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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 …

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 …