After brief muddle, Arjun revives result-free mindset
Stavanger, May 29 -- At some point during this year's Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee-where he suffered four defeats in the first seven rounds-Arjun Erigaisi was almost compelled to abandon his recent mindset of not chasing points or worrying about results.
"I just could no longer continue with it," Arjun said. "So, during Wijk, it changed a bit. But as of now, I'm back to that mindset."
And back to winning. He defeated Gukesh D in an all-Indian second-round clash at Norway Chess-his second classical win over the world champion this year. The win propelled him to world No 3 in the live ratings, displacing Gukesh as the country's highest-ranked player.
It was a game marked by a familiar opening and an unusual ending, with the typ...
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