Following his intense draw against Parham Maghsoodloo, the US Open winner Fabiano Caruana fell further behind the 18-year-old leader Abdusattorov, we examine the round 7 results, round 8 schedule, players list, standings, points table prize money & other details of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2023
At the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Masters, Magnus Carlsen returned to winning ways with his resounding win against Richard Rapport. Meanwhile, the current leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov won his seventh-round tie and extended his lead over the participants to one point.
Tata Steel Chess Masters tournament 2023 results today, round 8 schedule, date, time, points table standings, players, live stream
♟| Caruana missed an excellent opportunity to score a victory over Maghsoodloo in the final stage of their game. The queen ending was a win for black according to the seven piece database but Caruana only managed a draw. #TataSteelChess pic.twitter.com/6KiRAF8WFh
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2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament results today, match events, day 8 schedule, date, venue, & participating players
Nodirbek Abdusattorov, 18, of Kazakhstan increased his lead at the Tata Steel Chess Masters after defeating Indian amateur Arjun Erigaisi in the seventh round, finishing the day with 5.5/7 points. Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, and Pragg all won their individual games on Saturday to move up the rankings. However, Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana dropped farther behind Abdusattorov after losing their respective matches and finished the day with 4.5/7 points each.
Following his comfortable victory against Richard Rapport, the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen has returned to winning ways but is still two-point behind the leader with 3.5/7 score. In the highlight match of Saturday, Indian prodigy Pragg defeated Jorden van Foreest to finish the day at 4.5/7 and sit at second-place tied with Caruana, Anish Giri, & Wesley So. However, Gukesh’s bad form in the tournament continued as he succumbed to his fourth loss in seven games and stayed at the bottom place with 1.5/7 points.
2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament: standings & point table (after seventh-round)
| Rank | Player | Rating | Points |
| 1 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2713 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Anish Giri | 2764 | 4.5 |
| 3 | Fabiano Caruana | 2766 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | 2684 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Wesley So | 2760 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Levon Aronian | 2735 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Ding Liren | 2811 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Parham Maghsoodloo | 2719 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Magnus Carlsen | 2859 | 3.5 |
| 10 | Arjun Erigaisi | 2722 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Richard Rapport | 2740 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Jorden Van Foreest | 2681 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Vincent Keymer | 2696 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Dommaraju Gukesh | 2725 | 1.5 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
Live coverage of this illustrious tournament will be available on Chess24.com and the Tata Steels Chess Tournament’s official YouTube channel every day at 2:00 PM CET. According to schedule, eighth-round matches of Tata Steel Chess Masters will be played on Sunday with numerous exciting matches on the card including Magnus Carlsen vs. Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
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