Nodirbek Abdusattorov, with a rating of 2761.1, has climbed above rivals to become World No. 5 in chess after his recent victory in the Prague Masters 2024. The tournament saw its first round with all draws in the 4th round, but Abdusattorov's win against Mateusz Bartel in just 28 moves with the Black pieces, secured his lead with a score of 4/5. This win was captured in a photo by Petr Vrabec. Meanwhile, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa, after a crucial move '43.e5!', had winning hopes against Vidit Gujrathi in the fifth round, marking a significant victory as the Prague Masters serves as the last classical tournament before the Candidates Tournament 2024. This moment was photographed by Lennart Ootes. The chess community is now keenly discussing Abdusattorov's potential to become the new No. 1 in chess.
🇮🇳Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the fifth round of Prague Masters Chess in the Czech Republic. https://t.co/4kroCvkGE5
Nodirbek Abdusattorov does not need rest! :) On the rest day, early in the morning, the youngster was busy doing an interview for the Uzbek press in Czech Republic! :) After 5 rounds at the Prague Masters 2024, @NodirbekGM is the leader of the event with 4.0/5. https://t.co/eK6Uqm7gr0
It's exactly 1 month until the Candidates is set to begin, and we have Caruana-Nakamura, Gukesh-Vidit (players from the same federation are deliberately paired together in the early rounds), Firouzja-Praggnanandhaa & Abasov-Nepomniachtchi in Round 1! https://t.co/l9iyYc5Gxf https://t.co/Pfs6EcW3VE
Pragg beats Vidit! #chess #chessbaseindia #praggnanandhaa #viditgujrathi #chessreels #chessgame https://t.co/TtHDk95g70
The Prague Masters is the last classical tournament played by the Candidates (or Candidate-ian's as Amruta calls them) before the Candidates tournament 2024. Hence, every clash among them becomes hugely important - someone wants to stay ahead! Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa had the… https://t.co/RKg2AHrQry
🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa (2747) @rpraggnachess beats country-mate 🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi (2747) in round 5 of the Prague International Chess Festival, Masters tournament @PragueChess 👇🏽 Check out the game! 📷 Lennart Ootes https://t.co/gDoJRPZb9X
Will Nodirbek Abdusattorov become the new No. 1 in #chess, what do you think? #chessmeme https://t.co/y9ysmcN8cX
He may not be a candidate this year, but Nodirbek Abdusattorov has broken into the world top 5 after his latest win in the Prague Masters! https://t.co/QMRz8SFQRH
.@PragueChess Masters 2024 R5: @NodirbekGM Abdusattorov maintains his sole lead, now World no.5, @RPraggnachess beats Vidit https://t.co/4RTfx4M0Ti
Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues his incredible run to the top. He scores yet another win in the Prague Masters 2024! In the 5th round, Nodirbek scored a comfortable win with the Black pieces against Mateusz Bartel in just 28 moves. With this win, Nodirbek is now the World #5… https://t.co/7l5Jk6jX5Z
🇺🇿 Abdusattorov (2761.1) moves to World #5 and takes the sole lead at Prague Masters with 4/5 after beating Bartel with Black https://t.co/3BllsEd32m 📸 Petr Vrabec via @PragueChess https://t.co/0g6Aw2rfLh
43.e5! and Praggnanandhaa has winning hopes vs. Vidit! https://t.co/QN8qx224xC
"Too smooth, too easy" says Peter Leko, as Nodirbek Abdusattorov wins again to move above Firouzja and Nepomniachtchi to World no. 5! https://t.co/ZB5HqoDxCr https://t.co/XROmxHtQfk
Abdusattorov sees no ghosts and picks up the pawn on a2 — he can move up to World no. 5 today! https://t.co/ZB5HqoDxCr https://t.co/TDKA41nr7r
The 4th round of Prague Masters 2024 was the only one till now with all 5 draws. That is not to say that the games were boring - in multiple games, the players with the White pieces pushed hard for a win, but accurate defense held the game to a draw. Today is the mid-way mark of… https://t.co/oaOwUbVluy