Alireza Firouzja beat Parham Maghsoodloo in the second round of the Tata Steel Masters and ended up being the only player on 100% after two rounds. It looked to me like Maghsoodloo forgot his theory and was then just lost. There were wins for Gukesh and Max Warmerdam too as the event continues to excite. Praggnanandhaa drew against Abdusattorov, Ding drew against Donchenko, Giri drew against Vidit and the Nepomniachtchi against Ju Wenjun game was the last to finish, also in a draw. Round 2 Standings: 1st Firouzja 2pts 2nd-4th Gukesh, Giri, Nepomniachtchi 1.5pts 5th-10th Warmerdam, Vidit, Praggnanandhaa, Abdusattorov, Wei Yi, Ding Liren 1pt 11th-13th Ju Wenjun. Donchenko, Maghsoodloo 0.5pts 14th Van Foreest 0pts Round 3 pairings Monday 15th Jan 1pm GMT: Warmerdam-Firouzja, Ju Wenjun-Van Foreest, Vidit-Nepomniachtchi, Donchenko-Giri, Gukesh-Ding Liren, Praggnanandhaa-Wei Yi, Maghsoodloo-Abdusattorov.
Source: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/ev ... lone-on-22