Candidates chess results and standings after Round 12: Gukesh in joint lead, Praggnanandhaa at second, Vidit suffers another loss

Nakamura registered a hat-trick against Alireza Firouzja. Gukesh defeated Nijat Abasov to catch Nepomniachtchi, who was held to draw by R Praggnanandhaa. Vidit Gujrathi suffered another loss as he goes down against Fabiano Caruana, who is just a half-point behind the joint leaders.

Vaishali Rameshbabu on the prowl

In the 2024 Fide Women’s Candidates Tournament, Vaishali Rameshbabu after losing four games in a row defeated Anna Muzychuk to register her third straight win and she has jumped to sixth place. Koneru Humpy is joint-third with 6 points.

China’s Tan Zhongyi is in lead after surviving a close encounter against Nurgyul Salimova. Zhongyi’s fellow countrymen Lei Tingjie is a half-point behind after failing to put away a winning position against Kateryna Lagno.

Result from Round 12 games

Open Round 12 results

Hikaru Nakamura 1 – 0 Alireza Firouzja
Nijat Abasov 0 – 1 Gukesh D
Fabiano Caruana 1 – 0 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Ian Nepomniachtchi 1/2 – 1/2 Praggnanandhaa R

Women’s Round 12 results

Kateryna Lagno 1/2 – 1/2 Lei Tingjie
Anna Muzychuk 0 – 1 Vaishali Rameshbabu
Aleksandra Goryachkina 1/2 – 1/2 Humpy Koneru
Nurgyul Salimova 1/2 – 1/2 Tan Zhongyi

Standings after Round 12 at Candidates

Open standings after Round 12

(Standings updated after Round 12 games ended on Thursday IST)

Women’s standings in middle of Round 12

Schedule for Indians from Round 13 and Round 14 at Candidates

ROUND 13 Open

Praggnanandhaa R – Fabiano Caruana

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi – Nijat Abasov

Gukesh D – Alireza Firouzja

ROUND 13 Women’s

Humpy Koneru – Anna Muzychuk

Vaishali Rameshbabu – Lei Tingjie

ROUND 14 Open

Hikaru Nakamura – Gukesh D

Alireza Firouzja – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

Nijat Abasov – Praggnanandhaa R

ROUND 14 Women’s

Kateryna Lagno – Vaishali Rameshbabu

Lei Tingjie – Humpy Koneru