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World Champion DGukesh collapsed with the defenses of compatriot Leon Luke Mendonca in the nine round to delve into single lead at theTata Steel Master On a day when R Praggnanandhaa shed his very first video game versus Dutch GM Anish Giri, professional P Harikrishna additionally located himself under the limelight, being up to Russian- transformed-Slovenian Vladimir Fedoseev “I’m happy that I played a good game today and there are still four rounds left so I’m not thinking much about the standings. I’m just happy as to how I am playing,” Gukesh claimed after his video game.
With the win, Gukesh took his tally to 6.5 mention of a feasible 9 and a fifty percent factors in advance of Uzbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Russian transformed Slovenian Fedoseev, that are both on 6 factors.
Praggnanadhaa on 5.5 factors shares the 4th area and it stays to be seen if points are going to obtain far better for the Indian.
Results round 9 Masters: Anish Giri (Ned, 4.5) beat R Praggnanandhaa (Ind, 5.5); D Gukesh (Ind, 6.5) beat Leon Luke Mendonca (Ind, 2.5); Vladimir Fedoseev (Slo, 6) defeated P Harikrishna (4 ); Jorden van Foreest (Ned, 3.5) attracted with Max Warmerdam (3.5 ); Wei Yi (Chn, 5) attracted with Arjun Erigaisi (Ind, 2.5); Alexey Sarana (Srb, 5) attracted with Vincent Keymer (Ger, 3.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 5) attracted with Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzb, 6).
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