Vidit continues to lead at Prague chess meet

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi shared a point with Swedish GM Nils Grandelius in the fourth round of the Masters Category of the Prague Chess Festival here, continuing to lead the standings in the process.

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Published:16th Feb, 2020 at 12:43 PM

Gujrathi will meet world's top junior Alireza Firouzja in the fifth round later on Sunday.

The other Indian in the 10-player field, P Harikrishna, held Sam Shankland of the US to a draw and will battle it out against Russian Nikita Vitiugov. He had lost to Firouzja in round three.

Gujrathi, who is the second-ranked Indian chess player behind Viswanathan Anand, had to share the honours with Grandelius in a 35-move game.

Harikrishna, on the other hand, went for a Sozine attack against Shankland, but had to sign for peace after 48 moves.

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Vidit continues to lead at Prague chess meet

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi shared a point with Swedish GM Nils Grandelius in the fourth round of the Masters Category of the Prague Chess Festival here, continuing to lead the standings in the process.

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