Grandmaster and National Champion Arjun Erigaisi stormed his way back in the joint lead by defeating International Master Shyam Nikhil in the seventh round of the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament now underway here at Tivoli Resort Hotel. Visit delhichess.com and chess-results.com.
With this victory, he joined Grandmaster Lalith Babu M R and Grandmaster Karthik Venkataraman (photo above) who drew their game at the top of the table.
International Master Nigmatov Ortik from Uzbekistan also claims his spot at the top of the table after his well-fought draw with Grandmaster Sethuraman S.P.
Grandmaster Gukesh D’s thrilling endgame skills against Iran’s International Master Tahbaz Arash steered him to join the tabletop along with Grandmaster Harsha Bharathakoti who defeated Woman Grandmaster Srija Seshadri.
With the top of the table looking strong and ever so competitive, we can only hope to witness some top-class gameplays and be ready for some good results.