GM Gukesh D is back in shared first with Ian Nepomniachtchi in the #FIDECandidates !

The Women's tournament was blown wide open after Lei Tingjie defeated the tournament leader today!

Nijat Abasov draws for the first time with Black, against Ian Nepomniachtchi!

Nepomniachtchi is still in tied first with Gukesh.

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Will Nepomniachtchi be able to squeeze something out of this pawn-up (objectively drawn) endgame?
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“Not to sound like a poker player but Fabiano has a tell. As soon as I played Re3 his eyes got big. He thought it was a blunder.” — Hikaru Nakamura

'If I lose, that's life. If I win, that's great,' says Hikaru Nakamura after beating Caruana.

'The critical moment was after this [25.]Re3 move, he used like 20+ minutes and I think it's because he missed this [25...]Nf4 [26.]h4.'

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And we have our first draw in Praggnanandhaa-Firouzja!
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Vidit and Caruana resign at nearly the exact same time!

Gukesh will most likely be in shared first, while Nakamura is just a half-point behind!
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After Black's last move, Hikaru has a large advantage in the all-American clash!
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Lei Tingjie has a big shot at delivering the first defeat to the tournament leader!
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After a favorable opening outcome, Humpy is now going to win the exchange!
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Abasov is holding his own in a complicated position against Nepomniachtchi!
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Don't let Pragg fool you; he's calculating hundreds of variations right now.
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Gukesh is outplaying Vidit with the black pieces, and he has a 40 minute time advantage as well!
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The position is equal, but Nepomniachtchi has some attacking chances with the isolated pawn!
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Humpy has a clear advantage against Vaishali after 14.e6!, with a better pawn structure and the bishop pair!
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It's move four and Vidit's 20 minutes down on the clock!
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Giri: 'This rather rare variation with [7...]c5 is, in fact, what I recommended in my French Chessable course!'
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#FIDECandidates round 8 is underway!

Congrats to Oleksandr Bortnyk on winning his 5th #BulletBrawl with a clutch 28-streak to finish 🔥