OT: Chess: Part Two

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Candidates R13: Gukesh beats Firoujza, enters final round as sole leader

Gukesh D, at 17, is a win away from becoming the next World Chess Championship challenger. The Indian prodigy beat Alireza Firouzja on Saturday to go into the final round of the Candidates Tournament as the sole leader. Three experienced contenders, who are also the top seeds in Toronto, stand a...

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"Gukesh D, at 17, is a win away from becoming the next World Chess Championship challenger. The Indian prodigy beat Alireza Firouzja on Saturday to go into the final round of the Candidates Tournament as the sole leader. Three experienced contenders, who are also the top seeds in Toronto, stand a half point behind: Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. Caruana joined the chasing pack by beating Praggnanandhaa R with the black pieces".

 

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Candidates - Gukesh and Tan are the outright winners!

Tan Zhongyi secured outright victory in the Women’s Candidates Tournament after safely drawing her game against Anna Muzychuk with black. Gukesh D, on his part, first drew Hikaru Nakamura and then had to wait for the result of the game between Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Caruana...

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Gukesh Youngest Ever To Win Candidates Tournament, Tan Wins Women's By 1.5 Points

After 14 rounds and over three weeks of play, 17-year-old GM Gukesh Dommaraju won the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament and is the youngest player in history to qualify for the FIDE World Championship.

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"Tan Zhongyi secured outright victory in the Women’s Candidates Tournament after safely drawing her game against Anna Muzychuk with black. Gukesh D, on his part, first drew Hikaru Nakamura and then had to wait for the result of the game between Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Caruana missed a number of winning chances in a memorable encounter that lasted 109 moves, thus granting 17-year-old Gukesh overall victory and the right to face Ding Liren in the next match for the World Chess Championship"!

1		Carlsen, Magnus		2830.0	0.0		2828.4		2886.0			33
2		Caruana, Fabiano		2805.4	+2.4		2738.0		2777.0			31
3		Nakamura, Hikaru		2794.4	+5.4		2746.0		2874.0			36
4	↑3	Nepomniachtchi, Ian		2770.0	+12.0		2754.0		2800.0			33
5	↓1	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek		2765.0	0.0		2733.0		2661.0			19
6	↑10	Gukesh D		2763.4	+20.4		2649.0		2651.0			17

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