The 11th round of Tata Steel Masters and Challengers began with Gukesh playing Alireza, Praggnanandhaa against Donchenko, and Vidit against Parham. In the Challengers, Divya Deshmukh faced Erwin L'Ami, Harika played against Salem Saleh, and Leon Mendonca faced Yilmaz Mustafa. Nodirbek Abdusattorov took the sole lead in the Masters with 7.5/11. Vidit's win against Abdusattorov brought him into a five-way tie for the lead. The final round promises Sunday fireworks with five leaders, including Vidit and Giri, heading into the last day.
Vidit Gujrathi is now the #1 rated chess player in India AND he has just broken into World Top 10 for the first time ever. Unbelievable. So many ups and downs over the last few years, and Vidit kept fighting. Excited to see what’s next. https://t.co/PzNp1hvK2u
Two friends climb together, @anishgiri + @viditchess! Vidit joins the world's top 10, and Giri's #7. #TataSteelChess https://t.co/BpHoUTJpZp
Impressed with @viditchess His path was tough - by 28 he never made it to top-20, and with a teen generation of Indian stars it was difficult as public wants new&younger faces. But he excels in FIDE World Cup, then wins Grand Swiss, gets a place in Wijk, and now enters top-10...
BREAKING NEWS | HUGE win for @viditchess as he beats Abdusattorov in a crazy 6 hour game in round 12 of the Masters! 😱 This victory brings Vidit into the five-way tie going into the final round tomorrow, together with Abdusattorov, Giri, Gukesh and Wei Yi. 🔥 What a bizarre… https://t.co/bKrkvFLdoB
We have no fewer than five leaders as we head into the final day of #TataSteelChess! Get ready for some Sunday fireworks! https://t.co/0R8MMwtAgw
BREAKING NEWS | HUGE win for Vidit as he beats Abdusattorov in a crazy 6 hour game in round 12 of the Masters! 😱 This victory brings Vidit into the five-way tie going into the final round tomorrow, together with Abdusattorov, Giri, Gukesh and Wei Yi. 🔥 What a bizarre ending… https://t.co/Vpx9WTUg8B
Daniel Dardha beats Challengers leader Maurizzi. Dardha is the only player in the Challengers that has not lost a single game in the tournament! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/RhfIrf0eVv
Ding Liren avoids stalemate trick by Warmerdam, and picks up the win in Round 12! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/3LClPxkSU7
After losing to Eline Roebers last year, today @erwinlami came out with the win in the Challengers! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/0T1YeY2soE
After a full week, IM Sagar Shah is now back on the Tata Steel Chess livestream! Vidit Gujrathi is now winning against Nodirbek Abdusattorov - follow the action live with Sagar and Amruta: https://t.co/m6qnVjKFnd https://t.co/88O2Sqp5jX
Ding is winning once again, but he has to avoid another hidden stalemate trick! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/MIC2641N1W
Ding Liren, the reigning world champion, outplayed his opponent for 50 moves in the last four hours, only to allow a basic stalemate trick in a moment of inattention. https://t.co/un32PReSI2 https://t.co/JJ7nbijX8g
Watch @AlirezaFirouzja's interview with Fiona after his win over Nepomniachtchi in Round 12! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/qF1UWowfwL
Ding misses "a simple trick but one of the most beautiful tricks that are out there," according to Danya. With over an hour on the clock, Ding plays 52...Rxh2? and allows the beautiful stalemate trick 53.Ra5+ Ke6 54.Rxe5!!. Warmerdam is going to survive! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/pLwmmATLWk
Alireza Firouzja beats Nepomniachtchi! With 7/12 heading into the final round, a very small chance remains for @AlirezaFirouzja to end on top, or in a possible tiebreak. #TataSteelChess https://t.co/yUHhRoMDLc
Nepo faces a tough decision. 26...hxg6 is met with 27.Be3! Rxh1 28.Bxd4 and, with the "Kasparovian" king on a2, Rxd1 wouldn't come with check! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/OTqEwg6Zh1
Maurizzi is currently a point ahead of the rest in the Challengers, but he seems to be in trouble in his game against Dardha! Black is up an exchange and the King seems to be surviving the attack as well! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/DRXefh5tFE
Listen to @anishgiri's interview after his win against Van Foreest in round 12! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/sc5bKsJ5lg
You're seeing that right: Ding has an hour against one minute! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/AycMtlLFBS
Firouzja is just a few moves away from stabilizing what is a winning position vs. Nepo! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/iQnktrTRkb
Celebrating India's 75th Republic day, yesterday we organized the Khelo Chess India Republic Day Youth Cup at the ChessBase India Academy in Bhopal! FI Niklesh Jain put together this 5-round Blitz swiss tournament, where 30 young players took part. Avish Vishal Shinde captured… https://t.co/Naj6nQvpWg
Giri wins a critical game after a tragic blunder from his countryman! He's on 7.5 points now, the same as leader Abdusattrov, but the latter's game is ongoing. #TataSteelChess https://t.co/4LjwDCkplx
Jorden van Foreest resigns against Anish Giri! Giri now climbs to 7.5/12, joining leader Abdusattorov for the time being! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/LNw80Y7siX
