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Candidates: With only four games left, Gukesh leads the race with Russia’s Nepo at six points, Pragg is tussling half a point behind, and Vidit is one point away from the top. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
Despite being given no odds to succeed, Indian grandmasters leave a mark at Candidates chess
Six players, one point apart, four more games each, playing for one position that matters — finishing atop the FIDE Candidates 2024.
Over the next five days, Ian Nepomniachtchi, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Vidit Gujrathi — will play four of the most decisive games of their careers as they race towards the top spot of the double round robin event featuring eight players where finishing first gives the right to challenge the World Champion.
It’s a tournament where pressure comes in many forms, not just from the opponent across the board. (READ MORE)
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