Chess Candidates 2024 Round 13 12th. Eight of the world’s best players (pairings below) compete in a double round robin event to. Gm lei tingjie is the only player in touching.

Gukesh d, at 17, is a win away from becoming the next world chess championship challenger. Gukesh takes sole lead ahead of hikaru, nepomniachtchi and caruana after round 13 win over firouzja.