In the Prague Masters, Praggnanandhaa was stopped from winning a third game by Gukesh, while Abdusattorov maintained the lead. Xu Xiangyu defeated Daniil Dubov in Shenzhen, where Arjun Erigaisi, Yu Yangyi, and Bu Xiangzhi lead. Abdusattorov won the Prague Masters, moving to World no. 4. In Shenzhen, Bu Xiangzhi emerged as the surprise winner, with Giri dropping out of the Top 10.
The final standings - 2024 Prague Masters and Challengers @PragueChess @FIDE_chess @ECUonline https://t.co/sNkASBlVh8
Grandmaster Bu Xiangzhi wins the Shenzhen Masters 2024! Bu Xiangzhi, Yangyi Yu, and Arjun Erigaisi finished on the same score of 4.5/7 points, but Xiangzhi took first place due to better tiebreaks. Yangyi took 2nd place, while Arjun grabbed the 3rd position. Bu Xiangzhi won USD… https://t.co/AMu3saDq1a
The Top 25 after Prague Masters and Shengzhen Masters. Also, congratulations to Amin Tabatabaei (2707.2) on winning the Aeroflot Open with 7.5/9 and re-entering the 2700 club! https://t.co/iUTGmsvCZD https://t.co/jm8KPPN8Tt
A smile at the end from Gukesh, who knows he dodged a bullet — with that, the 2024 Prague Chess Festival is over! https://t.co/yh0Ap6zIzK
Bu Xiangzhi was the surprise winner of the Shenzhen Masters, with Anish Giri dropping out of the Top 10 for the 1st time since February 2021! https://t.co/htxFL6Flt8
Vidit survived a losing position to make a draw against Thai Dai Van Nguyen! https://t.co/BGTdhfwsBE https://t.co/h6ZZtkRkkJ
We are now live on YouTube with the final round of Prague Masters 2024! Join in, Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal are doing live commentary: https://t.co/svcDbowIvG https://t.co/wAiwxAi6jI
Abdusattorov has already won the tournament with a round to spare, so now it's more about keeping his world no. 4 spot! https://t.co/61JjPeiqAG
The final round of the Prague Masters is about to being, 4 hours earlier than the previous rounds! https://t.co/dwHT1jsSfe https://t.co/8PlPkZJ5oA
Congratulations to Bu Xiangzhi on winning the Shenzhen Masters with better tiebreaks than Yu Yangyi and Arjun Erigaisi! Arjun ends the event as the World no. 10 and Indian no. 1: https://t.co/YJJy1fGTe5 https://t.co/XdhUyK4UoX
When Giri beat Artemiev in Round 1 of the Shenzhen Masters he became World no. 4 — almost everything went wrong after that, and he finishes the event as World no. 15. It's tight at the top! https://t.co/JdZVFd4tDi https://t.co/sH9I1xmkfi
The final round of the Shenzhen Masters is LIVE now! https://t.co/KKzcAHKInK https://t.co/BloCR12qnh
The final round of Shenzhen Masters 2024 starts in 3 hours from now - at 11:30 AM IST. Arjun Erigaisi, Bu Xiangzhi, and Yangyi Yu are in a 3-way tie for the top spot, all scoring 4/6 points so far. Here's how things stand for the final round today: - Arjun Erigaisi is Black… https://t.co/OjjKF4rsCq
Nodirbek Abdusattorov wrapped up his tournament victory in Prague with a (temporary) queen sac on g8! https://t.co/3SCvHdei1R
Congratulations to @NodirbekGM on winning the Prague Masters with a round to spare — the 19-year-old also moves above Ding Liren to the World no. 4 spot! https://t.co/VqbAsbx1bG https://t.co/LJK65Jkfwi
Another twist in this crucial game, and Abdusattorov is winning! https://t.co/WjK5jSZWT5
Abdusattorov would win the Prague Masters today if he won this game, but after 49.b3? the computer says 49...Qa7! is winning for Maghsoodloo! https://t.co/XLfkEjYiNT
Bartel-Praggnanandhaa ends in a draw after a sharp clash! https://t.co/WDVlh8Oswx https://t.co/vOWTooHRtS
We are now live on YouTube with penultimate Round 8 of the Prague Masters 2024! Join in, Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal are doing live commentary on our YouTube channel. https://t.co/P2syrTYBVr https://t.co/83De8HA7fq
We are LIVE! Watch the eighth round of @PragueChess masters LIVE: https://t.co/ilxJzcTGoe https://t.co/jFtN6OOJXS
Nguyen Thai Dai Van had a pretty rough start at the Prague Masters 2024. He lost his first two games against Gukesh and Abdusattorov. The 22-year old Czech Grandmaster is the lowest rated in this very strong field - it was easy to count him off. Cut to the 8th round, Nguyen is… https://t.co/6GYoVK8UCC
Xu Xiangyu today knocked Daniil Dubov out of the race for 1st place in Shenzhen. Going into tomorrow's final round, Arjun Erigaisi, Yu Yangyi & Bu Xiangzhi lead by a full point! https://t.co/gDSgL09ocx https://t.co/GygGzBXFq4
.@PragueChess Masters 2024 R7: @DGukesh escapes against Praggnanandhaa @NodirbekGM Abdusattorov bounces back; Aansh Nerurkar still a full point ahead https://t.co/aBXeLNovBv
The game between the two Candidates and brightest stars of Indian chess ended in a draw. But the game was far from peaceful. Pragg was in full flow and built up a winning position. Gukesh, however, did not give up. He fought admirably and even in a rook endgame with two pawns… https://t.co/jJNg3qisHl
Praggnanandhaa was thwarted from winning a 3rd game in a row by Gukesh, while Abdusattorov hit back to maintain the sole lead with 2 rounds to go in Prague! https://t.co/uBoYRTJRZ0