Two Rounds of WR Chess Masters Played in Düsseldorf
Four leaders have emerged.
The second round of the WR Chess Masters is completed in Düsseldorf. Nodirbek Abdusattorov achieved a spectacular victory over Andrey Esipenko, Dommaraju Gukesh bested Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a sharp fight, while the games Keymer - Aronian, Duda - Nepomniachtchi, and Giri - Sо were drawn.
Standings after Round 2:
1-4. Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, Dommaraju Gukesh, Levon Aronian - 1.5
5-7. Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Andrey Esipenko - 1
8-9. Vincent Keymer, Jan-Krzysztof - 0.5
10. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa - 0.
Round 3 pairings:
Aronian - Abdusattorov, So - Gukesh, Nepomniachtchi - Giri, Esipenko - Duda, Praggnanandhaa - Keymer.
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