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D Gukesh played retired a gully with compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram, the effect ending the reigning satellite champion's rubric hopes connected a pugnacious time for Indian players successful the Tata Steel Masters 2026 here.
R Praggnanandhaa was besides connected the receiving extremity against a now-rejuvenated Vincent Keymer.
With conscionable 2 rounds remaining successful the archetypal ace tourney of the year, it has turned retired to beryllium an each Uzbek duel arsenic some Sindarov and Abdusattorov are locked connected 7 points each.
It remains to beryllium seen who catches up with them but for now, it's Uzbekistan each the way.
For Arjun Erigaisi it was a tricky determination to marque -- whether to spell each retired oregon conscionable stay conservative. The Indian decided connected an assertive attack and was duly punished by Sindarov who precocious won the World Chess Cup.
Gukesh volition conscionable Niemann successful the penultimate circular followed by Keymer successful the finale.
Results circular 11: Jorden van Foreest (Ned, 6.5) drew with Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzb, 7); R Praggnanandhaa (Ind, 4.5) mislaid to Vincent Keymer (Ger, 6); D Gukesh (Ind, 5.5) drew with Aravindh Chithambaram (Ind, 4); Vldimir Fedoseev (Slo, 5.5) drew with Matthias Bluebaum (Ger, 6); Anish Giri (Ned, 5.5) bushed Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (Tur, 5.5); Arjun Erigaisi (Ind, 4) mislaid to Javokhir Sindarov (Uzb, 7); Thai Dai Van Nguyen (Cze, 3) mislaid to Hans Moke Niemann (Usa, 6.5).
