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One decisive result in Toronto marks the start of the Candidates | Round 1 results

by L'immortale

The FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 and the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2024 kicked off yesterday in Toronto’s Great Hall!

All four games in the Men tournament finished in a draw, and only one game went decisive in the Women’s section. Therefore, GM Tan Zhongyi (China, 2521) emerged as the early leader after defeating GM Lei Tingjie (China, 2550). Round 1 results are shown below.

Candidates Tournament 2024 – Round 1 results:

Fabiano Caruanaย 1/2-1/2ย Hikaru Nakamura
Nijat Abasovย 1/2-1/2ย Ian Nepomniachtchi
Alireza Firouzjaย 1/2-1/2ย Praggnanandhaa R
Gukesh Dย 1/2-1/2ย Vidit Gujrathi

Women’s Candidates – Round 1 results:

Aleksandra Goryachkinaย 1/2-1/2ย Kateryna Lagno
Anna Muzychukย 1/2-1/2ย Nurgyul Salimova
Lei Tingjieย 0-1ย Tan Zhongyi
Vaishali Rย 1/2-1/2ย Humpy Koneru

Candidates 2024 – Standings after Round 1:

Rk NameFEDRtgPts. 
1GMCaruana, FabianoUSA28030.5
2GMAbasov, NijatAZE26320.5
3GMFirouzja, AlirezaFRA27600.5
4GMGukesh, DIND27430.5
5GMVidit, Santosh GujrathiIND27270.5
6GMPraggnanandhaa, RIND27470.5
7GMNepomniachtchi, IanFID27580.5
8GMNakamura, HikaruUSA27890.5

Women’s Candidates 2024 – Standings after R1:

Rk. NameFEDRtgPts. 
1GMTan, ZhongyiCHN25211
2GMGoryachkina, AleksandraFID25530.5
 GMMuzychuk, AnnaUKR25200.5
 IMVaishali, RameshbabuIND24750.5
 GMKoneru, HumpyIND25460.5
 IMSalimova, NurgyulBUL24320.5
 GMLagno, KaterynaFID25420.5
8GMLei, TingjieCHN25500

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