Current World Championship Challenger Gukesh faced former Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in Bucharest, resulting in a draw as part of the GrandChessTour. Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa also shared a point with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. In another event at the Leon Chess Festival, Vishy Anand defeated Veselin Topalov 2.5-1.5 in the semifinal of the 37th Magistral Ciudad de Leon, advancing to the final where he will compete against Arjun Erigaisi. The first two games between Anand and Topalov ended in draws, with Anand winning the third game and the fourth game also resulting in a draw.
37th Magistral Ciudad de Leon: @Vishy64theking Anand beats Veselin Topalov, advances to the Final First step of Anand vs Arjun, dream final is complete 📷@AjedrezLeon Read more https://t.co/C0CHA8lPHn https://t.co/XXLp7b6JF2
37th Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de León Semifinal 1: Vishy Anand🇮🇳 beats Veselin Topalov🇧🇬 2.5-1.5 The first two games ended in draws. @Vishy64theking won the third one. Fourth game also ended in another draw. Thus, the maestro Anand advanced to the Final. He will face… https://t.co/zJMM4bSxG0
Abdusattorov and Caruana make the day's 2nd draw in Bucharest! https://t.co/FW87xIKB2T #GrandChessTour https://t.co/P3w7QDeSVP
Can @vishy64theking make it 10 #LeonMasters titles? First he has to beat one of his great rivals, Veselin Topalov, in the semifinal! It starts now: https://t.co/25oBleNQwD https://t.co/odcGauE2vl
⚔️ Clash of 🇮🇳 stars ⚔️ Top 4 Indians are in action today Gukesh Dommaraju vs Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu Vishy Anand will compete along with Arjun Erigaisi at the Leon Chess Festival! Watch: https://t.co/swGl8XEhxT https://t.co/3XkiiN8DAA
#DGukesh Draws With Ian Nepomniachtchi, R Praggnanandhaa Shares Point With Maxime Vachier-Lagrave https://t.co/fO8lk7uetL
37th Magistral Ciudad de Leon: Arjun Erigaisi and Vishy Anand set to face Jaime Latasa and Veselin Topalov Friday: Topalov vs @Vishy64theking Saturday: @JaimeSantos10 vs @ArjunErigaisi Read more https://t.co/L2RhsRofut
Current World Championship Challenger Gukesh is taking on former Challenger Nepomniachtchi today in Bucharest! https://t.co/cao0wT9nSb #GrandChessTour https://t.co/g9DSnkvxWZ