Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi suffered a severe defeat for colleagues from compatriot Nihal Sarin, while German Vincent Kemer on Sunday extended his lead on top against the Dutch Anish Giri.
The victory for Sarin was fought hard. Both players decided to open a reti, a strategic beginning, which includes a piece of piece rather than a pawn. With the legendary former world champion Vishwanathan Anand watched carefullyErigaisi initially took the first piece to 15. However, the game opened as Nihal capitalized on the occasion and turned the tide to the 70th step to claim his first tournament victory.
Murali Kartikeyan also enjoyed a positive result by defeating his leading Jorden Van and climbing the tournament position. Meantime, See gujrathi And in Pranav he shared points in a closely attacked game. The all -American clash between AWROUnd Liang and Ray Robson ended in a draw, with both players earning every half a point.
In the Challengers section, Abhimanyu Puranik took the exclusive leadership of the commanding victory over Vaishali Rameshbab with white pieces. The Mord, who had previously held the lead, advanced after a draw against Adhibano Baskaran.
Diptayan Ghosh scored a major victory against Harshavardhan GB, while Leon Luke Mendonca also held the pace of Harika Dronavalli. Both moved with a level with pranesh at 3 points. In addition, GM P Iniyan surpassed Aryan Chopra to move to 2.5 points.
Masters – Results 4. Round:
Muralli Krtikian (1) deaf. Jordan van Forest (0); Ray Robson () Drawing Liang Howander (); Neal Sirin (1) the deaf. Arjun Erigacy (0) lenses in () Draw vdit gujrathti (); Vincent Kemer () Drawn Anish Giri ()
Challengers – Results 4. Bike:
Harshvardhan GB (0) lost with Diptayan Ghosh (1); P iniyan (1) def. Aryan Chopra (0); Adhiban b () Drew pranesh m (); Leon Luke Mendonca (1) def. Harika Draonavalli (0); Abhinmanyu Puranik (1) def. Vaishali Rameshbabu (0).
Masters ranking after 4 days:
- Vincent Keymer – 3.5
- Arjun Erigaisi – 2.5
- Anish Giri – 2
- Ray Robson – 2
- Awonder Liang – 2
- See gujrathi – 2
- Karthikeyan Wall painting – 2
- Nihal sarin – 1.5
- In Pranav – 1.5
- Jorden van Forest – 1
The order of challenges after 4 days:
- Abhimanyu Puranik – 3.5
- M pranesh – 3
- DIPTAYAN GHOSH – 3
- Leon Luke Mendonca – 3
- PA in information – 2.5
- Adhiban Bascaran – 2
- Vaisali Rameshbabu – 1
- Aryan Chopra – 1
- Great Dronavalli – 0.5
- Harshavardhan GB – 0.5.
– ends
Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
August 10, 2025
