Erigaisi-Mishra Mishra seemed to be well prepared as black in the Jobava London system. He equalized easily, and when the position became completely locked, the game ended in a draw. Svidler-Grandelius Svidler played the unusual 6.Qd3 in the Najdorf Sicilian. The move was not unknown to Grandelius, who deviated from …
Pairings round 7, Wednesday May 10. Please note that the round starts 12.00 CET. GM Vincent Keymer – GM Arjun Erigaisi GM Nils Grandelius – GM Jorden Van Foreest GM Gukesh D – GM Peter Svidler GM Mishra Abhimanyu – GM Boris Gelfand
Keymer-Svidler The players found some interesting maneuvers in the English Opening. The game was balanced, but after the risky 24.Rfb1, Svidler could have secured an advantage with 24…e4, with the idea of bringing the bishop to f6. When he did not find this move, the game soon moved into a …
Pairings round 6, Tuesday, May 9 GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Mishra Abhimanyu GM Boris Gelfand – GM Gukesh D GM Peter Svidler – GM Nils Grandelius GM Jorden Van Foreest – GM Vincent Keymer