Nakamura Closes the Gap, Nepo Holds His Lead

The game that garnered most of the attention this round was Nakamura-Caruana, a complicated slugfest which also had the biggest effect on the standings. By winning, Nakamura came within striking range of the leaders, while Caruana fell a full point behind Nepomniachtchi. The other decisive game was Rapport-Duda, in which Rapport became only the fourth player to actually chalk up a win and kept his hopes alive in the overall race.

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