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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Wild day overall yesterday. Big win for Hikaru (in a theoretically drawn position too) puts him back into striking distance, and Gukesh scores a big win against Abasov to move into a tie with Nepo for first. Fabiano Caruana saved a draw with black with some indomitable defensive play, and he stays in the mix too. It’s still wide open here.
Alireza is having another disappointing Candidates so far. Wonder what is up with him—he was considers the next huge talent at one point.
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Fabi vs Nepo will be a fun match to watch today. I always wonder the strategy. Try and force a draw to feast on the weaker players?