Candidates 2024: Gukesh beats Nijat Abasov in round 12 to join Nepomniachtchi on top; Vaishali defeats Muzychuk
India’s D. Gukesh beat Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov in the round 12 clash of the FIDE Candidates 2024 tournament at the Great Hall in Toronto, Canada on Friday.
Gukesh joined Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi at the top of the leaderboard with 7.5 points.
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Playing with white pieces, Gukesh notched up his third win in the eight-player double round-robin tournament.
In the women’s category, India’s R Vaishali continued her golden form, getting her third win on the trot by beating Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk with the black pieces.
Vaishali’s compatriot Koneru Humpy though had to settle for draw, against Aleksandra Gorychakina despite finding herself in a winning position.
In the men’s category, R Praggnanandhaa drew with Nepomniachtchi, while Vidit Gujrathi stumbled to a defeat to Fabiano Caruana.