FIDE Chess Candidates 2024 Round 7 Highlights: 17-year-old Gukesh experienced heartbreak in Round 7 of the Candidates chess tournament after losing to Alireza Firouzja. It was a game where the teenager from India seemed to have a slight advantage till he ran into trouble on the clock.
The defeat means that Gukesh let slip the chance to go on top of the standings as the sole leader with Ian Nepomniachtchi being held to a draw by World No 3 Hikaru Nakamura.
Gukesh’s defeat means that the Russian is now the sole leader in the open section heading into the second rest day.
Praggnanandhaa, meanwhile, held World No 2 Fabiano Caruana to a draw. Vidit Gujrathi also was held to a draw by rank underdog Nijat Abasov.
In the women’s category, Humpy Koneru agreed to a draw against Anna Muzychuk while Vaishali lost to Lei Tingjie.
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INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 7 Candidates game between Gukesh and Alireza Firouzja below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 7 Candidates game between Vidit Gujrathi and Nijat Abasov below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 7 Candidates game between Praggnanandhaa is and Fabiano Caruana below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 7 Candidates game between Humpy Koneru and Anna Muzychuk below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
INTERACTIVE: You can follow the move-by-move action from the Round 7 Candidates game between Vaishali Rameshbabu and Lei Tingjie below and also click on the notations at the right of the board to retrace the way the game developed:
