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Before the start of round 4 at the SuperUnited Tournament in Croatia, players, organizers and spectators shared a minute of silence for the passing of Magnus Carlsen’s mother, Sigrun Øen, who sadly passed away after a long illness at 61 years of age.
A round with all five games ending decisively followed, with former sole leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave losing (with white) to Gukesh after playing a one-move blunder in an equal position with all six major pieces still on the board. Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So both scored wins to leapfrog the Frenchman in the standings.
The second round of the day (the fifth of the tournament) featured four draws and a single decisive game, with Caruana grabbing the sole lead by beating local hero Ivan Saric with the black pieces. This round also saw Gukesh and Vidit — the two Indian representatives in the field — both missing winning chances in their entertaining direct encounter.
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Finally, Gukesh and Levon Aronian were the last ones to score victories on day 2, as they both grabbed wins in round 6, over Ian Nepomniachtchi and Saric respectively. Gukesh, who had suffered a loss against So on Wednesday, thus climbed to the top half of the standings table. He and Caruana were the two top scorers on the second day of action.
Going into the final day of rapid, Caruana is leading with 9 points (wins are with 2 points in the rapid), followed by So in sole second place with 8 points, and a three-player pack consisting of Gukesh, Vachier-Lagrave and Firouzja sharing third place with 7 points each.
The all-Indian encounter between Gukesh and Vidit | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Fabiano Caruana showed great opening preparation in his game against Levon Aronian | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Gukesh, the winner of the 2024 Candidates, facing Ian Nepomniachtchi, the winner of the 2021 and 2022 Candidates | Photo: Lennart Ootes
