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Gukesh in joint lead!
Updated On: 11 April, 2024 08:05 AM IST | Toronto | PTI
India grandmaster downs Nijat Abasov and shares top spot with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi; becomes only Indian to win in fifth round at Canada
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India GM D Gukesh. Pic/FIDE
Grandmaster D Gukesh grabbed a share of the lead alongside Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi by becoming the only Indian to post a win in the fifth round of the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament, outwitting Azerbaijan’s Nijat Abasov in a hard-fought contest here.
With nine rounds still to come in the double round-robin event, the 17-year-old Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi share the top spot with 3.5 points and they are followed by top-seeded American Fabio Caruana half a point behind.
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