Candidates Round 2: Fireworks in Toronto, Zhongyi Solidifies her Lead

Four decisive results in the Open and two in the Women’s!

Yesterday’s games were not tepid draws, but, they were, at the end of the day, draws. The same cannot be said about today’s round, with its spectacular piece sacrifices, king walks, and indecipherable tactics. All games in the Open were decisive, with Caruana, Nepomniachtchi, Vidit, and Gukesh emerging victorious against Abasov, Firouzja, Nakamura, and Praggnanandhaa, respectively. In the Women’s section, two calm draws stood in contrast to the action in the Zhongyi – Vaishali and Goryachkina – Muzychuk games, where Zhongyi and Goryachkina won rather quickly after abrupt blunders from their respective opponents.

As well as broadcasting the live games from the two tournaments, Lichess is providing a live stream for every day of the Candidates. Make sure to tune in to our Twitch or YouTube channels, with streams starting from 14:15 Toronto time (18:15 UTC).

We’re also providing daily annotations on some of the games from GM Brandon Jacobson and IM / WGM Padmini Rout.

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