WIJK AAN ZEE (THE NETHERLANDS): World Champion D Gukesh maintained his half point lead with an easy draw against China’s Wei Yi while R Praggnanandhaa outwitted top seed American Fabiano Caruana to come within striking distance of the leader after round 11 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament here on Friday.
Playing the white side of an Italian game, Gukesh went for a relatively new plan by pushing his central pawn in the opening that just helped Wei Yi maintain parity after the trade of queens.
The Indian was up a pawn when the endgame surfaced but the position was level and the peace was signed in 30 moves.
Source: PTI News
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