Press release by FIDE and World Chess

The Iconic World Chess Sets will be used at the FIDE Candidates Tournament and the Championship Match; FIDE Continues Collaboration with World Chess on the Chess Sets for 2024-2025.

The tradition that has lasted since 2012 continues as the major FIDE events, including the upcoming FIDE Candidates Tournament 2024 and the 2024 Championship Match, will exclusively use the iconic World Chess Championship sets.

The sets, designed by Pentagram for World Chess, have become synonymous with the pinnacle of chess competition, adorning the stages of the FIDE Championship Matches, the Candidates Tournaments, and other prestigious events for over a decade. This partnership extends through 2025, ensuring these remarkable sets remain integral to the chess worlds most elite competitions.

Renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship and timeless design, the World Chess Championship sets have earned a place as one of the most sought-after chess sets globally. Manufactured by World Chess, they epitomize the perfect blend of form and function, capturing the essence of chess at its highest level. All Championship Matches and Candidates Tournaments since 2012 have used the same chess design, which was initially developed with input from Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik, among others.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich said:

The chess board and pieces are often the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of chess. The evolution of design and craftsmanship in chess sets throughout history has elevated them to the status of art. These visual components play an important role in shaping the games image and promotion. We are delighted that the tradition of specially designing chess sets for top events has emerged, and we look forward to its continuation.

Ilya Merenzon, CEO of World Chess, added:

Chess is a collection of traditions, almost like a religious act: a handshake, recording a move, a dress code I am happy that World Chess, together with FIDE, has built another tradition a special set for special events. Now, its all about the games!

World Chess manufactures different variants of its iconic design, ranging from premium redwood options to high-quality plastic sets for club play. Available for purchase online and in select elite stores around the world, including the prestigious Harrods in London, the World Chess Championship sets offer enthusiasts the opportunity to bring home a piece of chess history.

Ahead of the highly anticipated FIDE Candidates Tournament in April 2024 and the prestigious FIDE World Championship Match in November 2024, World Chess is thrilled to unveil a special limited edition chess set. Crafted from ebony wood and housed in a classic World Chess black box adorned with iconic symbols representing the FIDE Championship Cycle, this set boasts a solid black wooden chess board with a smooth finish, perfect for championship-level matches. Each board features a metal plaque displaying the edition number and a commemorative inscription honoring the legacy of the World Chess Championship.

About World Chess

World Chess Plc (LSE: CHSS) is a London-based chess gaming and entertainment company and Fdration Internationale des checs (FIDE) official commercial partner. World Chess organized the FIDE Championship Matches in the USA, and the UK, and revolutionized the sport by signing the biggest media partnerships in history. World Chess develops Armageddon, the chess league for prime-time television. World Chess also runs FIDE Online Arena, the exclusive official chess gaming platform. More at worldchess.com.

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The eight-player, 14-round Candidates tournament, to decide the 2024 world titlechallenger, begins in Toronto this week. Thursdays opening round of the 500,000 event starts at 7.30pm BST and will be viewable on major chess websites.The 250,000 Womens Candidates is held alongside the open event for the first time.

Who will win? There is a generation battle between the trio of Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura (US) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) in their thirties, and the under-21 group of Alireza Firouzja (France) and the Indians Praggnanandhaa R and Gukesh D, with the outsidersViditGujrathi (India) and Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan) in their late twenties.

Caruana and Nakamura, the World Nos 2 and 3, are the rating favourites, whileNepomniachtchi (twice) and Caruana are previous Candidates winners.

The Russians case is interesting. His two previous Candidates appearances were marked by high-profile publicity, with referencesto help from a supercomputer and a team of aides, while this time his preparation has been low-key. In last years world title match against Ding Liren, Nepomniachtchi took the lead three times before losing, so he will be highly motivated, all the more so since Dings poor 2024 form continued at the Grenke Classic in Karlsruhe last week.

Caruana, the US champion, plays in the rational classical style characteristic of many of the greatest players, though there is a view that he has become liable to choke on big occasions. He failed in the last two Candidates when he was the pre-tournament favourite.

Nakamuras primary career is as a popular streamer, so that heclaims to play with less pressure than most of his rivals. However, In the final round of the 2022 Candidates he missed easy chances to draw with Ding and so qualify for a title match with Nepomniachtchi.

Firouzja is still only 20, but already has a long and successful career at the highest level. His previous Candidates in 2022 was disappointing, as he finished sixth of eight and notoriouslyplayed a bullet match in the small hours while dropping out of contention.He has flirted with an alternative career in fashion design, and only qualified for the 2024 Candidates by a controversial route.He remains an outstanding talent, capable of winning the event if on his best form.

Three Indians in an eight-player field would normally imply a good chance, but for Praggnanandhaa, 18, and Gukesh, 17, the chance probably comes too early. Teenagers have a poor Candidates record. Vidits strong finish at the Grand Swiss in the Isle of Man qualified him, but his overall form is variable, while the 100-1 outsider Abasov is the lowest rated by a wide margin.

Its an open Candidates. I hesitatingly choose Nepomniachtchifor a third victory, but would not be surprised if Caruana or Firouzja won.

The womens Candidates looks easier to predict.Aleksandra Goryachkina and Lei Tingjie are the two highest rated players, both have won the Candidates previously, and both went close in their world title matches against the holder Ju Wenjun. My narrow preference is for the Russian.

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Chess: generation battle as world title Candidates starts in Toronto - Financial Times

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A 12-year-old chess player, Yaz Kaan Erdomu, competing in the Grenke Open Chess Tournament, has completed his last norm and achieved the "Grandmaster" (GM) title.

The chess player (12 years, 9 months and 30 days old) who is one of the youngest grandmasters in chess history, is now the worlds youngest Grandmaster, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings. He has also become the youngest grandmaster in Trkiye.

Erdomu, a successful chess player who has shown great performance since the day he started chess and followed by the world with great interest, also managed to become the athlete with the title of the world's youngest international master at the age of 11.

