Gukesh moves to third place
Fabiano Caruana (USA) maintained his sole lead 16/24. He is followed by Hikaru Nakamura 13.5/24 and Gukesh 13/24. Caruana just needs to draw his final round Classical game and he will win the tournament, even if Nakamura wins his Classical game in the last round.
Gukesh - Tari: 3-0
D Gukesh (2732) had faced Aryan Tari (2642) only in Blitz rated games twice. He lost on both occasions. The last one was at this event. It was time to settle the score.
What an amazing move 17.e4! is. Black has the choice of capturing four pawns in the extended center, yet, every single one of them leads to White getting the upper hand. 17...Nxe4 18.cxd5 Qxd5 19.Nxe4 Qxe4 20.d5 the rise of the unstoppable connected passed pawns. 20...Nf6 21.Bf3 Qf5 22.d6 e4 23.Be2 Nd5 24.Rc1 Nb4 25.c7 just look at the way the pawns are rolling. 25...Bd4 26.Qa4 a6 27.d7
Two pawns on the seventh rank, in a middlegame, certainly speaks volumes about White's positional prowess. White won the game in another ten moves.
Mamedyarov - Carlsen: 1-1.5
Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2853) made a quick draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE, 2738) in their Classical game. He then went on to win the Armageddon.
Mamedyarov - Carlsen, Armageddon
Find out how should Black continue here and see if you can match Carlsen's thoughts.
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Schedule
Blitz Round 1 starts on 29th May 2023. Round 1 starts at 7 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST.
Classical games will be played from 30th May to 9th June 2023. Everyday game starts at 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. 2nd and 7th June are the rest days.
