Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Vidit, Vaishali, Humpy at Candidates 2024: Round 8 – Schedule, pairing, colour
The Indian challenge at the FIDE Candidates 2024 tournament will continue on Saturday, with the eighth round action starting at 12 AM in Toronto, Canada.
HIGHLIGHTS | FIDE CANDIDATES 2024 ROUND 7
INDIAN ROUND EIGHT SCHEDULE
- R. Praggnanandhaa (IND) vs Alireza Firouzja (FRA)
- Vidit Gujrathi (IND) vs D. Gukesh (IND)
- Humpy Koneru (IND) vs Vaishali Rameshbabu (IND)
COLOURS
Praggnanandhaa, Vidit and Humpy will have the white pieces while Gukesh and Vaishali will operate with dark pieces.
ROUND EIGHT OVERALL PAIRINGS
Open
Hikaru Nakamura – Fabiano Caruana
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Nijat Abasov
Praggnanandhaa R – Alireza Firouzja
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Gukesh D
Women’s
Kateryna Lagno – Aleksandra Goryachkina
Nurgyul Salimova – Anna Muzychuk
Tan Zhongyi – Lei Tingjie
Humpy Koneru – Vaishali Rameshbabu