The Indian wild card entrant got a little lucky as Firouzja lost on time from what could have been a drawn rook and pawns endgame
Aravindh Chithambaram
Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram delivered under pressure, beating Frenchman Alireza Firouzja in the final game to finish joint-first with 11 points after the end of the rapid section of the Superbet Rapid and Blitz tournament here.
The Indian wild card entrant got a little lucky as Firouzja lost on time from what could have been a drawn rook and pawns endgame.
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Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa jumped to joint-fourth (10 points), scoring crucial victories over Romanian David Gavrilescu and Poland’s Jan-Kryzsztof Duda in the last two rounds.
The 10 challengers will now face each other across 18 rounds of Blitz chess.
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