In the ongoing #FIDECandidates tournament, Vidit Gujrathi defeated Alireza Firouzja, while Gukesh and Nakamura played with high accuracy resulting in a draw. Praggnanandhaa won against Abasov, moving closer to the leaders. The Women's #FIDECandidates saw four decisive wins from the black side. Gukesh, Vidit, and Praggnanandhaa scored significant victories, with Gukesh maintaining the joint lead. Nepomniachtchi leads after drawing with Gukesh. Alireza Firouzja won against Gukesh in Round 7, causing a shift in the standings.
Gukesh suffered a gut-wrenching loss in Round 7, but at least—as he surprisingly revealed in a recent dinner with Anand and the Indian Candidates—he prefers to lose before a rest day! #FIDECandidates https://t.co/pULsgfVa4U
Lei Tingjie won the last Women's #FIDECandidates, but can she go back-to-back? 🤔 https://t.co/YwS2NUHXcz
Lei Tingjie won the last #FIDECandidates, but can she go back-to-back? 🤔 https://t.co/Jb7i49kaB0
When multiple players finish their games simultaneously, the media room gets buzzing!🔥 #FIDECandidates #BehindTheScenes Who’s interview would you take if you got a chance? https://t.co/bxr6zAXFmu
We all deserve a rest day! After 21 decisive games in the first half of the 2024 #FIDECandidates, Nepomniachtchi and Tan sit atop their respective leaderboards. IM Robert Shylakhtenko writes on how they got here. Photo courtesy Michal Walusza/@FIDE_Chess https://t.co/1lEoOmWluN
Moments from Round 7 #FIDECandidates 🔥 Today is a Rest day. The eighth round of the event will commence on the 13th of April at 14:30 EDT (Toronto). 📷 Michal Walusza, Maria Emelianova https://t.co/eIgYG2LHix
Halfway through the Open and Women's #FIDECandidates, we have two clear leaders on the second rest day: Ian Nepomniachtchi and Tan Zhongyi respectively. Read our recap blog to find out what happened in Round 7: https://t.co/BYG9awODXK (Picture: FIDE / Michal Walusza) https://t.co/QJDlknPoAX
How @rpraggnachess became the first Indian player to qualify for the #FIDECandidates since Anand! 🤩 https://t.co/VhN7rZxDis
💔The pain of losing in chess! 💔 #FIDECandidates https://t.co/eT5J7XUZlC
Pragg Holds, Vidit Fumbles, Gukesh Meltdown! Crazy Round 7 at the @FIDE_chess Candidates! Watch Round 7 Highlights! ⬇️ https://t.co/Gfyh3wdj6y #Candidates2024 https://t.co/QoIuZZzn49
FIDE Women's #Candidates2024 R7: Zhongyi Tan maintains her sole lead https://t.co/SoMVKfZ750
Chess: Nepomniachtchi bids for third Candidates victory as Indian trio shine https://t.co/e7x8hLdPjn
What score will it take to win the Candidates? Right now that answer looks notably lower than it did when the tournament began. Here are the round-by-round shifts. This means the playoff odds are 28%, with almost a 7% chance that 3+ players tie for first. Could get very messy! https://t.co/BrZ9qzf9v5
Leaders of Candidates halfway: 2024: Nepomniachtchi 4.5/7 2022: Nepomniachtchi 5.5/7 2020: Nepomniachtchi, Vachier-Lagrave 4.5/7 2018: Caruana 5/7 2016: Karjakin, Aronian 4.5/7 2014: Anand, Aronian 4.5/7 2013: Carlsen, Aronian 5/7
4 Blacks and 3 Whites so far: Nepo Pragg Hikaru Vidit 4 Whites and 3 Blacks so far: Gukesh Fabi Alireza Abasov https://t.co/I0TKVR9J9u
FIDE #Candidates2024 R7: Praggnanandhaa's (@RPraggnachess) French Defence holds well against the World no.2 Fabiano Caruana Nepomniachtchi (@lachesisq) emerges sole leader https://t.co/HZDz997eu1
