KOLKATA: The focus was on the rising superstars of Indian chess, but Grandmasters R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi failed to shine on the opening day of the Tata Steel Chess India rapid tournament at the Bhasha Bhawan in the National Library of India campus on Tuesday.
D Gukesh, the new India No. 1 player, maintained an unbeaten run to stay on top with two points at the end of three rounds on the opening day to share the lead along with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan and Germany’s Vincent Keymar.