All second round games were successfully completed at the Candidates for the Chess Crown tournament in Toronto, Canada on April 5; The results of the round were published on the specialized chess results server chess-results.com.
Results of the second round matches: Nakamura – Vidit 0:1, Pragnanandha – Gukesh 0:1, Nepomniachtchi – Firouzja 1:0, Caruana – Abasov 1:0.
The tournament standings are led by Vidit, Gukesh, Nepomniachtchi and Caruana with 1.5 points.
Let us remember that the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament will be held in Toronto (Canada) from April 4 to 21 in two rounds with classical time control. The tournament participants are: Fabiano Caruana (USA, FIDE ranking 2803), Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2789), Alireza Firouzja (France, 2760), Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, 2758), Rameshbabu Pragnanandha (India , 2747), Dommaraju Gukesh (India, 2743), Santosh Vidit (India, 2727), Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan, 2632). The tournament prize fund is €500,000.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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