FIDE Candidates: Tan Zhongyi leads after first round

After the dust has settled, the inaugural round of the Candidates Tournament brought us one decisive result – Tan Zhongyi's win over Lei Tingjie – and many exciting games which finished peacefully. The FIDE Candidates Tournament and FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament have kicked off in Toronto. Sixteen contenders—eight men and eight women - battle to be crowned the Challenger for the World Championship and are playing under the same roof at the Great Hall, located in West Queen West, the city's centre of artistic innovation.