At the halfway mark of the 2024 #FIDECandidates, @lachesisq is back in the sole lead! Gukesh Dommaraju had a heartbreaking defeat against Alireza Firouzja, spoiling a winning position in time trouble. https://t.co/JZabOKttpZ
Watch the Video Recap for Round 7 of the FIDE Candidates by IM Kostya Kavutskiy! ➡️ https://t.co/ESnuKhoJm4 #fidecandidates https://t.co/N9W43iUV8z
2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament and FIDE Candidates Women Tournament Results and Standings after Round 7! #FIDECandidates https://t.co/4ANITV8x4i
Praggnanandhaa: "I am very grateful to the fans for supporting us; keep supporting! We are playing some exciting chess, so follow the tournament." #FIDECandidates Watch the interview 👇 🔗 https://t.co/QKP5VOeUnK 📷 Michal Walusza https://t.co/u5aTaTNloa
Praggnanandhaa: "The experience has been really good; the games have been really interesting; I have been playing quite well, so I am happy!" #FIDECandidates Watch the interview 👇 🔗 https://t.co/QKP5VOeUnK 📷 Michal Walusza https://t.co/Xzt2HxHtcc
Vishy Anand and Irina Krush take us through the most exciting moments of round 7 of the #FIDECandidates👇 🔗 https://t.co/ucP1YvCql4 https://t.co/43iqXvbAev
Firouzja's first win and Nepo is the sole leader again - the results of Round 7 in the #FIDECandidates! Analyse all the games on Lichess: https://t.co/Ev8EDvNrDJ https://t.co/bZNr4FEPKF
😍 @rpraggnachess reveals his plan for the rest day at the #FIDECandidates! https://t.co/Ny7BWWdybW
Women's #FIDECandidates Round 7 results - replay and analyse all games: https://t.co/25xVvo2vrG https://t.co/ax0PrsOfKj
GMs @lachesisq and Tan Zhongyi are in the sole lead at the halfway point of the #FIDECandidates! https://t.co/9zWn65qgyt
Standings after first half of the Candidates Tournament https://t.co/NmvoL1rj2l
Both American players Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura drew their games in the 7th round of the #FIDECandidates. Photo by Maria Emelianova https://t.co/ruqibOpq0t
Heartbreaking for Gukesh. Insane for Alireza #FIDECandidates
Alireza's on the board with a win over first-place Gukesh! 👏 #FIDECandidates https://t.co/12slDwnBUw
Second win in a row for Lei Tingjie as she defeats Vaishali in Round 7 of the #FIDECandidates! Analyse the game and see what an amazing play could have been made on move 29 🤯 https://t.co/yTUleYH5P1 https://t.co/iOsx688qt8
Gukesh blitzes out the incredible 27...Nxf2!, but Alireza's crawling his way back into the game! https://t.co/kphUkHByii #FIDECandidates https://t.co/6jViSNureb
Firouzja is a pawn down and has nine minutes to play the next 18 moves! If Gukesh wins, the 17-year-old will take the sole lead of the #FIDECandidates! https://t.co/kphUkHByii https://t.co/y9s4N3yPfS
If Vidit scores today, it'll be two wins in a row and he'll be half a point behind Nepomniachtchi! https://t.co/W0P6cAFBnF #FIDECandidates https://t.co/W7KBR03TEE
We have our first result of the day in the Women’s #FIDECandidates 🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk (2520) vs 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru (2546) ends in a draw. Fun fact: Anna has had multiple Queen+Rook endgames in this tournament. 📷 Michal Walusza https://t.co/T6TB94Ylt1
After all the fireworks, Nepomniachtchi successfully navigates the complications and makes the draw! If Gukesh wins his game, he can overtake Nepo ahead of the rest day! https://t.co/eA2ikMUYHf #FIDECandidates https://t.co/NySKX4Qo6I
