Vidit Gujrathi
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FIDE Grand Swiss: Vaishali, Vidit Gujrathi clinch titles, qualify for Candidates tournament
Firstcricket Staff •While Vaishali played out a draw with Batkhuyag Mungutuul of Mongolia in the 11th and final round to bag the women’s title on Sunday night, Vidit beat Alexandr Predke of Serbia to record his seventh victory in the event and take the top spot in open section.
Grand Swiss Chess 2023: Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi in joint-lead at halfway stage; R Vaishali 2nd among women
•Vidit and Arjun lead the tables with six others on 4.5 points out of a possible six but both of them are yet to play the top two seeds Americans Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura.
Asian Games 2023: Koneru Humpy, D Harika secure two wins each in chess tournament; Indian men falter in second round
•Chess World Cup: D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi bow out, Praggnanandhaa forces tie-breaker
•Of the four Indians in the quarter-finals of the Chess World Cup, only two remain: Arjun Erigaisi and R Pragganandhaa - who will play a tie-breaker.
FIDE Chess World Cup: Vidit Gujrathi stuns Ian Nepomniachtchi to reach quarter-finals
•Vidit Gujrathi defeated Nepomniachtchi 2-0 in the 10-minute rapid segment of the tie-break to qualify for the quarterfinals for a second time.
Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen
•Vidit Gujrathi joined the likes of fellow Indian GMs R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi in beating Carlsen.
Tata Steel Chess 2022: Magnus Carlsen beats Fabiano Caruana to clinch title with a round to spare
•While Vidit Gujrathi lost to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and remains on six points, compatriot R Praggnanandhaa got a win by forfeit as Daniil Dubov has withdrawn from the tournament after contracting COVID-19
Tata Steel Chess 2022: Vidit Gujrathi holds Magnus Carlsen to draw, R Praggnanandhaa loses to Fabiano Caruana
•R Praggnanandhaa lost to American Fabiano Caruana to remain on 3.5 points and in joint 12th place with two others
Tata Steel Chess 2022: Praggnanandhaa beats Vidit Gujrathi in marathon contest; Magnus Carlsen stays in front
•The 16-year old Praggnanandhaa (Elo 2612) halted his three-match losing streak to shock the higher-rated Gujrathi (Elo 2727) in 78 moves in a Nimzo-Indian Classical variation game late on Wednesday.
Tata Steel Chess 2022: Magnus Carlsen beats Mamedyarov to grab lead, Vidit Gujrathi draws with Rapport
•Young Indian GM R Praggnanandhaa's struggles continued as he lost to Sergey Karjakin, for his third straight defeat