Erdomu also ranked fourth in the ranking of the youngest grandmaster in the history of world chess, behind Abhimanyu Mishra of the U.S. (12 years, 4 months, 25 days old), Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine (12 years, 7 months old) and Gukesh Dommaraju of India (12 years, 7 months, 17 days old).

"I congratulate Erdomu for his great performance. Our successful national athlete achieved this success with his incredible discipline and hard work. I also sincerely congratulate his family, who has always been with him and made great efforts," said Glkz Tulay, the president of the Turkish Chess Federation.

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"Predictions are difficult, especially when they concern the future," is a well-known saying attributed to such diverse personalities as the author George Bernard Shaw, the former English Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the physicist Nils Bohr and the American baseball player Yogi Berra. This often quoted, seemingly simple wisdom naturally also applies to chess tournaments, although the Elo rating can at least be used to determine a nominal favourite.

But despite all the problems with predictions and the unpredictable future, it is simply fun to speculate about the possible winners of upcoming sporting events, and such mind games also provide a good opportunity to get in the mood for these events. So here is an overview of the eight participants in the Candidates Tournament in Toronto and their chances of winning the tournament.

The following list is organised according to the live ratings that the participants in the Candidates Tournament had at the end of March, as these figures are likely to be close to the ratings with which the players will start the tournament at the beginning of April.

The participants Fabiano Caruana - Elo 2803

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The rating favourite in the Candidates Tournament is Fabiano Caruana, the current world number 2 and currently the only player apart from Carlsen with a rating above 2800. But it's not just the Elo rating that speaks in Caruana's favour. The 31-year-old American has enormous experience and is already playing his fifth Candidates Tournament in Toronto. In 2018, he won the Candidates Tournament and was therefore allowed to play against Carlsen for the World Championship in November 2018. In this World Championship match, both Caruana and Carlsen had good winning chances on more than one occasion, but all 14 games of the match, which were played with a classical time control, ended in draws. In the subsequent rapid chess tiebreak, Carlsen clearly prevailed 3-0.

Nevertheless, Caruana knows how to win a Candidates Tournament, and he knows that he can win a Candidates Tournament. He can also look back on a very successful 2023, in which he went from success to success. In May, he won the Superbet Chess Classic tournament in Bucharest and at the World Cup, which ended in August, he finished third although he lost in the semifinals to Praggnanandhaa, who is also taking part in Toronto. But later in 2023, Caruana went on to win the US Championship, the Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Chess Tour.

In other words, the trend is in Caruana's favour, and if he manages to maintain the good form he showed in 2023, he has a good chance of winning the Candidates Tournament for a second time and playing for the World Championship for a second time.

And there's something else in Caruana's favour: as he himself has admitted, his defeat to Carlsen in the 2018 World Championship match plunged him into a crisis. He seems to have overcome this and, in numerous interviews and on the podcast C-Squared, which he runs together with his second Cristian Chirila, he always makes a calm, confident and self-assured impression. This mental stability could give him an advantage at crucial moments in the Candidates Tournament.

Hikaru Nakamura - Elo 2789

Hikaru Nakamura, the number 2 seed and the oldest participant in the tournament at the age of 36, also appears very mentally stable. As he likes to emphasise in interviews, Nakamura no longer sees himself as a chess professional who earns his money with tournaments, but as a chess streamer. Nakamura is extremely successful in this respect. His stream channel GMHikaru currently (March 2024) has 2.27 million subscribers on YouTube and enjoys unbroken popularity.

Thanks to his income as a streamer, Nakamura is no longer dependent on good tournament results and can therefore, as he says himself, play freely and carefree in the few classicl tournaments in which he takes part. This relaxed attitude led to a series of successes in 2023. Nakamura won the Norway Chess Tournament and came second in the Grand Swiss Tournament, increasing his rating from 2768 in January 2023 to 2789 in March 2024.

Nakamura also has a lot of experience, of course. He became grandmaster in 2003 at the age of 15 years and 79 days, breaking Bobby Fischer's record as the youngest American grandmaster of all time. In 2010, Nakamura made it into the top ten for the first time, and since then he has played and won numerous top tournaments.

In addition, Nakamura is regarded as an outstanding blitz and bullet specialist and has practised playing under stress in hundreds of thousands of online blitz games. But despite the enormous amount of online games he has already played, he seems to be eager and highly motivated in every new blitz game. This will to win, and this passion, could also help him succeed in Toronto. Furthermore, Nakamura is regarded as one of the toughest and most tenacious defenders in the world, and these defensive skills could help the American in Toronto if it turns out in one or two games that he is theoretically not quite as well-prepared as his rivals due to his work as a streamer.

Toronto is Nakamura's third Candidates Tournament. On his debut in Moscow in 2016, he finished in a disappointing seventh place; on his second attempt, at the 2022 Candidates Tournament in Madrid, he came fourth. But if he had won or drawn against Ding Liren in the last round there, he and not Ding Liren would have finished second in Madrid and played Ian Nepomniachtchi, the winner of the 2022 Candidates Tournament, for the World Championship, since Carlsen famously decided not to defend his title.

As the second seed, Nakamura has a good nominal chance of winning in Toronto. He showed that he sees himself primarily as a streamer at the Candidates Tournament in Madrid 2022, where he commentated on all 14 games after each round on his streaming channel, providing a highlight of the tournament and also of chess commentary. Perhaps Nakamura will also be streaming in Toronto, and then we'll see whether his dual role as a candidate and streamer will inspire him or be a burden in this important tournament.

Alireza Firouzja - Elo 2760

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Alireza Firouzja is regarded as one of the greatest chess talents of recent years. He was born on 18 June 2003 in Babol, Iran, and was already Iranian champion at the age of 12. He became a grandmaster at 14 and at the age of 18 years and 166 days became the youngest player ever to break the 2800 Elo mark, breaking the record set by Magnus Carlsen, who achieved this at the age of 18 years and 336 days.

In 2019, Firouzja left Iran with his family and settled in France, and since July 2021 he has been playing for France and is a French citizen. 2021 was also a good year for Firouzja in chess terms: in November 2021 he won the Grand Swiss Tournament with 8 out of 11 and with this victory qualified for the 2022 Candidates Tournament. Firouzja also impressed immediately afterwards at the European Team Championship: he scored 8 points from 9 games (+8, =2) on the top board and thus helped France to the silver medal at this European Team Championship (gold went to Ukraine). At the same time, these two top results in a row catapulted Firouzja to second place in the world rankings, where he remained from December 2021 to April 2022.

Firouzja went into the 2022 Candidates Tournament as one of the favourites, but the tournament was disappointing for the young grandmaster: with 6 points from 14 games, Firouzja finished in sixth place and was far from the form he had shown at the Grand Swiss and the European Team Championship.

From November 2022 to May 2023, Firouzja then took a break from classical chess and did not play a single rated game for seven consecutive months, sparking speculation about Firouzja's chess ambitions and future chess career. Speculation that was fuelled by the news that he had been studying fashion design in Paris since May 2023.

But at the end of 2023, Firouzja dispelled any doubts about his ambition. In order to qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament with the help of hisrating, Firouzja played against four players with a comparatively low rating in a tournament organised especially for him in December in order to gain Elo points through supposedly "easy" victories and thus overtake Wesley So, who was ahead of him in the world rankings at the time. This dubious method of gaining Elo points caused controversy in the chess world, and FIDE threatened to strip Firouzja of the points he had won in this tournament. But Firouzja did not give up: instead of taking part in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Samarkand, he played in a small, open event in Rouen at the end of 2023 in order to win the Elo points he needed to qualify for the Candidates Tournament. And he succeeded: Firouzja won the tournament with 7 out of 7 and thus secured qualification for the 2024 Candidates Tournament at literally the last minute.

If Firouzja finds his best form in Toronto and avoids the mistakes he made in the 2022 Candidates Tournament, he could win the 2024 Candidates Tournament. He has the necessary experience, the necessary playing strength and obviously also the necessary motivation.

Ian Nepomniachtchi - Elo 2758

Ian Nepomniachtchi plays particularly well when he's on a roll. The 33-year-old Russian is on a roll in Candidates tournaments: in April 2021 he won the Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, which had been split into two parts due to the Covid pandemic and had started in March 2020. After this victory, Nepomniachtchi played Carlsen for the World Championship in November and December 2021. The first five games of the match were a battle of equals, but then Nepomniachtchi lost the dramatic sixth game in a difficult endgame. It was the longest game ever played at the World Championships and "Nepo" never recovered from this bitter defeat as the competition progressed. In the following five games, he made a series of simple mistakes that led to three bitter defeats. He managed a draw in two games, but the match still ended prematurely in Carlsen's favour with a score of 7-3.

However, in the next Candidates Tournament in Madrid 2022, "Nepo" was again in impressive form and won unbeaten with 9 out of 14, putting him a full 1 points ahead of Ding Liren, who finished second in the tournament and was allowed to play Nepomniachtchi for the World Championship, as Carlsen had decided not to defend his title.

The World Championship match between Ding and Nepomniachtchi was dramatic: Nepomniachtchi took the lead three times, Ding equalised three times until the score was finally 7-7 after 14 games and the new World Champion had to be decided in a four-game tiebreak match. Ding won this by the narrowest of margins, 2-1, to become Carlsen's successor and the 17th world champion in chess history.

Nepomniachtchi didn't play much in 2023 and didn't achieve any notable successes in major tournaments, although he did lose 35 rating points between January 2023 and March 2024 (in January 2023 he was just below the 2800 mark with a rating of 2793, in March 2024 he was far from it with a rating of 2758). However, as the loser of the 2022 World Championship match, Nepomniachtchi automatically qualified for the Candidates Tournament. Whether he can regain his old form in Toronto and continue his winning streak in the Candidates Tournament remains to be seen. Should Nepomniachtchi win in Toronto, he would be the only player in the history of chess to have won three Candidates Tournaments.

Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu - Elo 2747

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The rating development of the 18-year-old Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa "Pragg" Rameshbabhu was completely different to that of "Nepo". He started 2023 with a rating of 2684, but then went from strength to strength to reach 2747.1 points in the March live list, up 63 points from January 2023. If this upward trend continues in the Candidates Tournament, then "Pragg" could indeed spring a surprise and become the youngest player in chess history to win a Candidates Tournament.

Gukesh Dommaraju - Elo 2742

As young as "Pragg" is, his compatriot Gukesh Dommaraju is even younger and, at 17, the youngest participant in the Candidates Tournament. He was born on 29 May 2006 and will celebrate his 18th birthday one month after the end of the Candidates Tournament on 22 April. Nevertheless, Gukesh is not the youngest contestant of all time. The record holder here is once again Carlsen, who qualified for the Candidates shortly after his 15th birthday on 30 November by finishing tenth at the World Cup in December 2005. The second-youngest candidate of all time is Bobby Fischer, who was 15 years and 6 months old when he qualified for the 1959 Candidates by finishing sixth at the Interzonal in Portoroz.

Like Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh also had a successful year in 2023, recording a rating increase, albeit smaller than that of his compatriot. Gukesh started 2023 with an Elo rating of 2725, and his current live rating is 2742.7. After the 2023 World Cup, Gukesh even managed to break the 2750 barrier, becoming the youngest player ever to do so.

Now, you might think that 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa and 17-year-old Gukesh are both too young to win a Candidates Tournament. However, talented chess players have been becoming grandmasters earlier and earlier in recent years, so it could be that the winners of the Candidates Tournaments are also getting younger and younger.

Mikhail Tal won the 1959 Candidates Tournament in Portoroz at the age of 22 and Garry Kasparov was 21 when he played his first match in the 1984 Candidates final on 10 March 1984 against 63-year-old Vassily Smyslov, whom he defeated 8-4. Two long World Championship matches against Anatoly Karpov later, Kasparov became the youngest world champion of all time in 1985 at the age of 22 years and 6 months.