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, with Nakamura having a significant edge on the clock, up an exchange with Ian having enough compensation for the same. Both players… https://t.co/d9BHgHmTmk
Nepomniachtchi does play the bishop sacrifice! Nakamura shakes his head upon arriving back at the board, though his position is still okay! #FIDECandidates https://t.co/YLrqMzJldA https://t.co/Fmbo1z9MT4
Today in Chess | Candidates Tournament 2024: Round 7 https://t.co/nIlmGT7IGt
caption this 👇 #FIDECandidates https://t.co/gijMYKm8K2
21.Qd3+ Kg8 was the only way to stay equal! After 21...Bf5?!, Nakamura has an objective edge! We still have a full game ahead of us! https://t.co/eA2ikMUqRH #FIDECandidates https://t.co/kW3DCskrlg
Vishy Anand on 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura vs Ian Nepomniachtchi: “Right now, there are two lonely computer engines sitting somewhere, feeling like they are not getting any credit for their lovely work.” #FIDECandidates Watch the live broadcast: https://t.co/8MnqQz6XZY https://t.co/WIXCZr4uPt
We are now live on YouTube with Round 7 of the Candidates Tournament 2024! Join in - Amruta Mokal is breaking down the games: https://t.co/BxDm2Z9HkW https://t.co/Rnj3FUFC1m
It's go time 🔥 #FIDECandidates https://t.co/COYQ4zpxqJ
Round 7 of the #FIDECandidates is officially underway! https://t.co/dF7xgChYfL
Alireza Firouzja played 10 blitz games this morning against Iranian FM Artin Ashraf! He won four games and lost six. Next, he plays with White against tournament co-leader Gukesh today! #FIDECandidates https://t.co/24sDVGfGV5
The 7th round of Candidates Tournament 2024 starts from 12 AM IST! Today's round will complete the first half of the tournament. Following are the pairings: Open: Hikaru Nakamura- Ian Nepomniachtchi Fabiano Caruana - Praggnanandhaa R Nijat Abasov - Vidit Santosh Gujrathi Alireza… https://t.co/xZb4EsYN1z
Hikaru vs Nepo Fabiano vs Pragg Forecast Fireworks! #FIDECandidates
Praggnanandhaa after playing a messy game in Round 6!🔥 He also happened to play 4…f5 in Round 3. #FIDECandidates https://t.co/PkdKEdCd52
Two decisive results in Round 6 of the Open and all decisive games in the Women's Candidates - find out what happened in our recap blog: https://t.co/1d1NtVg3Uy (Picture: FIDE / Maria Emelianova) https://t.co/OM3OfwB7Kq
Game on!! LFG!!!! https://t.co/HXoWH7ZjLK
It’s go time. https://t.co/MPsxXmDRc6
💚 @rpraggnachess #FIDECandidates https://t.co/CGn4rbKYUp
Will Nepomniachtchi and Gukesh still lead after today's Round 7, when half of the tournament will be over? #FIDECandidates https://t.co/Te0HeZzCsJ
At 17, @DGukesh is the youngest player in the #FIDECandidates 👏👏 Here's how he qualified... https://t.co/4oyTqid2yk
It’s on! https://t.co/g3KK83zsLJ
The pre-moves show of the #FIDECandidates is going to be great as we are all set to discuss: Results and standings ✅ Match predictions by the panel ✅ Exciting stats ✅ @anishgiri's predictions and more! ✅ 📺From 9pm tonight ⬇️ https://t.co/JYrwM7rmYm https://t.co/0ikICF6hpE
the #FIDECandidates leaders after 6 rounds 😎 https://t.co/KQXWjhQqH3
Round 7 | 🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov vs 🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi #FIDECandidates Predict the result!
Round 7 | 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana vs 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R #FIDECandidates Predict the result!