Jorden van Foreest's gross blunder against Anish Giri. https://t.co/sgZ5dEO9oH https://t.co/gRWGmdGd7s
We have a very special guest joining in the commentary - IM Tania Sachdev! Follow all the action of this crazy penultimate round of #TataSteelchess with Niklesh, Amruta and Tania: https://t.co/Xc26zcPWzf https://t.co/bDa26Zfv38
Van Foreest blunders a full piece in a completely equal position against Giri 😱 #TataSteelChess https://t.co/wNiCRZdJGC
Jorden makes a one-move blunder that's going to cost the game! 😱 #TataSteelChess https://t.co/iiSPb6k290
Vidit's 15.Qd4! is the move the commentators think Abdusattorov may have missed in advance — Vidit has a great chance to take down and catch the leader! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/7wrbkGa3RT
After 12.b3! Vidit is suddenly in a much better position again Abdusattorov! Can he take down the leader of the tournament? #TataSteelChess https://t.co/4lozYOxtJu
In the Challengers, Roebers-L'Ami started off with the well-known Berlin draw line. However, L'Ami plays 9...Bxd6 and continues the game! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/i0FzGrqC1P
The penultimate round #TataSteelChess 2024 has begun! https://t.co/wdqt883oRd
Get ready for Round 12 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 starting at 14:00 (CET) 💙 Don't miss the action—tune in to our live stream! 👉 https://t.co/3u6aWMfl5Y #TataSteelChess https://t.co/0r3zvLWvjF
Round 11 ✅ While Gukesh could not manage to exploit his advantage and win against Firouzja, Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat Ju Wenjun and take the sole lead in the Masters with 7.5/11! In the Challengers, only one draw was made, between Anton Korobov and Jaime Santos Latasa.… https://t.co/xhN5qJWdnF
Parham's delayed bongcloud did not survive @viditchess ! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/mgYgaxI8xC
Leon Luke Mendonca scores a strong win against Yilmaz Mustafa in Round 11 of the Tata Steel Challengers! Leon created a huge attack on the Black King, and his opponent was forced to resign after 31 moves of play. With 2 more rounds to go, Leon is in sole second place with 7.5/11… https://t.co/FgfNWtw6vG
Nodirbek Abdusattorov's masterful game against Ju Wenjun featured several silent strategic decisions and quite a few spectacular tactical shots, including 23.Nxf7!! and 24.Rxb7! https://t.co/g6BWqqWsxd https://t.co/OymYuCyGfO
Win, lose or draw, Wei Yi's best efforts, including tonight's game against Max Warmerdam, can serve as a reminder to aspiring players who often doubt themselves: stay fearless, play chess the way you want to play, the openings you like, and have the most fun you can while at it.
The good-looking move 20.Bxh6? turns out to be a mistake! Vidit is now taking over in his game against Maghsoodloo #TataSteelChess https://t.co/bbnPmzwV62
After 27...Qxe4 by his opponent, Nodirbek looks just about certain to win the game! Danya shows a nice checkmating sequence 👇. #TataSteelChess https://t.co/GTSWTb0jcX
Will Abdusattorov go for 23.Nxf7! which seems to be the one move to keep a big advantage against the Women's World Champion! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/hB6sVneosK
Maghsoodloo plays the delayed Bongcloud against Vidit with a board still full of pieces! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/EfuJviSWNa
A delayed Bongcloud in Maghsoodloo-Vidit, with Vidit a full hour ahead on the clock! https://t.co/N17uOIDBVH #TataSteelChess https://t.co/uDL3l447P0
A sharp Vienna on the board! Warmerdam played 6...Ng4 and Wei Yi has already spent over 30 minutes on his move! #TataSteelChess https://t.co/qP5V7yqEwd
Last year Dutchmen Jorden van Foreest and Anish Giri conspired to stop Nodirbek Abdusattorov winning #TataSteelChess — this year he's already beaten all 3 Dutch players! https://t.co/qWrgsIUR4r
Beukema-Niemann in the Challengers followed Navara-Balogh for 16 moves! Navara won in that game, and Beukema is currently in a better position too #TataSteelChess https://t.co/iKddc0duBZ
We are now live on YouTube with Round 11 of the Tata Steel Masters! Join the livestream, Amruta Mokal is doing commentary: https://t.co/weUJVPw9JQ https://t.co/5B98UERDgj
Jorden van Foreest has already sacrificed a pawn against Ding Liren, following an Indjic-Bacrot game from the 2023 World Cup! https://t.co/xW5eRByVsu #TataSteelChess https://t.co/SGeqLiivh9
"Look at Guccireza here!" The final long weekend of #TataSteelChess 2024 has begun 🍿 https://t.co/7yCwx4NNQm
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 heats up with Round 11 starting at 14:00 (CET) ��� Stay up-to-date on the action in the Masters 👉 https://t.co/3u6aWMfl5Y #TataSteelChess https://t.co/CkqgQEiEgE
These are the pairings for round 11 of the Tata Steel Challengers. Divya Deshmukh has the Black pieces against Erwin L'Ami, Harika has the White pieces against Salem Saleh, and Leon Mendonca faces Yilmaz Mustafa with the White pieces. https://t.co/OrRqqmotM8
The pairings for the 11th round of Tata Steel Masters starting today at 6:30 PM IST! Gukesh takes on Alireza with the White pieces, Praggnanandhaa has the White pieces against Donchenko, and Vidit is playing with the Black pieces against Parham. https://t.co/zKsoFLzuaI