Like the other players in the Candidates Tournament, Gukesh has the talent, the motivation and ultimately the experience to win the tournament. And he showed what he is already capable of at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, where he started on board 1 with 8 out of 8 and ultimately finished the tournament with 9 out of 11 and a performance of 2867.

Vidit Gujrathi - Elo 2727

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Born on 24 October 1994, Vidit Gujrathi is the third Indian in the Candidates Tournament, albeit more than ten years older than Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh. With a current (mid-March) live rating of 2727.1, he is ranked seventh in the seeding list and thus nominally only has an outside chance in Toronto. In addition, Vidit was completely out of form in his last appearance before the Candidates Tournament, the Chess Festival in Prague: with 3 out of 9, he ended up in tenth (last) place. His Indian rivals fared better: Praggnanandhaa finished second to fourth in Prague with 5 out of 9, 1 points behind tournament winner Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Gukesh scored 4 out of 9.

However, we know from the theatre that a bad dress rehearsal is a good omen for the premiere. Vidit showed how this works in practice at the Grand Swiss Tournament 2023, where he qualified for the Candidates Tournament: he started the tournament with a loss in the first round, but then took 7 wins and 3 draws from the next ten games to win the tournament with a commanding 8/11.

Nijat Abasov - Elo 2632

The absolute outsider in the field is the Azerbaijani grandmaster Nijat Abasov, who was born in 1995 and is currently ranked 110th in the world with an Elo rating of 2632. Abasov started the 2023 World Cup in 69th place in the seeding list, but surprisingly finished fourth and made it into the Candidates Tournament because World Cup winner Carlsen did not want to play in the Candidates Tournament. After the World Cup, Abasov reached 2679, but since then, he's dropped 47 Elo points which is not the only indication that he'll have a tough time in Toronto.

Conclusion If you look at the numerous successes of this year's candidates, you can say that seven of the eight participants in the Candidates Tournament in Toronto have a more or less good chance of winning the tournament. In terms of rating and experience, Caruana is the favourite, but of course, the rating favourite does not always win in such strong, balanced and prestigious tournaments. A lot depends on the form, mental stability, the start to the tournament and, last but not least, a little bit of luck. In terms of mental stability, Nakamura and perhaps also Vidit, who has been strengthened by regular meditation, could have an advantage. And as for the three youngest players in the field Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Firouzja with a little luck and the vigour and confidence of youth, all three could win the tournament. But as mentioned above, such predictions all have their pitfalls. What seems certain, however, is that the 2024 Candidates Tournament will be an exciting, combative chess celebration.

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Praggnanandhaa will be oneof the Indians to watch out for in the 2024 Candidates tournament. PTI

The stage is set for the FIDE 2024 Candidates Chess Tournament that will get underway in Toronto, Canada on 3 April. The tournament will go on till 22 April, with 16 players The top eight in the open and top eight in the womens category vying for the title. The winner of each of the two categories, will get to face the reigning World Champion Chinas Ding Liren in mens and Ju Wenjin in womens.

A total of five Indians R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and D Gukesh in open and R Vaishali and Konery Humpy in womens have qualified for the event from the country after undergoing an exhilarating qualification process where they had to win certain tournaments.

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Who are the players taking part in 2024 Candidates tournament?

Open

Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE rating 2758): Qualified as runner-up of previous World Championship match

R Praggnanandhaa (FIDE rating 2747): Qualified as runner-up of 2023 Chess World Cup

Fabio Caruana (FIDE rating 2804): Finished in third place at 2023 Chess World Cup

Nijat Abasov (FIDE rating 2632): Qualified after finishing 2023 Chess World Cup in fourth place, after Magnus Carlsen declined to participate

Vidit Gujrathi (FIDE rating 2747): Qualified as winner of 2023 Grand Swiss

Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE rating 2789): Qualified as runner-up of 2023 Grand Swiss

Alireza Firouzja (FIDE rating 2760): Qualified as best as per rating on 1 January, 2024

D Gukesh (FIDE rating 2743: Qualified as winner of the 2023 FIDE Circuit

Women

Lei Tingjie (2550): Qualified as runner-up pf previous World Championship match

Kateryna Lagno (2542): Qualified as winner of 2022-23 Grand Prix

Aleksandra Goryachkina (2553): Qualified as runner-up of 2022-23 Grand Prix

Nurgyul Salimova (2426): Qualified as runner-up of 2023 Womens World Cup

Anna Muzychuk (2520): Qualified after finishing third place at 2023 Womens World Cup

R Vaishali (2481): Qualified as winner of 2023 Womens Grand Swiss

Tan Zhongyi (2521): Qualified as runner-up of 2023 Womens Grand Swiss

Koneru Humpy (2546): Qualified as best as per rating on 1 January, 2024

2024 Candidates tournament format

Both the categories for the 2024 Candidates tournament will have a double round-robin format, which means each player will take on the seven competitors twice, once with white pieces and once with black pieces. A total of 14 rounds will be played with four rest days in between.

Each player will get one point for a win, half a point for a draw and zero points for a loss. The player with the highest number of points at the end of 14 rounds is declared the champion.

As far as time control is concerned, the time control for the first 40 moves in 120 minutes followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game in the open category. For the womens category, its 90 minutes for the first 40 minutes, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game. There will also be a 30-second increment per move starting from move 41.

Should there be two players who are tied in first place, they will be requited to play two games of rapid round matches. Should there be more than two players who are level at the top, then single round-robin matches will be held. And if any more players are still tied in first place, then they will compete in blitz matches.

Indian players chances

At the moment, its difficult to say where the Indians will end up at the 2024 Candidates tournament. Among the current five players, only Koneru Humpy has played in the Candidates previously, but Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali along with D Gukesh have risen through the ranks on merit and have played several big players before.

Vidit, aged 29, has also showcased brilliance at performing at big tournaments, but in a tournament like Candidates, where you are put through exhausting 14 rounds of chess where you need mental strength and accuracy, there will be a lot of obstacles to be faces and eventually cleared.

India schedule (All matches start at 12 am IST, 2.30 pm Toronto time)

3 April

Opening ceremony

4 April (Round 1)

Alireza Firouzja vs Praggnanandhaa

Gukesh vs Vidit Gujrathi

Vaishali vs Koneru Humpy

5 April (Round 2)

Hikaru Nakamura vs Vidit Gujrathi

Praggnanandhaa vs Gukesh

Kateryna Lagno vs Koneru Humpy

Tan Zhongyi vs Vaishali

6 April (Round 3)

Gukesh vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Vidit Gujrathi vs Praggnanandhaa

Vaishali vs Nurgyul Salimova

Koneru Humpy vs Tan Zhongyi

7 April (Round 4)

Hikaru Nakamura vs Praggnanandhaa

Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Vidit Gujrathi

Fabiano Caruana vs Gukesh

Nurgyul Salimova vs Koneru Humpy

Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Vaishali

8 April

Rest day

9 April (Round 5)

Gukesh vs Nijat Abasov

Vidit Gujrathi vs Fabiano Caruana

Praggnanandha vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Vaishal vs Anna Muzychuk

Koneru Humpy vs Aleksandra Goryachkina

10 April (Round 6)

Gukesh vs Hikaru Nakamura

Vidit Gujrathi vs Alireza Firouzja

Praggnanandhaa vs Nijat Abasov

Vaishali vs Kateryna Lagno

Koneru Humpy vs Lei Tingjie

11 April (Round 7)

Fabiano Caruana vs Praggnanandhaa

Nijat Abasov vs Vidit Gujrathi

Alireza Firouzja vs Gukesh

Anna Muzychuk vs Koneru Humpy

Lei Tingjie vs Vaishali

12 April

Rest day

13 April (Round 8)

Praggnanandhaa vs Alireza Firouzja

Vidit Gujrathi vs Gukesh

Koneru Humpy vs Vaishali

14 April (Round 9)

Vidit Gujrati vs Hikaru Nakamura

Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa

Koneru Humpy vs Kateryna Lagno

Vaishali vs Tan Zhongyi

15 April (Round 10)

Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Gukesh

Praggnanandhaa vs Vidit Gujrathi

Nurgyul Salimova vs Vaishali

Tan Zhongyi vs Koneru Humpy

16 April

Rest day

17 April (Round 11)

Praggnanandhaa vs Hikaru Nakamura

Vidit Gujrathi vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Gukesh vsFabiano Caruana

Koneru Humpy vs Nurgyul Salimova

Vaishali vs Aleksandra Goryachkina

18 April (Round 12)

Nijat Abasov vs Gukesh

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GREENVILLE, S.C. Award-winning author Karin Freeland will be speaking about personal branding later this month at the Womens Energy Network Conference.

The 2024 WEN Conference will be April 28th-30th, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Founded in 1994, WENs vision is to be the premier organization that educates, attracts, retains and develops professionals. Three decades later, WEN has expanded into a Global organization with 25 chapters and boasts over 7,000 members worldwide. The 2024 WEN Conference will continue to build on WENs mission to provide members with platforms for personal and professional networking, as well as fostering career growth and leadership advancement for women throughout the energy value chain.

Freeland will be speaking on April 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. with a focus on the importance of a personal brand. Her session will cover not only how to create a strong personal that stands out in the market, but shell also share strategies for marketing your brand.

Dedicated to empowering women to reinvent their careers and achieve unprecedented levels of success, Freeland is a recovered corporate workaholic with a passion for guiding women toward realizing their aspirations. She employs her innovative coaching programs and proprietary EDIT Methodology to equip them with the essential tools and strategies to overcome obstacles, live their purpose, and create a balanced, fulfilling career.

Drawing from her breadth of experiences, Freeland held pivotal leadership positions including Chief of Staff to the President of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Head of Demand Generation & Marketing at Centrica Business Solutions, and VP of Digital GTM and Learning at JS Group. Yet, amidst her corporate triumphs, Freeland faced a pivotal juncture, catalyzing a profound transition from corporate to entrepreneur.

She now runs Karin Freeland Coaching & Consulting as well as is the host of the Rock Your Reinvention Podcast. In addition to her coaching and speaking engagements, Freeland is the author of Grab Life by the Dreams: The Essential Guide to Getting Unstuck and Living Your Purpose. She shares her wisdom and expertise with a broader audience through her regular segment, Monthly Mindset, on the local news station, where she provides tips and actionable strategies for personal growth and success.

About Karin Freeland:

Karin Freeland is a certified Life Reinvention Coach focused on helping women transform their lives and achieve their dreams by using the lessons she learned in her 15 years in the corporate sector. She is an award-winning author, and was recognized by Entrepreneurs Herald as one of the Top 20 Life Coaches To Look Out For In 2021. She was named a Woman of Influence by the SC Biz Journals in 2024. Learn more about her and her company Karin Freeland Coaching & Consulting, LLC at http://www.karinfreeland.com

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Recently, I found myself in Atlanta, Georgia, for several days and I knew that a visit to Waffle House was in my future. Its not difficult to find one since theyre as plentiful as pizza places in New York City. As of February 2024, there were 1,986 Waffle Houses in the United States and 439 of them or 22% are in Georgia. Viral videos of late night food fight shenanigans and wiseacre waitresses add to the appeal. Theyre open 24-hours a day, 365 days a year and I wonder how anyone keeps track of the front door key since the place is literally never locked. The Federal Emergency Management Agency even coined the term Waffle House Index because the restaurant is known to stay open during even the worst of bad weather. If a Waffle House is closed because of a hurricane, batten down the hatches, because its serious.

I found a Waffle House within walking distance of where I was staying and made my way to breakfast. Its only my third visit to the iconic eatery and I looked forward to it. Walking in, the bright fluorescent glow of lights greeted me as did the manager who looked younger than the Birkenstocks in my closet back home. Sit anywhere you want, he said, his voice cracking with youth.

