R Praggnanandhaa maintains joint lead in Superbet Basic – The Instances of India

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa maintained his joint lead within the Superbet Basic, a part of the Grand Chess Tour, after drawing with co-leader Alireza Firouzja of France within the seventh spherical on Thursday in Bucharest, Romania. He shares the highest spot with Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Firouzja, all having 4 factors from seven rounds.The event stays vast open with two rounds remaining, as any of the 4 leaders might declare the trophy and the highest prize of USD 100,000.Praggnanandhaa’s sport in opposition to Firouzja within the English opening was comparatively simple. The Iranian-turned-French participant tried some tactical strikes however was unable to create important counterplay, resulting in a theoretically drawn rook-and-pawn endgame.Quiz: Who’s that IPL participant?World champion D Gukesh continues to seek for his first victory within the occasion after drawing with Wesley So of the USA. With simply 2.5 factors in seven video games, Gukesh is having issue making an influence within the event.

In different seventh-round outcomes, Levon Aronian drew with Fabiano Caruana, whereas Deac Bogdan Daniel and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave additionally shared factors. Nodirbek Abdusattorov secured a victory in opposition to Duda Jan Krzysztof.The entire spherical seven outcomes had been: R Praggnanandhaa (Ind, 4) drew with Alireza Firouzja (4); Levon Aronian (USA, 3.5) drew with Fabiano Caruana (USA, 4); Deac Bogdan Daniel (Rou, 3.5) drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (4); Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzb, 3.5) beat Duda Jan Krzysztof (Pol, 2.5); Wesley So (USA, 3.5) drew with D Gukesh (Ind, 2.5).