Mixed luck for Indian players in FIDE Grand Swiss chess tourney
The Hindu
The Grand Swiss tournament and Women’s Grand Swiss 2021 are part of the qualifications for the 2021-23 World Championship cycle
Indian players experienced mixed fortunes in the second round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament here with two each in the men's and women's sections registering victories.
The experienced Grandmaster K. Sasikiran beat Uzbekistan's Shamsuddin Vakhidov, while teen prodigy R. Praggnanandhaa pulled off a marathon 55-move win over compatriot B. Adhiban in men's section round two late on October 28.
Both Sasikiran and Praggnanandhaa have 1.5 points after two rounds while three players, including the talented Alireza Firouzja of France, are on top with two full points.
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