Vidit Gujrathi attracts with Richard Rapport, in joint third place; Magnus Carlsen in lead

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Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi drew with Richard Rapport of Hungary within the ninth spherical to be in joint third place with 5.5 factors within the Tata Steel Masters chess event at Wijk Aan Zee within the Netherlands.

Young Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa’s struggles continued as he misplaced to Sergey Karjakin, for his third straight defeat, on Tuesday night time. He remained on 2.5 factors and in thirteenth place within the 14-player discipline.

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen scored a win over considered one of his major rivals, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, to leap into the lead. Dutchman Anish Giri trails the Norwegian by a half-point after defeating Sam Shankland.

Rapport examined Gujrathi within the Catalan protection and ultimately gained a pawn, however the Indian GM put up a cussed protection and opted for a draw.

In the sport in opposition to Karjakin, Praggnanandhaa boldly sacrificed an change as White within the London System and received ample compensation to say the least. However, an error on the fortieth transfer proved expensive for the Indian.

In the Challengers occasion being performed concurrently, Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi put it throughout Chinese WGM Jiner Zhu within the ninth spherical to extend his lead over the sector to 2 factors. He has eight factors and faces Polina Shuvalova within the tenth spherical.

Surya Shekhar Ganguly, the opposite Indian within the fray, went right down to Jonas Bhul Bjerre to stay on 4 factors and in ninth spot.

Standings after Round 9: Masters: 1. ??gnus Carlsen 6.5 factors; 2. Anish Giri 6; 3-4. Vidit Gujrathi and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 5.5; 5-7. Richard Rapport, Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana 5; 8-9. Jorden Van Foreest and Andrey Esipenko 4.5; 10. Jan-Krzysztof Duda 4; 11-12. Sam Shankland and Daniil Dubov 3.5; 13. R Praggnanandhaa 2.5; 14. Nils Grandelius 2.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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