Theย FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024ย has begun in Toronto, Canada and will determine who will challenge Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun in the World Chess Championships next year.
All four games in the Menโs tournament finished in a draw yesterday, while the Women’s event saw one decisive game. Therefore, Tan Zhongyi took the early lead in the Women’s Candidates as the only player with 1 point.
The second round starts at 14:30 EST and the pairings are:
Candidates Tournament 2024 โ Round 2 pairings:
Hikaru Nakamura โ Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Praggnanandhaa โ Gukesh D
Ian Nepomniachtchi โ Alireza Firouzja
Fabiano Caruana โ Nijat Abasov
Womenโs Candidates 2024 โ Round 2 pairings:
Kateryna Lagno โ Koneru Humpy
Tan Zhongyi โ Vaishali R
Nurgyul Salimova โ Lei Tingjie
Aleksandra Goryachkina โ Anna Muzychuk
Candidates Tournament 2024 – Round 2 live video broadcast with commentaries by GM Viswanathan Anand and GM Irina Krush can be followed below: