Originally posted by Montana:
I heard there is a game going on sometime this weekend
Yup, I'm fired up.
After a wild round on Saturday, there is a five-way tie for first place in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament's Masters group. With GM Vidit Gujrathi, GM Anish Giri, GM Gukesh Dommaraju, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and GM Wei Yi all on 7.5/12, chances for a tiebreak today are high.
In the key game of round 12, Vidit defeated leader Abdusattorov and with that win, he became the new Indian number-one in the live ratings.
The Challengers had its fair share of drama too as GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi lost his game and allowed GM Leon Luke Mendonca to catch him in first place. In this group, no tiebreak will be played.
The final round started today two hours earlier, at 6 a.m. ET / noon CET.