Bengaluru, April 9 -- At the end of two days and eleven rounds of rapid games, Arjun Erigaisi was the lone Indian to make the eight-man knockout of the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour.
The world No 4 - who won three consecutive Freestyle Fridays before heading to Paris - finished fourth with 6.5/11 points while Ian Nepomniachtchi topped the round robin standings with 8.5/11 points. In an earlier interaction with HT, Arjun spoke about following the Freestyle event in Weissenhaus that took place earlier this year (which he wasn't a part of), closely and learning a fair deal by just watching the games.
The other three Indians - Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and reigning world champion Gukesh are out of running for the $2,00...