Latest News :- The Bid Candidates Chess Series is held in Toronto, Canada. In the fourth round, Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnananda faced American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. The game ended in a draw on the 24th pawn move. Vidit Gujarati, another Indian Grandmaster, faced Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi in his fourth round. In this, Vidhit Gujarat had to face defeat during the 44th move.
Meanwhile, D. Gukesh ended his match against American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruna in a draw in the 74th move. In the 64th move, the match between Grandmaster Nizad Abbasov of Azerbaijan and Grandmaster Alireza Firozha of France ended in a draw.
At the end of 4 rounds Ian Nepomniachtchi leads with 3 points. D. Gukesh and Fabiano Caruna have scored 2.5 points. Pragyanand is with 2 points. Vidit Gujarati, Alireza Firozha, Nijad Abbasov and Hikaru Nakamura scored 1.5 points.
Vaishali: In the women's fourth round, India's R Vaishali will face Russia's Alexandra Koryachkina. The game ended in a draw on the 40th move. Another Indian, Koneru Humpy faced Bulgaria's Nurgul Salimova. In which Koneru Humpy lost during the 62nd move. At the end of 4 rounds Vaishali has 2 points and Koneru Humpy has 1.5 points.
