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Standings | After Round 12 | #FIDECandidates There is a three-way tie for first between Ian Nepomniachtchi, 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura and 🇮🇳 Gukesh D with two rounds to go ... Show more

1 photo, 1000 words!#FIDECandidates | Round 10: Hikaru Nakamura - Nijat Abasov 1-0 📷 Michal Walusza

In the game between 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) and 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789), it quickly reached an equal endgame with both players playing to win. However ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Vaishali Rameshbabu: "Whenever I get up from the board, the first board I check is Pragg's game; I mean what he is doing ... Show more   www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://www.youtube.com/watch   #FIDECandidates

🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) and 🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (2727) draw their game after playing a very balanced game. Round 10 #FIDECandidates 📷 Michal Walusza

We have our first result from Round 10! #FIDECandidates The game between the two co-leaders, the very experienced Ian Nepomniachtchi (2758) and 17-year-old 🇮🇳 Gukesh D ... Show more

🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu (2475) defeats 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk (2520) with the black pieces. This is Vaishali's third consecutive win. Round 12 ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Results | Round 11 | #FIDECandidates 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R 0-1 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura 🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 0-1 Ian Nepomniachtchi 🇮🇳 Gukesh D ½-½ 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana ... Show more

Standings | After Round 9 | #FIDECandidates Ian Nepomniachtchi & 🇮🇳 Gukesh D continue to keep the lead with a score of 5.5/9. 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R follows closely with ... Show more

Nepomniachtchi takes the sole lead in the Candidates after beating Vidit! www.chess.com/events/2024-fide-candidates-chess-tournament/04/Nepomniachtchi_Ian-Vidit_Santosh_Gujrathi

FIDE Candidates: Two co-leaders in both tournaments going into the third rest day Open: Ian Nepomniachtchi and 🇮🇳 Gukesh D Women: 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie and 🇨🇳 Tan ... Show more   fide.com/news/2975

✨Simplicity is unconsciously audacious✨ #FIDECandidates 📷 Alireza Firouzja by Maria Emelianova

The 10th round of the #FIDECandidates Tournament saw a surprising turn of events with four decisive results. In the Women’s Candidates Tournament ... Show more

✨That wasn't very Versace of you✨ #FIDECandidates Photographer: Maria Emelianova Model: Alireza Firouzja Wearing: Versace

Standings | After Round 12 | Women’s #FIDECandidates 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi maintains the sole lead with 8/12. 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie closely follows with 7.5/12.

🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803) secures his second win of the event, defeating 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja (2760) in a very tough and complicated game ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

We have the first result from Round 11 of the #FIDECandidates . 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja (2760) defeats 🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov (2632). The game ended in 24 moves after a severe ... Show more

Results | Round 10 | #FIDECandidates 🇮🇳 Pragganandhaa R ½-½ 🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura 1-0 🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov Ian Nepomniachtchi ½-½ 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 🇺🇸 ... Show more

Results | Round 12 | #FIDECandidates Ian Nepomniachtchi ½-½ 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura 1-0 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja 🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov 0-1 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 🇺🇸 Fabiano ... Show more

🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi (2521) and 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru (2546) draw their game after a long-played rook endgame. With this draw, other players have their chance to catch up ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Round 10 FIDE Candidates & Women's Candidates Commentators: GM Viswanathan Anand & GM Irina Krush Breaking new ground, the Women’s and Open competitions ... Show more   candidates2024.fide.com/   #FIDE   #FIDECandidates

🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie (2550) secures a victory against Aleksandra Goryachkina (2553) in an exchange Slav game. A significant win for Lei as she reclaims the joint ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu (2475) secures a victory against 🇧🇬 Nurgyul Salimova (2432) in their second encounter. Vaishali displayed a strong start ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Post-game Press Conference with Gukesh after winning Round 8 of the #FIDECandidates Watch interview 🔗www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://www.youtube.com/watch 📷 Maria Emelianova

🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie (2550) clinched a victory over tournament leader 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi (2521), marking Tan's first loss in the tournament after maintaining the lead ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

The game between Ian Nepomniachtchi (2758) and 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) ends in a draw. Nepomniachtchi maintains his lead with 7.5/12 ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Results | Round 7 | #FIDECandidates 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja 1-0 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura ½-½ Ian Nepomniachtchi 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana ½-½ 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R 🇦🇿 Nijat ... Show more

🇧🇬 Nurgyul Salimova didn't manage to convert her advantage against the tournament leader, 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi; the game ended in a draw ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi (2521) bounces back from yesterday's loss by defeating 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu (2475) in 21 moves in Round 9 of the Women’s #FIDECandidates ... Show more

🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja (2760) vs 🇮🇳 Gukesh D (2743) was a very double-edged game. In a tricky endgame, Gukesh blundered on time pressure ... Show more

🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) secures a draw against tournament leader Ian Nepomniachtchi (2758) after showcasing great opening preparation ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Ian Nepomniachtchi (2758) beautifully outplays 🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (2727) in a Berlin endgame, securing a victory, bringing him to a score of 3/4 and is ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) clinched a thrilling victory against 🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi (2727) in a match marked by an unorthodox opening choice—Pragg's move 4.. ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

