"There were two new frontrunners on Thursday at the $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand on the ancient Silk Road, after Iran's Parham Maghsoodloo, who had led for the first six rounds, was beaten. The top two finishers after 11 rounds will qualify for the 2026 Candidates and a potential title shot at the shaky crown of the world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju."
"Mishra, who is already a world record holder as the youngest ever grandmaster, at 12 years four months, set another landmark when, aged 16 years seven months, he defeated Gukesh in round five to become the youngest player ever to win against a reigning world champion, breaking the record set 33 years earlier by Gata Kamsky of the US, then 17 years 10 months, against Garry Kasparov at Dortmund 1992."
Two new frontrunners emerged at the $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand after Parham Maghsoodloo's defeat, with Nihal Sarin and Matthias Blübaum sharing the lead after seven rounds. The top two finishers after 11 rounds will qualify for the 2026 Candidates and potentially challenge world champion Gukesh Dommaraju. Sarin, 21, and Blübaum, 28, began the tournament seeded Nos 20 and 32 but rose into contention and will meet in round eight. Several top players sat on five points, including Maghsoodloo, Abhimanyu Mishra, Hans Niemann, Anish Giri, Alireza Firouzja, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Vidit Gujrathi. Mishra, aged 16 years seven months, defeated Gukesh to become the youngest player to beat a reigning world champion. Turkey's Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus produced a celebrated "Turkish Immortal" win featuring two white queens and a sacrificial queen-to-pawn finish.
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