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Candidates chess results and standings after Round 10: Gukesh on top, Praggnanandhaa joined by Nakamura and Caruana in 3rd

[ad_1] Candidates Chess 2024: India’s Gukesh managed to stay on top of the Candidates 2024 standings after 10 rounds in the open section. Gukesh’s big showdown with two-time world chess championship contender Ian Nepomniachtchi fizzled out in a draw after 40 moves. Both players will stay on top of the standings with four games remaining in the prestigious tournament.The other game of Round 10 involving Indians — the clash between Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi — ended in a draw by three-fold repetition. Pragg thus stayed on the heels of Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi, just half a point behind. Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana claimed wins against Nijat Abasov and Alireza Firouzja to join Pragg in third spot. The Candidates is a double round robin tournament with the player finis...

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Candidates chess: How Vidit Gujrathi turned tables on Hikaru Nakamura in Round 9

[ad_1] Candidates chess: Vidit Gujrathi has spent most of his maiden Candidates 2024 appearance shadow-boxing with the little ticking clock next to the chess board. Almost like a habit he cannot seem to let go of, he has found himself under pressure from the timepiece in almost every game. “For every position (I’m thinking too much) and then I’m under time pressure,” Vidit had admitted after his victory over French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja. “I don’t know why I like to think so much.” There have been moments when Vidit found himself knee- deep in thoughts with the time at his disposal as much as 50 minutes less than his opponent’s. Time pressure has put additional stress on the 29-year-old grandmaster, who then has to rush through his moves in the middlegame and endgame in a mad scram...

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Chess Candidates 2024 Live Updates: Gukesh vs Ian Nepo ends in a draw; Vidit vs Pragg drawn as well

[ad_1] Candidates chess controversy: Alireza Firouzja claims arbiter told him not to walk during game against Ian Nepomniachtchi which cost him his focus. (PHOTO: Maria Emelianova via Chess . com/FIDE) Candidates controversy: Alireza Firouzja claims arbiter told him ‘not to walk anymore during game’, change shoes for next game There was massive controversy in Toronto during Round 9 of the Candidates chess tournament after one of the contenders, Alireza Firouzja, claimed he was told by the arbiter to stop walking during games because “his shoes were making a lot of noise.” The Iran-born, French grandmaster posted a series of tweets right after his game against the open category leader Ian Nepomniachtchi ended in a draw on Monday morning. Firouzja also claimed the arbiter had asked him t...

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Candidates chess results and standings after Round 9: Vidit Gujrathi shocks Nakamura; Gukesh and Pragg draw

[ad_1] Candidates Chess 2024: Vidit Gujrathi stunned Hikaru Nakamura once again at the Candidates chess tournament. After his victory over the World No 3 from USA with black pieces in Round 2 of the double round robin tournament, Vidit also shocked Nakamura in Round 9 on Monday.Nakamura was one of the pre-tournament favourites for the 2024 edition of the Candidates. Meanwhile, in the clash of the teenage prodigies from Chennai, Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa ended in a draw in Round 9. The draw meant that Gukesh stays in joint lead in the standings while Pragg is just half a point behind. INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 9 Candidates game between Vidit Gujrathi and Hikaru Nakamura below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the ...

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Candidates Chess 2024 standings after Round 8: Gukesh on top after defeating Vidit Gujrathi in provisional ranks

[ad_1] Candidates Chess 2024: Gukesh rose to to the top of the Candidates 2024 standings in the open section once more after defeating compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in a Round 8 encounter. The 17-year-old prodigy from Chennai is joined at the top of the table by Ian Nepomniachtchi, who was held to a draw by Nijat Abasov.On an incredible day in Toronto, Gukesh’s victory was sealed almost at the same time that World No 2 Fabiano Caruana resigned against American compatriot World No 3 Hikaru Nakamura. Gukesh and Caruana were joint second in the standings along with Praggnanandhaa after seven rounds in the Candidates 2024 tournament, which marked the halfway point of the double round robin tournament. Praggnanandhaa also agreed to a draw against French grandmaster Alireza Firouzja, who had infli...

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Candidates Chess 2024 Live Updates: Vidit resigns against Gukesh; Nakamura defeats Caruana

[ad_1] FIDE Chess Candidates 2024 Round 8 Live Updates: 17-year-old D Gukesh defeated compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in a Round 8 clash at the Candidates chess tournament to bounce back with style after his defeat in the previous round. Vidit, who has frequently found himself plagued by time troubles in the tournament, had courted time trouble initially in the game against Gukesh as well, but then he managed to almost draw level on the clock. There was a point when Vidit needed to make 23 moves in just 38 minutes. But eventually, Gukesh managed to secure victory. Later on, Ian Nepomniachtchi was held to a draw by Nijat Abasov, the man at the bottom of the standings. Nepomniachtchi’s draw meant that he joined Gukesh at the top of the standings. Fabiano Caruana, who was tied with Gukesh and Pr...

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For India’s Candidates contenders, rest day means chance to work harder, rest longer

[ad_1] Before they left for Toronto to compete at the biggest tournament of the year, Viswanathan Anand hosted four of India’s five Candidates contenders at his home over dinner. There, five-time world champion Anand reached into his memories of playing at big-ticket events like the Candidates to offer insights. “There is no greater joy on earth than winning before a rest day,” he declared at one point. It’s a feeling that none of the five Indians at the Candidates are experiencing as the tournament reaches its second rest day. R Praggnanandhaa is probably the most satisfied out of the Indian quintet, after playing out a calm draw with Fabiano Caruana, the top-ranked player in the eight-man field and a fifth-time participant at the high-stakes event. Vidit Gujrathi might have mixed feeli...