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Grandelius-Van Foreest
Van Foreest played the surprising and very unusual 4…d6 in the Jaenisch gambit. Grandelius chose a solid continuation and the game was soon equal. It ended in a draw by repetition.
Keymer-Erigaisi
Just as in his game against Svidler, Erigaisi chose a setup with d6, e5 and f5, and his dark squared bishop on e7. After interesting complications, they landed in a drawn rook endgame.
Gukesh-Svidler
Gukesh chose to avoid the normal variations in the Grünfeld Indian by playing 3.f3. This led to a very complicatedContinue reading”Round 7 summary by GM Stellan Brynell”
Erigaisi-Mishra
Mishra seemed to be well prepared as black in the Jobava London system. He equalized easily, and when the position became completely locked, the game ended in a draw.
Svidler-Grandelius
Svidler played the unusual 6.Qd3 in the Najdorf Sicilian. The move was not unknown to Grandelius, who deviated from a Magnus Carlsen game when he played 7…Bd7. The game was equal all the way, and right before move 40, it ended in a draw by repetition.
Van Foreest-KeymerContinue reading”Round 6 summary by GM Stellan Brynell”