza Firouzja vs Hikaru Nakamura, Lei Tingjie vs Kateryna Lagno and Tan Zhongyi vs Nurgyul Salimova. While Nepomniachtchi sits on top of the Candidates 2024 standings after four games, India’s Gukesh is in the chasing pack along with Caruana, just …

Candidates 2024: Magnus Carlsen formally declines invite to compete, Nijat Abasov to join Gukesh, Pragg and Vidit | Chess News

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FIDE, the global governing body for chess, has announced that Magnus Carlsen has formally withdrawn from the Candidates 2024 with the last spot at the eight-man event going to Nijat Abasov. The Candidates event is held to find a challenger to the reigning world champion. World No 1 Carlsen, who has claimed the Classical World Chess Championship crown five times, had relinquished his throne ahead of the last Candidates event in 2022. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren had finished in the top 2 at that Candidates and had faced off in the World Chess Championship last year which was won by the Chinese star. The winner of the Candidates in April this year will take on China’s Ding in the next world championship. Carlsen had secured a spot for himself at the upcoming Candidates — which will be held in Toronto along with the women’s Candidates tournament — by winning the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. “Despite qualifying for the Candidates Tournament 2024 by winning the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, World No …