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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

Happy 55th Birthday to the 8th Women's World Champion, Susan Polgar! 🎉🎂 Did you know she's a multiple-time Olympic medalist and was the third woman ever to be ... Show more   susanpolgar.com/photos/

"Experience! Between Fabiano, myself and Ian, we all have so much experience. All three of us are used to this situation to some degree" ... Show more   #FIDECandidates   www.youtube.com/watch?v=https://www.youtube.com/watch

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

More drama in Round 8 of the #FIDECandidates 🔥 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789) defeats 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803). The commentators added that it’s the third consecutive win ... Show more

🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (2727) defeats 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789) again after playing a very eventful game in their second encounter in this event ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

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

Round 12 FIDE Candidates & Women's Candidates Commentators: GM Irina Krush & GM Aman Hambleton Breaking new ground, the Women’s and Open competitions unfold ... Show more   candidates2024.fide.com/   #FIDE   #FIDECandidates

Fabiano Caruana: "There is no better scenario for me than to play a tiebreak in the current situation." #FIDECandidates 📷 Maria Emelianova

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

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

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

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

We have our first result of the day! 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789) vs Ian Nepomniachtchi (2758) ends in a draw. The game was an explosive one ... 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

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

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

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

Claps, smiles, autographs and selfies! Fabiano Caruana's visit to the fan zone of the #FIDECandidates made everyone happy today! 🤩

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

Results | Round 8 | #FIDECandidates 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R ½-½ 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja 🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi 0-1 🇮🇳 Gukesh D 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura 1-0 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana Ian ... Show more

Standings | After Round 4 | #FIDECandidates Ian Nepomniachtchi is leading with 3/4 points, while 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana and 🇮🇳 Gukesh D follow with 2.5/4.

Four in the race for first in FIDE Candidates; Tan solely on top in Women’s event The FIDE Candidates Tournament is getting more and more exciting with each ... Show more   fide.com/news/2981

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

We have the first result of the Day! One of the tournament leaders, Nepomniachtchi (2758) and world #2 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803) ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Fabiano Caruana: “We know that every player here can potentially win the tournament if they bring their best game. The numbers say something about the past ... Show more   #FIDECandidates   candidates2024.fide.com/tpost/ssfnx5cbd1-the-fide-candidates-tournament-2024-open

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

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

Round 4 of the Candidates, the last before a rest day, sees Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi and Caruana with White against the Indian stars! www.chess.com/events/2024-fide-candidates-chess-tournament/games

A crazy day of Candidates action, as Gukesh, Nepomniachtchi, Vidit & Caruana all win and share the lead after Round 2! |~0~|

🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov (2632) and 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789) settle for a quick draw in the Slav exchange variation. Commentator Irina Krush says it's a big miss for ... Show more

Hikaru Nakamura visited the fan zone of the #FIDECandidates today! Fans were excited to meet him, take selfies and get his autograph! 🤩🔥

The battle between the top two seeds of the #FIDECandidates , 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803) and 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789), culminated in a hard-fought draw ... Show more

The clash of ages in round 3 of the #FIDECandidates where World #3 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789) meets #2 Junior 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747). With 2 draws between them ... Show more   www.youtube.com/live/teiW48GPOzI

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

Levy Rozman GothamChess describes the #FIDECandidates in one word, and predicts the winners of the tournaments and the next World Champions! 🤩 🔥

🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789), world #3, achieved a very reasonable position with black from the opening against one of the tournament leaders, 🇮🇳 Gukesh D (2743) ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Congratulations to Hans Niemann on winning clear the GRENKE Chess Open, €20,000, and likely a spot in next year's Classic! www.chess.com/events/2024-grenke-chess-open/09/Ivic_Velimir-Niemann_Hans_Moke

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

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/

The 8th round of the #FIDECandidates starts with the ceremonial first move by Michael Hyatt, Canadian Tech Entrepreneur, and Jose Antonio Carrillo ... Show more

FIDE Candidates: Race for first wide open as second half begins 🔥 All of the games in Round 8 started off at a slower pace ... Show more   fide.com/news/2970

Torch Relay Ceremony at the FIDE Candidates 2024! 🔥 Started in 🇮🇳 India, going through 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, has now reached 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada ... Show more

🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja vs 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana ends in a draw after a three-fold repetition. Round 3, #FIDECandidates 📷 Maria Emelianova

The first round of the #FIDECandidates starts with the ceremonial first move by the event sponsor Isai Scheinberg in the game between 🇺🇸Fabiano Caruana and 🇺🇸Hikaru ... Show more

FIDE Candidates: Gukesh joins Nepomniachtchi in the lead ♟️ In the Women's #FIDECandidates , all games ended in draws, with tournament leader Tan Zhongyi unable to ... Show more   #FIDECandidates   fide.com/news/2962

World Chess Hall of Fame hosts new exhibition "Clash for the Crown” 👑 The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) has launched a new exhibition titled ... Show more   fide.com/news/2966

🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803) and 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) open with the French advance variation and conclude their game in a draw after playing a very balanced ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

♟️ The second round of the #FIDECandidates Tournament saw a surge of excitement as players produced a day filled with decisive games ... Show more

In an exhilarating encounter, 🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (2727) and 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803) settled for a draw. Vidit expertly navigated the game into a ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803) orchestrates a breakthrough victory from what started as a subdued game against 🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov (2632). #FIDECandidates 📷 Maria Emelianova

The 9th round of the #FIDECandidates starts with the ceremonial first moves by Laksshana Deepak, Canadian Junior Chess Champion, Aaron Reeve Mendes ... Show more

In the FIDE Women’s Candidates, all games ended in draws in round 5, with Kateryna Lagno and 🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie's match showing promise of a decisive result ... Show more   #FIDECandidates

Todd J. Labarowski, film producer, member of the Directors Guild of America, Oscar nominee, and multiple Golden Globe and BAFTA winner ... Show more