Chennai Grand Masters: Nihal Sarin downs Arjun Erigaisi, Keymer extends lead

Indian Gm Arjun Erigaisi Suffered a Powerful Defeat to Fellow Countryman Nihal Sarin, Whereas Germany’s Vincent Keymer Prolonged His Lead At The High With A Draw Towards the Netherlands’ Anish Giri within the Fourth spherical of the Chennai Grand Masters on Sunday.

The Victory for Sarin was hard-up. Each gamers opted for the reti opening, a strategic begin that includes growing a bit quite than a pawn. With Legendary Former World Champion Vishwanathan anand watching carefullyErigaisi initially took the primary Piece on the fifteenth transfer. Nevertheless, the sport opened up as nihal capitalized on Oportunities, turning the tide on the seventieth transfer to assert his first win of the event.

Murali kartikeyan additionally loved a optimistic consequence by defeating jorden van foreest, climbing the event standings. In the meantime, Vidit gujrathi And v pranav shared factors in a closly contested sport. The All-Meerican Conflict Between Awonder Liang and Ray Robson Led to A Draw, with BOTH Gamers Incomes Half A Level Every.

Within the challengers part, Abhimanyu Puranik Took Sole Lead after a commanding win over Vaishali rameshbabu with the white items. M Pranesh, who had beforehand handed lead, ceded the highest spot following a draw in opposition to Adhiban Baskaran.

Diptayan Ghosh Scored a Important Win Towards Harshavardhan GB, whereas Leon Luke Mendonca additionally saved tempo by defeating Harika Dronavalli. Each Moved Degree with Pranesh at 3 factors. Moreover, gm p iniyan overcame aryan chopra to maneuver to 2.5 factors.

Masters – spherical 4 outcomes:

Murali kartikeyan (1) def. Jordan van foreest (0); Ray robson () Drew liang awonder (); Nihal sarin (1) def. Arjun Erigaisi (0) Pranav v () Drew Vidit Gujarati (); Vincent keymer () Drew Anish Giri ()

Challengers – spherical 4 outcomes:

Harshvardhan GB (0) Misplaced to Diptayan Ghosh (1); P iniyan (1) def. Aryan Chopra (0); Adhiban b () Drew Pranesh M (); Leon Luke Mendonca (1) Def. Harika draonavalli (0); Abhinmanyu Puranik (1) Def. Vaishali rameshbabu (0).

Masters standings after day 4:

1. Vincent Keymer – 3.5
2. Arjun Erigaisi – 2.5
3. Anish Giri – 2
4. Ray Robson – 2
5. AWONDER Liang – 2
6. Vidit Gujrathi – 2
7. Kartikeyan Murali – 2
8. Nihal Sarin – 1.5
9. V Pranav – 1.5
10. Jorden van foreest – 1

Challengers Standings after Day 4:

1. Abhimanyu Puranik – 3.5
2. M Pranesh – 3
3. Diptayan Ghosh – 3
4. Leon Luke Mendonca – 3
5. Pa Iniyan – 2.5
6. Adhiban Baskaran – 2
7. Vaishali rameshbabu – 1
8. Aryan Chopra – 1
9. Harika Dronavalli – 0.5
10. Harshavardhan GB – 0.5.

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