In kind: Gukesh’s strikes had been on level in opposition to Predke.
| Photo Credit: R. RAVINDRAN
D. Gukesh secured a win over Serbia’s Alexandr Predke within the fourth spherical of the Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship at The Leela Palace resort right here on Monday.
Gukesh, with 2.5 factors, is now the joint-leader with compatriot Pentala Harikrishna, who drew with USA’s Levon Aronian.
Speaking after the sport, Aronian mentioned: “It looked like a promising position for me. I think I was putting some pressure. And then, I think I didn’t play the most practical way. I got too greedy, maybe.”
Harikrishna mentioned: “I played slightly passive in the opening and white (Aronian) had really nice position. But with what happened in the game (thereafter), I felt that it’s a draw.”
Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo, the highest participant right here by way of ranking factors, clinched his first win of the event after trumping Hungary’s Sanan Sjugirov.
Playing with white, Ukraine’s Pavel Eljanov might solely handle to attract with the 20-year-old Arjun Erigaisi.
The outcomes (fourth spherical): D. Gukesh (2.5) bt Alexandr Predke (Srb, 1); Pavel Eljanov (Ukr, 2) drew with Arjun Erigaisi (2); Levon Aronian (USA, 2) drew with Pentala Harikrishna (2.5); Parham Maghsoodloo (Irn, 2) bt Sanan Sjugirov (Hun, 2).
