Azerbaijani chess player Teymur Rajabov took second place in the "Tata Steel India" tournament held in Calcutta.
İdman.biz informs that he lost to Santosh Vidit, the owner of the board in the sixth round, and broke his streak of four consecutive victories. Rajabov has collected 4 points and is half a point behind Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), who has become the leader.
Ten grandmasters are participating in the competition, including Baku World Cup finalist Rameshbabu Pragnanandha, Dommaraj Gukesh, Pentala Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi (all India), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Vincent Keimer (Germany) and Alexander Grischuk (FIDE).
"Tata Steel India" is held in the format of rapid chess: on the first three days, participants will compete in rapid, and on September 8-9 in blitz.
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Azerbaijani chess player Teymur Rajabov continues his winning streak at the Tata Steel India tournament held in Calcutta.
İdman.biz informs that he won a fast game against Aleksandr Grischuk (FIDE) in the fifth round. For Teymur, this is the fourth victory in a row in Calcutta, he has 4 points and our chess player leads the tournament table.
At the beginning of the second day of play, he got the better of Pentala Harikrishna at the plate and now faces another Indian representative, Vidit Gujarati.
Ten grandmasters are competing, including Baku World Cup finalist Rameshbabu Pragnanandha, Dommaraj Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi (all India), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Vincent Keimer (Germany) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France).
"Tata Steel India" is held in a rapid chess format: on the first three days, participants will play rapid games, and on September 8-9, blitz games.
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Azerbaijani chess player Teymur Rajabov started the second day of the "Tata Steel India" tournament in Calcutta with a victory.
İdman.biz informs that he defeated Pentala Harikrishna in a fast game in the third round. Teymur won with the black pieces and established himself as the leader by winning three points after four games.
Today he will also play Alexander Grischuk (FIDE) and Vidit Gujarati (India).
The competition features ten grandmasters, including Baku World Cup finalist Rameshbaba Pragnanandha, Dommaraj Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi (all India), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Vincent Keimer (Germany) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France).
"Tata Steel India" is held in a rapid chess format: on the first three days, participants will play rapid games, and on September 8-9, blitz games.
Zaki Feyzullayev
İdman.biz
