Candidates chess results, standings after Round 13: Gukesh wins to take sole lead; Nepomniachtchi draws with Hikaru Nakamura
by The Indian Express
The Indian Express— Candidates Chess 2024: India's 17-year-old prodigy, D Gukesh, ground out a hard-fought victory over Alireza Firouzja in Round 13 of the Candidates 2024 chess tournament to surge into the sole lead with just one more round left. Three veterans — two-time Candidates winner Ian Nepomniachtchi, World No 2 Fabiano Caruana and World No 3 Hikaru Nakamura — are hot on the Indian teenager's heels, just half a point behind. What will spice up the final day of action even more is the fact that Gukesh will...
Sportstar—Candidates 2024 Points Table: Gukesh takes sole lead ahead of Hikaru, Nepomniachtchi and Caruana after round 13 win over Firouzja. India's D. Gukesh beat France's Alireza Firouzja on Sunday in a round 13 clash of the FIDE Candidates 2024 at the Great Hall in Toronto,...
ESPN India—FIDE Candidates 2024: Gukesh takes sole lead after Round 13; one win away from World Championship. Gukesh defeated Alireza Firouzja while Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura drew. Meanwhile, Vaishali R won her fourth straight game to move into third place in the standings.
The Indian Express—Chess Candidates 2024 Live Updates: Gukesh takes on Hikaru Nakamura with history on line. FIDE Chess Candidates 2024 Round 14 LIVE: India's 17-year-old phenom D Gukesh is facing the veteran Hikaru Nakamura in the final round of the Candidates chess tournament. If Gukesh wins, he will become the youngest player EVER to compete at the World Chess Championship (where Ding Liren awaits the winner of the current Candidates tournament). Gukesh inched ahead of the three veterans, who also have a shot of winning the Candidates, heading into the final round by defeating Alireza Firouzja in...