Vidit fares better but slips two rungs
The Hindu
After scoring just two points from the first five rounds, Vidit collected 2.5 from the next five but slipped two rungs to joint 11th spot.
Vidit Gujrathi stunned prodigious teen-talent Alireza Firouzja (France) and improved his by half a point but slipped two places in the Aimchess US rapid online chess tournament on Sunday. After scoring just two points from the first five rounds, Vidit collected 2.5 from the next five but slipped two rungs to joint 11th spot. In the remaining five rounds, Vidit will have to strike rich to be among the top-eight finishers for a place in the quarterfinals. Vidit began the day by beating Firouzja and then drew with Daniel Naroditskey (USA), Eric Hansen (Canada) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) but lost to Leinier Dominguez Perez (USA).
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