R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi Score Important Wins; D Gukesh Continues In Joint Lead https://t.co/UE9prCqduQ
♞ #Praggnanandhaa, #Vidit score crucial victories; #Gukesh continues in joint lead https://t.co/veT4sWqzff
FIDE Women's #Candidates2024 R6: A brutal round https://t.co/4kXa8vBW1M
Round 7 predictions! Trying to get one right at all cost now. Naka-Nepo 1/2 Fabi-Pragg 1/2 Abasov-Vidit 1/2 Alireza-Gukesh 1/2
Vidit has been playing some high quality chess in the candidates and has won another game in round 6! Gukesh maintains his joint lead and Pragg just half a point behind. Pretty exciting, going into the 7th round. https://t.co/EnJHHma4lq
FIDE #Candidates2024 R6: @DGukesh defies Nakamura, maintains his lead with Nepomniachtchi (@lachesisq) Praggnanandhaa (@RPraggnachess) and @Viditchess score their second wins https://t.co/dfVBgl5cEK
D Gukesh drew against Hikaru Nakamura in the 6th round of Candidates Tournament 2024! The players agreed to a draw in an equal Rook ending right on move 40. Gukesh still keeps his lead with 4/6 points. In the 7th round, he is playing with the Black pieces against Alireza… https://t.co/Gssi9dQqrp
Praggnanandhaa scores his 2nd win at Candidates 2024! In the 6th round, Pragg defeated Nijat Abasov with the White pieces. The Indian Grandmaster managed to outplay his opponent in the middlegame, converting into a winning endgame. After this win, Praggnanandhaa has 3.5/6… https://t.co/nxCySNt5l1
17-year-old Indian prodigy Dommaraju Gukesh is on top of the standing in the open section at the #FIDE Candidates #Chess tournament in Toronto, Canada after six rounds. Gukesh is sharing the top spot with Ian Nepomniachtchi. Gukesh drew his game against World No. 3 Hikaru… https://t.co/GYppgRbYZg
Vidit Gujrathi is back to winning ways! In the 6th round of the Candidates Tournament 2024, Vidit took down Alireza Firouzja with the White pieces. Vidit managed to surprise Firouzja in the Opening itself, and got a winning position as early as move 13. He found the correct… https://t.co/i3bnTQvYb3
All 4 games of Round 6 in the Women's #FIDECandidates were decisive! Analyse the games on Lichess: https://t.co/jS4hpo9fna https://t.co/thUirnS9f9
Watch the Video Recap of the #FIDECandidates by IM Kostya Kavutskiy! ➡️ https://t.co/m6mJyYU93x https://t.co/3jWiFC8tn4
Vishy Anand and Irina Krush take us through the most exciting moments of round 6 | FIDE Candidates 👇 🔗 https://t.co/pCcWBDN28I https://t.co/hHfQ1lPIuX
Everyone loves @rpraggnachess! Scenes of the youngster exiting from the playing venue after beat Nijat Abasov in round 6 of the @FIDE_chess Candidates 2024. Pragg is now on 3.5/6 at the event and just half a point behind Gukesh and Nepo. https://t.co/LDoBMcll69
Victor portraits from Round 6 of the Women's #FIDECandidates ♟️ 📷 Michal Walusza, Maria Emelianova https://t.co/CLbxzhlw27
Victor portraits from Round 6 of the Women's #FIDECandidates ♟️ https://t.co/M4ruimaHMN
Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi continue to lead, but @viditchess and @rpraggnachess scored big victories today! Here are 🔥 matchups tomorrow! Nakamura vs. Nepomniachtchi Caruana vs. Praggnanandhaa Abasov vs. Vidit Firouzja vs. Gukesh #FIDECandidates https://t.co/eCQQ7HM9ei
Round 6 results of the Open #FIDECandidates: Nepo and Gukesh both drew and are still tied for 1st place! Replay and analyse all games: https://t.co/lcih9Aezc3 https://t.co/9sYVvAv5cI
Big day for Indian 🇮🇳 chess. Pragg wins Vidit wins Gukesh maintains 1st place Candidates 2024 is on fire.
After four draws yesterday, it's looking like we'll have four wins in the Women's #FIDECandidates, three of them from the black side! https://t.co/FPZWvZk1IA
Abasov resigns and Praggnanandhaa is now just a half-point behind the leaders! https://t.co/jEcQycJHIB #FIDECandidates https://t.co/Up9P2VFpVd
A messy game which involved a fascinating endgame and time trouble between 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R (2747) and 🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov (2632), the game finally ended in Praggnanandhaa’s favour taking him closer to the leaders. Round 6 #FIDECandidates 📷 Michal Walusza https://t.co/lZW3TeLrIX
Gukesh: "It is nice that there are a lot of strong players from India and also a lot of fans and a lot of supporters. When will we see the next World Champion from India? It is hard to make that kind of prediction." #FIDECandidates Watch the interview 👇 🔗… https://t.co/mUrV8F7CBC
Despite an opening novelty on move seven, Gukesh and Nakamura both played with 98% accuracy for the entire game. A draw was a logical result. https://t.co/b6RzxbTAhT #FIDECandidates https://t.co/cK2aashMsw
Third defeat in six #FIDECandidates games for Alireza Firouzja: Vidit gained the advantage early on with White after Firouzja's 13... Qxf2 and never gave it away! The game: https://t.co/WUibNKUgzi https://t.co/NcQ5xK1q8J
Vidit Gujrathi defeated Alireza Firouzja and have 50% after 6 rounds of #FIDECandidates https://t.co/jNiS615OsE