Gukesh up against Abdusattorov after first rest day

Gukesh up against Abdusattorov after first rest day

NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: World champion D Gukesh will look join the leaders when he takes on Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan after a rest day on Friday, while R Praggnanandhaa will hope to cement his place at the top when he faces defending champion Wei Yi of China in the sixth round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here.

Praggnanandhaa and Abdusattorov share the pole position with four points apiece after five round, while Gukesh is in third spot with Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia on 3.5 points.

Another half a point behind is P Harikrishna, who holds the fifth spot with eight rounds still to come in the first super tournament of the year.
 

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