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Since sole leader Fabiano Caruana only has a +2 score with one round to go at the Superbet Chess Classic, no fewer than six players still have chances of winning the event on Friday. Standing a half point behind the leader are Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Alireza Firouzja, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi standing a half point further back still have outside chances of claiming the title.

For MVL or Nepo to win the tournament, Caruana would need to lose his game with black against Anish Giri and neither of the players belonging to the chasing trio should score more than a half point i.e. the game between Pragg and Firouzja must end in a draw.

As per the Grand Chess Tour regulations, in case of a tie for first place a likely scenario given the tournament situation a rapid and blitz (if necessary) playoff will take place once the ninth round is over on Friday.

Remarkably, all round-9 games are pertinent to the fight for first place:

Players in bold have chances to win the event.

Results - Round 8

Attack like a Super Grandmaster

In this Fritztrainer: Attack like a Super GM with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.

Alireza Firouzja | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Ian Nepomniachtchi | Photo: Lennart Ootes

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