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In a single day chief D Gukesh’s unbeaten streak got here to an finish with a loss to compatriot Vidit Gujrathi as he slipped to 3rd park on a difficult time for the Indians within the fast unhidden division of the Tata Metal Chess Republic of India 2023 in Kolkata on Wednesday. Actual sensation R Praggnanandhaa additionally misplaced one sport within the fast division as not one of the Indians in finding themselves within the manage with 3 extra rounds left at the ultimate time of the fast division.
Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Gujrathi all in finding themselves trailing by way of one-and-half issues to sole chief Maxime Vachier Lagrave of France.
The 2021 Global Blitz champion, Maxime, leads the bundle with 4.5 issues, carefully adopted by way of 2019 Global Cup winner Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan (4 issues).
Maxime produced the dissatisfied of the time in spherical 4 when he outwitted 18-year-old German prodigy Vincent Keymar with an impressed trade sacrifice, successful within the endgame on flow 53.
Within the then spherical, Maxime settled for a draw with Gukesh and ended the time with a 47-move win over 2021 Global Fast champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan.
Global Cup silver medalist Praggnanandhaa suffered his 2nd defeat of the meet when he went all the way down to Pentala Harikrishna within the 5th spherical in an endgame fight.
Having misplaced to Keymer on Tuesday, Praggnanandhaa began the time in a favorable means, overcoming Nodirbek Abdusattorov nearest a middlegame attempt within the fourth spherical.
The 18-year-old took over nearest a few inaccuracies by way of the younger Uzbek, utmost out the sport in a Queen vs Rook endgame.
Within the latter spherical of the time, Praggnanandhaa drew his sport in opposition to Alexander Grischuk with cloudy items in 66 strikes.
The Indian equalised with the cloudy items out of the hole earlier than items have been exchanged, important to an equivalent rook endgame.
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