After six played rounds in the Candidates Tournament 2024, Gukesh D and Ian Nepomniachtchi co-lead the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 with the same score of 4 points.
The sixth round saw a clash between the favourites. Ian Nepomniachtchi was white against Fabiano Caruana. The game was very balanced and finished quite quickly with a peaceful result.
It seemed that Ian wanted to press for a win, but Caruana defended well and the players shook hands shortly after.
Gukesh D was playing against Hikaru Nakamura, and the game ended in a draw after interesting battle. Hikaru opted for Sicilian, but Gukesh wanted to calm the things with delayed Alapin.
The position never went far from the 00.00 evaluation, and eventually finished in a draw in the endgame.
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi was victorious against Alireza Firouzja, while Praggnanandhaa defeated Nijat Abasov.
Standings after six played rounds:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | |
| 1 | GM | Gukesh, D | IND | 2743 | 4 |
| 2 | GM | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | FID | 2758 | 4 |
| 3 | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2803 | 3.5 |
| 4 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | IND | 2747 | 3.5 |
| 5 | GM | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2727 | 3 |
| 6 | GM | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2789 | 3 |
| 7 | GM | Abasov, Nijat | AZE | 2632 | 1.5 |
| GM | Firouzja, Alireza | FRA | 2760 | 1.5 |
