R. Praggnanandhaa stunned Jan-Krzyszt of DudaVidit Gujrathi held World champion Magnus Carlsen while debutant R. Praggnanandhaa stunned Jan-Krzyszt of Duda and Sergey Karjakin in scoring an impressive three points from five rounds of the New in Chess Classic rapid online tournament on Saturday. Vidit and Praggnanandhaa shared the fourth spot behind leader Teimour Radjabov (4 points) and second-placed duo of Alireza Firouzja and Carlsen (3.5 each). Unbeaten after five tough rounds, Vidit drew in contrasting ways with two Norwegians, Aryan Tari and Carlsen. In the day’s last round, Vidit came out unscathed against Hikaru Nakamura for an extremely satisfying day’s work. In the next round, he proved equal to Mamedyarov before pulling off another sensational win over Sergey Karjakin.

Source: The Hindu April 25, 2021 16:46 UTC