Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and Tan Zhongyi were the only winners in Round 9 of Candidates 2024. All other 6 matches ended in draws.
Round 9 Results : Open
| Player 1 |
Result |
Player 2 |
| Vidit Santosh Gujrathi |
1-0 |
Hikaru Nakamura |
| Gukesh D |
½-½ |
Praggnanandhaa R |
| Alireza Firouzja |
½-½ |
Ian Nepomniachtchi |
| Nijat Abasov |
½-½ |
Fabiano Caruana |
Round 9 Results : Women’s
| Player 1 |
Result |
Player 2 |
| Humpy Koneru |
½-½ |
Kateryna Lagno |
| Vaishali Rameshbabu |
0-1 |
Tan Zhongyi |
| Lei Tingjie |
½-½ |
Nurgyul Salimova |
| Anna Muzychuk |
½-½ |
Aleksandra Goryachkina |
Open Players Standings:
| Rank |
Player |
Points |
| 1 |
Gukesh D |
5½ |
| 2 |
Ian Nepomniachtchi |
5½ |
| 3 |
Praggnanandhaa R |
5 |
| 4 |
Hikaru Nakamura |
4½ |
| 5 |
Vidit Gujrathi |
4½ |
| 6 |
Fabiano Caruana |
4½ |
| 7 |
Alireza Firouzja |
3½ |
| 8 |
Nijat Abasov |
3 |
Women’s Standings:
| Rank |
Player |
Points |
| 1 |
Tan Zhongyi |
6 |
| 2 |
Aleksandra Goryachkina |
5½ |
| 3 |
Lei Tingjie |
5½ |
| 4 |
Kateryna Lagno |
5 |
| 5 |
Koneru Humpy |
4 |
| 6 |
Nurgyul Salimova |
4 |
| 7 |
Anna Muzychuk |
3½ |
| 8 |
Vaishali R. |
2½ |
Round 10 pairings
Open
Hikaru Nakamura – Nijat Abasov
Fabiano Caruana – Alireza Firouzja
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Gukesh D
Praggnanandhaa R – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Women’s
Kateryna Lagno – Anna Muzychuk
Aleksandra Goryachkina – Lei Tingjie
Nurgyul Salimova – Vaishali Rameshbabu
Tan Zhongyi – Humpy Koneru
