Gujrathi joint second despite defeat to Wei Yi

Despite the defeat, the Indian, 28, is in joint second place with 5 points from 7 rounds, half-a-point behind Yi. Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov is sharing the second place with Gujrathi

Third-seeded Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi went down to top-ranked Chinese player Wei Yi in the seventh round of the men’s individual chess  in the Asian Games on Tuesday.

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Despite the defeat, the Indian, 28, is in joint second place with 5 points from 7 rounds, half-a-point behind Yi. Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov is sharing the second place with Gujrathi.

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