Gujrathi takes sole lead

Vidit Gujrathi

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi produced a classic game to beat Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan, and jumped to sole lead after seven rounds of the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament here on Thursday.

With the win, Gujrathi took his tally to 5.5 points and it looks more impressive as he started with a first round defeat in the event.

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The Indian has also made a strong claim for the two remaining slots in the next Candidates tournament that will decide the challenger for the World Championship.

Arjun Erigaisi remained in joint second spot with 5 points after missing out on a great opportunity to defeat Russian Andrey Esipenkov.

In the women's event, R Vaishali regained joint lead defeating Bibisara Assaubuyeva of Kazakhstan.

Vaishali, sister of R Praggnanandhaa, took her tally to 5.5 points out of a possible seven and now shares the lead with Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine and Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria.

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