Vidit Gujrathi scored a much-needed victory over Russian talent Daniil Dubov in the third round of the FIDE Grand Prix chess tournament in Berlin on Sunday.
Vidit, who lost his opening round to fall back in the four-man Group C, is now in the second spot at 1.5 points — one behind leader Levon Aronian.
In a dominant show, Vidit trapped his rival’s rook and traded it for a knight. Later, he queened a central pawn for which Dubov had to give up his bishop. As a result, Vidit had an extra rook which proved decisive in 43 moves.
