D Gukesh Draws with Wei Yi, R Pragnanandhaa Outwits Fabiano Caruana in Tata Steel Masters

World Champion D Gukesh Mantained His Half-Point Lead with An Easy Draw Against Wei Yi of China, While R Pragnanandhaa Outwitted Top Seed Fabiano Caruana of The United States to Com the Leader after the 11th round of tata steel masters here. Playing the white side of an Italian game, gukesh went for a relatively new plan by pushing his central pawn in the opening that just helped wei yi yi MainTain Parity after the TRADE OF Queens of Queens. The Indian was up a pawn when the endgame surfed but the position was level and the peace was signed in 30 moves.

The draw helped gukesh jump to eight points out of a Possible 11 in the first Major Tournament of the year, While Pragganandhaa Stunned Caruana with Black Pieces to Move to 7.5 points to 7.5 points. Sharing the second spot is nodirbek abdusattorov of uzbekistan, who played out a draw with German Vincent Keymer.

It was a Queen’s Gambit Declined by Pragnanandhaa and Caruana Went for One of the Complex Variations to Show His Intent after getting some Getting Some MediCre Results in the Tournament Thus Far.

PRAGNANANDHAA HAS SELDOM HAD TRULICATING COMPLICATED POSTICAL POSBILITES Ad Castled on Opposite Wings.

As it happy, Caruana’s 32nd Move was a huge blunder giving pragnanandhaa another victory five moves later.

On a good day for other Indians too, p harikrishna account for alexey sarana of serbia while leon luke mendonca put it access vladimir fedosev of Slovenia. Arjun Erigaisi, Meanwhile, Played Out Another Draw With Jorden Van Foreest of Holland.

In the penultimate round now, Gukesh is set to meet foreest with black pieces and chess buffs expert some fireworks as the world champion will be keen to push ahead of the field.

Praggnanandhaa will play his last white game in the tournament against Sarana while Nodirbek has to Play Another Black Against Erigaisi, Who is Yet to Win A Game Having Lost Four and Drawn taking.

In the challengers’ section, divya deshmukh got a much-needed Victory over Irina Bulmaga of Romania but R Vaishali Found the Going TOUN and Lost to Aydin Sulyymanli of Azerbaiyan. Divya, on three points, still have a lot of catching up to doless vaishali remained on five points.

Meanwhile, Dutchman Erwin l’i ami registered the sole lead in this section after a finly-crafted Victory over Chinese teenage teenager mioyi lu. L’Mi, on Eight Points, Benefitted as the overnight sole leader nguyen thai dai van was outdone by svane frederrik of Germany.

Results round 11:

Masters: Jorden van foreest (NED, 4.5) Drew with Arjun Erigaisi (Ind, 3.5); D Gukesh (Ind, 8) Drew with Wei Yi (CHN, 6); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 5.5) Lost to R Pragnanandhaa (Ind, 7.5); Vincent Keymer (Ger, 4.5) Drew with Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB, 7.5); Anish Giri (Ned, 6) Beat Max Warmerdam (NED, 3.5); Alexey sarana (SRB, 5) Lost to P Harikrishna (Ind, 5.5); Vladimir fedoseev (slo, 6) Lost to Leon Luke Mendonca (Ind, 4).

Challengers: Oro Faustino (ARG, 2.5) Lost to Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB, 6); Lu Miaoyi (CHN, 5.5) Lost to Erwin L’Mi (NED, 8); NOGERBEK KAZYBEK (KAZ, 6) Drew with Ediz Gurel (Tur, 6); R Vaishali (Ind, 5) Lost to Aydin Suleymanli (Aze, 7.5); Svane Fredrik (Ger, 7) Beat Nguyen Thai Dai Vam (Cze, 7.5); Irina Bulmaga (ROM, 1) Lost to Divya Deshmukh (Ind, 3); Benjamin Bok (Ned, 7) Drew with Arthur Pijpers (NED, 5).

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