The Candidates Tournament 2024 and the Women’s Candidates Tournament 2024 kick off today in Toronto, Canada. The history is written in Toronto’s Great Hall which hosts both Open and Women’s Candidates. The two events will be held under the same roof for the first time ever.
The round starts at 14:30 ET (local time) and the pairings are:
Candidates Tournament 2024 – Round 1 pairings:
Fabiano Caruana 1/2-1/2 Hikaru Nakamura
Nijat Abasov 1/2-1/2 Ian Nepomniachtchi
Alireza Firouzja 1/2-1/2 Praggnanandhaa R
Gukesh D 1/2-1/2 Vidit Gujrathi
Women’s Candidates Tournament 2024 – R1 pairings:
Aleksandra Goryachkina 1/2-1/2 Kateryna Lagno
Anna Muzychuk 1/2-1/2 Nurgyul Salimova
Lei Tingjie 0-1 Tan Zhongyi
Vaishali R 1/2-1/2 Humpy Koneru
Pairings of all rounds can be found here.
