Candidates 2024 Points Table: Gukesh in joint lead after round three

India’s D Gukesh continued to hold a joint lead at the FIDE Candidates 2024 in Toronto, Canada after holding Ian Nepomniachtchi to a draw on Sunday.

Gukesh shares the top spot in the open category with Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana, with all three having two points each after three rounds.

In the Women’s Candidates, former world champion Tan Zhongyi continues to hold the sole lead.

1. D Gukesh (IND) – 2.0

2. Fabiano Caruana (USA) – 2.0

3. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) – 2.0

4. Vidit Gujrathi (IND) – 1.5

5. R Praggnanandhaa (IND) – 1.5

6. Alireza Firouzja (FRA) – 1.0

7. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) – 1.0

8. Nijat Abasov (AZE) – 1.0

1. Tan Zhongyi (CHN) – 2.5

2. Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) – 2.0

3. Koneru Humpy (IND) – 1.5

4. Kateryna Lagno (RUS) – 1.5

5. R Vaishali – 1.5

6. Lei Tingjie – 1.0

7. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) – 1.0

8. Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) – 1.0