TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
FIDE Candidates 2024 (4)
Nepomniachtchi leads the FIDE Candidates alone on 3/4
Mark Crowther - Monday 8th April 2024
Ian Nepomniachtchi beat Santosh Vidit in Round 4. Photo © | https://candidates.fide.com
Ian Nepomniachtchi took the lead of the FIDE Candidates tournament in Toronto with a win against Santosh Vidit. He is on 3/4 half a point clear of Fabiano Caruana and Gukesh.
Can Nepomniachtchi win the Candidates for a third time in a row? Already I personally wouldn't bet against it, his fault of being a bit casual sometimes is infinitely better than being too tense, a problem that I sense Santosh Vidit has. Nepomniachtchi came with a new idea of 12.Nh2 against Vidit's Berlin, Vidit was doing fine until 26...Rb3?! (26...c4) then he was suddenly worse and under pressure with the Rook he buried on b3 being out of play. 37...Be8? (37...Nxe7 might also be losing but had to be tried) was very strange and there was no way back after that.
Fabiano Caruana won a pawn against Gukesh but it wasn't a very impressive one and eventually a draw was the right result. Nijat Abasov didn't get anything against Alireza Firouzja, he went into a Queen endgame a pawn down and although he suffered he held the draw. Nakamura against Praggnanandhaa was a Ruy Lopez Berlin drawn by repetition in 24 moves.
Round 4 Standings: 1st Nepomniachtchi 3pts 2nd= Gukesh, Caruana 2.5pts, 4th Praggnanandhaa 2pts 5th= Nakamura, Firouzja, Abasov, Vidit 1.5pts.
Rest Day Monday 8th April
Round 5 9th April at 19:30BST: Firouzja-Nakamura, Gukesh-Abasov, Vidit-Caruana, Praggnanandhaa-Nepomniachtchi.
| FIDE Candidates 2024 Toronto CAN (CAN), 3-26 iv 2024 | cat. XX (2745) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2758 | * | * | ½ | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | 3 | 2908 |
| 2. | Gukesh, D | g | IND | 2743 | ½ | . | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ½ | . | 2½ | 2853 |
| 3. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2803 | . | . | ½ | . | * | * | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | . | . | . | 2½ | 2826 |
| 4. | Praggnanandhaa, R | g | IND | 2747 | . | . | 0 | . | . | . | * | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | . | . | 1 | . | 2 | 2754 |
| 5. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2789 | . | . | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | * | * | . | . | ½ | . | 0 | . | 1½ | 2640 |
| 6. | Firouzja, Alireza | g | FRA | 2760 | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | . | . | * | * | ½ | . | . | . | 1½ | 2648 |
| 7. | Abasov, Nijat | g | AZE | 2632 | ½ | . | . | . | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | * | * | . | . | 1½ | 2690 |
| 8. | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | g | IND | 2727 | 0 | . | ½ | . | . | . | 0 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | * | * | 1½ | 2672 |
| Round 4 (April 7, 2024) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 1-0 | 44 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Gukesh, D | ½-½ | 74 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Praggnanandhaa, R | ½-½ | 24 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | |
| Abasov, Nijat | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 64 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
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