The second round of the Candidates Tournament 2024 spectacularly finished with six (out of eight) decisive games!
We have a four-way tie for the top in the Men’s tournament with Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Gukesh D and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi co-leading the event, while Tan Zhongyi maintained the sole leadership in the Women’s Candidates as the only player with the perfect 2/2 score.
The third round starts today at 14:30 EST and the pairings are:
Candidates Tournament 2024 – Round 3 pairings:
Nijat Abasov – Hikaru Nakamura
Alireza Firouzja – Fabiano Caruana
Gukesh D – Ian Nepomniachtchi
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Praggnanandhaa
Women’s Candidates 2024 – Round 3 pairings:
Anna Muzychuk – Kateryna Lagno
Lei Tingjie – Aleksandra Goryachkina
Vaishali R – Nurgyul Salimova
Koneru Humpy – Tan Zhongyi
