19 February 2020
Nikita Vitiugov and Alireza Firouzja Share 2-3 Places in Prague
The leader is Santosh Vidit.
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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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