V round games were held in the Candidates Tournament.
Idman.biz reports that the Azerbaijani chess player Nijat Abasov, competing in the tournament organized in Toronto, Canada, met with Dommaradju Gukesh.
He played with black pieces against his Indian opponent. Nijat suffered his second defeat in Toronto.
Candidates Tournament
V round, April 9
Alireza Firouzja - Hikaru Nakamura - 0:1
Dommaradju Gukesh - Nijat Abasov - 1:0
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi - Fabiano Caruana - 0.5:0.5
Rameshbabu Pragnanandhaa - Ian Nepomniachtchi - 0.5:0 ,5
Score: 1-2. Dommaradju Gukesh (India), Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) - 3.5, 3. Fabiano Caruana (USA) – 3, 4. Rameshbabu Pragnanandhaa (India) – 2.5, 5. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) – 2.5, 6. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (India) – 2, 7. Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan), 1.5, 8. Alireza Firouzja (France) – 1.5.
It should be noted that Abasov will face Rameshbabu Pragnanandhaa in the 6th round. Azerbaijani representative will play again with black pieces.
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