4Photo© indianexpress.comR Praggnanandhaa Beats Vidit Gujrathi in Third Round of Candidates Chess Tournament
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Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa came up with a spectacular game to down compatriot Vidit Gujrathi in the third round of the Candidates Chess tournament here.
It turned out to be a satisfying day for the only sibling to make it to the Candidates ever as R Vaishali also scored her first victory in the event at the expense of Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria in what was also the lone decisive game in the Women’s section.
In the men’s section, D Gukesh tried to make some headways but could not dent the solid defences of Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, while Frenchman Firouza Alireza’s extra pawn came to nought against top seed Fabiano Caruana of the United States.
“ Vidit reacted well up to a point,
Viswanathan Anand,
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“ There are many possibilities for white, but I couldn’t remember what to do when he played knight takes f5. It took me some time to recollect that I play d6, which is very important, otherwise black is…
R Praggnanandhaa,
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“ I wanted to play something interesting after yesterday’s game (where he lost to Gukesh). This is a very interesting line where white is probably better if it plays accurately.
R Praggnanandhaa,
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