3rd Menorca Open R6: Aryan Chopra wins a 136-move marathon against Nihal Sarin, stays at the top
06/04/2024 -GM Aryan Chopra defeated GM Nihal Sarin to stay in the lead 5.5/6 at 3rd Menorca Open 2024. Aryan had a long-term positional advantage in the middlegame. He could have finished things a lot earlier in the rook and opposite color bishop endgame. Due to being low on the clock, Aryan decided not to take unnecessary risks. He eventually won the game after 136 moves. GM Daniel Dardha (BEL) is Aryan's coleader. Daniel made a short work of GM Kirill Alekseenko (AUT) in just 27 moves. Aryan and Daniel will inevitably clash against each other in the seventh round. Seven players including top seed GM Arjun Erigaisi and GM Pranav Anand are at 5/6 each. Arjun and Pranav will battle on board no.2. Round 7 starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 1 p.m. IST. Photo: FI Niklesh Jain