Azerbaijani chess player Teymur Rajabov took the lead in the representative tournament of "Tata Steel India" held in Calcutta.Idman.biz informs that after winning over Vincent Keimer (Germany) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) and losing to Rameshbabu Pragnanandha on the first match day, he won two points after three games.
Three other grandmasters have 2 points – Keimer, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) and Dommaraju Gookes (India) as well. However, Teymur is ahead of them in additional indicators.
Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujarati, Pentala Harikrishna (all India) and Alexander Grischuk (FIDE) also compete in the tournament.
"Tata Steel India" is held in a rapid chess format: on September 5-7, participants play rapid, and on the next two days (8-9) blitz.
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Azerbaijani chess player Teymur Rajabov won two victoriesin the "Tata Steel India" representative tournament held in Calcutta.
According to İdman.biz he defeated Vincent Keimer (Germany) in the second round and Nodirbek Abdusattorov, the Olympic champion from Uzbekistan, in the third round. After losing against Rameshbabu Praggnanandha in the World Cup final, Teymur thus began a winning streak.
Rajabov currently has 2 points and his position in the tournament after the first day of play will be known after all the games of the third round have been completed.
Dommaraju Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujarati, Pentala Harikrishna (all India), Alexander Grischuk (FIDE) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) also compete in the tournament.
"Tata Steel India" is held in a rapid chess format: on the first day, 5-7 participants play rapid, and on the following two days, 8-9 participants play blitz.
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Azerbaijani chess player Teymur Rajabov won his first victory in the "Tata Steel India" representative tournament held in Calcutta.
İdman.biz reports that in the second round, our grandmaster defeated Vincent Keimer with black pieces after losing to Rameshbabu Pragnanandha, the finalist of the Baku World Cup. His victory against the German chess player gave Teymur his first point in the tournament.
Teymur will also compete with Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) today.
Dommaraju Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujarati, Pentala Harikrishna (all India), Alexander Grischuk (FIDE) and MaximeVachier-Lagrave (France) also compete in the tournament.
"Tata Steel India" is held in a rapid chess format: on the first day, 5-7 participants play rapid, and on the following two days, 8-9 participants play blitz.
Zaki Feyzullayev
İdman.biz
