Candidates Round 5: Gukesh Catches Nepomniachtchi, Peaceful Day in the Women’s

Did Praggnanandhaa miss a golden opportunity against Nepomniachtchi? Could the same be said for Vidit against Caruana? What about Tan against Salimova? Lagno against Lei? In a way, it depends on who you’re asking. If you ask the oracle of Caïssa,Stockfish 16.1, the answer to all those questions is a resounding yes. If you ask our commentators, though, the answer may not be so easy. Chances were missed, that’s for sure, but the opportunities missed were not at all clear for human players — there’s a pretty good reason why the players who are aiming to become world champions missed them, after all. After all of today’s wild swings, the standings in both the open and women’s changed little, with the leaderboard in the women’s not changing at all and that in the Open changing slightly, propelling Gukesh to shared 1st place with Nepomniachtchi.

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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