3rd Menorca Open R7-8: Arjun Erigaisi outplays Aryan Chopra, grabs sole lead, now World no.5
07/04/2024 -GM Aryan Chopra drew against his coleader, GM Daniel Dardha (BEL) in 20 moves to stay in the lead 6/7. The top seed of 3rd Menorca Open 2024, GM Arjun Erigaisi showcased his fantastic positional understanding beating GM Pranav Anand and joined the above at the top along with GM Max Warmerdam (NED). Arjun outplayed Aryan in the penultimate round to grab sole lead 7/8. He is also now World no.5 in the live ratings. Arjun will face GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) in the final round to determine the winner. Arjun eliminated Fedoseev at FIDE World Cup 2023. Later they drew at Qatar Masters 2023. Can Arjun continue his fantastic run and win the tournament? Round 9 starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 1 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed