Vidit Gujrathi drew with Hungary’s Richard Rapport to hang on to the tied third spot in the Masters section after nine rounds of Tata Steel chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Monday.
A fifth draw took Vidit’s tally to 5.5 points and he joined Shakhriyar Mamedyarov who lost to leader Magnus Carlsen (6.5). Anish Giri (6) overpowered Sam Shankland to hold the second place.
A day of rest did not influence R. Praggnanandhaa’s form. The youngster crashed to his third successive defeat after running into Sergey Karjakin.