I seated myself at a booth and Ms. Carol approached me with a menu. Her name tag said she had been with Waffle House for four years, but shes been of this earth much, much longer. She called me "sweetie" and reminded me of every waitress who worked at Mels Diner on Alice all rolled into one. When I ordered a Coca-Cola instead of coffee, her eyes narrowed as if to understand what kind of person she was dealing with. She took my order of scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese grits, and a biscuit and returned shortly with a Coke that was in a glass big enough to take a bath in. Minutes later, I watched another customer come in and ask the boy-manager which section was Ms. Carols and she proceeded to sit at the counter directly across from my booth. She was greeted warmly by our waitress who said, The usual? I longed to be a regular of Ms. Carol.

My food arrived and I was only slightly disappointed to see that cheese grits at Waffle House is just a half slice of American cheese haphazardly tossed onto the top of the bowl of grits. What was I expecting, Parmesan and fontina? I stirred it in and ate my breakfast as I watched Ms. Carol interact with her customers. It was like dinner and a show.

Staring at me wont make me move any faster.

Ms. Carol

Another man came in and sat down at the counter and immediately began looking for a server. His head was spinning around so much he looked like the girl in The Exorcist. He locked eyes on Ms. Carol who was wiping down another section of the counter. His impatience was palpable. She slowly looked up at him and then said something that filled my own longtime server's heart with joy: Staring at me wont make me move any faster.

She had a half smile on her face that made me think she was being funny, but one eyebrow raised that made it clear she was serious. It was a delicate balance of both. The man realized his place and Ms. Carol finished what she was doing before going up to him. I dont know if he too was a regular, but it was clear that she was the one in charge. This was the Waffle House energy I wanted.

Some servers might have shriveled at that mans menacing gaze, but Ms. Carol understood that he needed her just as much as she needed him. Respect is a two-way street and she made sure he knew it.

It was now raining outside and when Ms. Carol cleared my plate I told her I was going to have to wait a bit until the rain slowed down since I had walked. Stay as long as you want, hon. You want another Coke? I declined the offer since I had already consumed more than enough. It soon stopped raining, I tipped 40% and went on my way. Those cheese grits really stuck with me, but not as much as Ms. Carol.

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Few brands are as synonymous with outdoor sports as Garmin. Youll find these fitness trackers and smartwatches on dozens of wrists at any 5K, marathon, or Ironman. Youll also find Garmin devotees among divers, thru-hikers, golfers, kiteboarders you name it. But these devices arent just for athletes. The companys made significant strides in its lifestyle offerings, so regardless of your fitness level, theres a Garmin for everyone.

If youre coming from a more traditional smartwatch, Garmins core strengths lie in fitness, GPS, adventuring, and durability. These are hardy devices that are meant to withstand the elements and last weeks on a single charge. Several models come with offline maps, advanced navigational features, and more training metrics than any other platform. And although many wearable companies have begun rolling out subscriptions, Garmin has publicly stated it has no intention of charging its users extra. Thats a good thing since Garmin devices tend to be on the pricier side.

Garmins are known for extra long battery life. The question is does it last days, weeks, or even a month?

Garmin has so many training features that even the pros probably dont use all of them. Do you get coaching programs and stamina graphs? Or are you sticking to the basics like steps, pace, and mileage?

Same goes for navigational features. While Garmin is known for its GPS tech, there are multiple kinds of GPS tracking and satellite systems. We also look at whether these navigational features fit the use case. For example, do running watches have back-to-start? Do offline maps come preloaded for thru-hikers?

Do these watches hold up to intense activity? Are they discreet enough to wear to formal occasions without screaming I love exercise!!!!!

Garmins are expensive. Does the price make sense for the intended user, feature set, and build quality?

Garmins arent too shabby on smarts, either. While more fitness-focused than anything from Apple, Google, or Samsung, theres enough to get you the basics like notifications and then some. For example, most Garmins have fall detection and safety features, and several of the latest Garmins recently got an FDA-cleared EKG feature. (Youll need a phone on hand, however, as only one Garmin model has cellular connectivity.) Many Garmin devices also support offline music playback and come with a small third-party app ecosystem.

There are a lot of Garmin watches to choose from. No, seriously, there are six major lineups, and each has a multitude of models. But no worries I test several Garmins every year and can help point you in the right direction.

Sizes: 42mm w/ 18mm straps; 46mm w/ 22mm straps / Weight: 39g (42mm); 47g (46mm) / Battery life: Up to 15 days (42mm); 13 days (46mm) in smartwatch mode / Display type: OLED touchscreen / GPS: All-systems GNSS and dual-frequency GPS / Connectivity: Bluetooth, Ant Plus, Wi-Fi / Water resistance: 5ATM / Music storage: 8GB

Garmin has many running watches, and a lot of them are great. But the Forerunner 265 or 265S (if you have petite wrists) strikes an excellent balance between price, feature set, battery life, and a vibrant OLED display.

That said, the Forerunner 265 / 265S is a bit of an odd duck. It comes a mere nine months after its predecessor, the Forerunner 255, and is, in many ways, pretty much the same watch. The main difference is the 265 has an OLED display compared to the 255s memory-in-pixel screen. Usually, that means worse battery life, but in this case, we got about a week on a single charge with the always-on display enabled. Without it, you can get up to 15 days. Given that OLED is easier to read and just, well, looks nicer, that gives the 265 lineup an edge over the 255.

The 265 also has dual-frequency GPS (also known as multi-band). The gist is you get much more accurate maps in challenging environments like cities and dense forests because you can access both the L1 and L5 satellite frequencies. And even with dual-frequency GPS enabled, you still dont lose a whole lot of battery life. I wore it during a half marathon with that and the AOD enabled, and I still had over 80 percent battery by the time I got home. This is also an excellent price, as the majority of multi-band GPS watches cost well over $600.

