World Rapid & Blitz chess: India's Arjun joins leaders
Hindustan Times Pune|December 29, 2024
India's 21-year-old, who is aiming to top the Fide circuit and qualify for Candidates was in joint lead on Day 2 in New York
HT Correspondent

BENGALURU: Arjun Erigaisi arrived in New York with one fairly challenging job at hand - win the rapid event to top the Fide circuit and qualify for the Candidates tournament.

After Day 2 and nine rounds of play in the rapid event, the 21-year-old Indian finds himself among the leaders. He's now at 7/9 points, sharing the lead with Volodar Murzin, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Alexander Grischuk.

Four more rounds remain to be played. After a rest day on Sunday, the blitz event will take place over the remaining two days.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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