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The Times of India
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Amit Karmarkar | TNN

Chennai Grandmasters: Aronian beats Lagrave, bridges gap with Arjun

CHENNAI: Levon Aronian's win and Arjun Erigaisi's draw has opened a possibility of a tighter race in the Masters section of Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament.

The Armenian-turned-American defeated France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with white pieces in the fifth round of the tournament, a part of FIDE Circuit, at Anna Centenary Library on Saturday. With two more rounds to go in this eight-player seven-round closed event, top seed Arjun, 21, leads with four points and 42-year-old veteran Aronian is just half a point behind.

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