My main complaint is $450, while not bad for Garmin, is still a lot when you consider thats the same price as smarter smartwatches with great running features. Some runners wont care. But if youre on a budget or youre new to running and feel iffy about spending that much then consider the Forerunner 165 series. It starts at $250 (add another $50 for onboard music) and does almost everything the 265 series does. The main things youre missing are dual-frequency GPS and a few more niche sport profiles. But if youre mostly sticking to running, gym equipment, cycling, swimming, and hiking, youre covered.

Neither has all of Garmins training features, but its got what youll need to run anything from a 5K to a full marathon. That includes a Race Predictor, which gives you an estimate of what your best time would be based on your actual training. You can also use PacePro to figure out your pacing strategy for a race. You also get Garmins Training Readiness feature to help gauge load and recovery, Garmin Coach plans, and a host of running form metrics. It also supports offline music and safety features like fall detection. The only thing they lack is advanced mapping. (They still have trackback, point-to-point navigation, and real-time breadcrumb trail support, however.)

Sizes: 42mm w/ 20mm straps; 47mm w/ 22mm straps; 51mm w/ 26mm straps / Weight: 42mm: 63g stainless steel, 58g titanium; 47mm: 78g stainless steel, 70g titanium; 51mm: 98g stainless steel, 88g titanium / Battery life: 42mm: up to 10 days (4 with AOD); 47mm: up to 16 days (6 with AOD); 51mm: up to 31 days (11 with AOD) / Display type: OLED / GPS: All-systems GNSS and dual-frequency GPS / Connectivity: Bluetooth, Ant Plus, Wi-Fi / Water resistance: 10ATM / Music storage: Up to 32GB

The Epix Pro will get you every fitness feature that Garmin has to offer. And I mean everything. It would frankly be easier to tell you what the Epix Pro does not have: things that are limited to LTE smartwatches, like the ability to make calls. (This used to include EKGs, but Garmin has since pushed a firmware update that brings this feature to its latest watches.) Otherwise, youve got topographical maps, turn-by-turn navigation, and more training metrics than even a seasoned triathlete would know what to do with.

The Pro is more size-inclusive than the standard second-gen Epix, which only comes in 47mm. You can get the Pro in that size, too, but it also comes in 42mm and 51mm. This was a major complaint I had with the second-gen Epix last year, and you love to see companies actually take this sort of thing seriously. The best part is the Pro models start at the same price as the regular Epix did. Youll have to pay $100 extra for materials like titanium and sapphire crystal, but thats also true of the standard Epix.

That said, it muddies the waters if youre trying to pick between the Epix Pro, Fenix 7, or the Fenix 7 Pro. The main difference is the Epix watches have OLED displays. One reason I prefer OLED is that theyre much easier to read indoors where most of us spend the majority of our time. The Fenix 7 series memory-in-pixel displays (plus solar charging if you opt for it) allow for weeks and weeks of charge, but the smallest Epix Pro can get around 10 days with normal usage. The 47mm and 51mm Pro models can go longer between charges due to bigger batteries, but I felt that the 42mm has enough juice to satisfy most use cases. Garmin also has so many battery-saving modes and options that I highly doubt this will ever be an issue.

But really the winning feature is the hands-free flashlight. Its so useful in my day-to-day life, and all you have to do is double-press a button. Its as bright as your smartphone, comes with a red light option if you want something easier on the eyes, and can act as a strobe in an emergency situation. The Fenix 7 Pro watches also have a flashlight, but the combo with the OLED display gives the Epix the edge and its why I currently recommend it over the Fenix lineup.

But if youre set on the Fenixs extra battery life, I recommend the 7 Pro over the standard 7 for a few reasons. Its MIP display is slightly brighter, all sizes have the flashlight, and, like the Epix Pro, it has an updated sensor array. These are spendy watches, however. If youve got some time and savings are your top priority, then I recommend keeping an eye out for sales. Were heading into peak smartwatch launch season which means older models like the standard Fenix 7 line will be discounted as retailers try to reduce inventory.

Sizes: 40mm w/ 20mm straps / Weight: 19g / Battery life: Up to 5 days / Display type: Hidden OLED touchscreen / GPS: Tethered GPS / Connectivity: Bluetooth, Ant Plus / Water resistance: 5ATM / Music storage: N/A

What I love most about the Vivomove Sport is it doesnt look like what most people expect from a Garmin. Its a hybrid smartwatch, which means it looks like a regular watch but can track fitness and deliver notifications. Garmins hybrids are also unique in that they all use an OLED display that stays hidden until you need it.

This is best suited for a casually active person who wants style and value in a lightweight package. Think wellness, more so than fitness. It gets you continuous heart rate monitoring and blood oxygen level monitoring and can even provide abnormal heart rate alerts. You also get access to more in-depth metrics like respiration rate, fitness age, stress, and Body Battery, which is Garmins tool for visualizing how well-rested you are. For smart features, you get all the basics, like notifications, alarms, and timers.

The Sport isnt quite as full-featured as some other Garmins youll find on this list. For instance, youre giving up built-in GPS in favor of tethered GPS through your phone. There are no contactless payments, nor is there a microphone or speaker for taking calls on the wrist. But this is a budget pick, and you get a lot, considering this is an entry-level gadget that could pass for a Swatch at a glance.

I dont love that the battery life is short for a hybrid, at around three to four days. Even so, thats still much better than what youll get on an Apple Watch or Wear OS 3 watch. If youre willing to spend about $100 more, the $269.99 Vivomove Trend has more chic materials, gets you more screen real estate, and wireless Qi charging. Otherwise, this is a great lifestyle wearable that can serve as a classier alternative to your typical fitness band.

Sizes: 40mm w/ 20mm straps / Weight: 38g / Battery life: Up to 11 days / Display type: OLED touchscreen / GPS: All-systems GNSS / Connectivity: Bluetooth, Ant Plus / Water resistance: 5ATM / Music storage: 4GB (for Music Edition)

If you were disappointed by the Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4, the Venu Sq 2 is the next best thing (and, in some ways, better).

