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Chess Candidates 2024 Live Updates, Round 10 Today: Joint leaders Ian Nepomniachtchi and D Gukesh will be in the lead after the end of Round 10 with Pragg half a point behind.
FIDE Chess Candidates 2024 Round 10 Highlights: In a top-of-the-standings clash at the Candidates chess tournament, India’s D Gukesh, while playing with black pieces, held Ian Nepomniachtchi to a draw. Both players entered the Round 10 contest on top of the standings. Nepo is a two-time Candidates winner, while 17-year-old Gukesh is the second youngest player ever to compete at the ultra-elite competition.
Meanwhile, Vidit Gujrathi agreed to a draw against compatriot R Praggnanandhaa on Monday.
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With just four games left in the event, 18-year-old Pragg is just half a point behind Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi. The American duo of Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana are also with Pragg, which means six people are still in contention to win the open section, including Vidit.
In the women’s section, Vaishali defeated Nurgyul Salimova while Humpy drew against Tan Zhongyi. This was Vaishali’s first win in five games. She lost her last four games.
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INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 10 Candidates game between Gukesh and Ian Nepomniachtchi below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
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INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 10 Candidates game between Vidit Gujrathi and Praggnanandhaa below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
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INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 10 Candidates game between Humpy Koneru and Tan Zhongyi below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
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INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 10 Candidates game between Vaishali and Nurgyul Salimova below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
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Candidates controversy: Alireza Firouzja claims arbiter told him ‘not to walk anymore during game’, change shoes for next game
There was massive controversy in Toronto during Round 9 of the Candidates chess tournament after one of the contenders, Alireza Firouzja, claimed he was told by the arbiter to stop walking during games because “his shoes were making a lot of noise.”
The Iran-born, French grandmaster posted a series of tweets right after his game against the open category leader Ian Nepomniachtchi ended in a draw on Monday morning.
Firouzja also claimed the arbiter had asked him to wear a different pair of shoes in the next round. He said that the arbiter’s words had made him lose focus.
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First uploaded on: 16-04-2024 at 00:09 IST