The highly anticipated game between two of the youngest participants, 17-year-old 🇮🇳 Gukesh D (2743) and 18-year-old 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747), ends in a draw ... Show more

Standings | After Round 7 | #FIDECandidates Ian Nepomniachtchi leads the pack after 7 rounds with 4.5 points, closely followed by 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana, 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa ... Show more

🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov (2632) draws against 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803), continuing to make it tough for the higher seeds! Round 9 #FIDECandidates 📷 Maria Emelianova

🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi (2521) won a very double-edged game against Kateryna Lagno (2542) in Round 11 of the Women’s #FIDECandidates . Tan stated that she wanted to play actively ... Show more

Standings | After Round 5 | #FIDECandidates 🇮🇳 Gukesh D joins Ian Nepomniachtchi in the lead with 3.5 points each.

In the game between 🇮🇳 Gukesh D (2743) and 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803), they settled for a draw after starting with the QGD exchange variation ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Standings | After Round 10 | Women’s #FIDECandidates 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie and 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi take joint lead once again after 10 rounds.

Results | Round 4 | #FIDECandidates 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura ½-½ 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0 🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana ½-½ 🇮🇳 Gukesh D ... Show more

Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi is up to World no. 5 on the live rating list after his latest win in the Menorca Open! www.chess.com/events/2024-menorca-open/08/Erigaisi_Arjun-Aryan_Chopra

Results | Round 2 | #FIDECandidates 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R 0-1 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0 🇫🇷 Alireza ... Show more

Results | Round 12 | Women’s #FIDECandidates 🇧🇬 Nurgyul Salimova ½-½ 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi Kateryna Lagno ½-½ 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk 0-1 🇮🇳 Vaishali ... Show more

🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (2727) continues to play exciting chess. He found the best move on move 14.e5 and put 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja (2760) in a challenging ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Results | Round 10 | Women’s #FIDECandidates 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi ½-½ 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru Kateryna Lagno ½-½ 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk Aleksandra Goryachkina 0-1 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie 🇧🇬 ... Show more

Praggnanandhaa after playing a messy game in Round 6!🔥 He also happened to play 4…f5 in Round 3. #FIDECandidates

Standings | After Round 6 | #FIDECandidates Ian Nepomniachtchi and 🇮🇳 Gukesh D continue to keep the lead with 4 points each.

🇮🇳 Gukesh D (2743) needs to make 18 more moves in 23 minutes to reach the second time control. Will he make it safely? #FIDECandidates

🇮🇳 Gukesh D emerged victorious in a thrilling encounter against 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R. Despite being an hour behind on the clock and facing tough preparation ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

We have our first result of the day!Aleksandra Goryachkina vs 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru concludes in a draw. Both of them are now on 6 points each. Round 12 ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru (2546) beats country-mate 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu (2475). Vaishali was in a tough spot and managed to equalise but eventually blundered ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Round 5 FIDE Candidates & Women's Candidates Commentators: GM Viswanathan Anand & GM Irina Krush Breaking new ground, the Women’s and Open competitions ... Show more   candidates2024.fide.com/   #FIDE   #FIDECandidates

Ian Nepomniachtchi reacting to Praggnanandhaa's 4...f5. #FIDECandidates 📷 John Upper

Round 10 kicks off with Raj Viswanathan, Chief Financial Officer at Scotiabank, making the ceremonial first move in the game between 🇮🇳 Praggnanadhaa R vs 🇮🇳 ... Show more

Results | Round 1 | #FIDECandidates 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana ½-½ 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura 🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov ½-½ Ian Nepomniachtchi 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja ½-½ 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R ... Show more

Kateryna Lagno (2542) defeats 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu (2475) and gets the first decisive result of the day. Despite the engine suggesting an even match ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

The highly anticipated matchup between 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura and 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R concludes in a draw, highlighting a balanced encounter between experience and ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

In a highly engaging game between 🇧🇬 Nurgyul Salimova and 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru, Humpy showcased an inspiring style of play, while Nurgyul made a commendable ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie (2550) defeats 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu (2475), creating the first decisive result of the day and the only win in the women’s section today ... Show more

Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen on winning the GRENKE Chess Classic title for a 3rd time! Final report: www.chess.com/news/view/2024-grenke-chess-classic-final

The Indian siblings, 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R and 🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu, shine as the sole victors in Round 3 of the #FIDECandidates & Women's Candidates! 🍁 📷 Michal Walusza

The highly anticipated match between the young talents 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) and🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja (2760) ended in a draw despite the expectations of a ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

The #FIDECandidates has officially commenced today with the opening ceremony! The tournament takes place in Toronto, Canada, from April 3 to 23 ... Show more   candidates2024.fide.com/

A messy game which involved a fascinating endgame and time trouble between 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) and 🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov (2632) ... Show more   #FIDECandidates