Vidit Gujrathi, 29, handed out a crushing defeat to the United States of America’s Hikaru Nakamura in the ninth round of the Candidates 2024 at the Fantastic Hall of Toronto on Sunday night.
On the other hand, the all-Indian duel concerning 17-calendar year-aged D Gukesh and 18-year-previous R Praggnanandhaa ended in a attract. Subsequent this attract, Gukesh remained on major of the standings together with Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, who was forced to enjoy out a draw against France’s Firouza Alireza, with 5.5 factors out of feasible nine.
Effects | Round 9 | #FIDECandidates
🇮🇳 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 1- 🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura
🇮🇳 Gukesh D ½-½ 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R
🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja ½-½ Ian Nepomniachtchi
🇦🇿 Nijat Abasov ½-½ 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana pic.twitter.com/lAebW7GJvx
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Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov held his forte against American Fabiano Caruana and pulled off a draw.
Even though he missing to compatriot Gukesh, Gujrathi remained firm and determined to keep on with the Italian opening and bought rewarded as Nakamura went for a aspect variation by pushing his kingside pawns also early.
Gujrathi was rapid to place a tactical slip-up by Nakamura, who eventually gave up when checkmate became inescapable.
Gujrathi is at the moment placed in the fourth spot together with Caruana and Nakamura with 4.5 factors.
Standings | Soon after Round 9 | #FIDECandidates
Ian Nepomniachtchi & 🇮🇳 Gukesh D continue on to hold the lead with a rating of 5.5/9. 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R follows closely with 5 factors. pic.twitter.com/nXOAU8U7rl
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In the women’s Candidates, R Vaishali suffered nevertheless another defeat as she misplaced to Zhongyi Tan of China.
On the other hand, Koneru Humpy played out a draw versus Kateryna Lagno of Russia even though overnight joint chief Tingjie Lei was held to a draw by Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria.
Effects | Spherical 9 | Women’s #FIDECandidates
🇨🇳 Lei Tingjie ½-½ 🇧🇬 Nurgyul Salimova
🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru ½-½ Kateryna Lagno
🇮🇳 Vaishali Rameshbabu -1 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi
🇺🇦 Anna Muzychuk ½-½ Aleksandra Goryachkina pic.twitter.com/Ei1ptQ1JS2
— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) April 14, 2024
Humpy and Salimova are at present put in the fifth spot jointly. With just 2.5 details to her credit, Vaishali, put at the seventh location, will seem to conclude her fourth-match getting rid of streak in the future spherical.