At a glance, the Venu Sq 2 could easily be mistaken for an Apple Watch. On the wrist, youll notice its made of plastic, but it still looks quite chic and extremely lightweight. The screen is bright, easy to read, and looks better than any Versa or Sense ever did.

The feature set is also great for the price, with built-in GPS, a ton of watch faces, emergency safety features, and contactless payments. If you pay $50 more for the Music Edition, youll also get about 500 songs worth of storage, but we wouldnt recommend it. This doesnt have cellular connectivity and, therefore, isnt truly standalone. Youll most likely be carrying your phone with you anyway.

As for health features, the Venu Sq 2 basically has everything youd get on a Versa or Sense smartwatch but with Garmins treasure trove of metrics as well. That includes heart rate tracking, blood oxygen tracking, intensity minutes (how much moderate exercise you get in a week), stress tracking, hydration tracking, respiratory rate, period tracking, and Garmins recovery feature, Body Battery. As far as fitness goes, you also get access to Garmin Coach, which provides free 5K, 10K, and half marathon training plans. You love to see it.

Another big leg-up Garmin has over Fitbit? None of these features or metrics are locked behind a paywall.

Sizes: 41mm w/ 18mm straps; 45mm w/ 22mm straps / Weight: 40g for the 3S; 47g for the 3 / Battery life: Up to 10 days for 3S; 14 days for 3 / Display type: OLED touchscreen / GPS: GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO / Connectivity: Bluetooth, Ant Plus, Wi-Fi / Water resistance: 5ATM / Music storage: 8GB

Garmin has shored up the smarts in its watches over the past few years, and the Venu 3 series is the smartest of the bunch.

The Venu 3 series comes in two sizes: 41mm and 45mm. Like the Venu 2 Plus, it has a microphone and speaker. You can take calls directly from the wrist as well as issue commands to your phones digital assistant via Bluetooth. Its not the same as having Siri, Bixby, Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant built directly into the watch, but its a clever workaround that works well for hands-free control. It also supports safety features like fall detection and live tracking as well as contactless payments.

Like other OLED Garmins, the display is both vibrant and easy to read. As for health and fitness, you get a nice mix of basic and more advanced features and metrics. It has Garmins latest heart rate sensor, which enables FDA-cleared EKG and AFib detection features. Overall, it leans a bit more on the wellness and health side of things, with intensity minutes, blood oxygen monitoring, sleep tracking, period tracking, abnormal heart rate alerts, and stress tracking. As for training, you still get built-in GPS, VO2 Max, heart rate zones, respiration rate, and downloadable training plans via Garmin Coach.

New to the 3 and 3S is a sleep coach that factors in metrics like heart rate variability and recent activity to determine your sleep needs. It also finally adds nap detection, a feature thats been long overdue for the Garmin platform. The Venu 3 series also adds audio-guided meditation sessions, and you can view how these sessions directly impact your metrics. From an accessibility standpoint, this also adds a new wheelchair mode.

This is the Garmin for you if you want the platforms in-depth training without sacrificing the productivity of a smartwatch. The main things its lacking are cellular options and a robust third-party app ecosystem. That said, its got Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer for offline listening. Its also a good option if youre fed up with MIP displays and want a smarter Garmin rather than a full-on smartwatch.

Update April 1st, 10:02AM ET: Added Garmin Forerunner 165 series as an alternative to the 265 series.

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For the fans of Tom Brady, his former wife, Gisele Bndchen, dating a Jiu-jitsu instructor, has been shocking. But for the supermodel, she had her reasons. As theorized by life and peak performance coach Corey Wayne, Bndchen is now happy with her personal life. In the latest episode of his YouTube channel, Coach Corey Wayne, he drew focus on the models personal life. Coach Wayne asserted, There were pictures of her with this guy, you know the Jiu-Jitsu guy, best football player in the world to just a regular Jiu-Jitsu dude.

Wayne pointed out that in a world that is ruled by beauty and money, all Valente has is a passion for the jiu-jitsu sport. However, it did not come in the way of Bndchen falling in love with him. Thats because, as pointed out by the coach, I think shes a billionaire, at this point. She doesnt need money. Shes set for life financially, shes got plenty of businesses and other things shes into.

Well, Bndchen might not be a billionaire yet, but with a net worth of $400 million, finance is not a problem for her. In fact, during Bndchen and Bradys their divorce, many were surprised to know that the models net worth was much higher than Bradys. Further, Wayne isnt wrong about her business ventures. She has a line of sandals with Grendene. Additionally, back in 2010, she also had her own skincare line called Seeja. While it was discontinued, the model ventured into other territories.

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She has authored two books: Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life (2018) and Nourish: Simple Recipes to Empower Your Body and Feed Your Soul (2024). Lets not forget that she has also been featured in The Devil Wears Prada, Taxi, and a few other movies and shows.

Thus, rather than financial dependence, Bndchen seeks emotional availability. On that front, Coach Wayne is of the opinion that Valente surpasses Brady. She dates a guy that is not at the same level as Tom and gives him a chance because hes present with her. But how did Bndchen and Valente even meet?

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Bndchen met Valente when she took her pre-teen son to his academy for jiuj-itsu lessons. Even though, initially, the supermodel visited the academy for her son, later on, she too developed an interest in the sport and started training in December 2021. Earlier in an interview, Bndchen shared, Initially, I wasnt even considering it for myself. But when I brought [her son] to the first class and started talking to Joaquim, I realized that it was much more than self defense.

It was the philosophy behind the sport that inspired her as she claimed, It felt very much in line with what I believe in and look for in my life, and how I have a path to develop and become the best version of myself. Besides the sport, both Bndchen and Valente share Brazilian roots which further added to the spark between the two.

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Recently, Valente was spotted supporting the supermodel at the launch of her cookbook at The Hub in Miami. Giseles newfound purpose formed the foundation of her friendship with Valente, which took a romantic turn.

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