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On a time Javokhir Sindarov scored different triumph to proceed his full domination of the Candidates chess tournament, R. Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh posted severely needed wins to springiness India thing to cheer astir successful the women’s event.
Both Divya and Vaishali humbled their higher rated rivals, Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan and Kateryna Lagno of Russia respectively, successful the sixth circular astatine Pegeia, Cyprus, connected Saturday. Both the Indians are present connected 3 points.
Ukraine’s Anna Muzychuk has moved into the sole lead, beating Zhu Jiner of China. She has 4 points.
Divya, Vaishali, Zhu, Lagno and Aleksandra Gorychkina of Russia are sharing the 2nd spot connected 3 points. Eight rounds remain.
Sindarov extended his sole pb to 1.5 points aft his triumph with achromatic pieces against China’s Wei Yi, who had nary flight aft a blunder. It was the 20-year-old Uzbek’s 4th triumph successful a row, and 5th overall.
Sindarov has 5.5 points from six rounds, portion the second-placed American Fabiano Caruana has four. R. Praggnanandhaa, who held top-seeded American Hikaru Nakamura, has 3 points.
The results (sixth round): Fabiano Caruana (USA) 4 drew with Andrey Esipenko (Rus) 2; Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2 drew with R. Praggnanandhaa 3; Anish Giri (Ned) 3 drew with Matthias Bluebaum (Ger) 2.5; Wei Yi (Chn) 2 mislaid to Javokhir Sindarov (Uzb) 5.5.
Women: Zhu Jiner (Chn) 3 mislaid to Anna Muzychuk (Ukr) 4; Tan Zhongyi (Chn) 2.5 drew with Aleksandra Goryachkina (Rus) 3; Kateryna Lagno (Rus) 3 mislaid to R. Vaishali 3; Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kaz) 2.5 mislaid to Divya Deshmukh 3.
