Carlsen, Arjun stand out in a chaotic start at Worlds
Mumbai, Dec. 27 -- Such is the modern chess calendar that two days after finishing their gig for a franchise league in Mumbai, some of the world's top chess stars were back in action in Doha for the season-ending World Rapid and Blitz Championship.
The first day of Rapid games, featuring 5 of the 13-round format in the Swiss system, saw 42 Indians across the Open and women's category get down to work. And, a rare sighting of Magnus Carlsen in a FIDE tournament (even rarer? Without jeans).
Arjun Ergaisi, the highest-seeded player from India, played out a wild match but kept raking up the wins to accompany Carlsen as the only two men with 4/4 wins. Erigaisi survived a tight endgame with gritty defence to play out a draw with Carlsen in Round ...
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