19 February 2020
Nikita Vitiugov and Alireza Firouzja Share 2-3 Places in Prague
The leader is Santosh Vidit.
The Prague Chess Festival, which includes several tournaments, is drawing to its close.
In the seventh round of the Masters event, Alireza Firouzja defeated Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Samuel Shankland beat Nils Grandelius, while the games Anton - Ragger, Navara - Vitiugov, and Vidit - Harikrishna were drawn.
Santosh Vidit is leading the race with 5 points. Nikita Vitiugov and Alireza Firouzja are 1 point behind.
Round 8 pairings:
Harikrishna - Ragger, Grandelius - Anton, Firouzja - Shankland, Vitiugov - Duda, and Vidit - Navara.
Hannes Stefansson is the leader of the Challengers event with 5 points. Andrey Esipenko and Jorden Van Foreest are trailing by half a point.
Tournament on Chess-Results
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