Ahead of his big match against the leader Abdusattorov on Tuesday, bottom-placed Gukesh earned his first victory of the tournament on Sunday by defeating Parham Maghsoodlo, we examine the round 8 results, round 9 schedule, players list, standings, points table prize money & other details of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2023
Magnus Carlsen has won back-to-back games at the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Masters after defeating Fabiano Caruana on Sunday. He is once again in contention for the championship as the distance between him and the leader Nodirbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov has shrunk to 1.5 points.
Tata Steel Chess Masters tournament 2023 results today, round 9 schedule, date, time, points table standings, players, live stream
✅| Round 8 is done! Rapport, Van Foreest and Gukesh win their 1st games, while Abdusattorov stays one full point clear in the Masters. In the Challengers Yilmaz beats Sindarov and closes the gap to Donchenko to half a point. #TataSteelChess pic.twitter.com/uUUngjqHM0
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2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament results today, match events, day 9 schedule, date, venue, & participating players
In his quest of catching the leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov, US Open winner Fabiano Caruana suffered major setback with his loss against Magnus Carlsen on Sunday. Similarly, Indian wonderkid Pragg also lost his match against Richard Rapport and dropped to joint third place in the rankings. Also on Sunday, Indian prodigy Gukesh scored his victory of the tournament by winning against Parham Maghsoodlo to gather 2.5/8 points.
After eight round of matches, 18-year-old GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is still at the top with one-point lead over nearest rivals Anish Giri and Wesley So. However, Magnus Carlsen showed that he is still alive in the title race with back-to-back wins, which has propelled him to third place alongside Pragg, Caruana, and Aronian at 4.5/8 points apiece.
2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament: standings & point table (after eighth-round)
| Rank | Player | Rating | Points |
| 1 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2713 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Anish Giri | 2764 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Wesley So | 2760 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | 2684 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Fabiano Caruana | 2766 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Levon Aronian | 2735 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Magnus Carlsen | 2859 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Ding Liren | 2811 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Parham Maghsoodloo | 2719 | 3.5 |
| 10 | Richard Rapport | 2740 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Arjun Erigaisi | 2722 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Jorden Van Foreest | 2681 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Vincent Keymer | 2696 | 2.5 |
| 14 | Dommaraju Gukesh | 2725 | 2.5 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
Every day at 2:00 PM CET, live coverage of this prestigious tournament will be available on the Tata Steels Chess Tournament’s official YouTube channel and Chess24.com. Rameshbabu Praggnanandha vs. Fabiano Caruana and Dommaraju Gukesh vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov are only two of the fascinating matches for Indian fans that will be contested on Tuesday in the ninth round of the Tata Steel Chess Masters.
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