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The Candidates Tournament 2024 officially commenced yesterday in Toronto’s Great Hall. All four games in the Men’s event finished in a draw, and the Women’s tournament saw one decisive game. Therefore, Tan Zhongyi emerged as the early sole leader of the Women’s Candidates.
The second round starts today at 14:30 EST (local time) and the pairings are:
Candidates Tournament 2024 – Round 2 pairings:
Hikaru Nakamura โ Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Praggnanandhaa โ Gukesh D
Ian Nepomniachtchi โ Alireza Firouzja
Fabiano Caruana โ Nijat Abasov
Women’s Candidates 2024 – Round 2 pairings:
Kateryna Lagno โ Koneru Humpy
Tan Zhongyi โ Vaishali R
Nurgyul Salimova โ Lei Tingjie
Aleksandra Goryachkina โ Anna Muzychuk
