Candidates: D Gukesh beats Nijat Abasov and shares lead with Ian Nepomniachtchi | Chess News

Grandmaster D Gukesh shares the lead with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi as the only winner in the fifth round of the FIDE Candidates Chess Championship Indian and outsmarted Nijat Abasov of Azerbaijan in a tight match in Toronto. With nine rounds left in the double round-robin, Gukesh and Nepomniach are tied for the top spot with … Read more

Chess: D. Gukesh vs. Fabiano Caruana; Gujarati Vidit shakes out again | Chess News

Grandmaster D Gukesh performed well to hold top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States to a draw, but Vidit Gujrathi in Toronto He lost again to Russian player Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth round of the Chess Candidates Championship. On the day, R Praggnanandhaa drew with Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, while Nijat … Read more