India’s D Gukesh missed a chance to take the lead in the FIDE Candidates 2024 tournament men’s category, after he stumbled to a defeat to France’s Alireza Firouzja in a round seven match in Toronto, Canada on Friday.
Ian Nepomniachtchi continued his stay at the top, while Fabiano Caruana is joint-second alongside Gukesh.
HIGHLIGHTS | FIDE CANDIDATES 2024 ROUND 7
In the women’s category top-placed Tan Zhongyi and Aleksandra Goryachkina settled for a draw.
Zhongyi leads with 6 points while both Indians — R. Vaishali and Koneru Humpy — find themselves on the bottom half of the leaderboard.
CANDIDATES POINTS TABLE AFTER ROUND SEVEN
Open Category
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) - 4.5
2. D Gukesh (IND) - 4.0
3. Fabiano Caruana (USA) - 4.0
4. R Praggnanandhaa (IND) - 4.0
5. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) - 3.5
6. Vidit Gujrathi (IND) - 3.5
7. Alireza Firouzja (FRA) - 2.5
8. Nijat Abasov (AZE) - 2.0
Women’s Category
1. Tan Zhongyi (CHN) - 5.0
2. Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) - 4.5
3. Kateryna Lagno (RUS) - 4.0
4. Lei Tingjie (CHN) - 4.0
5. Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) - 3.0
6. Koneru Humpy (IND) - 2.5
7. R. Vaishali (IND) - 2.5
8. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) - 2.5
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